Dawn of the Republic: the Galactic Senate

[Minuteman75]

I have been thinking of making a senator to represent Onderon's interests, if its allowed. I guess you can list me in the roster too TAC.

 

[Kiro]

I'm currently working on a Dathomiri political character, though I haven't decided on whether she'll be a Senator, or just an ambassador. This also plays into my rewrite of Dathomir, so it's sort of one of those things where I sort of have to figure out if Dathomir should be part of the Republic or generally how they'd sit in the galaxy in relation to other worlds.

Err, good point, I forgot about the whole Ambassador/Representative Vs Senator thing.

 

[TAC]

I added you all to the list.

Random thought, but are Senators representing just their planet, or the entire system that it's in? So would Nal Hutta/Nar Shaddaa or Orto Plutonia/Pantora get a senator for each planet/populated moon, or not?

[Purely example. I don't know the distance that the Republic extends.]

It consisted of hundreds of senators who represented the many worlds of the galaxy....

I imagine it would be different sovereignty. So while one system may be controlled by one sovereignty, there may be different sovereignties within a system. So, for example, the Hapes Consortium would have one senator and the single Naboo Senator represents "the sovereign system of Naboo" [LINK], with different Ambassadors supporting that Senator... although I don't have any Canon examples of the latter. I'll do a little digging tomorrow to make sure that's true.

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Also, I updated the OP with what folks said.

 

[Kiro]

Yeah, Tic TAC Toe, put me down for Edem, provided it and the Edemmians get approved.

 

[Green Ranger]

I think it ultimately boils down to the local governance. Systems that are effectively ruled by one government wouldn't need multiple representatives, while independant worlds would each select their own representatives for their government.

That said, in the interest of fairness in the RP, I probably imagine that we'd make it so that any Senator would only represent a single world, soas to not encourage players to represent particular worlds for the sake of having a disproportionate amount of influence in the Senate.

 

[Rom]

I'm making a Smuggler character and I'd like to have him affiliate with Senators who might have a need for.... subtle, entanglement free transport and cargo hauling. Possibly move dignitaries through blockades and troubled space. That sort of thing.

Anyone think there might be some interest in something like that?

 

[Hatebackwards]

I am going to create an older human named Count Bruce Kilij who would sit on the Republic Senate as a Senator for the planet Serenno.

Do I need to fill out an entire CS right now or can I secure Serenno with the promise of one to come once more details have been released?

 

[Green Ranger]

Regardless of if Dathomir is an official Republic world or simply a planet with strong diplomatic ties, I'm already planning on them having a shady underbelly that you might be interested in/be able to exploit somehow, @Rom.

 

[Rom]

*grins* Lets talk shop when you've got some details @Green Ranger , I've been dying to make a smuggler/information broker character for the site.

 

[Mr.BossMan]

Hey so I'm liking all the senator characters I'm seeing in here. Now I myself don't plan on making a senator, but I do plan on making a soldier in the border alliance. And since the Senate will most likely be calling the shots for the republic, I'd like to ask all y'all some basic questions about your characters.

First off, who will be making "Honest" politicians and who will be making "corrupt" politicians?

I feel like the Senate will be important for the overall health of the republic. It will decide if we grow as a faction or inevitably fall. If y'all get tangled up in pointless ramblin, then that don't give us soldiers no help at all. The BA will need support and I'm wondering who here will be willing to provide it?

 

[TAC]

I am going to create an older human named Count Bruce Kilij who would sit on the Republic Senate as a Senator for the planet Serenno.

Do I need to fill out an entire CS right now or can I secure Serenno with the promise of one to come once more details have been released?

I'm not in charge, this is just for convenience. I'll put you in the OP when im home tomorrow.

 

[Hatebackwards]

All three of my characters are going to be from the Kilij family and all three of them, including the youngest who is a Jedi, will be as corrupt as they come.

 

[Sin]

I'll have some pretty major setbacks with the Senate controlling the Border Alliance based on how it's presented as of now with what very little we know about it.

Outer Rim worlds pulling together will be like Greece unifying to fight the Persian Empire essentially.

The Senate isn't going to have any control over a force that is allied under those conditions and as such you're going to have a very diverse defense force from the Border Alliance.

For anyone to truly lead such a force would have to do so through loyalty. And as the staff plans for it to be a focus, whoever takes on that role will have to lead from the front lines of the battlefield, not from a chamber on Chandrila.

 

[Braden]

Hey so I'm liking all the senator characters I'm seeing in here. Now I myself don't plan on making a senator, but I do plan on making a soldier in the border alliance. And since the Senate will most likely be calling the shots for the republic, I'd like to ask all y'all some basic questions about your characters.

First off, who will be making "Honest" politicians and who will be making "corrupt" politicians?

