December 2002


12.28.02

Happy Holidays from the Fleet Commander:  12.20.02
As Submitted From:  Fleet Commander (GA Ronin)

With the holidays ahead for most of the Members of the EH, I wanted to post a quick note of thanks for ALL of you that work so hard to make this organization function for the past 8 years.  From the Command Staff down to the lowliest Lieutenant, it is our Membership that is our greatest strength.

Over the past 8 years, I have been amazed (almost daily) at the enthusiasm and creativity of our Membership (and its effect on people's "real lives" as you will read below).  People sometimes ask me why/how I created the EH.  I can sum up my response in a recent "email of thanks" copied below...I thought the rest of you may appreciate it, as the thanks should go to all of you, not just me :)  The name and personal details have been edited out to maintain the author's privacy...

Mr. Call,

Four years ago I came to the Emperor's Hammer with the fictional name "XXXXXXXXX." During this time, I was a freshman entering high school, still living in a childish world not knowing what I would be doing in the future. As I went through real life, I developed my hobby in the Emperor's Hammer to the point where I attained the rank of admiral and the command of an entire TIE Corps Battlegroup. I was awarded with a Grand Order of the Emperor, and a slew of other organizational awards. While in the Emperor's Hammer serving actively, I learned a great deal about command and control, delegation, micromanagement, and military structure. Though a fictional organization, the Emperor's Hammer gave me an idea of a career that I may enjoy. I finished high school in the top ten percent of my class, graduated with honors as a member of the National Honor Society, and was accepted to the XXXXXXXXXX University where I currently study history and political science. The Emperor's Hammer was a factor that inspired me to seek out a career in the military, and I was accepted into the United States Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps. Currently, I am working as a cadet towards a commission in the USAF as a second lieutenant.

Thanks to the experience I gained in your fine organization, I feel I have a good understanding of leadership and the responsibilities thereof. Commanding a flight or squadron in the USAF isn't like commanding a flight, squadron, wing, or battlegroup in the Emperor's Hammer, but the basic elements of command still remain. You must know your people, and know what they are capable of. Working to attain the best results is expected. It is exemplified in the Core Values of the USAF, "Integrity First, Service Before Self, and Excellence In All We Do." I am grateful for what the Emperor's Hammer has thought me, and I look forward to serving the United States as a true military officer.

Thank you for your organization, Mr. Call. I hope it has inspired others as it has inspired me.

XXXXXXXXX, Cadet, AFROTC


I know many Imperial Citizens may not think that the EH is perfect or that it's bureaucracy can be too cumbersome at times.  (be reminded that we're a VOLUNTEER organization supported by YOUR efforts).  However, the Emperor's Hammer is what YOU (as Members) make it...it can be as fun, or as bad, as YOU desire.  But rest assured that your Command Staff ALWAYS has the best interests of the club at heart and that I maintain an ever-watchful eye over them too :)

If the EH can affect someone's life choices to better serve/protect humanity and their nation, we are doing something right !

It is my hope that the Emperor's Hammer will continue to be the premier amateur online Star Wars gaming club on the Internet for the next 8 years !

So, pat yourselves on the back, enjoy your holidays and above all...be safe !

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

Arcanus Selected as the New Chancellor of the Senate:  12.19.02
As Submitted From:  Executive Officer (SA Astatine)

Imperial Senate

After considering all the applications, the new Chancellor of the Senate (CHS) is M:EDU/VIZ Arcanus ( minister_arcanus@hotmail.com ).  Congratulations to him and thanks to everyone else who applied.

SA Astatine - XO
e-mail: jpboyce@indigo.net.au

Tactical Office Report #67:  12.13.02
As Submitted From:  Tactical Officer (AD Mike)

Tactical Office

Welcome to this 67th Tactical Office Report. It's been one week since I've been appointed as new Tactical Officer. I can say that my office is working without any delays, and I'm going to improve cooperation between multiple EH Subgroups on TAC level.

Few words about my plans. Well, my main plan is to improve this office as much as I can. Tac Office is working very good but I know there is always something to improve. I want to increase number of battles in compendium, but also some big changes like Multi-Player mission compendium, new types of battles and new platforms I plan major cooperation with TO, SCO and COO offices and most of Subgroup Commanders. I only ask people to give me some time. I am TAC for one week, judge me when I will be TAC for year or so. Then I will be able to show you real effort, not now. I didn't have enough time, to do something great.

1. "Xunami Wings" - Tactical Office Competition No.1

As you probably know Tactical Office started new mission creation competition. Our goals is to create plotlines for CAB battles, and use the later to create CABs. All details can be found on Mission Creation MB, here. Good luck to all. And side note. Remember, best form of plotline is fiction. I don't need list of all ships and squadrons you will use. I want storyline addition to you battles.

2. Tac Office Status:

EH Mission Compendium:
Missions: 2610 (+4)
Tactical Database:
TIE Division:
In Queue: 5 missions
Being Tested: 2 missions, 2 battles
Being Corrected: 2 missions, 1 battle
Final Check: 1 battle
Total: 9 missions, 4 battles
XvT/BoP Division
In Queue: None
Being Tested: 14
Being Corrected: 4
Final Check: 2
Total: 18
XWA Division:
In Queue: 1 mission
Being Tested: 3 missions
Being Corrected: 1 battle, 3 missions
Final Check: 1 battle
Total: 7 missions, 2 battles
Tactical Roster:
TIE: 12
XvT: 18
BoP: 17
XWA: 12

3. Project "Exterminator" update:

XvT-TC battles has all been corrected, and TIE-TC correction is proceeding well. This week I am going to correct rest of XvT and probably all BoP battles. My staff will try to deal with TIE and XWA corrections. I expect EH Mission Compendium to be clean on New Year, but we will see about that.

