Not sure if this is the best place for feedback, but I can't post on the blog entry (sorry, but I'm not getting a facebook account just so that I can add comments to your blog!)
Regarding calculating skill bonuses, rather than including a step requiring a bunch of calculations, why not take a leaf from "Dark Heresy" and split each entry on the character sheet:
Dark Heresy Character sheet
The stat entries down the middle of the sheet split the percentiles into the tens and units digits, with the part used being the tens,
So, for the sample character
Computer [_1_]_7_
This eliminates a calculation step and simplifies your character sheet?
Regarding calculating skill bonuses, rather than including a step requiring a bunch of calculations, why not take a leaf from "Dark Heresy" and split each entry on the character sheet:
Dark Heresy Character sheet
The stat entries down the middle of the sheet split the percentiles into the tens and units digits, with the part used being the tens,
So, for the sample character
Computer [_1_]_7_
This eliminates a calculation step and simplifies your character sheet?