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All of these are highly classified programs under the Department of Military Research. Any act, espionage or sabotage is classified as High Treason, and the offender is to be executed on the spot. As a rule, the security troops are Storm trooper and COMPForce personnel, with any Army regulars being selected for their COMPNOR membership and rabid loyalty, mostly from Special Mission command. All space defense assets have crews of personnel who have shown an exceptionally high degree of loyalty, with all pilots and officers being COMPNOR members. The only exceptions are the Intelligence personnel; many of who are plain clothed.
Most of these research sites are located in remote areas, where a high degree of security may be maintained. Unless noted otherwise, all of these projects are black or ultra-black.
Project Bantha
Tasked with creating the ultimate worker species. It
must be stronger and more environmentally adaptable than a human is, but
intelligent enough to work with, around and on modern equipment, need less
food and water, and be very docile. Many Quarren, Mon Calamari, Houk and
Wookiees have died under this project.
Project Dagger
The stated objective is to produce the perfect soldier.
Cybernetics, genetic engineering, enhanced education techniques and combat
drugs are all being tried. The result must be faster, stronger and more
agile than a human, totally loyal and utterly ruthless.
Project Club
Intended to compliment Project Dagger, Club is trying
to design the ultimate combat droid. There are two streams of thought-
one is for human-sized infantry droids, and the second is for monstrous
support vehicles. Results are to be utilized where it would not be efficient
to use organic troops and for classified projects. Successful prototypes
include the Imperial Droid Corp CMD and Seinar Intelligence Systems ZQ-series
of droids.
Project Stinger
An offshoot of Club, Stinger is trying to make warships
and fighters that have no crew, yet are as efficient and versatile as organically
crewed craft. It is working closely with Santhe/Seinar and KDY R&D
teams.
Project Bright Star
Ultra high performance starship design team. Rumors of
.1x hyperdrives, ion drives thrice the speed of the TIE/ln and ships that
handle like a fighter but have the size and fire power of a frigate abound
about this project. Declassified products of this program include the TIE
Advanced and Interceptor, and the Skipray-series of blastboats.
Overproject Death Star
One of the first successful supertech programs, Death
Star is associated with super weapons capable of effecting entire planets.
It is a clearing house for several, semi-independent projects. Even thought
the original Death Star has been destroyed, OP/DS still exists. This program
is considered to be a key factor in the continuation and propagation of
the Tarkin Doctrine. It falls directly under the observation of the Emperor,
and is directed by Bevel Lemelisk.
Project Battle Moon
For the design of super large (50km+) starships, mobile space stations and the power cores and propulsion systems required for such an endeavor. It is a semi-gray project, with the open purpose of developing new, super-sized skyhooks and space stations. Numerous teams have been sent out to examine existing structures of a similar scale that predate the Old Republic, including Centerpoint Station in the Corellia system, and Hoget Base in the Hoget Sector.Project Planet Heart
For the development of energy weapons capable of searing and even destroying entire planets, as well as extending the range of laser/blaster-technology based starship weapons systems and reducing the size and power requirements of existing super laser technology.Project Stone Age
The counterpart to Planet Heart, Stone Age focuses on ion and electromagnetic pulse weapons. It is intended to be used to pacify planets by destroying their technology base, without endangering strategic resources and valuable laborers.Project Night Terror
A program to design a war engine that is capable of consuming the enemy, breaking it down to it's component molecules, and using the material in automated factories. The product must be mobile, capable of defending itself and large enough to devour a Star Destroyer-class vessel without first breaking it up.Project Red Sun
Rather than killing the planet, Red Sun is dedicated to destroying entire systems by artificially causing it's star to die. The current series of experiments focus not on exploding the sun, but rather just turning it off.
Project Cleaning Fire
A program to render a planet uninhabitable with "indirect
methods", Cleansing Fire has produced two weapon systems, the Orbital Nightcloak
and the Visual Electromagentic Intensifier grids. Current exploration of
these designs is focusing on cutting only ultraviolet light (thus killing
most plant life) or focusing hard radiation onto the planet's surface.
Project Thromos
A program to design and build a technological system
that is able to control tectonics and geologic activity, including tidal
waves, ground quakes, and volcanos. It is a semi-grey project, with the
open purpose of improved early warning devices and systems for the suppression
of these events. It has some connections with Project Cleansing Fire and
Overproject Death Star.
