I am an evil GM ...
I'm currently running a campaign set in the Minos cluster, and I'm really playing with propaganda as a theme in the campaign. For the most part, this has been absurdist. But I took it up a notch this weekend.
Some time ago, the players helped a person the Imperials were about the arrest, and in the process shot four stormtroopers and an imperial officer before clearing out.
In the most recent session, I provided this Imperial news bulletin. This might be the kind of thing you can use in your campaigns as well.
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>Imperial HoloNet Live Feed
>Ministry of Civic Order — Public Accountability Bulletin
>[LIVE FEED // MINOS CLUSTER // AUTHORIZED TRANSMISSION]
>The image flickers into focus.
>A young human man stands at the center of the holo-frame. His name appears beneath him in crisp white Aurebesh characters:
>RIX CALDER
CONFESSED ANTI-IMPERIAL AGITATOR
>He looks tired. His posture is rigid. His eyes remain fixed just below the recording lens.
>Beside him stands an Imperial officer in a spotless gray uniform.
>The officer speaks first. “State your name for the record.”
>Rix swallows. “My name is Rix Calder."
>The officer nods. “And do you now confess, freely and truthfully, to your crimes against the Galactic Empire?”
>Rix hesitates for half a second too long. “I do.”
>The officer continues, voice calm and official. “List those crimes.”
>Rix draws a breath. “I confess to sedition against the Empire. I confess to disruption of the New Order. I confess to standing in opposition to prosperity, security, and lawful governance.”
>The officer’s expression does not change. “Continue.”
>Rix’s jaw tightens. “I confess to accessory involvement in the murder of one Imperial officer and four stormtroopers on Adarlon.”
>A pause.
>The officer turns slightly toward the holo-recorder. “Rix Calder, by authority of the Ministry of Civic Order and pursuant to Imperial security statutes, you are hereby sentenced to detention and rehabilitation for a term of thirty standard years.”
>Rix closes his eyes briefly. Then he nods. “Thank you.”
>The officer looks back to him. “You understand this sentence is an opportunity.”
>Rix gazes forward, eyes hollow. "Thank you for the opportunity."
>The officer smiles benificently. “And what will you become?”
>Rix looks into the holo. “A productive Imperial citizen.”
>The officer gives a small, approving nod. “May others learn from your example.”
>The feed cuts to the Imperial crest.
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>ORDER PRESERVED.
LOYALTY REWARDED.
REBELLION DESTROYS FAMILIES.