On side note, I have to say that I am very pleased with increasing quality of all submissions. I guess EH members know much more about mission creation than they used to. That's good thing.

4. TIE testers sought:

Tactical Office needs additional testers. Applications to TCC:TIE Mark Schueler and me. Details can be found Mission Creation Message Board. Good awards for hard working people.

5. Pending High Scores:

Our XO is working on mailer and it seems it's working now. I have approved some of high scores, others are still waiting. Don't worry. You won't have to wait for weeks, I will do them all soon.

Also one word about cheating. Two days ago I had to sent one person to HCI and case will start soon. Remember people. Editing mission is forbidden. Killing you own ships too. Do not do it. I have one word to all those who cheat: mail me and confess. We will try to treat you better, but remember. You will have to face trial, but at least you will save your honor.

I am now working on new methods of catching cheaters, and I will soon present it too HCI guys, SO and my bosses. You can be sure that no one will escape us. Remember, we are not sending innocent people to trial, and I always mail suspect first. We don't start case until we are 100% sure suspect is guilty.

DO NOT CHEAT! Think about everything you can loose. Your honor, respect of your buddies and superiors. And what you can earn? One more high score? One more medal?

Every time you are not sure if something you do is cheating or now, refer to Tactical Manual or email me. I will explain everything to you. My office is always open. ;)

6. Incoming Projects:

At the moment we are trying to clear Mission Compendium (Exterminator). Then we will work on removing on rather big project which I can describe as "Database of Tutorials". Also, my CA (which I hope will be approved soon) will be working on classified project related to High Scores checking. Current TCC:TIE, will take over everything related to beta testing.

Those are my plans for nearest future. Next in line is upgrading Tactical Manual to version 3.0 and update of Tac related course.

7. XvT Mission Design Course (XTM/1) updated:

I've completly redesigned XTM/1, so it should be even better now. Right now, I need to update one thing: online test. However this will have to wait for new TO. But don't worry, you can still pass old test, or take offline version of new one.

8. Final word:

Remember. My office is always open for you. You can email me anytime and ask question and I will reply for sure. Do not be affraid of me. I know some people paint me as cold-hearted bastard but trust me I am here to help you all, so in case of any questions just drop me an email at pbmike@go2.pl

<SALUTE>

Admiral Marcin "Mike" Szydlowski
Tactical Officer
Emperor's Hammer Strike Fleet
< wpozer@poczta.onet.pl >

Flight Office Report: 12.16.02
As Emailed From:  Flight Officer (FA Priyum)

Flight Office

Greetings all and welcome to this week's report from the Flight Office...

News -

- With the retirement of Lieutenant Colonel Shadd as the Squadron Commander of Praetorian, myself and VA Trouttrooper have decided on a replacement...congratulations go out to Captain Hunter!

Hunter certainly has large shoes to fill...Shadd was an exemplary CMDR and set high standards for all to aspire to.

- RA Smitrock announced his resignation as COM of the ISD Subjugator earlier this week and moved down to a FM position on the ship. Without delay Admiral Tiger has appointed his successor...congratulations to the ship's former WC, Rear Admiral Chamberlain. His first duty as COM will be to select a new Wing XX Wing Commander.

- Congrats are also due to Wing IV's WC, LC Halcyon, who has been promoted to Colonel for his superb work as a Flag Officer.

- Commendation of Loyalty time. The details are on the TC news page and the latest OPS report. On a related note, congrats to Vice Admiral Khaine, who returns as CA:OPS.

Also congrats to RA Gord Darkonian, the new CA:TAC.

- Competition Approvals: The OPS is NOT approving competitions, and neither am I. You can either go ahead and run the competition, or just wait until a new TO is appointed, which shouldn't be too long now.

- The recent problems with the database all seem to be resolved now (fingers crossed :P). Many thanks to my CA, Admiral Cyric, for processing all those back logged Recruits.

- COL Von Reinthaler has redesigned the Tau homepage, and it looks as swank as ever: http://www.knology.net/~reinthaler/

- Thanks to all who wished me a happy birthday today. For the record, I'm 22 :P

Respectfully,

Fleet Admiral Priyum
Flight Officer & TIE Corps Commander
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FO-TCCOM-PROF/FA Priyum Patel/CS-4/SSSD Sovereign
MoH/IC/OoR/GOE/GSx3/SSx3/BSx2/PCx5/ISMx10/MoI-BC/LoC-PSx45/MoC-3BoC/CoLx3/CoB/CoE/LoA/OV-3E
[DRAG] {IWATS-GFX-IIC/1/2/3-M/1/2-RT-SM/1/3-TT}

New Fleet Order of Battle On-Line:  12.19.02
As Emailed From:  Science Officer (AD Ender mBind)

Science Office

<salute>

After some final updates, I found a few bugs/typo's before, I've put the new Order of Battle online and linked from the SCO site at:

http://www.minos.net/~sco/fleet-manual/app-orderofbattle.html

- which is the same link it had before, so links will not have to be updated. From that page its available in full graphics, text only and off-line zipped versions.

