Role-Playing in a FT game...

I have been thinking of a running a game that involves several plots 
within a scenario.
	The basic scenario is the attack of an Imperial battlefleet on a

key hydrogen mining station.  The Imperial objective to to capture the 
station intact or nearly so by landing 10 out of 20 assault shuttles 
filled with marines.  The Confederation must defend the station at all 
costs.
	The scenario with sub-plots requires at least two players per 
side with 3-4 being optimal.

Imperial forces:
	Battlegroup Alpha
		  Battle Cruiser size ship (Mass 60)
		2 Cruisers (Mass 30)

	Battlegroup Beta
		3 Assault Carriers (Mass 60)  Ftr Bays Each w/5
shuttles/bay

	Battlegroup Gamma
		2 Lt. Carriers (Mass 30) 1 Ftr bay each, Std or Int Ftr.
		2 Escorts  (Mass 15)

	Battlegroup Delta 
		  Battle Cruiser (Mass 60)
		2 Escorts (Mass 15)

Imperial Objectives
	Alpha - To ensure that at least 20 Imperial shuttles dock with 
station and destroy all enemy ships.
	Beta - To ensure at least 20 Imperial shuttles dock with the
station.
	Gamma - to Destroy all enemy ships. Hidden objective - to
destroy 
the spy and prevent data transfer.
	Delta - To Destroy all enemy ships. Hidden objective - rendevous

with Confederate Cruiser for data transfer by shuttle.

Confederate forces:
	Fuleing Station Epsilon Major
		Mass 500 - 5, 100 point sections 4 quarters and 1 360 
degree center.
		Each quarter section contains 2 B battteries and Level 3

shields, there are also 5 fuel storage spaces.	The central section 
contains a fighter bay with standard fighters and a 4-arc A battery.
	If a fuel storage space is destroyed the base section takes an 
immediate 3 dice more of damage.  If a quarter section is destroyed, 
excess damage is transferred to adjacent, not central section.	If 3 or 
more sections are destroyed the base is considered inoberable and a
total 
loss.
	Battlegroup "Free Horizon"
		2 Heavy Cruisers (Mass 40) 

	Battlegroup "Forlorn Hope"
		1 Cruiser (Mass 30)

	Battlegroup "Aegis"
		4 Escorts (Mass 15)

Confederate Objectives
	Base - Fight to the bitter end.
	Free Horizon - Fight to the bitter end.  Secret objective - 
destroy enemy light carriers.
	Forlorn Hope - Rendezvous with Battlegroup Delta for Data
Transfer.
	Battlegroup Aegis - Destroy 15 Assault shuttles.

Terrain
	Large planet Noctaris Epsilon Four in the center (6" diameter 
planet) with 3 small moons Numaris, Trimaris, and Demaris in orbits 6", 
8" and 10" away from planet surface (Each is 2" in diameter) station 
orbits 9" away from planet.

Background: The Empire once stretched across 200 inhabited planets but 
underwent a great decay.  Four large sections broke away, the 
Confederation, the Union, the Hegemon and the Alliance.  Recently the 
Empire was able to conquer the Alliance and return them to Imperial 
control and has now turned to the Confederacy.	This move is somewhat 
unpopular in the Senate since many believe that more time is required to

assimilate the Alliance before a new conquest is begun.  
	Noctaris Epsilon 4 is a gas giant on the corner of Confederate 
space.	Normally not a high traffic area it is the centerpiece of the 
imperial thrust, planned as being the major supply and refueling base
for 
the Imperial thrust into Confederate space.  The importance of the is 
base is huge since the Empire does not have sufficient transport 
available to supply a large invasion without a forward base.
	Agents from factions favorable to the Confederacy have learned
of 
the vulnerability of the plan and have also found out that key strikes 
against several Imperial supply centers would cripple the Imperial fleet

in that sector for at least a year.  This data was found just as the 
fleet was leaving for Noctaris Epsilon.  A data packet was smuggled 
aboard by the captain of an escort and then given to another captain who

was sympathetic to the Confederate cause.  His ship was to rendezvous 
with a Confederate cruiser and transfer the packet via shuttle.  The 
presence of several moons would prvide some cover for the operation.
	The Confederates were alerted that a fleet was being sent and 
that a courier would be bringing vital information.  It was decided that

the Base was not expendable and was required for future use and
therefore 
was to be defended to the last man.  A Cruiser was dispatched to 
rendezvous with the Imperial captain with orders to return safely with 
the data.
	However, the spate of communications between the Empire and 
Confederac did not go un-noticed and one message was intercepted by 
Imperial Intelligence.	Intelligence knew that a data transfer was ging 
to take place but did not know when or how.  An agent was activated 
aboard a battlegroup and using Imperial Override, ordered to captain to 
seek out and destroy the traitor.

Victory Points:
	Imperial -	Succesful capture of the station - 50 pts
			Destruction of enemy ships - 5 pts/ 50 Mass
	
	Confederate -	Successful defense of the station - 40 pts
			Destruciton of Assault Shuttles - 1 per shuttle
			Destruction of enemy ships - 5 pts/ 50 Mass

	Secret	-	Successful Data Transfer - 20 Pts
			Destruction of the Traitor - 20 Pts
			Destruction of Lt Carriers - 15 Pts
			Destruciton of Assault Suttles - 15 Pts.

Notes: the sub-plots/secret objectives can only be used if there are 
multiple players per side and an individual score fore each player is 
being kept, otherwise there really isn't any motivation to pursue the 
sub-plots.  Ideally this scenario will generate an odd assortment of 
actions that seem totally random unless you know what the objectives
are, 
for instance a cruiser will seem to take a very roundabout course to the

enemy when suddenly an imperial battlegroup will suddenly break off to 
"intercept" and then just as suddenly another group will break off to 
follow the fist which in turn appears to targeted by Confederate 
BattleCruisers.  Will Battlegroup Alpha try to destry the Conferate 
BattleCruisers or try to wipe out the waiting escorts?	Will the 
Confederate BC's chase the Lt carriers first or take out the Assault 
carriers and then try to finish off the Lt. Carriers.  Will the 
Confederate Cruiser and Battlegroup Delta Survive against Imperial 
Fighters? 

i have not balanced this scenario completely since I have not play
tested 
it yet.  Comments are welcome.

--Binhan Lin