July 2003

07.26.03

EH Star Wars Galaxies Report #1:  07.10.03
As Emailed From:  DSWG/GM1 Compton (SWG)/Command Staff/The Fringe

Emperor's Hammer Star Wars Galaxies Report #1
7/10/03

(For distribution to the Fleet.)

For those who don't already know, the Emperor's Hammer has formed a Player Association on the Chilastra server in Star Wars Galaxies. Joining the PA is open to all members of the EH, and anyone else who wants to join. The only requirement (besides having a character on Chilastra, of course) is that you join the Fringe. You can do this using your existing EH e-mail address by e-mailing DCGM Darknyte at darknyte@alltel.net, or send him a /tell in-game to darkn'yte (note the apostrophe).

And now on with the report. The first two weeks of the game have moved slowly as almost everyone is learning how to actually play the game. I'm very much looking forward to the next few weeks as our members move past the basic Professions and into the Elite. New EH members are joining in all the time, and we've even recruited a few members from outside the EH. The best news so far is that we have recruited an Architect, and she is madly working on developing her skills so that we can actually build our PA hall in the next week or so.

The first version of my pre-game report/guide is still available at http://members.aol.com/imperialgleeclub/swg. Thanks to the EH member who donated the web space.

For Star Wars Galaxies info, visit starwarsgalaxies.com.
For EH PA info, visit http://www.swgalaxies.net/guilds/guild.php3?id=87.

Current in-game members: 19

The Fringe - EH Roleplaying Game (EH RPG)

Game Master 1st Class Jahn Compton
DSWG/GM1 Compton (SWG)/Command Staff/The Fringe
Executive Officer, Emperor's Hammer SWG Effort

Update on RA Jacob Van Nowak:  07.06.03
As Emailed From:  Jacob's sister ("Brittany")

I'm guessing according to looking through some of my brother's e-mails that I e-mail you do to the e-mail that Gyrffon I believe did not work. Sorry it has taken so long to e-mail you with an update, but as of now my brother is in stable condition and will remain in the hospital for three more days. He will be monitored, he came out with broken ribs, and left arm broken. The doctor said he will be fine but he was unconscious for 2 days and has and will continue to be monitored. He told me to tell you with a smile on his face his site he is making for you will be finished on time. My brother really enjoys this club, his whole computer is built around it, desktop it looks like icons, well as do to my mediocre skills with mirc as I use it to dual in magic online when I was much younger, I connected and luckily my brother had everything automatically pop up, channel wise, sorry again for being so late in updating, I have been at the hospital very late each day, and called relatives firstly. He should be back in 3 to 5 days.

Brittany

Fleet Commander's Note:

We all hope Jacob returns to us soon...and are comforted that during his recovery, he was thinking of us...:)

Star Wars: KOTOR Goes Gold: 07.09.03
As Copied From: http://www.lucasarts.com/products/swkotor/

"It is 4,000 years before the Galactic Empire and hundreds of Jedi Knights have fallen in battle against the ruthless Sith. As the last hope of the Jedi, you must lead a band of freedom fighters in an epic struggle to save the galaxy. Can you master the awesome power of the Force on your quest to save the Republic? Or will you fall to the lure of the dark side?

Hero or villain, savior or conqueror...you must choose wisely as you alone will determine the destiny of the entire galaxy!"

SAN RAFAEL, Calif. – July 9, 2003 – LucasArts today announced Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, a role playing game (RPG) for the Xbox™ video game system from Microsoft, has gone gold and will be available at retail throughout the United States and Canada Wednesday, July 16.

One of this year's most eagerly anticipated titles, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic was recently named the number one game in Electronic Gaming Monthly's Top 20 Summer Games feature. In addition, Official Xbox Magazine called Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic an "instant classic," and the game received a perfect score in the forthcoming September issue of GMR.

LucasArts also announced that in Winter 2003 it expects to make available to Xbox Live subscribers downloadable content for Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic. Featured will be a variety of new weapons and other items to assist players on in-game quests.

Developed by BioWare, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic features an original story set some 4,000 years prior to the timeframe of the Star Wars films in an era dominated by an epic conflict between the Jedi and the evil Sith."