<salute>

SCO-TCT-TCS-PROF/AD Ender mBind/CS-10/SSSD Sovereign
GSx2/SSx7/BSx4/PCx7/ISMx16/MoI/MoT-28rh-45gh-6bh/IS-1SR-2GR-1PR/LoC-PSx101/DFC/CoS/CoL/CoB/LoAx2/OV-3E
[CNTR] {IWATS-AIM-GFX-ICQ-IIC/1/2/3-M/1/2-OPT-SM/2-TM-TT-XAM-XTM/1/2-XTT}

New Recon Office Website: 12.13.02
As Emailed From:  Reconnaissance Officer (HA Keiran Idanian)

Recon Office

Greetings,

::salute::

***New Reconnaissance Office Site***

Long have you waited for the new Reconnaissance website to be completed, and behold it has been! :)

I would like to take this moment to thank, ROA Loor, who put all this together. I must mention, that we modified Keldorn's original design and updated it with .php which allows for an Admin section. :)

Some of the nice new pages which have been added are: Non-EH Site of the Week Submission Form, Project Cordial Page, as well as Admin functions for Add/Remove/Edit News as well as Project Cordial interviews!

Take a lot at the new Reconnaissance Office site, and see what new changes you can find! :)

http://reconnaissance.stardestroyer.org/

-= High Admiral Keiran Idanian, Reconnaissance Officer =-
[- ro@emperorshammer.org | http://gandalf.kweeky.net/ro/ -]
RO-VROY/HA Keiran Idanian/CS-12/SSSD Sovereign
MoH/GOE/GS/SS/BSx2/PC/ISMx3/MoI-BC/MoT-1rh-1gh/LoC-ISx10/MoC-4BoC-5SoC-3GoC-3PoC-1DoC/CoL/CoB/LoAx11/OV-3E
[CAVL] {IWATS-AIM-ASP-BX-CBX-CHAR-FLA-GFX-IIC/1/2/3-JS-M/1/2-RPG-SM/2-TM-TT-VBS-XAM-XML-XTM-XTT}
KE (Krath)/CON/Clan Alvaak
SC-SoA/BZ/(BN)/(LSAg)/CoL {SA: CORE}
"For the honor of the Emperor's Hammer"

Hammer's Fist Domain Report #84:  12.14.02
As Emailed From:  Prefect of the Legion (Field Marshal Ares)

Hammer's Fist (EH Stormtroopers)

Membership: 85 active, 180 total

1) We have a new Commander, Operations; LTC Hemi. His new assistant is CPT Delak Krennel. One of his first priorities is to get current SG-wide operation back underway. It has been idling while the office has lain vacant. Congratulations to both of them. Along with these new officers will come a new operations website.

2) My Commander, Security has seen a rise in in-channel profanity and general verbal abuse. This is also coming from the mouths of officers/staff. The security officer is taking a harder line on this and I am in support of her. The Hammer's Fist is one of the best-behaved subgroups and I want to keep it that way.

3) Our online Jedi Knight 2 gaming group is solidifying into the Prefect's Royal Guard. It grew out of a number of different incarnations; Shadow Knights, Dragoons, Prefect's Royal Guard. Rather than being under the Commander, Operations or XO's office, the PRG is run by the Commander, Security. The PRG has a simple rank structure to show player's skill levels and consistency.

4) The next Dark Legionnaire issue is underway. This is Big News in the HF and it is scheduled to hit the web before Christmas!

Prefect of the Legion
Field Marshal Ares

Prex Report #8:  12.14.02
As Emailed From:  President of the Corporate Division (Prex VA Nav'ric Trow)

Corporate Division (CD)

Welcome to the Corporate Division Report, number eight - Two month mark.

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Total - 56 (97 including Reserves)
Direx and Trade Assembly Command - 7
Trade Assembly - 28
PLT Revenge - 22
Reserves - 40

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1. Captain-Supervisor Thorin Oakenshield this week stood down as Chief Executive of Cosmic Holonet Corporation to concentrate on his duties as Chairman. I'd like to thank Thorin for his excellent work as CHC's Chief Executive. Thorin has lifted CHC onto the next level, with contracts and projects being constantly supplied and activity being at it's highest.

Replacing him is now former Echo Detachment Commander, Captain-Supervisor Johann Glorick. This meant that Detachment Commander of Echo was vacant, so Senior Technician Darknyte has been appointed. Congrats!

2. This is the first 'big' medal to be awarded under myself. It's been a while since the Prex's Decoration was awarded to a member of the Corporate Division for their outstanding work... and I believe i've found the perfect example of a Prex's Decoration receipient. Congratulations to RA Reb Crush who is hereby awarded the Prex's Decoration for his work as Executive Vice President!

3. The Reformation plans for the Corporate Division are almost complete and should be sent around the Direx Board soon. Expect some changes in the next few weeks.

4. Cosmic Holonet Corporation is set to become the first corporation to have its Stock split. This means that the stocks will become half the price, but twice the amount. This means that iBank users that don't have a great deal of credits to use now stand a better chance to invest in CHC. All current users that have CHC shares, don't worry, they'll be cut, but you'll receive twice the amount you have at the moment to make up for its value.

