Light-siders vs. dark-siders in business

[Cathul Thuku]

[member="Siobhan Kerrigan"] All my FUs have been business owners at one point. Both my active Jedi own a tier-4 each:

• Cathul owns IGR, bought from my inactive FU, Ugohr; she is responsible for 4 of the 5 operations in a bid to tier-up (insurance, banking, construction and land reclamation) and her process of becoming a Jedi is entirely corporate-driven
• Jessica owns Ringovinda StarYards, and hence props up the entire Jedi complement of the Confederacy of Independent Systems financially, PC or NPC, because the CIS, while guaranteeing freedom of Force-cult, does so by refusing to use faction funds to subsidize any Force-cult

You have realized by now that each character I have that is a business owner spends a significant amount of its IC post count doing corporate work, estimated to be ~50% of IC posts made while they own their corporations.

 

[Alkor Centaris]

In terms of Alkor's backstory, on the site I came from the Dark Jedi controlled Muunilinst and the IGBC with a fairly iron fist. The money appeared seemingly out of nowhere whenever it was necessary, in no small part due to the vast fortune and financial prowess of the Muun people. We essentially governed and protected them- sort of an extortion scam- in exchange for utilizing their resources.

Fast forward to current day and the only holding Alkor still retains is Balmorran Arms, an acquisition made later in the decline of the Order in an attempt to survive the wars that continued to escalate. He is a shareholder because of who he is moreso than any skill he has with business or money, but he does do work for them- including research and development, legwork for closing deals, and meeting with potential investors and trade partners. His fortune is mostly tied up in assets, but the company keeps a trust open and growing for him to be taken care of. This absolves him of the need to do any other sort of work, but he still chooses to hunt bounties.

Story is everything, after all.

 

[Veino Garn]

Speaking of which, how do factions fund their Force-users? (in Chaos)

Handwavium. It's not that particiularly important in regard to general story-telling. That's primarily how I run things for the Jensaarai. Yes, they have partnerships and funding through Tillian Family Enterprises, but it's not a big deal. It happens in the background since that's not actually important to any of the stories. I have some vague ideas on what that gets them to use, but it's more of a guideline than anything else. Just a piece of background fluff to add some color to the story.

 

[Alkor Centaris]

[member="Siobhan Kerrigan"]

Case and point, the order in exile post Jacen Solo. Due to the obvious dangers Force sensitives present, and the inability to trust in the good faith of the Jedi, the Republic and Jedi Order finally got around to breaking free of one another. The Jedi came to depend in no small part on other galactic entites for survival and even became more nomadic as a result.

 

[Jsc]

how do factions fund their Force-users?

As Flint Pherson, and FO, of one the earlier revisions of The Galactic Republic we had real fluff in place in our Resources Forum which spoke to The Jedi Order's continuing finances. It included three parts:

• The Jedi Order's private holdings on Tython
• The donations made by the Senate
• The donations made by private parties

Here are two things that happened with that:

• Nobody cared
• Money had no influence

So. Yes. We can beat the drums of righteousness all day proclaiming that Jedi businesses are the 'Most Betterer' way to do things. But really? Nobody cares and money has no influence on the Faction Level. But by all means.

Philosophize away.

 

[Ellie Mors]

Speaking of which, how do factions fund their Force-users? (in Chaos)

The One Sith was (at least originally) a force cult. It was not originally a government with a force cult (the Sith Order), so therefor it was funded by whatever income it made. Be it taxes, trade deals, etc.

The Jedi Order in the GR had a monthly stipend for each member to afford basic necessities. This, clearly, was paid by the government/faction. You know, taxes and all that fun stuff.

 

[Micah Talith]

how do factions fund their Force-users? (in Chaos)

The New Jedi Order is funded through donations, agricorps, and in some cases, Alliance funds. ( For example when the Alliance creates a starfighter for the NJO)

There is no corporate sponsored companies that give money to the NJO, as the NJO proper doesn't deal with capitalistic tendencies.

Now the Alliance also has several different neutral Force Users and other Jedi outside the New Jedi Order who help the Alliance. What they do is entirely up to them. But for NJO itself, there is no promotion for their Jedi to own corporations. It isn't how they work.

 

[Fabula Caromed]

Factions fund FUs now? What a bizarre world we live in now. Like, I figured the old CIS/Techno Union had their fake Jedi on a salary, but that's because everything they did was an unabashed corporatocracy.

Back in my day, FUs funded themselves. Which was why we had a bunch of sackcloth-covered Jedi whose only real possessions were lightsabers, full stop.

 

[Tiland Kortun]

Youngsters these days... with their fancy corporations and multimillion credit suits of armor...

*hobbles off with a cane*

When I was your age, we had to walk uphill and through the snow both ways just to get our robes washed.

 

[HK-36]

Make the Jedi Order Great Again


Also if a member of Jedi Order would ran a corporation shouldn't it be a non-profit?

 

[Thurion Heavenshield]

Who cares how factions or Force-users are funded on Chaos? Who cares how the Jedi Order was funded in canon? It's Space Fantasy - nobody cares about how money works.

If a Jedi wants to run a buisness, let them.

 

[Matreya]

#MakeMillionsOffTheBlood&SweatOfNFUs

 

[Kurayami Bloodborn]

As a neutral Force user who owns Nubia Star Drives, Kurayami is willing to sell unarmed ships to anyone but known Sith. He simply doesn't agree with their ideology. Howver were one to come to him undercover and manage to hide all traces of their alinging with the Sith he would sell. The company basically provides a reason he can wander the galaxy and do the research he wants to into all sides of the Force. He doesn't donate to any order financially because even if he did IC it wouldnt matter, such things are handwaved because it doesn't impact the outcome of things in the end.