GM Program Advice

[Keo]

Purely made by Keo and with best intentions.

 

I am making this post in order to help out the Game Masters and what not by bringing up some ideas for events. I know that sometimes creating events can be troublesome thinking of ideas and what not along with including the proper battalions to do which tasks. So basically I am going to just be throwing around some ideas that could make events much more interesting along with possibly giving certain battalions roles to play which they should be playing more often.

 

KEEP IN MIND!

A handful of this ideas sound like they would best fit the event server but no matter the server, the ideas and principles of how to increase quality of events still can transfer.

 

EVENT IDEAS

 

Assassinations- Yup that’s right for a lot of our guys who who do dirty work or otherwise secretive work we have assassinations. Throughout the Star Wars universe there are many gangs, cults, and just overall villains.

 

How this could play out- We all know Nar- Shaddaa is a crime infested planet, by sending troops there such as Null or RC we can have them track down a very high priority gang leader that has ties to the CIS. This of course would be a stealth mission and can be primarily driven by CIS low health players as droids/deathwatch/citizens. Just because someone is a VIP job does not mean it should always take 10 people to bring them down. Perhaps have a few droids with near equal health as the players and have the event be a one life. Events should be entertaining, that much is true but that does not mean it must always be easy. Give the players something engaging and new. Perhaps make it so that if a droid (VIP Player) has time to call for reinforcements in advert while alive then the target is taken to a safer area and the droids get a second life. NPCs are cool but sometimes too many can drown things out and ruin the realism of some types of events.

 

Who would fit in this type of event - Everyone wants to be included but an event like this would truly excel if it was mainly focused on a few people such as: Republic Commandos, Null and/or Special Operations.

 

Act as Reinforcements- The galaxy is very vast along with the Republic Army. Throughout many events we have people come to our venator in hopes of refuge from the enemy. But what if we were to go to them instead?

 

How this could play out- Now depending on whether or not this is an event server event or not can change the playstyle drastically. On the main server perhaps we hyperspace over to a nearby station that is under attack from the CIS. We begin with bombardment of the CIS frigates and work our way onto a Republic Station. There should be a time limit or something to pressure the players into being effective. Perhaps by saying a bomb was planted on the station the players will be more motivated into trying to save the station. By having the players think more on their feet they have less downtime. No Motivation = Freetime = Downtime = Boredtime. By going onto the station perhaps there is a crew in a firefight with some droids(whether NPC or player), the troops should not only try to save the station but the troops as well.

When it comes to an event server event perhaps the venator can begin by having troopers do passive RP(something that seems to be severely decreasing from my P.O.V.). One way to have passive RP is to have troopers load the LAATs for departure. Give the troopers tasks such as arming torpedoes, checking the engines, etc. If they perform certain tasks well they can get boosts such as backup(possibly more NPC allies dropped off from LAATs) weapon drops, or airsupport on enemy troops. Of course in this time of event you will be invading a planet you already occupy in order to help out your teammates. You would want to defend the base you already have as it is under your control for the time being. The events should be flexible there can be multiple endings such as: You win and all goes well, the enemy captures the place, you blow it up as a last ditch effort(this depends on the situation).

 

Who would fit in this type of event- Depending on the type of place under attack the troops most efficient could differ but for this example here is what I think of Galactic Marines (To take over the enemy CIS frigate or blow up from the inside) Dooms Unit (To provide covering fire and prevent the enemy from pushing forward towards the Area of Importance). Other battalions of course can join in such as Attack Battalions, these other two battalions just fit this example very well in my eyes.

 

VIP Protection- For this idea I went to the CG and asked them something they would like, just like I thought, we had the same idea. We do not always need to be attacked on ship. In reality high priority targets seemed to be attacked away from a large amount of clones. For example Cad Bane and Aurra Sing attacked the senate building to get to the senators, you never see them attack a venator head on as that would be very dangerous(Or at least I have not seen).