5. Carried on from last week, remember to use the message board!

URL: http://www.ehnet.org/mb/viewforum.php?f=5

Also, use IRC to communicate with others. If you haven't got IRC go to www.mirc.com and download the latest version, then go onto the Undernet and into channel #corporate_division in particular.

6. There were no recruits this week, come on people, get recruiting!

7. No report was submitted by the CHMN, so no Member of the Week has been announced.

News finished.

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Promotions/Appointments:

EO Arid Foxtrot / Engineer Candidate > Assistant Technician.

SNR Orv Dessrx / Transferred to the reserves.
AST Arid Foxtrot / Assigned to Cosmic Holonet Corporation.
CP Thorin Oakenshield / Stepped down as CHC CEO.
CP Johann Glorick / Assigned as new CEO of CHC.
SNR Darknyte / Assigned as new DC of Echo Detachment (CHC).

Medals:

EO/SNR Darknyte / Awarded CDM
CEO/CP Johann Glorick / Awarded CDM

Courses:

CDBASE
AST arid_foxtrot, graduated on 10/12/2002, with a mark of 85%

CHC
TCH Alec Qarni, graduated on 07/12/2002, with a mark of 95%

CMD-1
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PS-1
- NONE -

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Corporate Division Database: http://cddb.minos.net
Corporate Division IRC Undernet Channel: #corporate_division
Corporate Division Message Board: http://www.ehnet.org/mb/viewforum.php?f=5

Done.

- VA Nav'ric Trow | http://cddb.minos.net
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PREX/VA Nav'ric Trow/VSD Warhammer/CD
DBM/SoAx2/CoL/CDM [PxC]
BSx2/PCx5/ISMx4/LoC/CoB/LoAx2/OV-2E [KNGT]
{IWATS-AIM-CBX-ICQ-IIC/1-M/1/2-SM/2/3-TM-TT-XTM/1}

12.20.02

Newest Honorary Member - Steve Perry:  12.09.02
As Coordinated By:  CMDR/LC Jason Hunter/Sadhe/Wing V/SSSD Sovereign

(Please review our other Honorary Members)

::salutes::

Sir, I have come to be in contact with Steve Perry, the author of 'Shadows of the Empire.'  I met him at Orycon in Portland, Oregon, and asked him about becoming an Honorary Member of the EH...and he agreed.

Mr. Perry can be reached at the following e-mail address: sperry@easystreet.com.

CMDR/LC Jason Hunter/Sadhe/Wing V/SSSD Sovereign

"Sure, I'd be happy to be an honorary member. You can post the URL or my website picture if you want -- I'll probably have my son update the site eventually.

Steve
http://users.easystreet.com/sperry/
"

Death of Aylius Khan, former CA:RO:  11.24.02
As Emailed From:  Reconnaissance Officer (HA Keiran Idanian)

It is never easy saying goodbye to a friend. It is always a surprise when someone passes away, but we know that is the way of things. It comes even more as a shock when we learn that it is someone from the Emperor's Hammer. Granted, with so many members, we should know it is inevitable, but still it is hard.

We have just learned, that weeks ago Lt. Colonel Aylius Khan died in a plan accident. Aylius "Judge" Khan, a former-ROA and CA:RO, was a great help in the early stages of the Reconnaissance Office. I must say, that without him, I'm not sure if I would have ever caught on to the jobs of this office as quickly.

I was very sad to hear of his death. Aylius was a good and loyal friend. He was a great help to the Reconnaissance Office, and I know he was a great help and friend to all who known him.

Rest in peace, my friend.... I hope you know, that without you helping me when I became RO, things may not have been the same as they are today.

Narmari�

Admiral Marcin "Mike" Szydlowski Promoted to Tactical Officer:  12.07.02
As Submitted From:  Fleet Commander (GA Ronin)

Tactical Office

Admiral Marcin "Mike" Szydlowski, the former CA:TAC under HA Striker, was promoted to the Position of EH Tactical Officer.  Not only was he highly recommended from the outgoing TAC, he has already picked up the duties of being TAC, without me or the XO having to ask.  Nice initiative.  He has served in the TAC office for three years, and for one year as CA:TAC.  Recently, he has helped out with the EH uniform as well as held a high presence on IRC.

His working knowledge of the EH Database and the procedures of the Tactical Officer make him an excellent candidate for the job.

Our congratulations !!!

The other highly qualified Applicants considered included:

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-7E/LoA
DC/[DJP(Sith)/Overlord of Alvaak, SL] {IWATS-Core}

http://www.emperorshammer.org

AD Mell Resigns as Training Officer, Replacement Sought:  12.03.02
As Submitted From:  Executive Officer (SA Astatine)

Overview

The position of Training Officer is one of the most demanding in the Emperor's Hammer.  The position covers a wide range of duties and the successful candidate will be expected to lead by example.  Due to the lack of "natural progression" in the position, a fair amount of on-the-job training and supervision will be required over a long term. A high standard of work and a long term will also be expected.