07.13.03

Emperor's Hammer Mission Compendium hits 3000 Missions Online:  07.02.03
As Emailed From:  Tactical Officer (FA Mike)

Tactical Office

<Salute>

I have been waiting for this moment for a very long time. And now, my dream came true. 10 minutes ago, I have added 3000th mission to our mission compendium, and we have achieved another great milestone: 3000 missions online. Since I took over the TAC, I have set TAC3K as my primary objective. And, after 6 months, I have finally achieved it. Of course it would not be possible without hard work and dedication of entire Tactical Staff, and Tactical Officers before me. I would like to thank the following people:

Former Tactical Officer: SA Kawolski and HA Striker, FA Starlion
Former Tactical Coordinators: Drako, Gord Darkonian, Tissaya Argat, Mark Schueler, Pellaeon, Enahropes, CrazyR2 (and all those I forgot)
My Tactical Staff: Philo, Styles, Apophis Kuma and Master (your cookies are inbound)
And all people who supported me by testing and correction and of course submitting new battles and free missions.

I really appreciate your hard work and I herby set another goal for my office: TAC5K! When will we hit it? I have no idea. It took me 6 months to release 700 missions, so we will see. And now, let's celebrate!!!! Drinks on me!!!

Fleet Admiral Marcin "Mike" Szydlowski
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Tactical Officer
Emperor's Hammer Strike Fleet
#3203 < pbmike@go2.pl >

Fleet Commander's Note:

For his outstanding service and dedication to the Emperor's Hammer, Mike has been promoted to the EH Rank of Fleet Admiral.

My thanks and nice job !

DIR Central Directorate Governors Institute Goes Online:  07.04.03
As Emailed From:  MoE/RA Orzon/MC-3/Gondor Base

Central Directorate Governors Institute

Grand Admiral,

Here is the news/explaination of the CDGI. Tell me if it works or not...

-Minister of Education, Rear Admiral S. Orzon
MoE / RA Orzon / MC-3 / Gondor Base
(TC)(JC)(MoS-PR-GR)(MoR)x5(MoP)
{CDGI: AE-CB-CS-DC-DG-DRW-FR-PS}
{IWATS-AIM-M/1-RT-SM/3}

Central Directorate Governors Institute: http://www.directorate.net/cdgi.htm

--------------------------NEWS/EXPLANATION-------------------------------------

The Central Directorate Governors Institute is the main facility for educational experiences for members of the EH Directorate. The courses given to members range from simple diplomacy to capital ship tactics, with this in mind members are strongly encouraged to participate in taking all courses to help further their careers in the Directorate. The Institute is run by Rear Admiral Orzon who is the Directorate's Minister of Education. With the help of the Dean of Education, the Minister of Education hopes to use the CDGI make the Directorate more enjoyable for members abroad.

Some of the latest news from the CDGI revolves around the upcoming courses to be released they are:

- Ground Warfare
- Space Warfare
- Planetary Defense
- Galactic Battlegrounds Mission Design
- Fleet Tactics
- Ground Tactics

So with the additions of these courses the CDGI hopes to grow and help to attract more members to the Sub-group.

And so as you can see with new exams being made for members to take the CDGI is carrying out its role as the main source for educational for the Directorate.

Jacob VanNowak Seriously Injured in Car Accident:  07.02.03
As Emailed From:  Gryffon

I regretfully get to inform you, that a fellow EH member was in a car accident recently.

The Medical Officer RA Jacob Van Nowak was in a serious car accident.

His sister came online, and informed us.

Transcript Follows:

*** RA|Jac has joined #emperor's_hammer
*** X sets mode: +o RA|Jac
(RA|Jac): hello this is Jacob who do i need to talk to in order to let you know my brother is in critical condition from a car accident
(Gryffon): well, you can tell pretty much anyone
(RA|Jac): this is his sister, he had this labeled as star wars or something
(Gryffon): yeah, I know who heis
(RA|Jac): hes unconscious and we don't know how long or if he will live
(RA|Jac): so if you can tell someone so he doesn't get in trouble
(RA|Jac): the doctor said we should see signs in a few days of recovery
(Gryffon): I will, can you give us any details, like was he a car accident, I'm sure we'd like all his friends to know what is going on
(RA|Jac): yeah he was on the highway and some lady lost control and hit his civic from the side and then his car turned a little and got hit from the other end by a few cars, and it rolled
(RA|Jac): he was air lifted to the nearest hospital, and at the moment is not "awake"
(Gryffon): I'll make sure the people that need to know, and we all wish that he recovers, and can get back to us

She also said that should would be back on, and would also e-mail any updates to his condition.

