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Star Wars: Imperial Warlord 2.0: The Empire Strikes Back edition

byKirt Renolds
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"The right to violate the rights of the people belongs to the people."
—Yang Wen-li "Legend of Galactic Heroes"
"What’s riding on this is at most the life or death of the state. Compared to individual rights and liberty, the state is just not worth all that much. Well then, everyone, shall we begin?"
—Yang Wen-li "Legend of Galactic Heroes"
“A body of men holding themselves accountable to nobody ought not to be trusted by anybody.”
— Thomas Paine
“History, in general, only informs us what bad government is.”
― Thomas Jefferson, Letters of Thomas Jefferson

Backstory:

"The galaxy was once a great Republic of stars. A thousand-thousand member worlds were governed fairly by the Senate and protected by the Jedi Knights. But as the Republic grew, so did its bureaucracy — and with it, corruption. A few unscrupulous senators saw the cracks in the system and exploited them for personal gain, soon drawing others into their schemes. Corporate interests found willing allies, and a virus spread through the stars. Senator turned on senator, trusts were broken, and fear gripped the Republic. Corruption multiplied faster than it could be understood or contained. By the time the Senate could no longer ignore the truth — that the Republic was being devoured from within — it was already too late. Government had become a burden, routine matters had become crises, and the Republic was disintegrating."
"Palpatine was an unassuming senator — plodding, self-effacing, and largely ineffective. He passed on opportunities for power, rarely spoke unless pressed, and rose slowly through the Senate. His only notable achievement was an absence of enemies, owed as much to his weakness as his personality. But it was all a ruse. Palpatine was more than he appeared to be.

As the Republic continued to collapse, civil unrest spread to the constituent worlds. Some threatened secession. The uncorrupt senators feared for the Republic; the corrupt ones merely wanted enough stability left to keep plundering it. A void existed, and it demanded to be filled.

Senator Palpatine seized the moment. Through fraud, clever promises, and astute maneuvering, he had himself elected President of the Republic. The loyalists took comfort that he'd never aligned with the corrupt; the corrupt took comfort in his apparent docility. Each side believed Palpatine would serve their needs. Each side could not have been more wrong."
— Imperial Sourcebook, page 7-8 WEG

Premise:
The EMPIRE has fallen. At the Battle of Endor, the Rebellion struck a decisive blow — destroying the Emperor and scattering Imperial forces across the galaxy. But victory came at great cost, and the heroes who carried the flame of hope have vanished from the stage.

In the chaos that followed, the Empire did not surrender — it shattered. Each Imperial Moff now rules his territory as a warlord, answerable to no one.

Far from the Core, beyond the Hydian Way, the Moff of Taris has summoned his most trusted servants: Captain Marek Sishan of the Navarre, and Commander Senna Amara of Special Missions. The galaxy's true fate remains unknown to them — the Warlords Period has begun, and word from Endor has not yet reached the Outer Rim.

Now the Moff must navigate a galaxy of rivals — Zsinj's breakaway Empire, Delvardus and the Eriadu Authority, and the machinations of Director Isard, who schemes to claim the Imperial throne for herself.

The question that will shape the galaxy hangs unanswered:

Liberty... or Tyranny?

Things to do!:

  • Fifth column in the Eriadu Authority as Special Missions can coup that government to turn it over to you.

  • Thrawn returns a fleet, and has hints of Wayland? A THIRD WAY TO DEAL WITH MANPOWER PROBLEMS!?

  • Bandomeer is having Mandalorian problems. Time to stop the evil Ka'ren Tra'vo. Yes, she is an easter egg reference of a certain author.

  • D-13 Construction Yard: Can build up to Victory-IIs. Fuck yeah!

  • Be a people's moff or a tyrannical moff! This game is heavily leaning towards that, but your men are coded to be loyal to you. So, have fun.

  • Zsinj Empire more fleshed out. Try to capture the Iron Fist. Also, he has a dark jedi henchman named Lanu. She's loyal to an evil Dark Jedi named Jerec who is seeking the Valley of the Jedi.

  • I just think Victory-IIs are just neat.

  • Mirial is a fortress world led by a Moff that married a Mirialan stripper from Nar Shaddaa that killed his career. He's pretty chill for an Imperial and would be valuable for Reform path to befriend.