Selection Criteria - Essential

1.  Proven experience in running competitions, preferably involving a scope larger than a TIE Corps Wing (or similar)
2.  Good written communication skills
3.  An acceptable level of presence in online media (such as IRC, message boards)
4.  Fast email response time
5.  The ability to work with a wide range of EH personnel, including the Executive Office, Flight Officer, Operations Officer and various officers within the TIE Corps and subgroups

Selection Criteria - Desirable

1.  Previous training experience
2.  Be able to take orders and directives from the Executive Officer

Some of the core duties of the position include:

        * Maintaining the graduates list
        * Processing competitions submitted to the competition system
        * Reviewing and approving new courses within acceptable parameters

You must address each criteria with supporting evidence.  Simply saying "Yes, I can do that" will not be enough.  Include specific examples of
your experience.  You should meet at least the essential criteria to be considered for the position.  You will be expected to perform the core
duties as listed and if you are unwilling to perform them, don't waste time by applying.  You must include at least three (3) references.  At least one must be a current or former superior (preferably current). Ensure you have their permission first.  If it is found out that you did not gain permission, this will reflect upon your application in a negative light.  Applications should be sent to the Fleet Commander ( garonin@aol.com ) and Executive Officer ( jpboyce@indigo.net.au ) with the subject "Application for Training Officer".

SA Astatine - XO

Security Office Report:  12.06.02
As Emailed From:  Security Officer (FA Brad)

Security Office

No one was sent to the High Court of Inquisitors (HCI) this week. I did send out a number of official warnings and other kinds of warnings to members.

First of all, do not use the SO/HCI system to gain advantages or frame people that you want removed from the club. The truth will be found sooner or later. Anyone found to have abused the system would face severe punishment.

Next, be aware of the feelings of others. Thinking about what you do before you do it can save you a lot of trouble. If everyone exercised some judgment and restraint, there wouldn't be a need for any trials in the HCI or warnings from me.

Remember, that formal complaints about members violating the EH Regulations goes to me. Send me all evidence you can. If it is logs from IRC, e-mails, or message board posts (give me the specific address or URL for message board post). Copy what information is in the address bar when you are viewing the message board topic. Attach IRC logs and forward e-mails if possible. Otherwise, send e-mails as plain text file
attachments.

If you are unable to provide evidence, I cannot put charges on anyone. So save e-mails if at all possible and log everything on IRC. (Remember where you save log files).

There are some complaints that were just received that I am working on. If you are unsure if I got a complaint mail, send me another e-mail
asking, or find me on IRC as FA_Brad.

<SALUTE>

SO-DIS/FA Brad/CS-9/SSSD Sovereign,
MoH/HoI/IC/GOE/GMoF/FoEWx2/BS/PCx7/IMC/ISMx5/MoC-7BoC-5SoC/CSM/OV-6E/OoEwx4d [HUSS],
{IWATS-AIM-ASP-CBX-IIC/1/2/3-M/1/2-RT-SM/2-TT-VBS}, SBL(Sith), (BN)

Star Wars Galaxies:  12.02.02
As Emailed From:  Chief Gamemaster of the EH (Gryffon)

The Fringe - EH Roleplaying Game (EH RPG)

If all COMs could please forward this down their chains of command, it would be very helpful. I would like for ALL members of the EH to see this.

As time draws closer, the Emperor's Hammer's plans for Star Wars Galaxies are solidifying. However there is still a lot of room, for growth and input. In an effort to deliver what you most want, a topic has been created on the Fringe Messageboard hosted on the EH Messageboards at http://www.ehnet.org/mb. This thread has been going on for awhile now. However I have only seen input from a small number of members. I want to make sure that all members know that they have a say, and that I value their input on this. I know that some members have trouble with the messageboards, and I therefore extend the invitation for any member to email their ideas to me as well. Just include "[Fringe:SWG]" in the subject to make it stand out.

Secondly, I would also like to recruit members to help work on a comprehensive website that will allow for many MMORPG tasks such as help with quests. Player Association Information, Requests for help and the like.

If you are IRC inclined, you can also join the channel #thefringe. I am usually there, or at least idling, in which case you can leave a message. Anytime you wish to join and discuss what is going on, feel free. I frequent the channel from Midnight to 8 AM EST(when I am at work) so if you can't sleep, come bug me.

Also make sure to check out http://www.the-fringe.org the official website of the Fringe. All members of the EH Player Association will be required to be Fringe members, when the game is released.

Thank you for your time...

CGM/Gryffon/SSSD Sovereign
/OV{IWATS-BX-ICQ-IIC/1/2/3-LIN-M/1/2-PHP}
"True wealth is not measured in monetary terms, but in the strengths of ones heart and convictions."

Grand Order of the Emperor (GoE) Medal Awarded to AD NiksaVel:  12.07.02
As Recommended By:  IWXO/VA Iylan Kano/IWCS-2/MC80b Storm Hawk/IW/EH

(Please see the Operations Manual for Medal descriptions)

<SALUTE>

Sirs,

I would like to recommend the Infiltrator Wing Commander, Admiral NiksaVel for the award of the Grand Order of the Empire.

In his time as IWCOM, the Admiral has worked tirelessly to better the subgroup. Be it designing new, and I must say stunning, medal images; creating the new layout for upcoming Domain site; or just simply doing his job, consistently and well.

The Admiral has been one of the most reliable IWCOMs I have seen or worked under and I have been privilege to work so close with him. He has brought a new stability to the IW Command Staff, been willing to listen to any and all ideas put forward by the membership and help out any and all members from myself to the Flight Members.

NiksaVel was promoted to Admiral 6 months ago and since then has not received any medal, EH or IW for his dedicated and vital work. It is my opinion that this award is more than justified and would say a much-deserved thank you to the Admiral from both the IW membership and the larger EH.

Many thanks for your time.

