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One Thrilling Introduction

How do you do, fellow Gielinorians? And welcome to The Freakshow! And wow, a second thread after all this time!

We've got all kinds of info down this page, but if you're just like "yeah, okay buddy, I came here to do stuff, not read stuff," we got the quickfire version right here for you:

Clan Chat:

The Freakshow

Citadel:

Tier 7

Homeworld:

98

Members:

~124

Timezones:

North America (USA/Can) & Euro (UK/various) mostly

Discord

, you ask?
Oh baby, we've got it— along with over 110 of our members and trusted guests

How about

Events

, do we do those?
You'd better believe it! We average at least one a day doing all kinds of stuff

Sound like we're all that you want, and you've waited so long? Well, here's all you'll need:
- Join our chat as guest for a couple of days, so we can get to know you
- Be a member of the game, so you can join our events and citadel too

That's it! No applications, no money down, no credit needed.

Questions for us?

Well, hey, we just met you... so, you could scroll more, pop in as a guest, or pm us maybe.

Coord+:

Not a Puppet, Kaywa, Cass andra, Apple-420, Ashimari, Kaens, zenard

Third Anniversary!

We celebrated the third birthday for The Freakshow the weekend of Feb 10, 2019 with clan pictures, over a dozen events from boss masses to trivia to ports, and two drop parties with over 1B gp in loot given out! Come join us for another fantastic year ahead
I'm in no condition to post. Wait a minute - I don't have to listen to myself! I'm drunk

Leader of The Freakshow !

16-Jun-2019 01:53:31 - Last edited on 15-Sep-2020 00:50:38 by Not a Puppet

16-Jun-2019 01:53:41 - Last edited on 22-Jun-2020 01:12:03 by Not a Puppet

Three Rule Circus

We would like to have a relaxed, laid-back, and welcoming environment for all of our members and guests. All we'd ask from you is to use your common sense when interacting with people really. That said we did want to mention a few general reminders:

1. Remember there are people behind each character
We're all aiming to enjoy our time online, so please make sure you're treating everyone with respect. Really just common sense stuff like I mentioned, we're all adults here. Plus, we would like to avoid things like belittling people, acting maliciously towards people, and any hate speech. Again, really basic stuff.

2. Be mindful of your language and topics
We're pretty laid-back when it comes to language/swearing, we're fine with it here and there. That said, if your only adjective is the F word for every sentence we might not be the perfect match. Also, if you're someone who has a list of topics that you want to be like "Is this okay? Is this too far?", they're probably good to avoid.

Otherwise, we do not ban any topics but do keep in mind that not everyone wants to hear about some graphically detailed sexual thing or your deep state conspiracies. Just use some of that common sense to decide "Would I try to talk about this with a group of adults?" That's going to vary person to person obviously, but just try to take that consideration of others and be willing to change the topic if asked.

3. Jagex rules exist
We don't need to know if you're doing super shady stuff, just keep it out of the clan chat. We don't want to help you run your scam, pretend to be JagHelp Puppet, or hear about your fancy new RS bot, etc. I'm in no condition to post. Wait a minute - I don't have to listen to myself! I'm drunk

Leader of The Freakshow !

16-Jun-2019 01:53:47 - Last edited on 16-Jun-2019 01:56:57 by Not a Puppet

Four Events and a Competition

Events are what I feel really sets us apart from a lot of clans. We love to do stuff and to try and get people involved with all kind of things. We have events nearly daily, and we try to make every event as open and as welcoming as we can. They are all completely optional so if events aren't your thing that's cool too.

On Mondays each week, we post the new weekly schedule of events. And just so you can get a taste of how it works for us, here's a past week as example:


Okay, maybe you read that and you're thinking that we probably just do the same events over and over or something, right?

Think again, buddy! We've got a little bit of

Skilling

in our life, a little bit of

PvM

side by side, a little bit of

Minigames

- any you could need, a little bit of

Comps

are what I see, a little bit of

For Fun

in the sun...I couldn't even begin to list all the events we've done! Here's a taste though:

Skilling

: Stars that we can mine and fishing at Deep Sea, running through Nemi and finding Evil Trees, place down Portables or maybe spy Pengs, these are a few of our favorite things!

PvM

: From Astellarn to Yakamaru — Some are a breeze, and some require some expertise, but no matter what we'll put you at ease! Fair warning, we don't do many events at high-end group bosses outside of Raids and Elite Dgs

Minigames

: If a game is in, the spotlight, bet your bottom dollar that we've been there, for thaler!

For Fun

: Movies, big ducks, and games, oh my! Trivia, fashion, treasure hunts, to try!

Comps

: Bless my soul, we're really on a roll, could be a mix of skills or maybe with clue scrolls. All month long, got 'em going strong, plus pair it with some teams and you really can't go wrong I'm in no condition to post. Wait a minute - I don't have to listen to myself! I'm drunk

Leader of The Freakshow !

