The Brotherhood in a precarious state. The Grand Master’s initiatives have been sweeping, strict and stringent following the events of Great Jedi War XI. The birth of the secret society known as the Inquisitorius has purged the ranks of the Brotherhood of “Undesirables” and the false orders that many had clung to. Meanwhile, the Dark Council seeks to establish a new base of operations for the Brotherhood, sending out false reports of a return to a destroyed Antei. While unified temporarily, the independent Clans still hold true to old grudges, grudges the Grand Master knows he can use to his advantage...if controlled. The Grand Master also knows that not all of his actions were well received, and devises a plan to better control the focus of the Brotherhood’s membership...

Grand Master's Invitational Tournament - ACC

Members will compete in Singular Ending matches following the story of the Grand Master's Invitational Tournament.

Rules:

• The first round will be (8) 2/2 Singular Ending Matches.
• The Quarterfinals will be (4) 2/2 Singular Ending Matches.
• The Semifinals will be (2) 2/2 Singular Ending matches.
• The Finals will be (1) 3/3 Singular Ending match.
• Members will have a 450 word Minimum per post.
• Members will have a 1500 word Cap per post.
• The Finals will feature a 2k word Cap per post.
• All Matches will get 3 Days (72 Hour) per post with no extensions.
• Leniency will be given for emergencies at the discretion of the Combat Master, with all details made as transparent as appropriate to the combatants. In the event of a medical emergency (hospital visit) or natural disaster (power outage due to hurricane or aliens) occurs and prevents you from somehow accessing a computer/your ability to post, contact the Combat Master immediately.
• Member’s will be allowed to list up to 6 Weapons for use in their match, prior to match creation.
• The tournament has the potential to span multiple months. Member’s will carry over the same Character Sheet for the duration of the Tournament. No changes will be permitted.
• The only exception that will be made will happen in the event that a competing Member is Promoted between Tournament Rounds. In this scenario, the Combat Master will work directly with the member to update the Character Sheet to insure that no skills are moved around to gain an advantage to an opponent; only new skills will be added. A snapshot of the before/after will be transparently made available through the member's dossier by looking at archived sheets.

Additional Details:

• The overall “theme” of the Grand Master’s Invitational Tournament is to determine the brotherhood's most skilled duelists, not its best executioners. As such, in all matches throughout the tournament, combatants may push a fight to the brink of death. This includes maiming, crippling, and any other form of incapacitation short of actual death. All flights must end with one combatant (or both) clearly unable to continue the match whether through physical inability or a willing (in character) submission or surrender. Outright killing an opponent will result in a major detractor for Story.
• Maiming or severely crippling an opponent before the final post is considered poor form and will be counted as a detractor.
• Any permanent damage/injury earned in a Tournament match has the potential to become character Canon, but is of course entirely up to the owner of the Character to make this decision.

Restrictions:

• ACC Judges will not be eligible to enter the Tournament
• ACC Judges will not be the lead grader on a match that involves a member of their unit.

Bracketing:

• Each Clan selects 2 members to represent their Clan. This decision will be made and submitted by the Consul of the respective unit to the Combat Master. Any member of a Clan that is Qualified in the ACC is eligible to compete, even the Consul.

• Two (2) members of the Dark Council will be selected by the Grand Master to compete.

• Seeding will be randomized by the website but divided so that members of the same unit are placed on opposite sides of the bracket ladder.

• The ACC Invitational Championship is designed as a feat of personal achievement. As such, while members fight for the glory of their home unit, no unit wins or loses in the ACC Invitational Championship. Spoils go to the victors, and the victors alone.

Venues

• Round I -- The Abandoned Mines

• Round II / III - The Colosseum

• Finals -- The Ruins of Antei

Awards

Final 4

Accessory: "Grand Masters Signet"

Given to members of the Final Four, this ring bears the Grand Master's signet and marks his acknowledgement of the member's achievements. The ring was forged with a tiny pinprick that punctures into the wearer's own skin and deploys a Cure-All to poisons (1 Time Use/dosage). The formula is special force-alchemy potion the Grand Master procured from a holocron so that everyone could have a tiny vial to carefully re-fill the ring.

Finals

2nd Place:

Accessory Armor: Gladius Vambrace

A single, hand-crafted vambrace that can be worn on one arm that covers from the wrist up to the elbow. Created from a refractory alloy and treated with Force-Alchemy, the Gladius vambrace has the unique ability to deflect blaster bolts without risk of deterioration.

Dossier Title: "Gladius"

Winner:

Accessory Armor: Champion Bracers

Awarded to the Grand Master’s Champion, this single, custom molded, mandalorian-iron bracer covers the wrist to the middle of the forearm. Like the bracers given to ACC Champions of the past, this Champion Bracer has the ability to block Lightsaber hits without risk of deterioration.

Dossier Title: "Champion"