The Dark Sentinel Issue #55 August 10, 1999 Emperor's Hammer Strike Fleet Aurora System, Outer Rim Territories Ray (Darth Maul) Park visits the line for Episode One at Mann's Chinese Theater. Image courtesy of Odin ([email protected]) and www.starwarsline.com. Edited/authored by Sector Admiral Jahn Compton XO/SA Compton/CS-2/SSSD Sov Emperor's Hammer Strike Fleet SSSD Sovereign 2,896 members worldwide office of the fleet commander Grand Admiral Ronin has gathered articles and submissions regarding the development of the Emperor's Hammer. These include Fleet events, overall EH Plotlines, personal anecdotes, etc. The Fleet Commander wishes to emphasize that all development proposals for the Emperor's Hammer MUST be approved by the Fleet Commander prior to release to the rest of the Fleet. New "Imperial Senate" Subgroup to be Formed for Non-Gamer Star Wars Fans As Submitted From: Fleet Commander (GA Ronin) As quoted from www.lucasfilms.com: "A long-respected institution, the Galactic Senate is where the future of the Republic is shaped. Over a thousand senators from member worlds throughout the Republic regularly gather together under the domed ceiling of the massive Main Senate Chamber to share insights, discuss problems, and forge solutions. In long-standing tradition, disputes are kept within the Senate walls and dealt with in a civilized manner, with words instead of weapons. Every world is represented in the Senate, and even the smallest planet can petition to make its own voice heard. The system has upheld just government and freedom for thousands of years, but the bureaucracy has begun to grow too strong..." ...The Imperial Senate... (Photo: LucasArts, 1999) Recently, the Fleet Commander (GA Ronin) has received several requests to join the Emperor's Hammer, but alas...they're non-gamers. Consequently, in light of the "historical facts" released during Episode I: The Phantom Menace, a new Subgroup will soon be formed. It will initially be simple in command structure so as to allow room for growth. Although the Imperial Senate of the whole Empire was officially dissolved by Emperor Palpatine prior to the destruction of the first Death Star at Yavin IV, Grand Admiral Ronin has allowed the Imperial Citizenry to reform the Senate in the Outer Rim to assist with the management of civilian resources throughout the Territories... The following initial Positions (in descending order of command) are proposed: Chancellor of the Senate (CH-S) Senatorial Council Member (SCM) Committee Chairman (CCH) Senator (SEN) The Subgroup will be comprised of an "unlimited" number of Senators. When a Senator joins Imperial Senate Subgroup, he/she will select a planet of origin (worlds from existing, published Star Wars sources or the EH Systems Manual MUST be used...!). The main activities are anticipated to initially include: Online Meetings/Debates Message Board Posting General Fiction Submissions for the EH Newsletters SIMMs Star Wars Trivia Run-On stories Nighthawk has been selected as the first Chancellor of the Senate. Congratulations! With the recent resurgence of Star Wars fandom, this newest Subgroup promises to be one of the most active and dynamic. [o]|||||\||\||\||\||\||\||||||[x]))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))) GA Ronin Fleet Commander/Founder - Emperor's Hammer FC/GA Ronin/CS-1/SSSD Sovereign MoH/IC/MoT-2rh/8gh/MoI-dc, DJP(Sith) [IWATS] [OV-4E] http://www.emperorshammer.org office of the executive officer Sector Admiral Compton has gathered submissions pertaining to all of the Emperor's Hammer Subgroups. the dark brotherhood db the hammer's fist hf infiltrator wing iw corporate division cd the bounty hunters guild bhg intelligence division id eh directorate dir the fringe eh rpg the imperial senate is combat operations officer coo lord ambassador la morale officer mor Good little Imperials... by SA Compton I got a REALLY neat present this last month. After years of wanting one, I finally received an XvT patch for my personal fighter, the Dagger Engineering Corporation K-20b, thanks to Science Office Assistant Stalker. How to use the patch: 1.) Put the OPT file in your ivfiles directory 2.) Use TPWin (TIE Patch) to patch your Z_XvT_.exe 3.)put all the rest of the files in your CP-640 directory (you can only use the Missile Boat Cockpit in 640x480 res... otherwise it'll default to something else (like the X-Wing cockpit). Letters of Achievement awarded! The CA:XO, VA Tron, hereby presents the latest Fleet members to earn the Letter of achievement for NewsLetter submissions: CMDR/MAJ Callista/Typhoon/Wing X/ISD Challenge WC/MAJ Reesbon/Wing XV/ISD Van. - 2 