Overproject Cape
OP Cape is responsible for co-ordination the efforts
of all programs associated with cloaking and low detectability technology.
This is one of the most heavily classified programs in the Empire.
Project Hunter
The objective of Project Hunter is to create a personal camouflage field that prevents detectability by sensors, thermal imaging, motion tracking, echo location and visible light methods. The product must be light and rugged enough to be carried by an average trooper in combat situations, and not interfere with communications.Project Vigil
This program is for the detection and counteraction of cloaking and stealth technology, as well as low detectability sensing and targeting systems for cloaked vessels.Project Scout
Project Scout is developing passive low-detectability technology for ships, vehicles and installations. It has close links to Project Hunter.Project Stalker
The counterpart to Scout, Stalker is researching active cloaking technology. So far, nothing of value has come out Stalker.
Overproject Cronos
OP Cronos focuses on those popular fiction topics, time
travel and alternate universes. The Empire is funneling huge amounts of
money and personnel into this technology. So far it has yielded only limited
success, and has a number of Inquisitors under it's command.
Project Infinity
Focuses on time travel. Rumors abound of items and people just falling out of space, obviously from the past. It is claimed that Infinity has had some successProject Zero Hour
The dream of many tacticians is to be able to move troops by simply "beaming" them into place. Matter transition and digitization are the focus of Zero Hour. So far, all that has been produced has been sold to fast food chains.Project Promised Land
Stories of something on the other side of Hyperspace have echoed off cantina walls for centuries. A way to enter, explore, contain and combat alternative universe and parallel dimension sets is the focus of this project. They have recently come into possession of a number of items from a place called "Otherspace".
Project Eternity
Project Eternity's mission is the development of a self-contained
stasis system, with a minimum life of 100 years. Current statis equipment
requires external generators and frequent maintenance.
Project Nashtah
A remainder of the Purge, Nashtah is developing instrumental
means of detecting and nullifying Force abilities and potential. It has
produced limited results.
Project Blue Spirit
Dedicated to finding more effective methods of interrogation,
Blue Spirit spends much of it's time designing new truth serums and pain
inducing devices. They are also tasked with mind control and mass hypnosis
system.
Project Immunity
The military would like to see a single vaccine that
is able to prevent infection from any virus, bacterial, fungus or microbe,
natural or engineered. However, considering that a small number of military
units have defected in recent years, they also want to be able to nullify
it by remote. So far, the results have been mostly negative and rather
monstrous.
Project Dewback
Dewback's goal is to expand on existing walker and powersuit
technology and design a humanoid vehicle with a small crew, heavy weapons
and human-type manipulators. It has been relegated to a lower priority
in recent years, with the expansion of OP Death Star, and the loss of a
single artifact known only as the Zentrati Relic. In the past, a small
liason program was founded with Project Bright Star, for the purpose creating
a variable form fighter, that could also assume a humanoid form. This connection
was officially severed five years ago, but some unofficial exchange of
data has been authorized.
Project Jewel Heart
Corusca gems are simultaneously the most expensive and
industrially important minerals in the known galaxy. Jewel Heart is attempting
to manufacture artificial Corusca gems for industrial and military purposes
at a reasonable cost.
Project Crystal
Project Crystal is devoted to the construction of the
ultimate, impenetrable armor. It has several teams, covering everything
from starship hulls to personal armor suits, along with personal shield
generators.
Project Dainty Gundark
Dainty Gundark is the code name given to the Imperial
Human Replica Droid program. It is primarily concerned with producing hunter-killer
units sheathed in a human-looking exterior, and training units, that do
not have to worry about evading sensor units. It has limited contact with
Project Club.
Project Thunder
Thunder's designated mission is to produce both a power
gernerator the size of a standard powercell, and to produce a power system
that never requires refueling. It is working closely with Project Eternity.
Gamemaster notes
Any of these projects may be used as rational for a raid
on a secret Imperial facility. Remember to make it a hard fight for your
players. Army Special Missions forces, Storm Commandos, SpecNav, InstSec,
COMPForce, these are the back bone of the security forces such installations.
If it involves prototype R&D, make sure that they can steal a sample
(if that is their mission) and leave another to follow them, or have the
prototypes be part of the problem (Projects Club, Dagger, Stinger, Bright
Star and Dewback are all good for this).