Crawls out of gutter
I think we have some good group thinking going on here. That being said, I don't believe fortifications are useful for anything other than some 'flavor.' Mostly because, as I've noted in another thread on a different character account, actual military movements mean jack poodoo here and everything comes down to the one-on-one duel of destiny between the insidious Darth Dickshoes and brave Jedi Knight MisterCoolGuy. Similar thing with the blockade.
I believe starting off with improving on the basics is the best course of action at the moment. How do we do this?
We establish a simple IRC. Not anything complicated or anything that requires sending in your email to be confirmed, verified and ectera. Just something that allows our members and aspirant members to quickly hop on and plan out whatever needs to be planned.
Secondly, we ramp up our recruiting efforts. No, posting a occasional thread ad like throwing a message-in-a-bottle isn't going to cut it. We need to nab up new members. See a person post a independent Jedi Padawan? Send 'em a message and snatch them up. Put the ones who already know how to roleplay well on a fast track to Knighthood so they can help train out the less experienced.
Numbers and efficient unit cohesion form the hammer and anvil of any group, from which further improvements can be built from. Those two factors have led many great armies and groups to victories, both in real life and virtually.
Edit: After these thirty days are up, the Galactic Republic can come out swinging with a revitalized membership, launching a invasion into Sith held space while quickly popping out chains of dominions on surrounding neutral planets. At that point, whether we win or lose, we shatter the image of the laughing-stock Republic rump state.