If you could please rush a news article to the domain, and make sure that any of his commanding officers also know of this, I think it would be greatly appreciated. I'm sure we all wish for his swift return.

Gryffon

Fleet Commander's Note:

We all hope that RA Jacob Van Nowak recovers fully and quickly...!  However, please be advised that there is no way for us to corroborate the above information.

The EH Joins the Fight Against Cancer:  07.01.03
As Emailed From:  CMDR/LC Gunman/Shield 1-1/Wing IX/ISD Relentless

...the Hammer's Techs...

Volunteer your PC to help fight cancer, smallpox & bioterrorism @ Grid.Org !

Greetings Fleet Commander

Bet you never thought you would get an email from this address again, hey?

I wish to call your attention to a project similar to SETI in which a few of us have been working so far. It's called Grid.Org, and it's dedicated mainly to the research of cancer. As you know, many lives all over the world are lost every year because of cancer, and I think that researching ways to fight it is a very important cause. The website is http://www.grid.org/home.htm

Last year, a team called "The Hammer's Techs"

( http://www.grid.org/services/teams/team.htm?id=7D08A79D-FA90-454C-9E05-904A1B3B4842 )

was created by LC Spearhawk. We have only 29 members at the moment, and I'm its most recent member. We ask that you make this project official, so that other EH members may join this effort to save lives. All we ask is a little place in the EH website next to SETI. I'll add that I've tried playing several games with this program and it doesn't affect game performance in any way, so anyone can leave this program running while playing their favorite SW games.

I'm sure you'll understand, and I wait your decision.

CMDR/LC Gunman/Shield 1-1/Wing IX/ISD Relentless
PIN #: 844
"Trust me, if you're in my aim, you better be somewhere else."

Dark Empire Medal Award to the Emperor's Hammer Fleet Commander:  07.02.03
As Emailed From:  GA Destavol Gin/FC/Navy/SSD Hood/DE

Dark Empire Jewel of the Empire (JoE) Medal

<SALUTE>

Greetings fellow Dark Empire members. Today is a special day. One of great importance. Through out the Dark Empire's struggle to become an active club again, there has been one man that has always stuck by us and allowed us to use the EH's materials. Through thick and thin he has not let us down. I have been granted permission by the Emperor and Lord to personally award this medal to him. From Grand Admiral to Grand Admiral.

Thank you Mr. Ronin. For your continued services to the Dark Empire, we would like to award you with our finest medal. It is called the Jewel of the Emperor. It is a finely crafted jewel. Colored in crimson and black this is most definitely a great award. It is a true pleasure to give this to you Grand Admiral. You have been one of the soul men in the Dark Empire's rebirth. This is a thank you from the Emperor, Lord and my self.

*Destavol hands Ronin a golden box with the lid open displaying the jewel.* Mr Ronin. You are truly a man we all look up to. Thank you and I hope the DE and EH can continue to compete and grow from each others experiences.

Now, the Jewl of the Emperor is abbreviated JoE. So if you want to put it in your ID line display it as that. We will also be making you a dossier on out site with a Fleet Commander's uniform and the EH logo on the left soldier (so people don't get us mistaken hehe). The jewel will be placed on the uniform and in the medals box. Once again thanks Ronin.

Signed respectfully

GA Destavol Gin/FC/Navy/SSD Hood/DE
{BS - DE} {SS - DE}

Fleet Commander's Note:

Although I accept this award thankfully, in the interests of full disclosure, people should note that the submitter is our own beloved Lord Ambassador (RA Destavol) who also happens to be 3rd in command of the DE... :)

The XO's Apology:  07.04.03
As Submitted From:  Executive Officer (SA Astatine)

Office of the XO

Recently, information has been going around, information that I said. It was information that I'd mistakenly assumed would be kept in confidence. However, the context and content of what was said was
inappropriate and unprofessional on my part. It was an unfortunate incident and I am sorry if anyone was upset by what I said. It was not my intention to do so. The people I spoke about have, regardless of what I might think, contributed to the EH in their own way and they deserve better than what I said about them. I am sorry for any distress or disruption I may have caused the people specifically mentioned in what I said or to the EH as a whole.
 
