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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.

===Head of Heads===

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

You are the Judge, the final word, the Big Guy. You have the ultimate veto power over all matters and are the only person who can authorize an execution without a trial. Anyone who questions your authority can technically be tried for mutiny. There is no way to tell you exactly how to run things, as many people have different leadership styles. However, as Captain, here are some guidelines you should keep in mind:

# '''Do not involve yourself when somebody else is available to do the job.''' Why have a [[Head of Security]] if you're going to involve yourself in every security matter? If there isn't a head for a specific department, promote a new one. It will make your life so much easier.

# '''Delegate whenever you can.''' It would be best if you never had to do manual tasks yourself. If someone says, 'Captain, there's a plasma leak!' you should order your [[Chief Engineer]] to fix it. Please do not attempt to fix it yourself, as you will be at risk unnecessarily.

# '''Stay alert.''' You have a big target on your back. You'll likely be a prime Traitor target just for your all-access ID. With this in mind, you may want to spend a fair bit of time lounging in the security of the [[Bridge]].

# '''Keep calm and carry on.''' As Captain, be prepared to deal with any or all of the following: Incompetent or absent Heads, traitors and angry crew members banging down the bridge door trying to get in, corrupted AIs on the warpath, and the occasional aftermath of an Armageddon against the station thanks to a range of the above. And it's your job to manage it all. Good luck.

===Refitting the DOORKNOB – Uploading Laws Made Easy===

Uploading Laws to the [[AI]] isn't something you should be doing lightly… unless you're a traitor. Then go crazy.

Keep in mind that if the AI announces you are in their upload uploading laws, people will likely form a lynch mob.

===Those Assholes From Corporate===

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

Contacting Centcom on your own is possible through the use of Communications Consoles. Still, unless the transmission is urgent, it will likely get caught up for weeks in Centcom's notorious bureaucracy. Even then, it'll be a crapshoot.

===Abandoning Ship===

'''You are ultimately responsible for the station.''' It is not uncommon for Captains to be court-martialed or even executed if they 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.

So keep this in mind when you are facing disaster. Permit no evacuations without your explicit authorization. It would be best if you did your utmost to keep the station up and running --lest you go down with the ship, either one way or the other.

==Tips==

* As Captain, you should always carry the Nuke Disk: The [[Head of Security]] spawns with the pinpointer so that 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.

* 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 hold of it as their personal ID.

==I Am the State==

'''NOTE: By default, the Captain cannot be an antagonist.'''

You have more freedom than any traitor could dream of. Liberally hand out execution orders, release and pardon criminals, give the clown all-access, release the singularity, reprogram the AI to fuel your ego, or generally act like a condom and demote anyone who gets in your way. Just make sure that you're at least trying to be subtle.

== Conclusion ==

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 end up floating through space wondering why your Oxygen tank is filled with plasma.