Greetings all, Welcome to my first Combat Master report! As many of you have already read in the most recent Voice report, much of my work as of late has focused on the Brotherhood-wide character sheet. While the character sheet has traditionally been an ACC-focused item, this revision is meant to describe a Brotherhood member in ways beyond just raw combat abilities. It is meant to describe personality, skills (including things like leadership), and other essential information both to developing your character's personality, as well as understanding some critical aspects of a person's character. I think that most people are going to find this character sheet to be intuitive and ultimately very helpful for fiction of all sorts!

ACC Update As Sarin has said, the ACC overhaul is on its way, but it is contingent upon completion of other projects first. The ACC will focus primarily on quality of writing, realism, and plot. Situations that transpire within combat may dictate that the harsh rigid numbering systems of past character sheets are no longer marked down due to lack of realism; it's all about the writing, and if it makes sense given what is going on in the scene.

Character Sheets Update and Call for Volunteers My primary focus for the last few months has been the upcoming character sheets. I've been working on them with Shadow for some time, and those of you familiar with the Fate RPG system will likely have a good idea of the direction we're going. Since then, I've had major contributions from Atra and Wally, both of whom are working hard with me to bring you the best system we can. If you're curious for a large preview of them, I suggest you look up Raken's last report; it contains a few nice teasers. ;) In the coming weeks, I will be revealing various aspects of the sheets and what customization levels members can expect. In the meantime, I'm looking for a few good members to assist with the nitty gritty details of getting this system ready for members.

While I have a great group of people already working hard, I think we could use a few more people willing to put time into the project. If you're previously talked to me about this, consider this your opportunity to put something in writing for me to look at! I am looking for two to four people with a lot of time on their hands, a mix of experience with roleplaying systems, and a passion for helping create a lasting product that the Brotherhood can benefit from for years to come. The work will focus primarily on writing descriptions (and eventually, helping with character creation guides and other more writing and system-intensive tasks) for the core concepts on the character sheet, including Force Powers and Skills. It will also delve into some of the more unique features of the sheet, such as Aspects and Feats. Because of the high quality of work that has been set forth by the existing members of the team, I am expecting quality work on a short timetable. In the short term, you will begin by writing up brief descriptions. In the long term, you'll have the opportunity to weigh in on complex aspects of this sheet that are still being developed right now, and possible future projects this character sheet will open to the Brotherhood.

If you wish to apply, please email me a short application that includes why you think you would be a good pick to work on this team and what experience you have with Brotherhood fiction, as well as roleplaying and roleplaying systems (even if it's none, that does NOT exclude you as I am specifically after a mix of people).

Conclusion For the time being, the ACC is still off line; that being said, there's plenty of work ongoing that is going to really benefit not just the ACC but the Brotherhood as a whole. If you're interested in helping out with the character sheets, go ahead and put in an application with me. I'd also like to open the comments section of this report to any questions you guys might have about the character sheet and system we'll be adopting.

Time for me to get back to my Force Powers! Until next time,

Questions? Comments? Send me an email!

~Mav