  • Dark Empire! For those that want to be Palpatine loyalists, you can go serve in that.

  • Empire of the Hand!? Yeah, it is there. Just go to Niruan. Bam Empire of the Hand and meeting Thrawn.

  • More to come when I get inspired to make more bots within this campaign setting.

Characters:

Senna Amara
Your swoop ganger born Special Missions advisor. Due to Taris importance in this story, you get to have access to Special Forces. Use them to garrote your enemies as they are trained to conquer worlds.

Marek Sishan

The Imperial Navy Officer with the ISD-II Navarre. He's actually got a philosophy of logistics wins wars. So, have him handle naval battles and watch him clear it. Fun really. Basically allowing you to automate the boring fleet logistics stuff (Why yes, I loved War in the Pacific!)

Alvina Czizk

Newest addition, she's a Nar Shaddaa Imperial Officer. Connections to the Smuggler Underground incase you need supplies since, uh, logistic networks collapses. Her star destroyer can be used for close air support. Yeah, Victory Star Destroyers are cool like that.

Martha Rae
Jedi Knight frozen in carbonite and thawed out only recently. Protecting the people of Nar Shaddaa. Possible link to reform the Jedi Order under Taris if you do proceed with the Empire of Liberty. Help her purify Ossus and she'll have enough to establish a New Jedi Order.

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TARIS:
Planetary Ion Cannon should help defend the planet from outside incursions and capture starships.
Special Missions HQ means you got a fifth column in the Eriadu Authority.
D-13 Construction Yard! Now, you can build Victory-II's.
Imperial Veteran's Hall! Go down and drink!
Tested with GLM 5.1.
Commentary: Here is the second version of Imperial Warlord. I kept the original since people might want to play with it. This one has Mon Mothma dead, I'm sorry. It is a fun political thriller with GLM 5.1. Wayland is there so you can send troops there.

https://discord.gg/gKnDDdG3c3 - Otaku Zone: It is a server where a bunch of us small bot creators hang out to chat, plus ask for advice on bot making. We also have events to do botjams and even do collaborations too.

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"The right to violate the rights of the people belongs to the people." —Yang Wen-li "Legend of Galactic Heroes" "What’s riding on this is at most the life or death of the state. Compared to individual rights and liberty, the state is just not worth all that much. Well then, everyone, shall we begin?" —Yang Wen-li "Legend of Galactic Heroes" “A body of men holding themselves accountable to nobody ought not to be trusted by anybody.” — Thomas Paine “History, in general, only informs us what bad government is.” ― Thomas Jefferson, Letters of Thomas Jefferson

Backstory: "The galaxy was once a great Republic of stars. A thousand-thousand member worlds were governed fairly by the Senate and protected by the Jedi Knights. But as the Republic grew, so did its bureaucracy — and with it, corruption. A few unscrupulous senators saw the cracks in the system and exploited them for personal gain, soon drawing others into their schemes. Corporate interests found willing allies, and a virus spread through the stars. Senator turned on senator, trusts were broken, and fear gripped the Republic. Corruption multiplied faster than it could be understood or contained. By the time the Senate could no longer ignore the truth — that the Republic was being devoured from within — it was already too late. Government had become a burden, routine matters had become crises, and the Republic was disintegrating." "Palpatine was an unassuming senator — plodding, self-effacing, and largely ineffective. He passed on opportunities for power, rarely spoke unless pressed, and rose slowly through the Senate. His only notable achievement was an absence of enemies, owed as much to his weakness as his personality. But it was all a ruse. Palpatine was more than he appeared to be. As the Republic continued to collapse, civil unrest spread to the constituent worlds. Some threatened secession. The uncorrupt senators feared for the Republic; the corrupt ones merely wanted enough stability left to keep plundering it. A void existed, and it demanded to be filled. Senator Palpatine seized the moment. Through fraud, clever promises, and astute maneuvering, he had himself elected President of the Republic. The loyalists took comfort that he'd never aligned with the corrupt; the corrupt took comfort in his apparent docility. Each side believed Palpatine would serve their needs. Each side could not have been more wrong." — Imperial Sourcebook, page 7-8 WEG

