Consul Report

2005/03/22, 1:02 PM, Consul - Clan Taldryan

Taldryan Consul Report 3-21-05 Report # 97

Dont worry everyone, Im not dead! For those of you who noticed, the last two weeks of my life have been incredibly busy, so my online time was reduced a bit. I did manage to keep up with my emails though (if youre waiting on a response to something stillthen it got lost, so email me again). There are only five weeks left in my semester, so its getting down the grind again, and my DB time will be a bit reduced until summer startsbut dont worry, I have a plan to help with that (see the clan news section for more details).

Also Ive decided what Im going to do in three weeks when I hit report #100, and Im VERY sure you all will like it a lot, so get pumped up for that day!

Clan Taldryan News

-Topping my list of Clan news today is two new position appointments! I know what youre thinkingKir, there arent any positions open because TBA is such a great PCON! Well it was a tough decision, but I fired TBA last night and appointed long time Dinaari Quaestor Shadow Taldrya as the next Proconsul of Clan Taldryan! Congratulations to Shad!

-Now this appointment will obviously leave the position of Dinaari QUA wide open, and so I am pleased to announce that our awesome little Benny will be taking his place, so congratulations Benevolent Taldrya Whiner on becoming the next Quaestor of House Dinaari!

-What will happen with the open Dinaari AED position is up to Ben, but I would assume he will be taking applications eventually (unless he already has someone in mind). So wait for an email from Ben before you start applying.

-Im working on a set of clan values that once finished will form the basis of how members will be expected to treat each other (basically what we already do, but written down so people can learn from our pwnage). Its still in draft form, but were working the kinks out now.

-Sharad has risen from the icky RL ranks and can be found on IRC every so often, and he is teaming up with Dinaari QUA Benevolent to start work on a Clan website overhaul. Our site is a pretty huge project with lots of coding, so this will take quite some time to completebut I wanted to give them thanks ahead of time for working on it.

-Ill be getting more work done on a list of initial rewardees for the Clan awards soon, just need to work with Shadow a bit first, but dont worryI do remember!

-Trivia this week will be in #taldryan on Thursday night at 7pm, so 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 newest issue of the Dark Voice was released this week, you can find it here:

http://dv.darkjedibrotherhood.com/DarkVoice_Vol1_Iss5.html

Big thanks to Shadow for writing up the Clan Taldryan spot while I was gone!

-The SHW is running a XWA/XvT Tournament next week, and the winners will get a personal fighter and their clan will receive a squadron of TIE Defenders. So if you have either of these games and want to try for some prizes email the SHW and signup for the tournament by the 25th.

-The SHW is running a new competition that sounds pretty interesting. Its called, The Greatest Warrior of All Times The details can be found here: http://www.darkjedibrotherhood.com/dbjedi/competitions.asp?ID=770

This months warrior is DGM Mav, so if you want to participate, have fun!

-You may have read that some upcoming DB competitions are going to use the free game Allegiance. Some people have had trouble installing/running this game though, so someone wrote up a guide to help, which you can find here: http://www25.brinkster.com/darkforge/allegianceprimer.txt

If after reading this you still have questions, you can post them on the MBs here and get an answer:

http://www.darkjedibrotherhood.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=460

Also our Dinaari AED Benevolent has a pretty good knowledge of Allegiance, so he might be able to help too!

-The Clan and Order force power systems that will be used with Rebirth have gone through some changes. So if you want to figure out what level of Clan powers you will have, you can see the descriptions here: http://gm.darkjedibrotherhood.com/policies/

-The KMTs (monthly fiction topics) for February are A Jedis Journey and Morning has broken 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

Medals

Michael Clusters of Fire, Quartz Crescent

Chaosrain - Clusters of Fire

Dark Sabre - Clusters of Fire, Quartz Crescent

Kraval - Clusters of Fire, Topaz Crescent, Emerald Crescent, Legion of the Scholar

Nexusmage - Clusters of Fire

Duga - Clusters of Fire, Sapphire, Emerald, Quartz, and Topaz Crescents, Legion of Scholar

Shadow - Clusters of Fire

Fire Knight - Clusters of Fire, Legion of the Scholar, Quartz Crescent

Locust - Clusters of Fire

Kir Legion of the Scholar

Vodo Legion of the Scholar

Benevolent Amethyst Crescent

Tiberius Sapphire Crescent

Kali Amethyst Crescent

Promotions

PRT Vodo to GRD

ACO Trron to PRT

APP lane to NOV

APP Siin to NOV

Transfers

APP lane to Ektrosis

JH Jir to Rogues

APP Siin to Ektrosis

APP Rade to Dinaari

KAP Raistline to Ektrosis

Trivia!

Trivia this week will be held in #taldryan on IRC, on Thursday the 24th, at 7pm!

READ THIS if you dont have IRC!!!

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!

Miscellaneous

-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.

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.

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

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/

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

House Dinaari - http://www.taldryan.org/dinaari/

House Ektrosis - http://www.taldryan.org/ektrosis/

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

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

IRC Guide - http://www.taldryan.org/dinaari/irc_guide.php