<SALUTE>

IWXO/VA Iylan Kano/IWCS-2/MC80b Storm Hawk/IW/EH

12.01.02

SW-CON in Hamburg, Germany:  11.30.02
As Emailed From:  Medical Officer (RA Wemmel) and FA Michael Tolwyn, ret.

Part I

Hello Sir,

First of all: this con was way too expensive for being a perfect example of disorganization. One example: The opening ceremony started with a delay of 3 hours...and the sound simply sucked. There is no other way to put it, because the (radio)micro wasn't able to transmit two words straight to the amplifier without having a blackout. Someone studying cryptology would have had his greatest hours with decrypting that transmission. And the lack of a side program left much room for boredom. But at least several panels were worth watching.

Chief among them was the one held by ADs Ozzel, Piett and Motti. In this Panel Michael Sheard grabbed the radio micro, while the other two kept the one with the cable, and ran around the room in his typical enthusiastic way and effectively held the micro into the mouth of as unsuspecting a Jedi, Sith, Naboo, Java he could find in the audience and make him or her ask a question. Since he passed me several times without asking me this was great fun..although his first strike was aimed at Mike Tolwyn and hit dead center... ("I *had* a good question - it's not my fault those Admirals didn't understand me..." - remarks from Mike) even more fun for me ;)

Someone had a TCG...booth...well, let's call it small table with three chairs around it and so we were able to spend most of the boring times with some playing cards and next to Shannon McRandle (formerly Baksa) and Michonne Bourriague. Speaking of the two models: Mike has made friends with Shannon and you can expect a mail about an upcoming interview with her soon. An update on Michonne will follow tomorrow... :-)

Here's one image of Admiral Piett (Ken Colley), who agreed to become an honorary member of the EH, signing the attached photograph to Mike and myself.

OK, that's it for now.

Part II

Hello Sir,

...and here is the final update on the SW-CON in Hamburg.

Today (Sunday) was boring as usual.. again the panels were about 1 hour behind schedule and they canceled the ones that were planned for the previous two days but were victims of the disorganization. Same here. On the positive side: I asked Michonne Bourriague (Aurra Sing) if she would perhaps become an honorary member of the EH and/or give us an interview on IRC. She was really interested in both of them and gave me her mail-address to send her further information on the EH.

Ray Park was there as well and my second recruitment-"victim". Although he didn't react nearly as positively as Michonne did, he asked me to send him some information as well. I'll prepare mails with the leaflet and some additional information.

Autographs: nothing new EH related, but I got Richard LeParmentier to sign Michael Sheards book with the words "This is one of three books not signed by Michael, but BY ME" ;)

MO/RA Jan Wemmel/M-TFC Last Hope
FA Michael Tolwyn, ret.

Outgoing TAC (HA Striker) Awarded Imperial Cross (IC) Medal:  11.31.02
As Submitted From:  Fleet Commander (GA Ronin)

For his dedication and long commitment to the Position of Tactical Officer (TAC), the Fleet Commander (GA Ronin) has awarded HA Striker the EH Imperial Cross (IC) Medal.

(Please see Operations Manual for medal descriptions)

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-7E/LoA
DC/[DJP(Sith)/Overlord of Alvaak, SL] {IWATS-Core}

http://www.emperorshammer.org

Tactical Officer (TAC) and Chancellor of the Senate (CHS) Requirements Posted:  11.31.02
As Prepared by:  Executive Officer (SA Astatine)

Requirements for TAC

Tactical Office

Overview
The position of Tactical Officer presents a unique challenge. The smooth operation of the Tactical Office effectively ensures the smooth operation of the entire TIE Corps. A high quality of work effort, ethics and commitment are required for this position.

Selection Criteria - Essential
1. Proven command experience, at the level of at least TIE Corps Wing Commander or a similar position of responsibility.
2. Good written communication skills.
3. An acceptable level of presence in online media, such as message boards, IRC, etc.
4. Fast email response time.
5. The ability to work with a wide range of EH personnel, including a majority of the TIE Corps.
6. Experience in mission design or the Tactical Office.

Selection Criteria - Desirable
1. Proven long-term, consistant workmanship in a position.
2. Knowledge of the BSF system.
3. High levels of trust, honesty and ethics.

You must address each criteria with supporting evidence. Simply saying "yes, I can do that" will not be acceptable. You must also include at
least three references. At least one of these must be a current superior. These references will be checked and your application will be considered in a highly negative light if you have not gotten permission from your references to use their names. Applications are to be directed to the Fleet Commander ( garonin@aol.com ) and Executive Officer ( jpboyce@indigo.net.au ) with the subject "Application for TAC".

Requirements for CHS

Imperial Senate

Overview
The position of Chancellor of the Senate will offer a unique challenge to applicants. The Senate, as many of its members know, is in trouble
and it will take a supremely skilled leader to lead the subgroup out of the wilderness. Applicants must address the following criteria:

Selection Criteria - Essential
1. Proven command experience, at a level of TIE Corps Wing Commander or equivalent.
2. An acceptable level of online presence.
3. Fast email response time.
4. A clean record.
5. The ability to work with a range of EH personnel.
6. A plan for fixing the Senate.

Selection Criteria - Desirable
1. Member of the Senate.
2. Proven track record in improving a sector of the EH or a subgroup.

