From Alpha Squadron CMDR CPT Witchblade:
Lieutenant Commander Sid_amos has been an outstanding pilot since joining Alpha Squadron. He regularly contributes hundreds of Legions to Alpha every month without fail and is a constant presence in TC channels on Discord helping to build a community he can be proud of.
I am pleased to recognise his efforts with a immediate promotion to the rank of Commander.
Congratulations, CM Sid_amos!
While reviewing historical materials, we recently identified that dates and events displayed as official on our Galactic Timeline were not correctly synchronized. This problem began a couple years ago while we were trying to fix a different issue but ended up introducing a new one in the process. After discussing a couple of options among senior leadership, correcting the error and adjusting dates as necessary was selected as the best option.
The official EH timeline has been corrected as shown on the timeline wiki article. The immediate impact of this correction is that ABY years have been incremented by 1 to correctly synchronize Emperor's Hammer and Star Wars events. The current year is 33 ABY.
What has been updated:
What has not been updated:
Member content written prior to the change in 2021 is likely already using the correct ABY date.
If you find something that doesn't look quite right, please contact myself and AD Jaxx Nassin.
*Deep within the SSD Avenger, orbiting XF-971 within the Unknown Regions. 21 July, ABY 33.
A black-cloaked man sits on an office chair in an otherwise unremarkable room: on one side are gray, matte steel panels; on the other, shuttered windows and a single door. Despite the emptiness, the feeling of power is palpable, the air filled with charged static. The man toys with a cylindrical object for a moment, then sets it down, leaning his elbows on an ebony table, massaging his temples with long fingers. His eyes open as the door slides open, making the barest “hiss” of a whisper, revealing a second figure. A large Chiss man enters, his blue skin starkly contrasted against the drabness of the conference room.
“Sit,” comes a command from the cloaked man. “We have much to discuss.”
“My Lord,” he replied, eyes darting around, “the incident on G9-430 wasn’t my fault–”
*“That’s not what we’re talking about.” The cloaked figure reveals two glasses, filled with an opalescent, oily liquid. “If it was, you wouldn’t be meeting with me, you’d be meeting with the stars outside of the airlock.” He slides one glass across the table.
We are officially opening House Valkorion, named after the millennials-old legend who learned to focus the power of the Force to destroy entire planets. (Nowadays we do that with technology, but that was still a feat of note.) As House Palpatine had 65 members, we’re splitting in half, based on a combination of Operative preference (that’s you, you’re an Operative) as well as balancing active members based on monthly activity. Both Houses will begin in Clan Drakonan, although we have an option to split into multiple clans if we need to in the future. The House will be led by Mordred, who will be granted the rank of Stalker upon appointment.
Locke Setzer has helped take care of the entire House Palpatine- 65 people- for months. In light of that, we are promoting him to the rank of Warrior, and providing him with an Emerald Dagger.
A huge portion of gratitude goes out to the IO, HA Turtle Jerrar, for his epic work in helping us makke the changes necessary to make this happen. Thank you!
Jagged Fell III is at it again with some new TFTC-TC content starring Typhoon Squadron and what they get up to in their free time.
TFTC-TC #3 and TFTC-TC #4 are now available for download.
We have finalized the preparations to open our new House. As part of that, we will split our existing House Palpatine- at an astounding 64 members- into two groups of equal size. This is so that they can engage in competitions, sharpening each others' blades, to prepare us for further incursions into the Unknown Regions. With this change, we will begin running Vendettas: large-scale competitions that pit the Houses against each other but reward handsomely in the form of assets that become part of your legacy.
If you're interested in this new venture, please message me (Darth Surgo) and I'll put you on the list. If you want to stay in House Palpatine, also let me know so that I can note that as well. Otherwise, the Force will guide my hand as I review my... spreadsheets. (Even a Sith Lord has to use office software sometimes.)
Further announcements will be made about the House, its name, its leader, and its makeup this weekend, after everyone has had a chance to consider their roles.
May the Force serve you well.
I have decided that today is the day I reopen the position of Executive Officer. Our first XO in a few year and the position is going to Sector Admiral Kamjin "Maverick" Lap'lamiz. I'm sure you will all be hearing from him in the near future and I look forward to seeing some of the projects he promised to pelt me with.
Drinks are on him.
Grand Admiral Rapier
FC/GA Rapier/CS-1/SSD Avenger
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The Training Office is proud to announce the creation of a new course, Music in our Galaxy. Put together by CM Matt Brass, this fun bite-sized course delves into the sounds that fill our galaxy, and notable figures in the industry.
CM Matt Brass will receive the Medal of Scholarship for his dedication and contribution to the Imperial University's body of knowledge. Thank you, Commander!
The Training Office is proud to announce the creation of a new course, TIE Fighter Total Conversion Mission Design. Put together by CPT Jagged Fell III, this course covers the TIE Fighter Total Conversion (TFTC) mod for X-Wing Alliance (XWA) as a supported platform for custom EH missions. The content of this guide is taken from experience using the different hooks and features.
CPT Jagged Fell III will receive the Medal of Scholarship for his dedication and contribution to the Imperial University's body of knowledge. Thank you, Captain!
In Light of a recent Discussion the official Definition how one could earn a Cluster of Fire was formalized and edited in the Dark Side Compendium. Additionally the MAA took the liberty to link the Manual of his Office, The Applied Arms Manual (MAA:AAM), into to the DSC.
The NEW Definition is: To qualify for a CoF you must be on the winning team and be in the top 50% of that winning side, usually determined by score.
Note: The MAA has always judged on the basis of this rule, it was just not mentioned in the official DSC and needed a dire Update!
House Palpatine has grown to sixty members- which, while excellent, means it's time to split, allowing us to run more complex competitions and provide additional leadership opportunities. Once we have multiple houses, you can expect a series of Vendettas which will involve canonical ownership of assets!
If you're interested in joining the new house, please let Darth Surgo know; we'll want to seed the new house with existing members, and ideally with people interested in starting something new-- or otherwise we'll start picking people at random. (The current QUA, KNT Locke Setzer, won't take it personally. I won't even tell him who was randomly assigned vs asked, unless he bribes me with the right stuff.)
Requirements:
Anyone can apply. Please contact Darth Surgo if you are interested in House leadership, or if you'd like to join the new House.
