The Rebel Faction

Rebel R&D - "The Bubble" communications scramb

Many are attracted to the rebellion, and some are less pleasent characters then others. Some would be more at home in organization with words like "cut-throats" or "Blood-thirsty", but to be frank, there is no careful screening process to join an organization that needs any warm body that can hold a gun and keep mum under interrogation.

One such character was scientist Kiln Hoffmam, a tech-nut with a well-maintained tin-foil hat, five-thousand gigs of downloaded music, seven computer-motherboards hotwired together, a pizza dating back to the days of "Supreme Chancellor" Palpitine, and a device that looks like an amalgamation of gears and cables that couldn't possible be useful for anything besides meat-grinding.

The device, which he brought with him, is known as "The Bubble." When raised, The Bubble releases a "net" that can be as small as a thimble or as large as an entire planet. This net is calibrated to catch every type of communication known in the galaxy that relies on waves or cables, and alter them according to the controllers' wishes.

Also, the bubble can, when set on full power (Which only lasts five hours before they either have to turn it off or circuits begin exploding) create a sphere that can isolate people within the bubble from any outside communications, and give the impersonation that everything is fine, creating false replys to throw off suspiscion.

To give an explanitory example, imagin a single Imperial Star Destroyer patroling deep space. It can call on its' escorts and support fighters a few planets away in a second.

So, the rebels set up the bubble around the star destroyer, and send in their fighters. The Star Destroyer can't defeat the fighters, as it has no support, so it tries to call for support.

Unfortunately, the bubble catches its' message. The bubble is also sending false messages back to the Imperials that make it seem as if all is well. Even radar and telecomunications are being disrupted, so the Imperials back at the base have no idea what's going on. The Imperial Star Destroyer is killed, salvage crews sneak in and take what they can, the rest is vaporized as much as possible, and then the rebels hyperspace out of there and drop the bubble.

One minute, everything's fine. The next, the star destroyer is gone and the Imperials are left trying to piece together the scattered clues.

This device is about the size (and looks rather like) a computer tower with the casing off, with a blender wired into it, several dozen remotes broken down into their composite parts and inserted haphazardly, a sony-play-station welded on one side, and cds sticking out of every concievable place you could keep one. It crackles, buzzes, and wobbles dangerously when turned on, and only those who live in a constant cloud of pot-smoke seem to be able to understand how it works. It can also be added to ships to mask their signals from enemy scanning attempts.