submissions FM/LCM Nazghul/Typhoon 3-4/Wing X/ISD Chal. CMDR/CM Iceman/Gamma 1-1/Wing I/SSSD Sov FL/LCM Badlands/Tornado 3-1/Wing X/ISD Chal. CMDR/CM Shark/Sword/Wing IX/ISD Relentless IWCOM/Marshal Maestro. - Tactics Manual (IW) GMF Z'lar Kahn/MC-1/Gondor Base/Aurora Prime. - Diplomacy Manual FM/SL Darth Angelus/Vortex 3-3/Wing XIII/ISD Grey Wolf --- ([email protected]) CPT/CM TopDawg/Scorpion/Wing XV/ISD Van --- ([email protected]) FL/LCM Adams/Stalker 3-1/Wing I/SSD Avenger --- ([email protected]) WC-TACA/COL Striker/Wing X/ISD Challenge --- ([email protected]) FL/LT Dafner Gelak/Echo 2-1/Wing XV/ISD Vanguard --- ([email protected]) CMDR/MAJ Callista/Typhoon/Wing X/ISD Chal --- ([email protected]) --- (x2) FM/LCM Brandon/Typhoon 1-2/Wing X/ISD Challenge --- ([email protected]) FM/SL 007/Echo 2-2/Wing XV/ISD Vanguard --- ([email protected]) CMDR/CM DS-61-4/Echo 1-1/Wing XV/ISD Vanguard --- ([email protected]) FM/SL E. Tarkin/Avenger-3-2 --- ([email protected]) FM/LT Jace Krips/Scorpion-2-1/Wing XV/ISD Van --- ([email protected]) FM/SL Thrust/Dagger 3-3/Wing IX/ISD Relentless --- ([email protected]) --- (x2) BRAG/LCM Zoltar/INTORG-INTSEC/INT Versk --- ([email protected]) --- (x3) FM/SL Kircheis "Blond Knight" Tychsen/Thunder-2-3/Wing X/ISD Chal --- ([email protected]) FM/SL Julius Calion/Echo 2-3/Wing XV/ISD Vanguard --- ([email protected]) FM/LT BigWill/Scorpion-2-4/Wing XV/ISD Van --- ([email protected]) FM/SL CrazyR2/Scorpion 3-2/Wing XV/ISD Vanguard --- ([email protected]) LT Kyle Garm Augustus/Scorpion 3-4/Wing XV/ISD Vanguard --- ([email protected]) CA:LO/VA Zsinj/CS-11/SSSD Sovereign --- ([email protected]) --- (x2) Note: When an e-mail address is followed by a (x?) the quantity following the x is how many they are to be awarded. squadron ready room The Tactical Officer herein presents any special updates and events related to the tactical operations of the Emperor's Hammer Strike Fleet. New Battle Plotlines and missions are also posted herein. This section also provides directions on copying and playing the new EH missions. The interim Battle Board is online and is linked from the TAC Office: www.city-net.com/~dev/tac. It will be updated with new high scores as they are recieved and will be there until the new version is finished. An interim FCHG that will enable us to continue standard day-to-day operations of the FCHG will be posted also in no more than two days. TAC/FA Dev/CS-3/SSSD Sov the command staff Herein are presented sections for the offices of each Command Staff Member. Please use the menu on the right to view each Office's report. the flight office fo the internet office io the training office to the operations office ops the communications office comm the security office so the science office sco the logistics office lo the reconnaisance office ro officer's deck The Executive Office periodically releases fiction submitted by Command Officers and Flag Officers of the Emperor's Hammer. Tattooine or Bust By Vice Admiral Kessler Well, it finally happened. Star Wars Episode One: The Phantom Menace hit UK shores this month. I’ve only been waiting 22 years to see this movie; so, as you can understand, I was a little anxious to actually get to see the damn thing. I don’t want to talk about the movie itself; however, if you’ve already seen it you know what you thought of it, if you haven’t already seen it I’m no going to spoil it for you. Rather, what interested me was a show called “Tattooine or Bust” which aired on National TV just before the movie opened. Some of you may be aware of a Group called “Countdown to Star Wars”. Basically, these people sat outside movie theatres for months waiting for the movie to open. Now that simply displays a level of dedication to George Lucas’ baby that I simply cannot relate to. (Well, okay, I can relate to it, but don’t tell my fiancée, she thinks I’ve got my addiction under control) The thing that made me sit up and take notice was that these people were essentially Mr Joe Normal like anyone else. You could see the TV crews trying to get some kind of “geek” angle going on these people, and okay, one or two of them were basically what any dictionary would refer to as “prime geek material”, but Darth Maul facemasks and lightsabres aside, these people were a lot like anyone else you ever met. One of them summed it up pretty well. When asked if he considered himself a geek for being a Star Wars fan, he replied: “Well I’m what I like to call an “undercover geek”. I can talk to normal people in conversation without mentioning Darth Vader, I can go to parties and talk to girls without asking if they want to see my lightsabre.