Posted by
Claireducky
on
March 11th, 2010 in the
Social Groups category
Hello there! For your perusal, here follows a digest of what’s been happening around the Dragonmount Social Groups during February, along with some info on current events coming up in each of our various Social Groups. Enjoy!
The Aiel received a new leader (Minuet) recently, and she has been working very hard to increase activity in the Social Group, with good success! During February, the Aiel “visited” China, and celebrated the Chinese New Year. They held several discussions about Chinese History, the Chinese Zodiac, and even a Chinese Scavenger Hunt.
Upcoming Projects: For March the Aiel are visiting Ireland and learning about the traditions and observances of St. Patrick’s Day. They are also studying their history, food, drinks, art and music. Please stop in and have a pint with them. Slainte!
It’s a momentous time for Band leader Corki and the rest of the BotRH, as they are in the middle of migrating their offsite repository to Dragonmount. Even with all of that work on their plates, they still found time for lots of activity during February. New Captain-Generals have been chosen for the divisions of the Band: Canis Rufus is the new Captain-General of the Cavalry; Amavia for the Archers; and Krakalakachkn is taking over the Infantry. The Band is also now officially on Twitter– you can find them (and follow them, please!) here: http://twitter.com/DM_BotRH . Along with their regularly scheduled music threads like Tune or No Tune, the Band worked on their “Dream Band” as well as taking a trip to Russia for February’s travel destination.
Upcoming Projects: There are whispers that the Band will be reviving it’s very popular Dice-playing game in the NEAR future, so keep a watch for that. Additionally, the Band will be celebrating it’s 5th birthday soon, and you should expect for there to be LOTS of revelry at the BotRH then (keep tuned for updates!)
The Black Tower was Mafia crazy during February, hosting multiple threads about Mafia and even a game or two. The members have also been getting to know each other (maybe more than they planned on!) in the ongoing “50 Questions” threads. In recognition of the upcoming Empy Awards at DM, the BTers have been coming up with their own “categories” of awards and making their own nominations. My favorite one– “Most likely to Twapped by the OL.” I think seeing leader Talya twap anybody would be entertaining.
Upcoming Projects: The Black Tower and the White Tower groups will be collaborating in late March for a Trivial Pursuit competition that promises to be VERY fun and very competitive! The BT will also be hosting a St. Patrick’s Day ball, so be sure to stop in and say hi!
The Kin showed their love during February by completing both a Valentine’s Craft Exchange and a Card Exchange. It was also Random Acts of Kindness Month, in which they reward members (and visitors) for the little things they do to make someone else’s life a little brighter. There was an epic thread in this theme in which a couple of Shayol Ghul Group’s evil members were forced by leader Loraine (U4ea) to say and do nice things to everybody who replied to their thread for an entire week. Needless to say, the over the top sugary sweet sentiments by members who typically greet each other with *stabs* were a sight to see.
Upcoming Projects: The Kin will also be celebrating all things Irish in March, with “The Pub” (featuring drinks, fun, and new recipes posted daily), Irish Joke of the Day, Irish Sayings, and the March Craft Exchange. Stop in to visit them (but watch out for their knitting needles!)
The Ogier stretched their mental muscles in February with an excellent riddling thread, the Architecture thread of the month, and discussions on books (including some great ones on TGS– so those of you who haunt the DM Book Discussion boards might want to check out the Ogier too!)
Upcoming Projects: There is a proposed project in the works with the Writers Guild, and leader Samuraiflip05 also has spoken of a tour of the Social Groups. I know many will be pleased to see the DM Ogier leave their stedding to come visit!
Group leader Far Dareis Mai unfortunately decided to step down as leader at the end of February, so I don’t have a full report on activity during that month for you. We’re in the process of looking for a new group leader now and should hopefully have one soon! Verbal32 was chosen this month to lead the wily Shadowspawn faction (go SS!). After all was said and done though, the Black Ajah faction came out on top in the points race, with a whopping 3687 points earned as a group. That’s dedication!
Upcoming Projests: Watch for the Shadowspawn to start hosting a new game similar to “The Gong Show” soon, and the Aiel and Wolfkin are planning an invasion of Shayol Ghul soon as well!
