The Imperials #1

[DreamWeaver]

THE IMPERIALS #1


The Imperial position has a rigidity that the Families lack.  They have as their major
priority the preservation of Imperial holdings.  Thus, an attack on the smallest outpost
is as serious as an attack on the main Imperial Preserve.  The Imperials feel that they
must respond in this way because they are spread so thin that they could fall victim to
numerous attacks if the "locals" did not know that massive force would be used to
respond to the least provocation.  After a few lessons, Imperial Forces have been left
alone.  While a portion of the Imperial Army has been withdrawn, the locals are not
willing to capitalize on the rumor that the Emperor has told the Governor of Midgard
that he can expect no additional forces from the Imperial Homeland.  The Governor
must rely on the remaining crack troops and must augment them with native auxiliaries
(players) to maintain order.

The Imperial Forces are led by the Emperor, who after returning to power after an
unsuccessful plot by the Imperial Senate, disbanded the Grand High Council.  The Emperor
has a detailed court which aids him in the execution of his duties.  In addition, there
is a rather detailed organization under the control of the Governor of Midgard who
is directly responsible for maintaining order through much of Midgard.  Every province
has at least one garrison city in a key location.  Every region has at least one Imperial
Magistrate who observes the behavior of the natives and settles disputes.

Imperial Hierarchy:

0 Emperor (umpire/computer)
1 Governor of Midgard
2 Military Commander of Midgard
3 Proconsul
4 Minister
5 Consul
6 Tribune / Senior Commander
7 Provincial Governor
8 Senior City Leader
9 Senator
10 General/Admiral
11 City Leader
12 Force Commander
13 Deputy City Leader
14 Centurion
15 Magistrate
16 Deputy Magistrate
17 Militia Commander
18 Deputy Militia Commander
19 Auxiliary
20 Citizen

Imperial Bonuses:

1 Masters at the Art of Siege Warfare
2 The best Infantry forces in the Known World

Imperial Goals:

1 Prevent the loss of any Imperial holding.
2 The maintenance of law and order in Midgard as defined by The Treaty Of Frostmarch.
3 Prevent any family or religion from controlling all the non-Imperial cities in the following provinces:
Frostmarch, Havn Wyr, Southkeep, and Seabreeze.
4 Add one city per year to Imperial Control.
5 Connect the Imperial Preserves with roads.
6 Remain outside of alliances or agreements with the Families or the Religions.
7 Prevent any Barbarian force from obtaining a hold on any Imperial Holding or any portion of Midgard.

[DreamWeaver]

Now I have played a Imperial clan before, but I retired it. I did enjoy playing within the Imperials very much and they are a awesome faction to play within. I have had felt that they are very well designed faction but in my talks with Zan E. of Midgard USA we had talked about what changes they could also have if a redesign we to be made.

Imperial Skills:
CMD - Command
STR - Strategy
SGE - Siege
TAC - Tactics

Imperial statup <Clan Name>
LDR: CMD-2, STR-1, SGE-1
  F1: TAC-1
  F2: TAC-1
  F3: TAC-1

NOTE: Start with (7) skill points defined with (3) unassigned skill points/levels. Here is what I would choose for a starting skill set.

Imperial statup <Clan Name>
LDR: CMD-2, STR-2, SGE-2
  F1: TAC-1
  F2: TAC-1
  F3: TAC-1, SGW-1

Then I would train first in (+1CMD) for LDR,F1,F2,F3 then (+1SGE) for LDR,F1,F2,F3  and so on. Then your clan would look like this:

LDR: CMD-3, STR-2, SGE-3
  F1: TAC-1, CMD-1, SGE-1
  F2: TAC-1, CMD-1, SGE-1
  F3: TAC-1, SGW-1, CMD-1, SGE-1

You might get a Regiment assigned to you and then have a trainer continue your training in some of the combat skills you characters have. As you can see you would be a awesome fighting force and being that The Imperials are a Big Box faction you would have tons of support and backing to draw on to make you a feared fighting monster. You could stand toe to toe with the Boda, Merc Verk, SOA, and Barbarians. You are foot soldiers and your main focus is HI and MI troops.