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Line 1: − An '''Adept''' refers to a member of [[ComStar]] and the [[Word of Blake]] faction. The rank was created by [[Conrad Toyama]] as part of his reforms to transform ComStar into a religious organization, taking the place of Technician in the original corporate structure.<ref name=MWFE130>''MechWarrior, First Edition'', p. 129-130</ref><ref name=MWSE143>''MechWarrior, Second Edition'', p. 142-143</ref> + An '''Adept''' refers to the member in [[ComStar]] and the short-lived [[Word of Blake]] faction. The rank was created by [[Conrad Toyama]] as part of his reforms to transform ComStar into a religious organization, taking the place of Technician in the original corporate structure.<ref name=MWFE130>''MechWarrior, First Edition'', p. 129-130</ref><ref name=MWSE143>''MechWarrior, Second Edition'', p. 142-143</ref> − Adepts have at least one year of service to the Order and answer to their local [[Precentor]]. However, to prevent any undue familiarity with their superiors, other Adepts, or 'lay' personnel, ComStar policy for much of its history was to automatically transfer Adepts after one year at a given post.<ref name=MWFE130/><ref name=MWSE143/> As with other ComStar ranks, seniority and branch were classified through the use of Greek letters and Roman numerals appended to the end of the rank, e.g. Adept Alpha V being a fifth-year member of that rank in the Order's [[hyperpulse generator]] Operation Branch.<ref>''ComStar (sourcebook)'', p. 81</ref> + Adepts have at least one year of service to the Order and answer to their local [[Precentor]]. However, to prevent any undue familiarity with their superiors, other Adepts, or 'lay' personnel, ComStar policy for much of its history was to automatically transfer Adepts after one year at a given post.<ref name=MWFE130/><ref name=MWSE143/> As with other ComStar ranks, seniority and branch were classified through the use of Greek letters and Roman numerals appended to the end of the rank, i.e. Adept Alpha V being a fifth-year member in the Order's [[Hyperpulse Generator]] Operation Branch.<ref>''ComStar (sourcebook)'', p. 81</ref> Within the [[Com Guards]] and the [[Word of Blake Militia]], the rank of Adept was equivalent to a junior grade officer in other Inner Sphere militaries such as [[Lieutenant]] or [[Captain]]. They may command a [[Level II]] unit or other work teams conducting independent operations. Prior to the [[ComStar Schism|schism]], a senior Adept in charge of several Level II units might informally be referred to as a [[Demi-Precentor]]; afterwards the Com Guards made it as a formal rank in their structure, while the Blakists retained the original usage.<ref>''Field Manual: ComStar'', p. p. 10</ref> Within the [[Com Guards]] and the [[Word of Blake Militia]], the rank of Adept was equivalent to a junior grade officer in other Inner Sphere militaries such as [[Lieutenant]] or [[Captain]]. They may command a [[Level II]] unit or other work teams conducting independent operations. Prior to the [[ComStar Schism|schism]], a senior Adept in charge of several Level II units might informally be referred to as a [[Demi-Precentor]]; afterwards the Com Guards made it as a formal rank in their structure, while the Blakists retained the original usage.<ref>''Field Manual: ComStar'', p. p. 10</ref> Line 14:
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| − | An '''Adept''' refers to | + | An '''Adept''' refers to the member in [[ComStar]] and the short-lived [[Word of Blake]] faction. The rank was created by [[Conrad Toyama]] as part of his reforms to transform ComStar into a religious organization, taking the place of Technician in the original corporate structure.<ref name=MWFE130>''MechWarrior, First Edition'', p. 129-130</ref><ref name=MWSE143>''MechWarrior, Second Edition'', p. 142-143</ref> |
| − | Adepts have at least one year of service to the Order and answer to their local [[Precentor]]. However, to prevent any undue familiarity with their superiors, other Adepts, or 'lay' personnel, ComStar policy for much of its history was to automatically transfer Adepts after one year at a given post.<ref name=MWFE130/><ref name=MWSE143/> As with other ComStar ranks, seniority and branch were classified through the use of Greek letters and Roman numerals appended to the end of the rank, e | + | Adepts have at least one year of service to the Order and answer to their local [[Precentor]]. However, to prevent any undue familiarity with their superiors, other Adepts, or 'lay' personnel, ComStar policy for much of its history was to automatically transfer Adepts after one year at a given post.<ref name=MWFE130/><ref name=MWSE143/> As with other ComStar ranks, seniority and branch were classified through the use of Greek letters and Roman numerals appended to the end of the rank, i.e. Adept Alpha V being a fifth-year member in the Order's [[Hyperpulse Generator]] Operation Branch.<ref>''ComStar (sourcebook)'', p. 81</ref> |
Within the [[Com Guards]] and the [[Word of Blake Militia]], the rank of Adept was equivalent to a junior grade officer in other Inner Sphere militaries such as [[Lieutenant]] or [[Captain]]. They may command a [[Level II]] unit or other work teams conducting independent operations. Prior to the [[ComStar Schism|schism]], a senior Adept in charge of several Level II units might informally be referred to as a [[Demi-Precentor]]; afterwards the Com Guards made it as a formal rank in their structure, while the Blakists retained the original usage.<ref>''Field Manual: ComStar'', p. p. 10</ref> | Within the [[Com Guards]] and the [[Word of Blake Militia]], the rank of Adept was equivalent to a junior grade officer in other Inner Sphere militaries such as [[Lieutenant]] or [[Captain]]. They may command a [[Level II]] unit or other work teams conducting independent operations. Prior to the [[ComStar Schism|schism]], a senior Adept in charge of several Level II units might informally be referred to as a [[Demi-Precentor]]; afterwards the Com Guards made it as a formal rank in their structure, while the Blakists retained the original usage.<ref>''Field Manual: ComStar'', p. p. 10</ref> | ||
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* ''[[MechWarrior: The BattleTech Role Playing Game, Second Edition]]'' | * ''[[MechWarrior: The BattleTech Role Playing Game, Second Edition]]'' | ||
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