Consul Report

2005/01/24, 3:15 PM, Consul - Clan Taldryan

Taldryan Consul Report 1-24-05 Report # 89

So Im still trying to come up with some sort of cool idea for report #100Ive got nothing yet, so if any of you have suggestions send them over to me. Other than that its been a pretty good week for me. Ive worked on a few different Clan projects and a few of them are nearing completion (yay!). So now..report time.

Clan Taldryan News

-Well I know you have heard me talking about it for a long time, but believe it or not the Taldryan Codex is very close to being completed! I would guess it would be available early-to-mid February, so look forward to that!

-I need someone who can make me a crest graphic for one of my clan projects. Instead of just asking for volunteers, this time I am making it a competition (you wont find it on djb.com though, because I want to give out better awards than crescents). If you want to compete in it just send me an email at [Log in to view e-mail addresses] and I will send you the details of what I need.

-In other Tal news, I have been working on a new project involving some Taldryan-specific awards. The ideas are all fleshed out and now Im just working on getting some graphics done and then adding them to the Tal site. Look for an announcement in the new few weeks.

-Sometime this week I will also be announcing the creation of two new bodies of organization within Taldryan that are very special and awesome! So look for that too.

-New Cohors Praetoria for the next two weeksand they will be Chaosrain and Dalthid. Both have been very active lately, congratulations!

-Ektrosis finished their AWOL check last week and the Clan is down to 41 members, yay!

-The Tal Times writers are all busy working on their articles and columns, Im anticipating a early February release that will be just as good (if not better!) than the first.

-Im still at 13 returned surveys. This will be the last week I am accepting them and I do hope to get a few more. If you need a copy of the survey to fill out, please just respond to this report and Ill get one to you!

-Last week we had trivia in #taldryan on Thursday evening. It was a good time, had some very original trivia made by yours truly, and a good turnout This week we will return to some email trivia, which Ill send out in a few days. REMEMBER TO SEND ALL ANSWERS TO [Log in to view e-mail addresses] AND NOT TO THE MAILING LIST!!

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

DB News

-Chapter 2 of the Krath Rite of Supremacy has started! See details here: http://www.krath.org/RoS.php Get your submissions in and post for the run-on!

-The CoG Demos has resigned from his position. The DC will not be accepting applications for a new CoG just yet, because there are going to be some structural changes to the society. Watch the DB news page for more info.

-Chi-Long is looking for people who can do graphics/draw to help him with a few graphics projects hes doing for the new DSC and possibly some other rebirth stuff. If you think you can help him out, email him at [Log in to view e-mail addresses].

-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 HRLD sent out an important message for everyone with a custom lightsaber. If you have a custom lightsaber in your DB dossier, email the HRLD using the subject line CLS Report and include your dossier number and ID line. He is using this information to check to make sure they all fit standards, and to create a database of lightsabers. This is required, so have it done by February 1st.

-The DBPA (group for SWG players in the DB) has been restructured. It is has been moved down from a Society to merely a guild, and Raidoner has been put in charge of running it. As a guild it is merely considered a side-game that some DBers play, but is not a sanctioned DB platform. The former DC position of Baron has been removed.

-The KMTs (monthly fiction topics) for January are Beauty Pageant., and My wish.

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

Medals, Promotions, and Transfers

Medals

Shadow Grand Cross, Clusters of Fire, Sapphire Crescent

Chaosrain Grand Cross, Clusters of Fire, Legion of the Scholar

Nexusmage - Clusters of Fire

Benevolent - Clusters of Fire

Locust - Clusters of Fire

Dark Sabre - Clusters of Fire

Duga - Clusters of Fire

Flech Legion of the Scholar

Freshjive Legion of the Scholar

Dalthid Dark Cross

Blade Sapphire Crescent

Promotions

None

Transfers

PRT Venom to Rogues

PRT Dalk to Dinaari

APP Radun to Dinaari

APP Ackma to Dinaari

Trivia!

No report trivia this week. There will be trivia sent out via email sometime this week, so watch for that.

Incredibly Fun IRC Section!!

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. 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

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

Message Boards - http://mb.darkjedibrotherhood.com

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])

PCON TBA

Dinaari QUA Pimp Shadow Taldrya ([Log in to view e-mail addresses])