When I first helped Shadow write up the proposal for the new Character System, I really didn't have an good idea of just how much raw time it would take to implement, but the immense amount of work needed became quickly apparent. Luckily for me, I've had an excellent team, and foremost among that team has been Wally, effectively my second in command. Wally has been a constant fixture on the Character System team. From the very beginning - even before I actually took over as CM - Wally was present and willing to help. He was admittedly skeptical at first, but he embraced the system quickly, and began to contribute almost instantly. From the middle of April onward, Wally has been tirelessly working by my side on the project. His work has included, but has not been limited to, writing the majority of Skill Descriptions, constant project feedback, constant feedback on how things would influence the ACC, generating Feats, names, Aspects, and is almost completely responsible for the entire Discipline writeups and Discipline Feats. In the last week alone, I suspect he has put in 20 hours of work (along with a few others), and he has been working on this project tirelessly for the last 3 months. I don't want to even guess at the number of hours he has put in, because it is easily in the hundreds. There were nights where Wally would apologize to me because he could only spend an hour on the project, as if the work he had already done wasn't already so significant and so impressive that I couldn't have gotten to that point without him. There is not a single member of this team that has basically been on the team since the start and contributed at a level of constant activity other than Wally.
Without his tireless devotion to the project and constant feedback and amazing work ethic, I really don't think this project could have been completed in the time it was. Wally more than deserves an Amethyst Kukri for his efforts!
~Mav
Combat Master
The Dark Brotherhood Character Sheet project was an enormous undertaking that involved months of planning, hard work, and dedication. Several members contributed to the success of the project by contributing to smaller projects, but only a few influenced and guided the entire project. One of those members is Marick "Wally" Arconae.
Wally's love for the ACC and our Character sheets was evident from the start of the project and was displayed in his tremendous effort to see this project succeed. He immersed himself in the FATE RPG system, Star Wars RPG systems, and the Dark Brotherhood's historical character sheets in an effort to help design a system that is not only better than anything we have ever had, but also synchronized with our future ACC development.
Wally edited and created thousands of individual entries for Force Powers, Feats, Skills, Character Attributes, and Disciplines. He worked insane hours staying up til 5 AM night after night to ensure that the project was on time and to standard. Additionally, Wally hand crafted the user guides and templates to help our members understand how to use the systems he was creating
It is not often that our members can attach their names to DJB wide projects that impact the entire club, but this is one that Wally can proudly declare as his. He has made our organization a better place and he has done so without expectation of reward or recognition. The Amethyst Kukri is the least we can do for him. Congrats Wally!
GM Sarin
Many will tell you of Marick's work over several years as Proconsul of Arcona. Many more will tell you of his recent transition to Consul and his work there thus far. More still will tell of his months of work on the new Character Sheet system and upcoming Antei Combat Center revamp. I will leave all those things for the others to note and laud.
What I would like to focus on, what I feel is most relevant to Marick's success in the club, is his Attitude.
Attitude is everything. It is a key fundamental of not only leaders, but those who follow them as well. Marick, whether leading or following, has maintained an outstanding attitude in all he does and with all whom he deals. This quality, this essential trait, is what has most impressed me about Marick and what has most encouraged me as to the future of this club.
I have had the pleasure of dealing with Marick across a number of ideas, projects, events, and concerns. Always, always with me he has been calm, cool, collected and professional. Exactly what one would expect from a leader in the club. Exactly what I would expect from someone receiving this award.
Marick, thank you for everything you do and continue to do on behalf of everyone in the club.
-Raken, Deputy Grand Master
One of the things that I worked hard to instill in those units who wanted to reclan was their ability to help the brotherhood at large, to turn their focus outside their own walls. This was an important differentiating factor in my mind, the shift from being self-absorbed to being concerned for the brotherhood beyond just a measure of self preservation.
One of those people I talked to during this situation was one new quaestor named Marick. He apparently took it to heart, embracing massive undertakings as he rose through the ranks. He broke bread with leaders of struggling units, trying to offer insight that could help them. He extended his help in trying to host events to increase activity across the club. He personally dove deep into the new character sheets and the new Antei Combat Center.
This is enough for him to warrant an award. For him to have done these things through the storm of acting as consul and holding together a clan that has been crushing almost all competition in vendettas is much more than that. I could say so much more, but such platitudes would only be glossed over by a man who has so much more to do, so much more to offer the club, that he would not care about what was written about him. So I will be brief. Give this man an amethyst kukri. Thank you, Wally. I'm looking forward to promoting you.
~Muz Ashen, Dark Lord of the Sith
Mandalorian Declan Roark, 2013-09-14 04:32:48 UTC