 

How this could play out- Senators are an RP factor that are not always used in events to the extent that they can be used. Senators do not always stay in one place. In a possible event you can have a senator go on a trip to a city escorted by CG in order to gain reputation and support of the local populous. Perhaps the Senator wants a certain bill to be signed that either gets much praise or anger from the populous. This event can go in many different directions such as having a CIS ambush, a citizen riot/shootout and so on. Perhaps a citizen is unhappy with the senator who wishes to raise taxes and wounds him with a sniper from a building window. This is just an example but as you can see citizens do not always need to be friendly, gangs and the CIS are not always the only hostiles. What if someone or a droid commando jumps out of the crowd and or somewhere and takes the Senator hostage under a smokescreen? This seems nearly impossible to happen but this has already happened a handful of times in more secure and unreasonable places. In this case 104th would be good to have on standby or at the scene in order to help negotiate with the hostiles for the senator to be release. Something that could also happen but might be a little harder to create could be a detective scenario. For example you see where the sniper shot from and find the room in the building. In the room is different items, perhaps among the items is a symbol or token affiliated with a club/gang/store where other clues are located and/or people who can provide intel into who it might be.  

 

Who would fit in this type of event- A handful of different people could be picked to main this event but in my eyes two battalions that would fit this the best and do not have much of their own events/are not shown much love would be the Coruscant Guard along with the 104th/Wolfpack as I mentioned earlier. These battalions would be able to do what they are meant to do but are not able to do all the time by themselves. Senators are also an important aspect to events and role play. Please feel free to contact a senator for an event if you want them to play an important role even if they aren’t on that job that second, we might thank you. If not available always feel free to just take a citizen job and slap that “Senator” title in the beginning of their name.

 

The Convoy Ambush - We always attack the CIS head on, but the real question is, is that the best way to fight this war? Many times we see head on battles to push to a base and things like that are in fact exciting but sometimes feel repetitive. What if we let the CIS come to us?

 

How this could play out- Exploring planets is fun, it kind of sounds like something the Recon Battalions do not always do. Many times it feels as though Recon Battalions are only used to weaken the enemy and slightly push up and then leave the rest to everyone else. What if we give Recon their own special priorities? If you are in Recon you should be able to notice things that seem out of the ordinary. Instead of telling Recon a specific thing to do such as attack a base let them go explore. Nothing feels more rewarding then finding intelligence showing where a CIS convoy will be heading(some maps are too small for this which is understandable but I have done it before just take some time finding a good map). Find the intel and perhaps a game master can appear as a hologram to explain where that position might be. Or in another case the intel explains the area such as, in between a small town and a giant boulder. When the enemy appears, blast them and all the troops, take the supplies and leave the rest to burn. Many different things can come out of an event like this, possibly finding some prisoners in the convoy, finding intelligence to a future event base or more. In events like this the reward always seems to be exciting.

 

Who would fit in this type of event- I hope you didn’t think I would forget about you guys, Recon Battalions. Recon is also one of those battalions that appears to be underused for their purpose. I understand it is hard to get around to everyone but it is the little things that count. Others can also help but this is designed to show recon some love.

 

Other Possible Ideas

CC training on Kamino (Was done before, seemed to be really good but I crashed midway)

Prisoner Exchange

Prisoner Vessel Boarded

Slave Ship Spotted

Civil War

Capturing CIS Personnel

Jedi Temple Attacked

These were just a few ideas I came up with and was thinking about typing something like this for a while. Communication is very important it is always ok if you try to help someone improve in a nice way. If you agree with me or have any ideas you would like to also bring up put them here or in the event ideas area on the forum!  

 

[Hero]

went into this thinking it was gonna be a semi-roast. Came out of it stealing your ideas  stay tuned cutie 

[miguz]

LMAO SAME @Hero

[GhoulFps]

*Does something*

 

[Stern]

You should be a gamemaster. These ideas are awesome well done 👍🏻 

[Gaster]

Some of the best ideas for new events I've seen keep up the good work