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The Captain has [[Captains Quarters|spacious quarters]], complete with [[Arcade Machine|arcade machine]], ID computer and Communications console, a [[High-risk_items#Jet_Pack|Jetpack]], a [[High-risk_items#Hand_teleporter|hand teleporter]], the [[High-risk_items#Nuclear_authentication_disk|Nuclear Authentication Disk]], an SSU with a space worthy suit of armor and helmet, an energy gun, and a pressurized and humidity controlled display case with your pride and joy, an [[High-risk_items#Captain.27s_Antique_Laser_Gun|antique laser gun]].

It's probably best to leave the gun where it is, as the case has been outfitted with a handy anti-theft system. You'll probably also be mocked if you carry it around with you.  

At the start of the shift take the '''nuclear authentication disk''' and put it in your backpack. If you've done that, you've done half your job already. If you're feeling particularly vulnerable, give your [[pinpointer]] to the Head of Security. After this, walk around the station and command people.

When you're not fighting [[Revolutionary|Revolutionaries]], [[Traitor|Traitors]], [[Syndicate|Syndicates]], and [[Wizard|Wizards]], you are monitoring the crew. You are on the top of the food chain, and possess the ultimate authority over everyone and everything on your station.

But remember the Hierarchy. Law 1 overrides Laws 2, 3, 4, etc. Law 4 telling the AI to kill all Revolutionaries isn't going to work. A Law 4 classifying Revolutionaries as Nonhuman and that they must be eliminated works much better. Law priority is enforced by the order they are listed. A law is invalid if it disagrees with previous laws in the form of conflicting orders, or challenges the procession of law priority.

With your fancy title, medals, and luxurious excesses it's easy to forget that there is an outside, higher power scrutinizing your every move.  

Contact with Central Command may be few and far between, but you're expected to follow any directives issued by them. Centcom will usually issue directives and updates on activities in your sector through the Communications Console located on the Bridge and your office.

If you're unlucky, you might have to deal with a visit from a [[Centcom Official]] or Commander. Official visits vary from standard performance reviews, internal investigations, or some other kind of corporate meddling. Whatever the case may be, you must try and keep the Official happy throughout their visit. If all else fails, just make sure you can't be blamed for anything that goes wrong.

However, keep in mind that you still hold authority over any Officials on your station. That is, as long as you're still the legitimate Captain. If you piss off the wrong guy, you might find yourself relieved of command. If the official is causing trouble, though, you are well within your right to have them arrested, and then contact THEIR superior with a complaint.

'''You are ultimately responsible for the station.''' It is not uncommon for Captains to be court-martialed or even executed if he or she should decide to abandon their ship, regardless of condition. As they hold the ultimate responsibility for the station and its crew, losing them could likely be perceived by your superiors as desertion, mutiny, or treason.

*As Captain, you should always be carrying the Nuke Disk: The [[Head of Security]] spawns with the pinpointer, so he can find your inevitable corpse.

*The Nuke Disk can fit in a wallet. Now the operatives have to search yet another storage container on your person! Nuke disk into a wallet, wallet into a box filled with wallets, in a backpack full of boxes, in the AI upload.

*Never, NEVER, put the nuke disk into your safe. Anyone who needs to steal it WILL be able to easily take it with an emag or similar.

*Don't go nuts and run off by yourself. You're not a one-man army, and no one else on the station has your level of access, rushing head along into a Medbay Cult, only to discover the rest of security dosn't have access to follow through the front doors to help you, can quickly lead to disaster.

*If you are on low population chances are some departments will be absent of their respective heads. So it is a good idea to see what other people in headless departments might need from you to get things running.

*Even though it is tempting, do not over-use the communication console station announcement feature or a [[Centcom Official]] might be your next excuse to drink on the job.

*As of now it is against the rules and considered powergaming if you remove the spare from the cabinet for safekeeping unless a head gains it because a captain is absent. There is an exception to this if the situation is very extreme then the captain may take ahold of it as their personal ID.

Traitor Captain is less about completing your objectives and more about turning the entire station into your private playroom. With your access and authority, you can pretty much take anything you want, and dispatching a lowly subordinate shouldn't take much effort at all. Chances are you won't even need to open your syndicate uplink.

The only person with more potential to fuck things up than you is the AI, and they're probably not going to do that. So watch your step, your back, and your crew, or you may just end up floating through space wondering why your Oxygen tank is filled with plasma.

'''As a special note''', the [[Administrators|gods]] tend to notice the actions of the captain quite a bit more often than they do [[chaplain|anyone]] [[clown|else]].

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