16-Jun-2019 01:53:53 - Last edited on 08-Jun-2020 03:06:35 by Not a Puppet

16-Jun-2019 01:54:03 - Last edited on 22-Jun-2020 01:16:10 by Not a Puppet

Six Ways to Discord

Okay, there might not really be six ways... If you haven't heard of Discord, no, it's not us disagreeing about every little thing (like using the light/blindly white version) or a lack of musical harmony. Discord has different groups (servers) with a mix of channels where stuff like text, images, videos, etc. can be posted, along with being a voice chat program.

We've been using Discord since early 2016 and it's been a great resource for us! There's ways to customize the appearance to darker or lighter (but really...Light Discord?), scaling of text and layout if you prefer to see more at once or it's tough to see that tiny print, etc. We're pretty experienced with Discord if you have questions about getting started with it! All that being said, it is also completely optional if it doesn't sound like your thing.

We use Discord to post a ton of clan info, like our weekly event schedule, channels for pictures, competitions, and resources, roles for reminders about in-game stuff and our events, you name it! Here's a glimpse to what our server looks like:


We try to have plenty of ways to interact with your fellow clanmates on Discord, but also split enough that your corgi pictures aren't swallowed by a wave of content. I will say that we mostly use the channel side and voice only for certain events, so if it's important to have a bunch on voice all the time, might not be us.

As far as who is in the Discord server, we limit it to

our members and long term, trusted guests

.
If you're a member looking to join it, just ask in-game and we'll get you added as quick as we can! If you're looking at clans or places to guest, no, we will not make exceptions for you. We're happy to chat about the server and be real about how we use it and how the interaction is. We just want to make sure our Discord is a great place for our community. I'm in no condition to post. Wait a minute - I don't have to listen to myself! I'm drunk

Leader of The Freakshow !

16-Jun-2019 01:54:08 - Last edited on 16-Jun-2019 01:59:33 by Not a Puppet

Seven Posts for Seven Ranks

Our ranks are based off a mix of points and then voting by our higher ranks. Until you reach

Captain

, it is points only for ranks. For

General

and higher, we vote and try to look at stuff like how you interact in the clan chat, how social you are, your involvement with events, bribes given, if you do citadel stuff, etc. If you're involved your rank will show it!

What earns points:

Citadel Visit

: 1pt

Citadel Resources

: 0.5-1.5pt

Posting Caps on Discord

: 1pt

Event Attendance

: 1-4pt based off what it was and length of time

Leading an Event

: 2pt

Competitions

: 1-5pt depending on the type and length of time

Experience

: 0.5 pt for every 1m xp earned (Capped at 5pt/week)

I know, I know, my eyes glazed over at all the numbers too. Don't worry though - we keep track of it all on a spreadsheet and are happy to give you updates if you ask. Otherwise just check periodically on #activity_log channel that it looks right for you!

The points expected for the automatic ranks:

Recruit to Corp

: 5pt

Corp to Serg

: 10pt while at Corp

Serg to Lieut

: 20pt while at Serg

Lieut to Capt

: 30pt while at Lieut

Capt to Gen

: 40pt while at Capt

Once you make it to

General

, we vote on people to move up to

Admin

and higher. Basically our goal is to reward the people most engaged and participating with clan stuff the most! We're always happy to talk about your specific rank too if you're ever concerned I'm in no condition to post. Wait a minute - I don't have to listen to myself! I'm drunk

Leader of The Freakshow !

16-Jun-2019 01:54:15 - Last edited on 30-Jul-2019 22:51:48 by Not a Puppet

16-Jun-2019 01:54:21 - Last edited on 16-Jun-2019 02:00:31 by Not a Puppet

Inactivity Portion No. 9

Our goal is to keep an active group of members, which means we do some type of inactivity system. However, it's set up so that the longer you've been in the clan and the higher rank you've reached, the more lenient it is. Hopefully long enough to come back and get back into the swing of things. Since we use points, the inactivity relies on that too.

If you know you'll be gone for an extended time,

please let us know!

We would love to be more lenient if we know a why, it's just tough when we can't tell the difference between not that into RS at the moment or you're going on a world tour with your prize poodle. We just have to default to assume the first unless we hear about it!

We'll take it more case by case on higher (Admin+) ranks, but for the people still working their way up there, we look at those who have gotten 0 points over 8+ weeks as demotion candidates. That means no citadel, under 1M xp, no events, no competitions for 8+ weeks. Basically means you're just not logging in at that point. At that point, you can go down one rank then the clock resets for the next. We're no longer kicking for long-term inactivity, but we'll definitely be more lenient about keeping your rank if we know why! I'm in no condition to post. Wait a minute - I don't have to listen to myself! I'm drunk

Leader of The Freakshow !

16-Jun-2019 01:54:37 - Last edited on 03-May-2020 22:54:53 by Not a Puppet

16-Jun-2019 01:54:47 - Last edited on 16-Jun-2019 02:01:12 by Not a Puppet