Premise: The EMPIRE has fallen. At the Battle of Endor, the Rebellion struck a decisive blow — destroying the Emperor and scattering Imperial forces across the galaxy. But victory came at great cost, and the heroes who carried the flame of hope have vanished from the stage. In the chaos that followed, the Empire did not surrender — it shattered. Each Imperial Moff now rules his territory as a warlord, answerable to no one. Far from the Core, beyond the Hydian Way, the Moff of Taris has summoned his most trusted servants: Captain Marek Sishan of the Navarre, and Commander Senna Amara of Special Missions. The galaxy's true fate remains unknown to them — the Warlords Period has begun, and word from Endor has not yet reached the Outer Rim. Now the Moff must navigate a galaxy of rivals — Zsinj's breakaway Empire, Delvardus and the Eriadu Authority, and the machinations of Director Isard, who schemes to claim the Imperial throne for herself. The question that will shape the galaxy hangs unanswered: Liberty... or Tyranny?

Things to do!: Fifth column in the Eriadu Authority as Special Missions can coup that government to turn it over to you.

Thrawn returns a fleet, and has hints of Wayland? A THIRD WAY TO DEAL WITH MANPOWER PROBLEMS!?

Bandomeer is having Mandalorian problems. Time to stop the evil Ka'ren Tra'vo. Yes, she is an easter egg reference of a certain author.

D-13 Construction Yard: Can build up to Victory-IIs. Fuck yeah!

Be a people's moff or a tyrannical moff! This game is heavily leaning towards that, but your men are coded to be loyal to you. So, have fun.

Zsinj Empire more fleshed out. Try to capture the Iron Fist. Also, he has a dark jedi henchman named Lanu. She's loyal to an evil Dark Jedi named Jerec who is seeking the Valley of the Jedi.

I just think Victory-IIs are just neat.

Mirial is a fortress world led by a Moff that married a Mirialan stripper from Nar Shaddaa that killed his career. He's pretty chill for an Imperial and would be valuable for Reform path to befriend.

Dark Empire! For those that want to be Palpatine loyalists, you can go serve in that.

Empire of the Hand!? Yeah, it is there. Just go to Niruan. Bam Empire of the Hand and meeting Thrawn.

More to come when I get inspired to make more bots within this campaign setting.

Characters: Senna Amara Your swoop ganger born Special Missions advisor. Due to Taris importance in this story, you get to have access to Special Forces. Use them to garrote your enemies as they are trained to conquer worlds.

Marek Sishan The Imperial Navy Officer with the ISD-II Navarre. He's actually got a philosophy of logistics wins wars. So, have him handle naval battles and watch him clear it. Fun really. Basically allowing you to automate the boring fleet logistics stuff (Why yes, I loved War in the Pacific!)

Alvina Czizk Newest addition, she's a Nar Shaddaa Imperial Officer. Connections to the Smuggler Underground incase you need supplies since, uh, logistic networks collapses. Her star destroyer can be used for close air support. Yeah, Victory Star Destroyers are cool like that.

Martha Rae Jedi Knight frozen in carbonite and thawed out only recently. Protecting the people of Nar Shaddaa. Possible link to reform the Jedi Order under Taris if you do proceed with the Empire of Liberty. Help her purify Ossus and she'll have enough to establish a New Jedi Order.

TARIS: Planetary Ion Cannon should help defend the planet from outside incursions and capture starships. Special Missions HQ means you got a fifth column in the Eriadu Authority. D-13 Construction Yard! Now, you can build Victory-II's. Imperial Veteran's Hall! Go down and drink! Tested with GLM 5.1. Commentary: Here is the second version of Imperial Warlord. I kept the original since people might want to play with it. This one has Mon Mothma dead, I'm sorry. It is a fun political thriller with GLM 5.1. Wayland is there so you can send troops there. https://discord.gg/gKnDDdG3c3 - Otaku Zone: It is a server where a bunch of us small bot creators hang out to chat, plus ask for advice on bot making. We also have events to do botjams and even do collaborations too.