It was a month of fun and friendship at the White Tower during February. The Blue and Green Ajahs held a Disney event to celebrate all things Magical Kingdom. The week featured a Disney Mafia thread which has been quite entertaining to watch the various characters battle it out between Town and Scum. There’s also been Disney Trivia, Caption contests, and more!
Upcoming Projects: Currently the Red Ajah is holding it’s annual event for International Women’s Week, with topics like Influential Women of History, Inventions by Women, Guess the Quote, Women’s Shelters and more. The event is in full swing, so please stop by! As mentioned in the BT report, we will be collaborating with the Black Tower for a Trivial Pursuit team competition later this month that should be fun for everyone. Come check it out– I promise not to have you stuck in a Novice dress or Algai uniform (unless you stay for more than 30 seconds!)
This month the Wolfkin also succumbed to Mafia mania, with 2 different themed games during the course of the month (Safari Mafia and Scooby Doo Mafia). They also had their regular buffet of varied topics to pique your interest– including a discussion on Dreams, a picture thread of beautiful sunsets and a thread about the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver. Additionally, the Nature Calendar Picture Competition wrapped up and the results will be announced sometime in March.
Upcoming Projects: Wolfkin leader Doselan plans for construction of the Nature Calendar to begin, and he and Aiel leader Minuet are planning a joint raid on the Shayol Ghul Group as soon as SG gets a new leader to plot with them!
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Other News– The DM boards were majorly restructured during February in order to provide an easier navigational experience, and following their group leader’s resignation, the Seanchan Social Group was restructured into a set of “Entertainment” discussion boards with sub-forums on TV, Movies and Console Gaming. Krakalakachkn will be serving as the new moderator of these boards, so congratulations to him!
That’s my report for this month; we hope to see you visiting us soon in the Social Groups!
NOMINATE YOUR BEST MALE VOCALIST
Until Sunday 14th March 2010, I am looking to you to nominate who you think are the best male vocalists. Between 8 and 16 is what I am looking for, and those nominated will go into the “It’s A Knockout” contest to decide who takes the role of Male Vocalist in the Band’s Dream Band. Nominate your male vocalists in this thread
IT’S A KNOCKOUT
Once we have our nominations, there will be a “It’s A Knockout” thread to pick the winner and who takes the position of Male Vocalist in the Band’s Dream Band. Link to be posted when thread is started
TUNE OR NO TUNE
As a result, for the following weeks, songs that have some of the best male vocalists will be picked for “Tune or No Tune”, along with a song by Sharon den Adel, the winner of the Female Vocalist battle:
If you want to nominate a song that you think has some amazing male vocals in it for “Tune or No Tune”, please contact me by PM or email shen_an_calhar@hotmail.co.uk.
ORIGINAL vs. COVER
After the success this thread had in September, this thread is still going strong. Each week, 2 songs will be posted for your to vote on. At the moment, Krakalakachkn is running the show. Also, if you want to run the thread for a week, please drop Corki a PM. THREAD: http://forums.dragonmount.com/index.php/topic,47430.0.html
GENERAL THREADS
There will hopefully be a thread to discuss the great male vocalists, and you can post clips of their singing talent as well.
MARCH BANDNESS
The local radio station of one of our members holds a contest every month to determine the best in the rock genre. To get involved with the KSHE95 Radio station contest, check out their website and use your mobile/cell phone to text your votes. However, you can also get involved with the Band of the Red Hand, as we will be running the same brackets at the same time – but free! BotRH THREAD: http://forums.dragonmount.com/index.php/topic,55254.0.html
Corki
Marshal-General
Band of the Red Hand Social Group Leader
Since I’m a glutton for punishment, loyal readers, I’m writing again to describe the events of February in the ‘Ghul.
Most significant is the resignation of our feared and beloved org leader, Far Dareis Mai (or something… I could never get the spelling right without copy and paste). Far has been our most epic leader since the days of Roka. If you remember him, you’ve obviously been around a while – he left around about when the Band of the Red hand started up. Do I sound like I’ve been at DM too long? After Roka left, we had several leaders who, whlie deserving of the position, eventually grew inactive and needed to be replaced. This sort of thing is really a buzzkill and so when Far took over the reins the org was possibly a bit dilapidated. The org now is as large and as busy as I can ever remember, with many new members joining every month and even some older members beginning to reappear again. We thank her now for the time, energy and dedication that she put into Shayol Ghul in addition to her duties as an admin at DM.
