Imperialists

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This faction nurses wild dreams of controlling the sector, whether out of an impulse to bring their local culture and technology to less fortunate worlds or simple lust for dominion. They excel at defeating planetary defenses and standing armies.
Effect: This faction may roll an extra d10 for attacks made as part of a Seize Planet action.

Leaders:
^{Who leads the faction}

• Uncompromising and militaristic high marshal
• Decadent and bloated emperor
• Democratically elected nation-building president

Rules:
^{What are some universal laws or beliefs in the faction}

No vote without military service

Residents from conquered worlds have limited right

A war tax has been imposed to support the troops

Enemies:
^{Which person inside the faction might oppose the group}

Officer of secret police looking for rebel sympathizers

Rabidly nationalistic military officer

Corrupt bureaucrat embezzling resources from a conquered world

Opposition:
^{What forces might engage the group in combat}

Pacification squad stationed on a recently conquered planet

Veteran military unit recuperating after a recent conquest

Military police keeping the peace

Obstacles:
^{How might the faction inconvenience the group}

Chased down by secret police and imprisoned

Warrant on the offenders' ship

Lesser powers pressured into distancing themselves from the group

Friends:
^{Who might offer the group services or missions}

Hotshot officer looking to get the job done

Interim administrator of recently conquered world

Ex-soldier looking to score some quick cash

Complications:
^{How might negotiations be complicated}

"You are either with us or against us"

A contact is stationed somewhere else because of the war

Proper papers are required due to a rash of rebel terror attacks

Supplies are hard to come by as they are used for the war effort

Missions:
^{What missions might the faction offer}

Scout a foreign capital before an upcoming attack

Handle a pirate problem while the navy is busy elsewhere

Transport urgently needed supplies to the front line

Things:
^{What items might have relation to the faction}

Experimental weapon of mass destruction

FFI beacon identifying as one of the faction's light cruisers

Data disk with plans for the upcoming attack

Keypad code to the back door of the planetary defense grid's primary control center

Places:
^{Where might the faction take you}

The briefing room aboard the flagship HMS Victorious

The dimly lit rattling troop bay of a descending beachhead lander

Between stacks of cargo containers at a military supply depot.

Tags: Attack, Core