XO/SA Astatine/CS-2/SSSD Sovereign
MoH/ICx2/OoR/GOE/GSx2/SS/BSx3/PC/ISM/MoI-DC/IS-3BR-3GR-2PR/CoS/CoE/CoLx2/LoAx3/OV-5E
SCL/DJP Astatine/DC-7/Dark Council
GLS/SL/SCx4/SEx3/DCx2/LSSx4
e-mail: jpboyce@indigo.net.au

Fleet Commander's Note:

The High Court of Inquisitors ruled today as follows...

Verdict : Case 193
Date: 7/5/03 11:13:03 AM Eastern Daylight Time
From: parejean@videotron.ca

In case 193 the defendant XO Astatine is found Guilty on both accounts.

Sentencing is as followed :

1) Astatine made his public apology so that was part of the sentencing, good thing it's already done.

2) He is to take a vacation/forced leave of absence of 2 weeks starting today in which someone else will have to fill in on his duties. During that time he is to reflect on his actions so that they never happen again.  (Ending July 19th 2003)

3) He is to be banned from IRC for a month (ending August 5th 2003)

4) He is also ordered never to have anymore communications with the rDB (or other enemies of the EH) As second in command of the club it's unacceptable that he communicates with the enemy.

Case 193 closed.

07.05.03

An EH Member Checks In from Iraq:  06.28.03
As Emailed From:  COM/VA Khameir Sarin/ISD Grey Wolf

(map from http://geography.about.com)

Greetings. It is a lucky day here in Iraq as we have internet access for the second day in a row. I thought I would send you an actual update of my scenario in Iraq, Pri said you like those sort of things.

I am a Second Lieutenant in the 3-502nd BTLN of the 101st Airborne. I am serving as an Infantry Platoon leader. During my time in Operation Iraqi Freedom I have traveled the entire length of Iraq by either Helicopter or Gun Truck (humvee). During the War fighting myself and my men were in engagements in every major battle the 101st fought. From Bartalla, to Najaf, to Baghdad.

Currently I am in Al Mawsil (or simply Mosul) Iraq.  This is a northern city that is split between Kurds and Arabs. Our operations now consist of police work, protection of the UN food places, rebuilding schools, rebuilding water and sewage ways, and building a friendship with the Iraqi people. There are still Fedayeen Terrorist running around, but we conduct operations daily to crack down on them.

I have learned a life's lesson while being over here for three months. I have witnessed the horrible action is of the Saddam Regime (Bombs stored in Kindergartens that were in use) and have seen the awesome effect of our forces on the enemy. I have been shot at and have shot at people. An interesting thing for a 25 year old.

Currently we are looking forward to coming home in August or September and I am looking forward to returning to the TC and EHDB. I actually miss the TC and the relaxation of playing games quite a bit!  Currently I am trying to recruit some of my men into the club, heh.

Well that is all from here. Take care and thanks for fixing my SW Sarin from the rogue DB to the EH DB.

Matt

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PROF COM/VA Khameir Sarin/ISD Grey Wolf
SW Khameir Sarin (Sith)/AED/Oriens Obscurum of Arcona

AD Mell Appointed Imperial Sovereign Protector (ISP):  06.26.03
As Submitted From:  Fleet Commander (GA Ronin)

For consistent service to the Emperor's Hammer for 5+ years, dedication to Fleet Command, AD Mell (PIN #512) is hereby appointed as the new Imperial Sovereign Protector (ISP) of the Fleet Commander.  Mell used to be Training Officer (TO) of the EH.

The ISP has one primary duty..."Protect" the Fleet Commander from harm.  Realistically, in our online club, this means that the ISP will be given specific missions and duties from the Fleet Commander to further the cause of the Emperor's Hammer as a whole.

The ISP is officially considered the Fleet Commander's "bodyguard".

I should also not AD Mell has one kick butt Imperial Logo tattoo :)

Please join me in welcoming AD Mell once again to the EH Command Staff...!

Grand Admiral Ronin
Fleet Commander/Founder - Emperor's Hammer
FC/GA Ronin/CS-1/SSSD Sovereign
MoH/IC/GoE/OoR/PC/MoI-dc/ISM/MoT-rhx2/MoT-ghx8/LoC-CSx5/DFC/CoS/OV-8E/LoA
DC/[DJP(Sith)/Overlord of Alvaak, SL] {IWATS-Core}
http://www.emperorshammer.org