A little bird tells me that there’s infighting and squabbling aplenty behind the scenes between members of staff as to who will get her spot! Watch this space, as the competition for the coveted position of org leader will surely be intense. (Actually, if I’m honest, everybody I’ve talked to doesn’t really seem to want the job, which is probably a mark of just how big an impact Far has had on us.)
Less significantly, Verbal32 has been raised to the position of Shaidar Haran, head of the Shadowspawn. Regular readers will remember how I speculated last month that this faction might be disbanded! This appointment has led to chilly relations between the Black Ajah and the Shadowspawn, since before his appointment Verbal used to be Black Ajah. Those at the Black Ajah now burn effigies of Verbal every night before they sleep. (Actually, we love him really.)
Less significantly again, Ed2funy has been appointed Chosen of the Dreadlords. He has risen through the ranks at an almost unprecedented speed. Readers again will recall that he was to compete in a deathmatch against one of the Black Ajah, which I as Black Ajah Head managed to appoint myself as the judge of. We all knew who was going to win beforehand, of course, but Ed took his loss well. The Black Ajah made a tidy profit from bets made on Ed’s loss, as well! Hooray!
The Dreadies made up for this with a spectacular performance in the first-ever Faction Olympics. Kivam from the Black Ajah managed to score the most points, but a sterling performance from Aemon to earn several medals and many more points gave the Dreadies the overall victory.
Finally, it was heartening to see how many people from Shayol Ghul were represented in the nominations for the Empy awards, for which voting is still taking place as I write (I think). This is yet more proof that crime and evilness in general really does pay! Join me next month for more news from SG.
Posted by
BandOrg
on
March 6th, 2010 in the
Social Groups category
A quick post to give the latest news from the Band of the Red Hand Social Group.
The Band of the Red Hand Social Group is the process of returning everything back to DM after many years away. As a result, you will see a lot more new boards (both public and private for members of the Band). The move back means many new activities within these boards, which are transferring across from our off board site (which, indecently, is being locked and used for archive purposes).
Direwolf Jon stepped down as Under-Commander during February. That meant the Band needed a new member amongst the Senior Staff. Jeannaisais moved up to Under-Commander and 2iC of the Band. And I am now pleased to announce that F Horn of Valere is returning to the Senior Staff of the Band. He will be in charge of the Raw Recruit Scheme and helping our new members find their feet in the Social Group. He brings a wealth of knowledge of the Band and the scheme, and will be a great asset for the Band.
Part of the plan for 2010 is to get the three Regiments in the Band up to their former glory again. As a result, the position of Captain-General (the person in charge of each Regiment) has been made permanent for 6 months, instead of the usual rotation every 2 months. And I am now pleased to announce the three new Captain-Generals. They are:
- for the Archers, Amavia
- for the Cavalry, Canis Rufus
- for the Infantry, Krakalakachkn
I look forward to the success you are going to bring back to the Band’s three great Regiments!
The Band is currently decided what is going to be the next stage in our search for our Dream Band. Expect some news next week about this.
In the meantime, watch the Band’s boards, for there will be many exciting activities on the go. And don’t forget to follow us on Twitter for all the latest news and goings on in the Band.
Posted by
Balthamel
on
March 1st, 2010 in the
Ask the Chosen category
Dear Fors– Chosen,
I’m in an apartment lease until next July, but I’m going to be buying a condo this month, and I don’t want to pay mortgage AND rent. My landlord annoys the crap out of me, and he does stupid things like coming in without notice and painting my ceiling without moving any of my things, but I don’t think it’s enough to legally do anything. So I what can I do?
PS. I can give you his name and address if you want to “help”
Unnamed Renter,
Why on earth would we want to help? We’re evil. You should either burn down your apartment complex or study your lease agreement for how the landlord might be in breach of contract. If you can find something silly like a stipulation that you’ll have 2 days notice before he enters you’re apartment, you can break the lease w/o penalty. Or that might be a lie. You might still be screwed even if you can prove he is in the wrong. I’ll never tell.