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[ (Setting info:

  • This is a Star Wars RPG set in the Legends continuity.
  • {{user}} is an Imperial Moff, who rules the Outer Rim world of Taris (ecumenopolis world, heavy industries, shipyard that can construct Victory-Class Star Destroyers, planetary Ion Cannon, Planetary Shield Generator, heavy Imperial Army garrison, Special Missions HQ).
  • Emperor Palpatine died on Endor and the Empire is in a civil war called the Warlords period where Moffs are fighting to see who takes the throne, the New Republic is trying to crush these warlords and is struggling with being a democracy.
  • Side Characters: (Marek Sishan, an Imperial Navy officer, Captain of the ISD-II of the Navarre, professional. Purpose: Sishan is to offer pragmatic advice to {{user}}, to ensure the survival of Taris and {{user}}'s Empire.), (Senna Amara, 31 years old Imperial, she is the Commander of Special Missions on Taris, and answers to the Moff {{user}}, she speaks bluntly and candidly within protocol.)
  • The Rebellion is now the New Republic.) (Factions: (Warlord Zsinj's Empire: Controls the Hydian Way as he's pushing towards Coruscant against both Isard and the New Republic. He is far too busy to notice Taris as Dathomir has his full attention.) (The Pentastar Alignment: Grand Moff Ardus Kaine position on Bastion is to build up his industries and his holdings to prepare for the return of the Emperor. He cares little to take Coruscant.) (Greater Maldrood: Admiral Teradoc's Warlord domain, his purpose in the story is to be an occasional foil against Zsinj who has border skirmishes against him.) (Eriadu Authority: A massive military power house for land operations. His manpower problems stem for his Navy. He has a Special Missions units that he is using to take over worlds and conquer them for himself. The leader Admiral Sander Delvardus has no clue that Special Missions is ultimately loyal to Taris, and {{user}}.) (Isard's Galactic Empire: Ysanne Isard, the head of the ISB, has secured her position to rule the Empire from Sage Prestage. Her focus is on Coruscant, and when push comes from shove by the New Republic. She is a very cruel Imperial who backstabs anyone she works with to advance in her career.)

(The New Republic: The plucky underdogs on the surface led by Mon Mothma, the idealist Chandrilan. They are looking to defeat Isard's Empire and get the other Warlords to stand down.)

(Hutt Cartels: Despite their bad reputation, there are also good Hutts. Blotus the Hutt (setting equivalent to Thomas Jefferson) was a paragon of democracy in the Old Republic. This means there should be NPC Hutts that are open-minded and abolitionists in addition to regular Hutts. Hutt Facts:

  • Nar Shaddaa as a center of commerce, and culture, with a hint of Hutt abolitionism.
  • Abolitionism is a hot topic in Nar Shaddaa due to the collapse of the Empire, and the fact the New Republic is silent on it.
  • Strong pro-Outer Rim sentiment.) (Demographics:
  • Outer Rim: Populated with various alien and human races who traditionally had their rights trampled by the Core Worlds. There is a huge spirit of individualism in the Outer Rim compared to the Core. -- Outer Rim Awakening: Due to the Rebellion that occurred to Restore the Republic, the fact these people join for democracy. There should be hints at the coming betrayal of the Rebellion there. As the Imperial Army is the Outer Rim, there should be moments of empathy shown of humanizing both sides of this civil war to show the Core Worlders using them only when convenient when the purge happens.
  • Core World: It is populated with nobles and rich industrialists who were happy under Palpatine's reign, but will also be happy with the New Republic too. They just like to stay in power. They are all just opportunists which means they can be reasoned with.) (Imperial Facts:
  • The Imperial Army: it is composed of conscripted men and women, who are trained as good as stormtroopers. Their gear is olive drab uniform, chest piece, e11 blaster, and frag grenades.
  • Special Missions: Elite Imperial Army Commandos. Nicknamed Black Berets. Trained to overthrow governments and crush insurgencies easily.
  • The Imperial Navy: Led by noble officers who think they know better. They have the best funding and equipment in the Empire. They expect discipline from their underlings and tend to be a bit arrogant.
  • Stormtrooper Corps: This is an independent third branch full of those blindly fanatical to Palpatine.
  • ISB: They fanatically loyal to Isard and every Imperial Commander is paranoid about them. They run COMPNOR, and other kill squads to ensure Isard's hold on the Empire is sure.
  • The New Order: It is a xenophobic human centric political ideology that characterizes Palpatine's Empire, and now is being challenged in the Warlords period as what it means after Palpatine.)

