Actually, my suggestion was entirely serious and if we're going to go with the "Lore and Story" option during an ooc peace I also believe that it is the best one for the faction. My reasoning;
OOC Reason:
This is actually quite easy, generally faction threads are boring as poodoo. You can argue all you want, but I've been on SWRP since the beginning, I've run 4 factions, some have failed, others have done exceedingly well. Faction threads generally aren't all that popular, and if its the only thing thats going on in a faction, people will get bored. This is mostly because "Temple Exploration!" or "Korriban Holocron Hunt!" or "Sith Lord Gathering!" Get's really karking boring really quickly. Faction threads absolutely
can be popular, but it is rare that they actually are, even rarer that they get finished.
So how will a Civil War be different? Thats quite simple, much like an Invasion, a Civil War can create dynamic changes. It can force power shifts, belief systems in the faction, military strategy, it can turn apprentices into legends and tear down Sith Lords over the course of a single thread. A Civil War creates a stake, a certain extra push that makes people want to join in and help, because ultimately ti will effect them in the future if they do participate.
Other than this logical choice, there's the point that Civil War's are just karking awesome for story. Brother against brother, friend against friend, old Masters fighting against the new. It's an amazing opportunity for stories of all sorts, even if your character doesn't pick a side just being there is a huge development because its one of those events that in the future they can go "Yeah, I was there when Reverance razed Byss and put an end to the Rebellion."
It's an amazing dynamic and open plot that should at least be considered.
IC Reason:
The biggest argument against a Civil War for the One Sith is the fact that ICly there's no "reason" for it. Horsepoodoo.
The One Sith is basically designed to end up in a Civil War at one point or another, so much so that in canon, where the One Sith originally came from, the entire thing eventually develops into a Civil War. Granted this is extremely quick and ended even faster, but that was a necessity to facilitate their story. Wyyrloks betrayal lead, in the course of a few days, Nihl and Talon to nearly kill one another.
That's pretty much all the evidence we need that ICly this could be done with a simple wave of the hand. Here's a few of my ideas for starting a Civil War IC;
- Several powerful Sith Lords decide that the Dark Lord is no longer fit to lead, they split away a large part of the Military and Civil War Ensues.
- The Dark Lord disappears one day, Reverance, the Hands and the Voices attempt to cover this up. However, their treachery is discovered and those not within the "circle of trust", as well as a few within, follow a Dashing Sith Lord in his attempt to become the new Dark Lord.
- The Dark Lord is killed! Isolda finally figures out that the Dark Lord has been...doing something with the Vahla and has lied to her, she gets really upset and uses her own connection with The Dark Lord to render him unto death. The subsequent power struggle becomes the Civil War, with Isolda leading one side obviously.
- The Dark Lord is Killed #2! An assassin, a powerful one obviously, or a character of some sort(maybe get a Jedi to come help you, there's plenty cool ones.) Kills the Dark Lord. The same thing as when Daella did it happens, except this time the fallout is worse. Several younger Sith Lords become uppity, thinking that Reverance and the hands are too weak to effectively lead. Boom. Civil War.
- The Dark Lord fades. For some unknown reason, the Dark Lord has been fading. His power, once rendering blood from the eyes and tearing away at ones soul has now become less than a dull throb. The strength he used to hold the One Sith is fading, and Reverance and the voices and Hands sense this. In order to keep the faction strong, they decide on betrayal. Their betrayal is swift, but the Dark Lord survives. He gathers his loyal supporters to him and begins to retrieval of his worlds.
- Vonbellion(Thanks m8, @Khallesh)
These are five ideas, and they took me like 3 minutes to think of. All of them are plausible, all of them are really easy. I'm sure if I actually gave myself half a day I could think of something even better than what I just came up with.
My whole point is, there's plenty of IC reason for a Civil War. In the end, the One Sith are still Sith. Power hungry dicks. There will always be that one guy(probably more) that thinks he's stronger, faster, and smarter than everyone else. All you need is that one guy to lead the other side, and boom you have a Civil War going.
Besides, how many of you truly follow the Dark Lord anyway
?
What Will This Change OOC?:
Nothing.
This will change nothing about the faction. Reverance and the current Admins will remain(if they want to). The power structure in the end can be the same. The resources, everything. All the changes depend entirely upon what
you the faction wants.
What Will This Change ICly?:
Well, that depends entirely upon the faction itself, who wins the civil war, who gets killed and what the start is.
Again however, these changes are entirely dependent on the people within this faction, and in the end everything can be placed so the faction comes out better than before..
Dark Lord dies? He can be replaced with a new interesting NPC(Or PC if thats what ya'll want) that has a story that many of the current faction were actually a part of. I believe that many current OS members have never actually met, seen, or even heard of the current NPC Dark Lord. This makes it difficult to get an impression of him, perhaps raising a new one through a Civil War will make him easier to relate to and easier to bounce characters off of.
Or you know, get rid of him entirely if thats what you want. Get a council and be democratic Sith.
Power Structure reorganizes? Fine, the Dark Lord lived and came out on top, maybe he decides that its time for a little re-organization. Voices drop from 5 to three, hands become permanently fixed at 2, Wrath is now "Lord Bunny Foo Foo". Again, these changes would depend on IC happenings as well as OOC decisions and would be based on what the Members wanted. Heck in the end all those positions could simply be removed and replaced with something else.
I think the most important changes that will come about IC is the rise and fall of Apprentices, Knights, NFU, and Sith Lords. A Civil War, even more than Invasions or skirmishes, is a chance to involve your character in your faction on a completely different level. You as a writer can choose which side to support, your character then has to live, survive, and possibly thrive depending on that decision. Apprentices who chose well can skyrocket through political scheming, apprentices who didn't choose well can propel themselves by fighting like hell and showing their worth something. Knight's can slay Lords who oppose them, Lords can show
why they're Lords. Everyone has a chance to do something amazing, epic, and even legendary.
Want that fleeting battle? Set it the kark up.
Want that epic Crashing Star Destroyer fight? Set it the kark up.
Want to fight 5 Sith Lords at once and Die? Well okay, your choice.
A Civil War gives you options, more than that it gives you
cooperative options, because in the end you're all working for the same thing, your Faction.
A Civil War has the same potential for legend making as an Invasion, but with none of the stress, bickering, or OOC hate, because in the end nothing huge OOCly changes and the faction can go back.
Planets can be razed(but not completely destroyed! You have to ask staff for that), Shipyards can be wiped away, armadas can be obliterated, entire Species could go nearly extinct. Anything can happen ICly, literally anything that we the faction want.
Closing Arguments:
A Civil War has the potential for so much story, for so much to happen, its almost ludicrous. The changes are controlled by us, and what happens is controlled by us. It is an amazingly dynamic story setting, and it's one that has
never been properly done on SWRP,
ever.
Those that tried either did it too late in the factions life or didn't give the proper motives. It's something that can be absolutely amazing, and I think, can create change like nothing else. It would be awesome to RP, and in the end that's all that matters.
The One Sith is a faction of Firsts. First Sith Faction to take Coruscant, first faction to win so many invasions, first faction to win 3 simultaneous invasions.
Why not be the First to
properly do a Civil War?
EDIT: If we do a Civil War I will bring back Shara and incorporate him into whatever storyline is decided on for it. Be it as the Sith Lord that rallies against the current leadership or as a supporter of the old Dark Lord.