You must address each criteria with supporting evidence. Simple saying "Yep, I can do that" won't be enough. You must also include three references - including at least one superior. These references will be checked. Applications are to be directed to the Fleet Commander ( garonin@aol.com ) and Executive Officer ( jpboyce@indigo.net.au ) with the subject "Application for the position of Chancellor".

SA Astatine - XO

SO Report:  11.29.02
As Emailed From:  Security Officer (FA Brad)

Security Office

Cazrim Mano (also known as "Derius") of the Bounty Hunter's Guild was sent to the High Court of Inquisitors last night. He is suspected of
violating Articles of War violations 404 - Failure to Obey an Order or Regulation, 408 - Provoking Speech, and 409 - Conduct Unbecoming an
Officer and Gentlemen. If a trial goes through, check the High Court of Inquisitors News Page http://www.minos.net/~moreco/hci/news.php.

Be very careful of what you say (actually type) on IRC. Most of my cases are because of behavior problems on IRC (and on a smaller note,
Message Boards). With a quicker way to communicate, IRC is both a blessing and a curse, especially to members who do not pause to think
over what they are going to say before pressing "Enter" (or Return). If you are upset about something, you should probably walk away from the
computer and cool off. It is easier to think clearly when you are calm. If you still want to then send a complaint, feel free to contact your superior officers or me (if the former isn't possible or reasonable).

Many complaints were received and are being processed now. If you want to know how things are going for a complaint you sent, e-mail me. I'm having my CA handle some complaints behind the scenes to alleviate my work load. I guess everybody stopped watching Ep II DVD. :(

If you feel I am taking too long on some complaints, you have to realize that some people send me complaints on members they do not care for and have some weak (or potentially false) evidence. I must verify the evidence and see things from both sides before proceeding with a
decision to disregard the complaint, issue a warning or official warning, or send someone to the High Court of Inquisitors. Also, I am human and can make errors or not get to things right away (*gasp* - yes a CS officer is admitting to this). Sometimes it is the fact that I am waiting on e-mail replies from other members to verify evidence.

If some complaints can be handled by superior officers or incidents handled by channel operators or Message Board moderators, all the better. The more workload I have, the less time I have to spend on each complaint.

One day I hope to report no complaints received and nobody sent to the High Court of Inquisitors. Please follow the EH Regulations (Bylaws,
Articles of War, IRC Codes of Conduct) and it will happen !

<SALUTE>

SO-DIS/FA Brad/CS-9/SSSD Sovereign,
MoH/HoI/IC/GOE/GMoF/FoEWx2/BS/PCx7/IMC/ISMx5/MoC-7BoC-5SoC/CSM/OV-6E/OoEwx4d [HUSS],
{IWATS-AIM-ASP-CBX-IIC/1/2/3-M/1/2-RT-SM/2-TT-VBS}, SBL(Sith), (BN)

Logistics Office Report #6:  11.22.02
As Emailed From:  Logistics Officer (RA AbsoluteK)

Logistics Office

<SALUTE>

I have updated the EH Memorium ( http://swx.ca/memorium ) with three fallen heroes of the EH: CPT Vexen, GN Johann Kane, and Aylius Khan. If anybody has any additional names, or memoriums they would like to add please don't hesitate to use the form on the memorium website, or email me personally at io@absolutek.ca.

I am working to upload the 9 EH NL's that up till this point, have not been HTML'ized, this weekend. They are NL's #35-39, 42-46. I will send a
further announcement once they are completely uploaded, and checked once more for accuracy.

I have added a "Debate Forum" to the EHNet.org MB's. This forum was the brainchild of FA Kumba to promote thoughtful discussion and debate on a range of issues. Rules for the forum have been posted here: http://www.ehnet.org/mb/viewtopic.php?t=2765. As stated, suggestions for topics must be sent via a private message to one of the moderators (myself, or Kumba currently) for consideration, and unlike other forums, this one will be ruthlessly moderated. That means anything we (the moderators) deem spam, or inappropriate in whatever manner, WILL be deleted.

<SALUTE>

-LO Aiden "AbsoluteK" Cantor Karias

The BHG - Weekly Report:  11.29.02
As Emailed From:  Dark Prince (Trench)

The Bounty Hunters Guild (BHG)

Sirs,

The first order of business is the reports database, which will soon be updated to contain the reports that have been sent to you, but not posted on the database. Also, our roster count currently stands at 317.

In other news, pending some administrative work, the KAG cycle will soon begin again. Coursca has been doing a bang-up job as Proctor in keeping the office running smoothly.

The run-ons ended tonight, and Darth Shadow plans on having those results posted Sunday, after which new run-ons, with slightly different rules, will be posted. In addition, he will be starting some fiction competitions out of the Adjunct's Office, which warms the Dark Prince's heart  greatly.

Speaking of competitions, Specialist Skorbacca's personal webpage competition is proceeding. Grading is scheduled for the 10th of December, so stay tuned thereafter for the winners!

The Crime Management competition is also running and with a significant number of entries. They cannot just yet be added to the HoloNet due to technical issues, but will be soon; the SP requests everyone's patience. But he adds that this should not deter people from participating, as he himself is still able to handle submissions!

Retroactive best wishes to all for a happy Thanksgiving, if Americans they be. If not, that's OK too.

