Competition: ACC Championship: Revival [2026]

Welcome to the ACC Championship Tournament!

As noted in my previous Combat Master reports, this year we will have two separate tournaments/ladders/brackets. Below, you will find a competition for each of those tournaments. You may only subscribe to one of the two tournaments.

ACC Championship: Revival [2026] - Masters Tournament

There are no restrictions to signups for this tournament other than that you need a valid and approved character sheet and loadout for the character that you intend to use within the tournament. Anyone can join this tournament.

ACC Championship: Revival [2026] - Beginners/Intermediate Tournament

This is a tournament for those within the Club that would like to participate, but may not be as experienced or confident within the confides of the ACC format to go up against some of the best writers in our Club. This tournament is designed for those who do not have extensive experience in the ACC, but want to have fun and join in anyway.

Restrictions: In order to join this tournament, you will need to have 10 or fewer wins within the ACC and 15 or fewer completed matches. You can find this information on your dossier by going to the Activity tab and then clicking on the ACC activity statistics link. If you have more than 10 wins OR more than 15 completed battles, you are not eligible for this tournament and should instead enter the Masters tournament. I cannot restrict subscribers in this manner, so I will be checking the dossiers of those who signup for the Beginners/Intermediate tournament to ensure they comply with this restriction. If not, you will be asked to switch.

These tournaments will consist of a single Preliminary Round followed by a single elimination ladder/bracket. Please pay close attention to the details below so you understand how the Preliminary Round will work.

Preliminary Round Details:

When signups end, all members who signed up for the tournament will have their names entered into a randomizer. The results of that randomizer will determine who faces each other in the preliminary round. The goal of the preliminary round is not necessarily to win your match. Your goal is to attain as high of a score as possible. The 16 highest scores from the preliminary round will move on to the 1st round of the bracket/ladder.

To be clear, winning is still great, but if you win with a lowish score, it is possible that you will not make it to the tournament. Likewise, losing still sucks, but if you make it close and have a high enough score, you may move on to the tournament anyway. Pay attention to the ACC rules and grading rubric. Rack up points in Syntax, Story, Realism, and Creativity. Pay attention to your opponent's character sheet and your own. Pay attention to the venue details. Write a compelling, but realistic story. Get creative. These are your goals, and the 16 people that do it best will move on to the brackets/ladders.

In the event that we receive an odd number of subscribers; the member who is not paired by the randomizer will be paired against another member of the Club of the Combat Master's choice. This will be a member of the club that did not sign up for either tournament and regardless of their score, they will not move on to the first round. This will be done only so all subscribed members can receive a score with only one round of preliminary matches.

In the event of a tie for 16th place in either tournament, the members that have tied will face off in a sudden death match within the same venue as their first match to determine who moves on to the bracket/ladder

1st Round/2nd Round/Semi-Finals/Finals:

These will take place in a single elimination bracket. Win your match to move on to the next round.

1st place in each tournament will receive the Champion's Gauntlet. 2nd place in each tournament will receive the Champion's Bracer.

ACC Championship Match:

When both tournaments have completed, the winners of the Masters tournament and the Beginners/Intermediate tournament will face each other in a final match to determine the overall Champion. The winner of this match will be awarded the ACC Championship Belt possession and the dossier title of Champion. The runner up will receive the dossier title Gladius.

AGAIN - To sign up please subscribe to one (and only one) of the competitions before its start date of August 29th 2026. You must sign up before this competition starts. Late-subscription is disabled.

Rules:

• This is a time-sensitive, live tournament format. If you anticipate difficulty completing your matches without timing out, please consider not subscribing.
• Matches will be manually created by the Combat Master at the start of every round.
• It is assumed you will utilize your primary slotted character. Should you wish to compete as one of your alts please contact Combat Master Vincent Brujah prior to the competition starting.
• You will use only that one character through this championship.
• Matches will be in the alternative-ending format.
• Post format will be 2/2 for all rounds except the final round (1st/2nd and 3rd/4th), which will be 3/3, and the ACC Championship Match which will be 4/4.
• The first post will be randomly assigned.
• 250 word minimum and 2000 word maximum per post.
• Venues are new for this championship and will feature an array of different settings within the Star Wars Universe.
• There will be a 72 Hour time limit with a single 1-day extension per combatant per match. ** In the event of an emergency, please contact Combat Master Vincent Brujah as soon as possible to discuss possible leniency. Any exceptions to the single-day extension are at the Combat Master’s discretion but will be disclosed to all parties.
• All matches will be scored utilizing the official rubric.
• Members who "time out" will be eliminated regardless of round.