News

Welcome one and all to another set of announcements! I am Tasha’Vel Versea your friendly neighborhood Rollmaster and I am here to inform you that summer has finally arrived. Well that’s not all the news, but hey I like a bit of sunshine and warmth.

Anyhow, I have had several more new people join our ranks and have finished up our Blackguard event. Congratulations to Syntari Bastiayn and Calenhad! They our the two new blackguards that will be guarding our Consul Bentre Stahoes and our new Proconsul, Ashia Kagan Keibatsu. So if you see them around, give them a congrats.

Also, I would like to highlight a few more people as I do love bragging about my members. We have Alexander DelGotto a returning member who has been taking quite a few exams and working up to obtain perfect scores.

Another member, who is none other than our favorite grumpy cat, Sanguinius Tsucrya Entar, has completed all the exams necessary to earn himself a Dark Maven in Combat.

We also have some up and coming members doing awesome things. Andurian Planetjug has been gaming and working his way up the ranks. He is now a proselyte!

Congratulations and amazing job all of you! Participation and getting into things are what I love to see. So keep it up!

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Updates

Well since I have my two awesome new blackguards, I went ahead and updated the wiki to reflect it. Link here

Gaming nights: Still a work in progress, however we do have a strong hots gaming presence and a lot of times if you ask in Naga Sadow chat, you should be able to find some people to play with. If you need someone to play hots with or perhaps another game, I am available after work. You can always send me a message.

Hangouts: I have been working with Ashia on her hosting a series of Hangouts over weekends. It has been a lot of fun and I would love to see more of them in the future. We also hope that more can join in our fun random chatter. So if you are around on the weekend and we have a hangout, drop on by.

Competitions

Here are a few competitions for you all to check out.

• A special House Shar Dahkan Event held by Erik Cato Fleet Operations

• Another House Shar Dahkan Event by Vosiri Lightcrest Exodus of the Disciple it ends in 6 days

• A game for all of Naga Sadow by Consul Bentre Stahoes Pathological Paranoia

• House Marka Ragnos also has a special event done by Kojiro and Armad A New Dawn: Sanctuary

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AsktheRM

Bentre Asks: Yanny or Laurel?

Definitely Yanny

Marcus asks:

You've been aspiring Rollmaster for quite some time, now you have it. What are the new ideas you are going to be bringing to the role, despite the fact that the role has been reinvented a few times over the last few years.

Well, one idea that I decided when taking the position is to also apply myself as sort of a morale officer not only to the newer joins but also to our older and returning members. I am trying to bring back that sense of family and camaraderie we have always had and helped make Naga Sadow an enjoyable and fun clan to stay a part of. I know that sometimes people in their busy days can always use a good word or laugh and I am hoping that I can be that someone to give them a smile.

I also am trying to work more with the blackguard positions and create run-ons and fictions to make it more meaningful and fun to take part in.

How are you going to approach the newer members? You often see that there are quite a few new joins who initially show promise, but suddenly disappear. How will you deal with that?

When they first come in, I try to reach them by email and offer them some ways that they can move up the ranks and grow. I also have been trying to encourage them to join telegram and to participate. I still try to contact and reach out to the new joins that start to taper off, unfortunately, it is still difficult when they don’t reply back and can be a bit disheartening, but I still want to try and at least reach out a few more times in hopes that they respond and return. There isn’t a whole lot that I can do when they disappear, but I can at least try to show that I am here for their benefit.

Bentre Asks:

Any plans to further develop the Black Guard beyond the bounds of what it was in my time as Rollmaster and days past?

Yes, I am hoping to involve a lot more fiction and missions related to becoming and being a Blackguard. I want to make it more than just a simple title and ‘oh yeah you guard the Consul.

When are you going to draft Sang into the Blackguard, for that matter?

If he is needed, yep Sang I will be calling you.

When are you going to support a Pokemon gaming night?

Dear god, you make me answer everything don’t you? I will think about that.

Syntari asks:

Why did Bentre steal my question?

Because, he is a pain in the arse. XD

Sang Asks:

What work is being done by the summit to engage with a large number of new random joins?

I have been emailing and trying to keep up with contacting them as well as encourage our other summit members to assist them with any questions. I am also trying to show them a bit of the DJB and things they can participate in.

Why did you ask for questions?

Because I love questions and I enjoy answering to the best of my ability. Plus, you lot are hilarious.

Why is Bentre not collecting a decent space marine chapter?

Because I am in control of his current finances. XD

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In closing, I would like to say that I have really enjoyed working with you all and meeting several new people. In the future, I am going to be working on giving the title Blackguard more meaning than just a title, and I will be trying to come up with more fun and exciting competitions for all of you in the future. So for now,if you have any questions, comments, ideas or thoughts please feel free to message me anytime. I will do my best to contact you within 24hours. You can either email or send me a telegram. I am here to help you out and to have fun in the DJB.

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TL;DR

• We have new Blackguards and more people doing awesome things!

• The wiki for blackguard has been updated, and still working on the gaming nights and hangouts is here!

• Competitions galore!

• #AsktheRM had some unique questions

• Contact me if you have anything else you might have a question on

• You all are awesome!