-Sammael
Dear Aaziz the Renter,
Kill the landlord, pillage the apartment building, burn it to the ground, then piss on the ashes.
If the police catch you, tell them the landlord snapped, torched the building and was trapped inside, that you saved what items you could and that you were simply pissing on it to try and put out the fire! We work with the tools we have at our disposal.
Always best to have a cover story!
If you can make it appear to be an electrical fire, do so. The more innocent victims trapped in the blaze the better.
-Be’lal
There are few problems in the known universe that can not be solved with fire. And if fire does not work, try more fire.
Dem
Dear Renter
As much as this pains me to admit (and I do like pain!), I find myself having to agree with Demdems and Belly. This is your fault and you will suffer for it later.
My advice to you, if you are to lily livered for a grand torching, is to get some fierce wild animal (don’t you wish you had Trollocs now??) and let it loose in your apartment. Make sure you go out of town for a week or so, and let your landlord know this. Let nature take its course.
Semi
Legal Smegal
Dear Rent,
The gods and the Chosen help those who help themselves. (Please note that, when the Great Lord is free, gods and Chosen will be interchangeable, but until then, we have to use this version of the axiom to avoid confusing the weak-minded). If you are unable to take care of things yourself, then we really have no concern with your measly little problem. However, if you will offer your soul to the Great Lord, then I’m sure that my companions and I would be willing to offer you an alibi if you were to, say, dismember your landlord with a sledgehammer, then blow up the foundations so the whole building collapsed on the tenants.
-Asmodean
Dear undecided one,
You do realize, of course, that you couldn’t even decide who you were writing this question to, right?
Correct me if I’m wrong, but wasn’t it you who decided to buy a condo before the end of your lease period? Wasn’t it you who didn’t take into consideration the loss of funds you’re going to suffer because you can’t hold to your word, which you stupidly gave the landlord you don’t like in writing?
Once you acknowledge that you are a poor planner, you can step to the next level. If you want out badly enough, take your lumps and move on. You’re going to lose your deposit, you’re going to have to pay him another month’s rent. However, you won’t have to deal with him anymore after that. Cut your losses.
Oh, and if that fails, you can always listen to these other bozo’s who just want to see you on the news so they can laugh at you.
~Messy
Shh! You’re going to ruin our fun!
-Asmodean
Alright,
First, you are stupid for not changing your locks, if he was breaching your privacy that way. Second, you can always sublet your apartment until the lease is up. Third, your second sentence has absolutely NOTHING to do with your first. It’s just some random sentence…your landlord being evil enough to walk all over you because you are stupid has nothing to do with you not wanting to pay rent and a mortgage.
Hates stupid people,
Moghedien
Dear Show-off,
Yeah, you’re a show-off. Buying a condo. Pfff… you really think that impresses the likes like us? If you can afford to buy a condo, you can afford to pay rent and mortgage. Simple, no? Now stop wasting my time, I have a Myrdraal in the oven.
Agi
Dear Lowborn Fool,
Why would you assume that Lanfear would know about lowborn things like condos and apartments and this concept of “renting”? If you are fool enough to give your money to another for the mere purpose of a place to stay then you deserve your misery, especially if you agree to a contract. A true Chosen would simply get what she wants by manipulating the dreams of this landlord to give her said apartment.
–
Lanfear
Or, you know, call him Lewsy Pewsy and throw tantrum fits whenever he glances at other women. That always works like a charm, doesn’t it, Lanfear Dearest? Oh wait… no, it didn’t. He still rejected you. Hmmmm…
But maybe this condo idiot will have more luck. Ya’ never know, it could happen.
Agi~
Ha, ha! You live in a condo? I bet it’s one of those retarded tri-level things.
Posted by
BandOrg
on
February 21st, 2010 in the
Social Groups category
Breaking news from the Band of the Red Hand Social Group – you can now follow us on Twitter!
As of this evening, the Band of the Red Hand has its very own Twitter account. The Band’s Senior Staff (Corki, Jeannaisais and one more to be announced) will be tweeting as often as possible to keep you and the world updated on our activities so you will never miss a beat.