I feel like the Senate will be important for the overall health of the republic. It will decide if we grow as a faction or inevitably fall. If y'all get tangled up in pointless ramblin, then that don't give us soldiers no help at all. The BA will need support and I'm wondering who here will be willing to provide it?

I am planning to have my senator military focused but on the internal republic, building them up and allowing the border alliance to take the brunt of it for now.

 

[Nor'baal]

As I think you can have two characters in a main faction, then my Hutt senator would no doubt be interested @Rom.

 

[Eccles]

Senator Motte'tori representing Ryloth. An obvious aversion to slavery, but with a hidden past as a slaver himself.

 

[Raydo]

I'm not in charge, this is just for convenience. I'll put you in the OP when im home tomorrow.

#TAC2016

 

[Rom]

@Nor'baal , Oh great and terrible Slug. I look forward to doing business.

 

[Nor'baal]

I was thinking my Dantooine senator would be the noble one, and then my Hutt would be the 110% corrupt, theiving, fraudulent scumbag - who I would use to interact with indies and get them more involved in the senate.

There's actually a Hutt Ambassador in one of the Vong War books @Rom who shameless sells out the senate ;) much business to be done indeed!

 

[TAC]

I mean that in the sense that I'm not writing him to be planet-specific. So he's not written in any way that he HAS to be from Alderaan, for example. I could have him be the senator of any planet and it'd work.

@Brandon Rhea
Well to be honest I've been doing the same thing.. focusing on an Alderaan Senator :|

This is awkward. Haha. Though if you really want it won't take it from you. Can always readjust to something else.

Well it's good you both seem like you're flexible.

But lets work out who will be doing what?

I think it ultimately boils down to the local governance. Systems that are effectively ruled by one government wouldn't need multiple representatives, while independant worlds would each select their own representatives for their government.

That said, in the interest of fairness in the RP, I probably imagine that we'd make it so that any Senator would only represent a single world, soas to not encourage players to represent particular worlds for the sake of having a disproportionate amount of influence in the Senate.

That's probably true - although couldn't that be an interesting dynamic?

Even if someone was the Senator for a huge sector, if they're terrible at their job and they aren't able to convince anyone of anything, they still wouldn't be able to sway the Senate. Or even a character who IS charismatic and representing a large sector uses those things for their own personal benefit in the chambers, and makes enemies and breaks ties that hurt them later down on the road.

While I see your point about making it relatively fair, I think having different Senators from worlds of varying significance is going to happen anyways, right? Like obviously there are worlds of higher strategic value for multiple different reasons. The Senators from Chandrila and Alderaan or a BA world in a strategic position are going to have natural authority behind their voice when compared to a world of lesser significance.

And really it all comes down to how people write, anyways.

Hey so I'm liking all the senator characters I'm seeing in here. Now I myself don't plan on making a senator, but I do plan on making a soldier in the border alliance. And since the Senate will most likely be calling the shots for the republic, I'd like to ask all y'all some basic questions about your characters.

First off, who will be making "Honest" politicians and who will be making "corrupt" politicians?

I feel like the Senate will be important for the overall health of the republic. It will decide if we grow as a faction or inevitably fall. If y'all get tangled up in pointless ramblin, then that don't give us soldiers no help at all. The BA will need support and I'm wondering who here will be willing to provide it?

There are two BA Senators so far, just waiting to see where the lines are drawn before we pick what worlds we represent - @Sin and myself.

Defining senators as honest or corrupt might be challenging, too. It is hard to stick to your beliefs 100% in a deliberative assembly, because compromise is essential to the process. If they're willing to concede a point about helping the BA to help a border dispute vote in their home sector, does that make them corrupt?

Things are complicated and fun:

All three of my characters are going to be from the Kilij family and all three of them, including the youngest who is a Jedi, will be as corrupt as they come.

Keep in mind you can only be in one faction, friend!

So you have to choose between the Republic and the Jedi. We aren't allowed to have characters in more than one.

(pick Senate we'll be the best)

I'll have some pretty major setbacks with the Senate controlling the Border Alliance based on how it's presented as of now with what very little we know about it.

Outer Rim worlds pulling together will be like Greece unifying to fight the Persian Empire essentially.

The Senate isn't going to have any control over a force that is allied under those conditions and as such you're going to have a very diverse defense force from the Border Alliance.

For anyone to truly lead such a force would have to do so through loyalty. And as the staff plans for it to be a focus, whoever takes on that role will have to lead from the front lines of the battlefield, not from a chamber on Chandrila.

I can't wait for the Senate v. BA dynamic.

As I think you can have two characters in a main faction, then my Hutt senator would no doubt be interested @Rom.

@Nor'baal, what world is your Hutt from, so I can add him to the OP?


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I updated the OP with everyone we've had so far.