Zen is overdue for recognition of the fantastic work he does as P:Voice. Brilliant and thorough Zen is someone I know I can (and do constantly) lean on for the betterment of the entire fictional community of the club. Some of the quicker trackable numbers since last he was awarded for Voice Staff include 105 Sheet Approvals, 55 Remands Written, countless discussions on all the other processed sheets, and discussion on 9 new species options that were added (plus a few that weren’t).
His work as P:Voice also leaks into the madhouse that is Story Group, having given input on the fictional direction we’ve gone these last months. This includes helping direct the 6 chapters of Galactic Happenings (including updates for all of the factions) along with all the chapters of the most recent GJW. That's a lot of ground covered and a lot of my insane plotting to help steer right, and then correctly proof once written.
Project wise Zen has been invaluable on several fronts, far beyond the discussions of adding new species options. He helped look over the ACC Guide rewrite, aided in the process of removing the secondary skills for lightsabers and martial arts (along with their feats), and most importantly took point on one of the biggest CS changes we’ve seen in years, the edit of the Charismatic skills.
He was responsible for the general write-ups on the new skills added and the required edits for the skills that were split out. This means he handled the skill descriptions and the guideline of +0 to +5 skill ability on Charm, Stealth, Deception, and Intimidation. Then he also went through all of our feats, and species to gather them into what needed to be edits with the removed skills and new skills. He also generated several brand-new feats on top of that to help highlight the new skills we added.
Basically, this entire change happened because he took charge after some comments and discussion in Voice staff on Discord. He did the work and this awesome set of clearer and functional skills was able to go live for the members. Anything that involves changes to the CS system is a complicated process, and Zen handled the broad spectrum with apparent ease, and an excellent quality.
Congrats Zen, and thank you for your continued efforts (and willingness to put up with my insane shenanigans).
Lord Idris Adenn, 2024-01-13 20:42:46 UTC
Zen is a highly valued and esteemed member of Taldryan, especially when it comes to back-end planning despite not being a member of the summit.
He is one of my most trusted advisors, especially when it comes to military affairs both of Naval and Army origin.
In our last Fleet Revamp earlier last year, he was one of the chief architects in helping to draft and design it while minimizing weaknesses and maximizing opportunities to both stand against natural enemies, but also other clans when and if needed.
He also spent a considerable amount of time, nearly a month, helping us in our army revamp after the GJW as we devoted the entirety of our winnings towards that project as we had discussed the year prior.
In addition, he has been involved in our recent campaign developments; ensuring that the focus is wide enough that it benefits not just the force users our clan, or the army/miltary focused, but also the mercenary and alien types unaffiliated with the force/military which are a part of us.
Because of his constant focus on the betterment of Taldryan as a whole, despite not being on the summit, I am beyond proud to support this recommendation.
Congratulations General!
Supreme Chancellor Cassandra Oriana Taldrya, 2024-01-14 17:27:03 UTC