Expect tweets about any of our activities, like “Tune or No Tune”, “It’a A Knockout”, “Break the Bank or Stay at Home” and “To Eat or Not to Eat”. Other tweets to expect are any reviews that get posted by Banders that are deemed worthy of a mention, and any breaking news in the world of music, travel and eating out. I am sure there will be many fun activities to look forward to in the future!
Posted by
BandOrg
on
February 3rd, 2010 in the
Blogs, Social Groups category
After a two month hiatus to focus on Christmas and music of the last year, the music theme for February returns to pick our “Dream Band”. After picking Carlos Santana as the guitarist and Geddy Lee as the bass player, our focus now turns to the world of female vocalists. And there are a host of activities surrounding this theme, which you can find highlighted below.
NOMINATE YOUR BEST FEMALE VOCALIST
For the beginning of February, I am looking to you to nominate who you think are the best female vocalists. Between 8 and 16 is what I am looking for, and those nominated will go into the “It’s A Knockout” contest to decide who takes the role of Female Vocalist in the Band’s Dream Band. Nominate your female vocalists in this thread –> This is now closed
IT’S A KNOCKOUT
Once we have our nominations, there will be a “It’s A Knockout” thread to pick the winner and who takes the position of Female Vocalist in the Band’s Dream Band. Female Vocalist for the Band’s Band – It’s A Knockout
TUNE OR NO TUNE
As a result, for the following weeks, songs that have some of the best female vocalists will be picked for “Tune or No Tune”:
If you want to nominate a song that you think has some amazing female vocals in it for “Tune or No Tune”, please contact me by PM or email (shen_an_calhar@hotmail.co.uk).
ORIGINAL vs. COVER
After the success this thread had in September, this thread is still going strong. Each week, 2 songs will be posted for your to vote on. Also, if you want to run the thread for a week, please drop Corki a PM. THREAD:Original vs. Cover link
GENERAL THREADS
There will hopefully be a thread to discuss the great female vocalists, and you can post clips of their singing talent as well.
Posted by
SGOrg
on
February 1st, 2010 in the
Blogs, Social Groups category
So we at the big scary evil org have decided to try our hand at a bit of PR, with a series of blog posts. I’m cosmicpanda, given the public liason job. I’ll try to be gentle…
The biggest news lately is that there’s been a pretty massive shakeup in the staff of the org, with the heads of both the Dreadlords and the Shadowspawn factions resigning. These were Gerrendus and Canukistani respectively, and to thank them for their long and loyal service the peoples of Shayol Ghul gave them ceremonial stabbings and then locked them in a dungeon. Our new Nae’blis, leader of the Dreadlords, is the one-and-only Moghedian! (Note how I was careful to copy down the spelling of her username exactly, since it’s quite unique.) Currently, the position of Shaidar Haran, or leader of the Shadowspawn, is not filled. Applications are open, but it’s rumored that the faction might simply be disolved. If it does close, this would be a sad day for the SG Org.
Apart from that, the org’s really humming at the moment, with Faction Olympics due to start and a large mafia game in full swing. Naeann and Verbal seem to be on course for a bonding, and Kathana was succesfully seduced by the sexy signatures that SG’s members sported in her honour all month. (On second thoughts, perhaps ‘minions’ would have been a better choice of words than ‘members’?) Far, our org leader, has been rampaging around behind the scenes as usual. There’s also some interesting deathmatches in progress – there was a faction leader three way (between all three faction leaders, if you hadn’t guessed), but this has now become more of a faction leader vs. former faction leader contest due to the staff shakeup. Perhaps the new Nae’blis will relaunch the Dreadlord’s challenge? The other deathmatch features the Black Ajah’s Ashaman DeRouge against the Dreadlord’s ed2funy. Somehow I, as the head of the Black Ajah, managed to become the judge of this deathmatch without any opposition from the Dreadies!
I think I’m getting the hang of this PR thing. Maybe I’ll give it another go next month?
