Consul Report

2005/02/20, 6:44 PM, Consul - Clan Taldryan

Taldryan Consul Report 2-20-05Report # 93

Ok this is kind of a filler report. Ive been uber-busy lately because my girlfriend has gotten really sick so Ive been taking care of her. So basically I had a half-finished report written up, but at this point Im going to just write an entirely new report for the upcoming Sunday and post this one merely for archive purposes. So..read my next report for good info.

Clan Taldryan News

-State of the Clan is very close to being done!

-Still waiting for Krath RoS results, probably will have them in the next couple days.

-House Ektrosis finally got a new website this week! You can see it here: www.ektrosis.taldryan.org. Big thanks to Pyralis from Tarentum for the layout and to Ben for coding it and getting it ready so fast!

-The Tal Times was released last week! So I suggest you read it if you havent already, you can see it here: http://www.taldryan.org/taltimes/2/index.html

-Im finally starting to get into MPing again (after my major GJW burnout), so if you are on IRC and want to play for an MP night (or just for fun, I love CTF!) let me know!

-Dinaari has a new promotion guide for the first few ranks, so check that out on the Dinaari website (http://dinaari.taldryan.org/news.php).

-This week there isnt report trivia, Im going to try to do online Tal Trivia on Thursday in #taldryan at 9pm EST, be there!

-Remember to check the Competitions section of the Taldryan website for things to keep you active (http://www.taldryan.org/competitions.php)

DB News

-The DC is now taking RG members, so be active and visible if you want one to pick you up!

-KHP Alanna was awarded a Ruby Scepter, yay lannie!!

-Last week the Dark Voice (newsletter, again I will mention how it is not as cool as the Tal Times) was released, you can see it here:

http://dv.darkjedibrotherhood.com/DarkVoice_Vol1_Iss4.html

-The ACC compendium was updated, so you should check out the changes if you are planning on ACCing anytime soon.

-LucasArts has announced the creation of a new Star Wars computer game; you can check it out here: http://www.lucasarts.com/games/swempireatwar/

-The KMTs (monthly fiction topics) for February are Coruscant walkways and It's a hard life being a.... See the KHPs report for more details.

-Be sure to visit http://www.darkjedibrotherhood.com/dbjedi/news.asp for all the news.

Medals, Promotions, and Transfers

Will be included in next weeks report.

Medals

Promotions

Transfers

Trivia!

Trivia info will be included in next weeks report.

_READ THIS if you dont have IRC!!!</u<

This new section of my report is dedicated to providing information about IRC (internet relay chat). If I had to name one thing that makes a successful Taldryan member, I would say IRC useage. It is required for all of the Clans leaders, and all of our most active members can be found there. I have found out that many members read my reports, and some of them dont use IRC, and I am hoping I can change this.

Here are some quick things about IRC:

-It is a free download (it says you have to register it within 30 days, but you never have to)

-Its VERY simple to use

-All the most active people are on it

-There are almost always people around

-Some competitions are only available on IRC

-You get to know people much better

-You get more of the Taldryan team feeling if you are on it

-Being active on IRC can be a reason to get medals/promotions

-Our clan channels get a little crazy sometimes, and its fun!

-You can message individuals like AIM, and talk in chatrooms (multiple rooms at the same time)

How can I get IRC? For Windows users the most popular IRC program is mIRC, which you install on your computer and use just as you would an instant messenger. mIRC is only a free trial, but you may use it as long as you want without penalty (other than a few annoying messages telling you to register). You can find mIRC here:

http://www.mirc.com

If you can't install stuff on your computer or you're constantly switching computers in a lab, you can also use the DB IRC, which is a java applet (to be used through your browser) allowing you to talk in only one channel or room at a time. DB IRC can be found here:

http://www.darkjedibrotherhood.org/dbjedi/chat.html

IRC is very popular and therefore has many servers and channels. This makes it hard to find what you want unless you know what you're doing. Therefore make sure to use the following settings when starting up IRC:

Network: Undernet

Brotherhood Channel: #db

Clan Channel: #taldryan

Have IRC but confused on how to get things going? Well you are in luck, the Shadow Academy has several IRC courses, and the first one is very helpful and for new users. Just go to the SA (http://www.darkjedibrotherhood.org/dbjedi/shadowacademy/sa/index.html) and then click on General Studies, and then the IRC Basics course. It will guide you through how to use IRC. If youre still having trouble or dont like how the SA course is laid out, you can read the IRC guide written by QUA Shadow (http://dinaari.taldryan.org/irc_guide.php). It has images of the menus and everything, and is very helpful!

I hope to see a lot of you on IRC!

<u>Miscellaneous/u>

-If you ever need to see an old Consul report, all of mine are up on djb.org!

Thats all for this week, as always if you have any questions/comments/just want to talk, feel free to email me at [Log in to view e-mail addresses] or just go onto IRC as Im logged on quite often as Kir! Or talk to me on AIM, my screen-name is ConsulKir!

Multiplayer Competitions-

Tuesday 1v1 Night

Multiplayer gaming night that will be held all day Tuesday in #gmrg. All DB-supported platforms will be used. Tuesdays are "solo" nights; meaning only 1 vs. 1 games will be played. Signup bots will not be used; you have to find matches by chatting in #gmrg or messaging people on IRC. Clusters of Fire will be awarded as usual, 1 for each win or three losses. In addition anyone who has 5 wins will get a Dark Cross, and anyone with 15 wins will get a Star of Antei.

Thursday Team Night

Multiplayer gaming night that will be all day Thursday in #gmrg. All DB-supported platforms will be used. Thursdays are "team" nights, meaning matches can only be played with at least teams of 2 vs. 2. Signup bots will not be used; you have to find matches by chatting in #gmrg or messaging people on IRC. Clusters of Fire will be awarded as usual, 1 for each win or three losses. In addition anyone who has 5 wins will get a Dark Cross, and anyone with 15 wins will get a Star of Antei.

Interclub Training Event

Multiplayer gaming night that will be held every Saturday evening in #outerrim. All DB-supported platforms will be used. Players come from DB and allied online gaming groups. Signup bots will be used, so use the !signup command on IRC to get matches in #outerrim. Clusters of Fire will be awarded as usual, 1 for each win or three losses.

Biweekly Sunday Tournament

Those people who participate in at least one match in the above listed weekly multiplayer competitions will be invited to play every other week in a Tournament on Sunday. There isnt any specific structure, you just play as many matches as you would like and the person with the most wins during the day wins the Tournament. Everyone gets points for wins that they can use to buy personal possessions, and the total of all the points Taldryan members earn the Clan also earns as a whole to buy cool Clan stuff!

_Important Links _

Dark Brotherhood http://www.darkjedibrotherhood.com/dbjedi/news.asp

Clan Taldryan - http://www.taldryan.org

Taldryan Codex - http://www.taldryan.org/tal_codex/

Antei Combat Center http://www.darkjedibrotherhood.com/dbjedi/acc/

Message Boards - http://www.darkjedibrotherhood.com/forum/index.php

Shadow Academy - http://sa.darkjedibrotherhood.com/

Dark Side Compendium - http://dsc.darkjedibrotherhood.com/

Competitions Page - http://www.taldryan.org/competitions.php

Summit Members

CON Kir Taldrya Katarn ([Log in to view e-mail addresses])

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