Happy N7 day! I compiled a good amount of changes and updates to release for this wonderful day!

Highlights: Unarmed/Melee overhaul + weapons and a species design pass with more perks!

Game Manual/General Rules

Major Updates:

• Overhaul to Unarmed and Melee mechanics
  • Added Melee weapon statistic section
  • Revamped all racial unarmed stats
• Renamed species' "Special Abilities" to "Default Racial Perks"
• Changed how species attributes work in character creation. Relevant rulebook section has been updated.

Moderate Updates:

• Recorded Equipment Repair Mechanics
• Completed the "Who's Turn Is It?" section
• Environmental Hazards section added
  • Still work in progress
• Damage Types
  • Added Piercing Damage Type
  • Slightly changed how EMP Damage affects components
  • Increased Burning Damage reduction granted by Environmental Heat Resistance
• Fixed page references
• Added section in Chapter 3 recording Item Tiers
• Krogan
  • Added missing Blood Rage ability

Minor Updates:

• Various minor text fixes
• When making a character, increase credits per level to 1500, up from 1000.
• Did a slight balance pass on all currently stated races.
• Stances
  • Added the "free stance change when moving" rule
  • Added an expensive Stamina cost if you want to move unhindered out of a non-standing stance.
• Status Effects
  • Slightly changed Burning Counters to use Burning Damage and do more damage per counter

Perks

• New Species Perks for
  • Krogan
  • Turian
  • Batarian
  • Volus

Weapons

• Added New Weapons (May need balance passes)
  • Omni-Edged Combat Knife
  • Omni-Edged Short Sword
  • Powered Warsledge
  • Resistance Field Mace
  • Omni-Knuckles

Items

• Added three new hacking payloads

Planned Later Today

• Omni-weapons (Like the Omni-blade)
• Finish environmental hazards
• Perks
  • Critical Hit Perks
• Finish Occupations section for character creation

I am also editing some HOW TO PLAY videos for your guys alongside some pre-made characters! Hopefully this further reduces friction preventing you guys from jumping right in!