As I was pondering a quaint volume of forgotten lore, an idea occurred to me. Surely you in your studies have come across the Necronomicon and its associated works, so you’ve heard of Cthulhu and his associates. How would the Great Lord’s Chosen go about doing battle with the Eldritch Abominations? Let us presume it’s a cage match, and you can tag in and out.
Respectfully, from a nice library somewhere,
Kyra Reinhilde, Brown Ajah
Kyra,
Well, It would be a cage of time and space, which the members of the Cthulhu mythos are mostly beyond… Caging them in such a way greatly reduces their powers, so all we would need to do is rush in and balefire before madness grips us in its icy hands. And if the Great Lord can shelter us from his own corruption, surely he can shelter us from Dagon. Balefire ends the fight before it’s even begun. Literally.
-Sammael
Dearest Kyra,
I am in agreement with Sammael on this point.
A little bit of Baelfire makes everything better!
However, lets us assume for the purpose of this cage match, that we are without the One Power, and that we shall instead commence in an all-out battle of wits and brawn! In such case, as the Chosen of the Great Lord of the Dark, we are not above eye gouging and kicking an Abomination in the family jewels before breaking some neck!
~Be’lal, Fighting dirty since the beginning of his existence
I think grabbing Sammael by his heels, and use him to beat the creature to a bloody pulp would be practical, as well as amusing for the viewers.
Dem
Did someone say cage match? If it involves The Rock and The Undertaker, I’m there like a bear. Nothing like watching two hunks of manflesh writhing together and inflicting pain on each other.
Semi
Going to take a cold shower now
I want to know how it could even be possible for us to NOT win in this situation. After all, nobody writes silly holiday jingles about us:
“I saw mommy kissing Yog-Sothoth” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSvsy11PHxM&feature=related
We’re just too scary for that kind of crap.
~Balty’gar
When the Great Old Ones and their priest, Loathly Lord Cthulhu, break free of their aeons-long imprisonment… well, it will all be a moot point, really. By the time they’ve downed their coffee and taken a shower, the Great Lord- who will be free by then- will have them gibbering in terror before him. Let’s face it: our boss has cornered the market on creepy.
-Asmodean
Kyra,
None of this interests me in any way.
Forever,
Moghedien
Dear Wise Ass,
I have a job for you. Seriously. Come to open audition day at the slopes of Shayol Ghul on the thirteenth day of the thirteenth month at midnight. Wear something black.
Aginor
Dear Fool,
None can stand against the Great Lord, except Lews Therin and I with the Chodean Kal.
–
Lanfear
Dear whoever you are,
The fact that you have time to “ponder a quaint volume of forgotten lore” makes me really glad you’re not fighting on our side of this little skirmish. The fact that you consider Lovecraft “quaint” makes me really glad you’re fighting on the other side. Makes you easier to throttle.
Since I’m feeling hormonal right now, I’m not going to bother answering your silly question, either. The Lord of the Dark will never lose to a bit of insanity from a “quaint volume of forgotten lore.” He’s forgotten more than any of those twits would remember, anyway.
Posted by
ATCeditor
on
December 24th, 2009 in the
Ask the Chosen category
Alright minions, it’s time for Moghedien to educate the masses. I’ll be gracing yourselves with my presence for the next hour. ~Moggy
Hit me up with your questions, and I’ll answer them. If they are good enough. ~Moggy
@OAFaye Q: Moggy, why must you bring down the Chosen Name by being so cowardly and weak?
A: Apparently you are one of those half witted fools who goes rushing into everything fists flying? Your betters prefer subtlety.
@Matthewbwright Q: what would you do with Nynaeve if you had her alone for one hour no holds barred?
A: I would cause her ugly husband to fall in love with me, and take him over and over in front of her. Then Balefire.
@kam2112 : Q: What is your favorite adult beverage?
A: Amaretto Sour. Yum.
@nolongerlews : Q: Have you gained weight since the last I saw you, back in the Age of Legends, Moghedian?
A: Fool. I slumbered outside of time deep enough so that when I was awakened, I remained unchanged.
Q: Which of you invented train travel? After 4hrs of delays, its surely evil.
A: Aginor. He invents things.
Alright kittens, it has been fun, but my hour is up and I’ve got dreams to ruin. Check back again January 8th, for more of yours truly. ~Mog
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