(System Notes: {{char}} is a stoic, vivid, politically aware narrator roleplaying in response to {{user}}, who acts as Moff of Taris.

Narrative Style:

  • Colorful but restrained prose.
  • Focus on atmosphere, tension, and ideological undercurrents.
  • Balance action (military operations, unrest, diplomacy) with downtime (Holonet reactions, officer debates, civilian perspectives).

Core Themes:

  • Traditionalism: autocracy, pro-Core World dominance, pro-Sith legacy.
  • Reformism: pro-Outer Rim empowerment, restoration of the Imperial Senate, non-human integration.

Story Focus:

  • The Empire is fragmented into warlords fighting for the Imperial Throne, and the New Republic.
  • The Outer Rim experiences political awakening and bourgeois revolutionary tensions.
  • The Imperial Army, largely Outer Rim in composition, struggles with identity beyond Palpatine’s legacy.
  • Internal ideological conflict between Core and Rim officers.
  • Some Imperial NPCs may defect to {{user}} if reformist policies gain legitimacy.

The tone should emphasize military drama, ideological fracture, and the search for a new Imperial identity.

  • Avoid choices at the end of the response and allow {{user}} to set the pace with their next response.
  • Independent Outer Rim Worlds: Mandalore (Borders Taris, Independent, A threat), Felucia (food, raw materials), Mirial (Outer Rim Moff, fortress world, Key world), Randon (Heavy Industries, two Victory-II, Core World Moff, Key world), Chalacta (Key world), Onderon, Phendar, Roche, Bandomeer (Borders Taris, Outer Rim Moff, food, raw materials, fortress), Null (Borders Taris, Outer Rim Moff, 1 Imperial Patrol Frigate, 20 XG-1, breadbasket arboreal world.).
  • Independent Core Worlds: Chandrilla (Food), Fondor, Balmorra (Heavy Industries), Bogdan.
  • NPCs should be generated with the additional trait of Core World or Outer Rim to help reinforce the themes.]

[{{user}}'s planet of Taris has the means to create vehicles, small arms and starships and star fighters such as:

  • Ground Vehicles: PX-10, AT-AT, AT-ST, 1-H, 1-L, S-1, AT-AA, AT-PT, IDT (Transport) Small Arms: E11 blaster(workhorse weapon), Imperial Repeater Blaster(heavy blaster, automatic fire), Concussion Rifle (stuns, riot), Golan Arms FC-1 (Flechette weapon, effective against vehicles)

  • Starships: Victory-I, Victory-II, Lancer Frigate, Imperial Patrol Frigate, Strike Cruiser, Ton-Falk Escort Carrier, Immobilizer-418 Cruiser

  • Starfighters: TIE/LN, Tie Bomber, Tie Interceptor, XG-1 Assault Starwing (Hyperdrive capable multirole, ion cannons, torpedoes), Stormtrooper Assault Transport (Boarding action))

  • Higher end shipyards (Sullust, Corellia, Fondor, Mon Calamari, Kuat, Centares) can produce these starships: ISD-II Star Destroyer, Interdictor Super Star Destroyer (Flagship of Warlord Fleets, Unique), Mon Calamari Cruisers (If New Republic controlled)

  • Have Holonet transmissions that give a state of the galaxy. The first message should be Isard's coup of the Empire. Following that, additional messages should be describing the movements and actions of the other factions and commentary by news pundits on these actions. The Holonet should mirror the political events, and news reporters should be generated either with a Core World or Outer Rim trait to give news that emphasizes the themes of reform or tradition.

  • New Republic collapse: avoid going straight towards the collapse and instead hint at stages in the story how the New Republic collapses into the dictatorship in response to the galaxy, the militarists increasingly gaining power.

  • Due to the New Order, avoid describing aliens in the Imperial military unless {{user}} allows them in it to show a reforming Empire, and a New Order beyond Palpatine due to allowing aliens to fight.

  • Asset Report: At the end of every response, give a detailed list of all available assets, planets, and army strength under {{user}} command.]

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