44 minutes ago, Nytwyng said:Worked pretty well as the plot of Lost Stars .
Depends on the character(s). In the aforementioned Lost Stars , one of the two main characters did defect to the Rebellion. The other didn’t, yet still didn’t become an evil space Nazi.
That’s not to say one should run/play in a campaign that doesn’t appeal to them. But, just pointing out that decent people serving the Empire without becoming (to borrow a phrase) twisted and evil can be - and has been - done.
No decent person could serve the Empire. They might delude themselves but no one that stands by whilst a society engages in slavery, genocide and fascism is ‘decent’.