Respectfully submitted,

Dark Prince Trench

SDIR Report:  11.22.02
As Emailed From:  Supreme Director of the Ubiqtorate (VA Troutrooper)

Intelligence Division (ID)

<SALUTE!>

Loads of stuff here, so read carefully :)

1. ID Manual

A completely revised and updated ID manual is now available for public use. Go to http://manual.ehintel.org to see the spiffy new look of the
old agent's handbook :D

2. RA Slade resignation

Unfortunately, RA Slade (aka Lutronus) has resigned his position. However, for his efforts, he has been awarded a personal SHU. Thanks and good luck with RL!

3. New (old) UBIQ member

I have appointed RA Timbal to replace Slade as Special Projects Coordinator (see the manual if you don't know what that is :D). Timbal has been on the UBIQ before (TTDR a few months back), so welcome back :)

4. Manual revision fallout

Because of the changes to some position descriptions, updates need to be made to the roster. Effective immediately, the BUDRs of BOO and ANLY are promoted to MAJ. Also, the former BRLRs of Plexus (you know who you are) are promoted to CPT. Congrats all around :)

5. Manual revision fallout, Part Deux

Also, all members of IntOrg hereby receive Imperial Blasters ( http://manual.ehintel.org/awards.htm#weapons ) just for being in IntOrg :)

6. Praetorian Squadron

Quick summary:
-MAJ Shadd is staying as CMDR! :D
-Prae beat Typhoon head-to-head! :D
-New pilot joins! :D

I think that's about as much as we can handle for one report :D

<SALUTE!>

SDIR/VA Troutrooper/UBIQ/DGN Lichtor V
[***TTDR***][VM-FB][GMoF][FoEW][MoAx3][MoPx2][IMC][PoC-sl]

Senatorial Address:  11.26.02
As Emailed From:  Deputy Chancellor DCH/MGN (Carrida II)/HC-2/Liberal/Fiction

Imperial Senate

Sirs:

I am most pleased to announce the first edition of the Senatorial Address to be released during my term as Deputy Chancellor. The publication may be found at http://www.minos.net/~kinslayer/sa/index.htm. The publication is regretfully small this month, however, I should like to advertise the Senatorial Address and the Senate a little bit. I ask permission that I might announce the release of the Senatorial Address in the main Emperor's Hammer forum on the message boards or perhaps a little mention on the domain. =)

Deputy Chancellor of the Imperial Senate
DCH/MGN (Carrida II)/HC-2/Liberal/Fiction {IU:Core}
[AS-BR][AS-ER][CoS](SHU: Loki) (ESHU: Tyr) (MDTR: Skadi) (LXY: Freya)
{IWATS-AIM-CBX-ICQ-JS-M/1/2-IIC1/2/3-RT-SM/3-XML}

NJO Update:  11.20.02
As Emailed From:  Reconnaissance Officer (HA Keiran Idanian)

As copied from www.StarWars.com

NJO Update: Keyes Returns
November 19, 2002

Since 1999, readers have been following the continuing epic saga of The New Jedi Order. One of the most popular novelists to contribute to the story is Greg Keyes, who wrote the Edge of Victory duology (containing Conquest and Rebirth) and the serialized story, Emissary of the Void, appearing here at starwars.com and in Star Wars Insider magazine.

Keyes returns to Star Wars next year with The Final Prophecy, a standalone paperback due out in October of 2003.

Here's an updated list of the currently confirmed titles in The New Jedi Order series:

1. Vector Prime, by R.A. Salvatore
2. Dark Tide I: Onslaught, by Michael A. Stackpole
3. Dark Tide II: Ruin, by Michael A. Stackpole
4. Agents of Chaos I: Hero's Trial, by James Luceno
5. Agents of Chaos II: Jedi Eclipse, by James Luceno
6. Balance Point, by Kathy Tyers
7. Edge of Victory I: Conquest, by Greg Keyes
8. Edge of Victory II: Rebirth, by Greg Keyes
9. Star by Star, by Troy Denning
10. Dark Journey, by Elaine Cunningham
11. Enemy Lines I: Rebel Dream, by Aaron Allston
12. Enemy Lines II: Rebel Stand, by Aaron Allston
13. Traitor, by Matthew Stover
14. Destiny's Way, by Walter Jon Williams
15. Force Heretic I: Remnant, by Sean Williams & Shane Dix (Mar 2003, paperback)
16. Force Heretic II: Refugee, by Sean Williams & Shane Dix (Jun 2003, paperback)
17. Force Heretic III: Reunion, by Sean Williams & Shane Dix (Aug 2003, paperback)
18. The Final Prophecy, by Greg Keyes (Oct 2003, paperback)
19. The Unifying Force, by James Luceno (Nov 2003, hardcover)


-= High Admiral Keiran Idanian, Reconnaissance Officer =-
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RO-VROY/HA Keiran Idanian/CS-12/SSSD Sovereign
MoH/GOE/GS/SS/BSx2/PC/ISMx3/MoI-BC/MoT-1rh-1gh/LoC-ISx10/MoC-4BoC-5SoC-3GoC-3PoC-1DoC/CoL/CoB/LoAx11/OV-3E [CAVL] {IWATS-AIM-ASP-BX-CBX-CHAR-FLA-GFX-IIC/1/2/3-JS-M/1/2-RPG-SM/2-TM-TT-VBS-XAM-XML-XTM-XTT}
KE (Krath)/CON/Clan Alvaak
(SC-SoA)/(SE)/(BNG)(BN)/Cr-1R/(LSAg)/CoL {SA: CORE}
"For the honor of the Emperor's Hammer"