To celebrate two years of Darths & Droids, the Cheddar Masters are opening the Cheddar Monk Academy! To become a Padawan, register on the Irregular Webcomic!/Darths & Droids forums and then perform as many of the Cheddar Monk challenges as you can.

Each challenge is worth Cheddar Monk points. After one gruelling year of challenges (ending on 14 September, 2010), the Cheddar Masters will award the leading Cheddar Monk* a fantastic prize! (We're not saying what it is, but rest assured, it's worth winning.) On most Mondays the Cheddar Masters will post a new challenge, worth more points.

* Padawan Hieraco has demonstrated his abilities so convincingly in the first six months of the academic year, that we have awarded him an early graduation and a prize. The leading Cheddar Monk other than Hieraco at the end of the year will also receive a fantastic prize!

• Current list of challenges. - Newest challenges:
• Laser Sword, Level 3: Blind Fighting (15 Mar)
• Creativity, Level 2: Cheddar Carving (29 Mar)
• Force Abilities, Level 2: Summon Giant Sand Creature (12 Apr)
• Negotiation, Level 3: Witty Banter (7 Jun)
• Current list of enrolled Padawans.

Rules

• Padawans must be registered on the IWC forums to join the Cheddar Monk Academy.
• Challenges are worth points as described on each task.
• All challenges will remain open until the Cheddar Monk Graduation date (14 September, 2010).
• One new challenge will be posted each Monday.
• Padawans of course must wear robes during all challenges.
• Points are awarded at the discretion of the Cheddar Masters upon receipt of evidence of challenge completion. The Cheddar Masters are guardians of Justice throughout the Galaxy, so their decisions are above reproach.
• The Cheddar Masters may award bonus "style" points at their discretion for challenges completed in particularly Cheddar Monkish ways. Padawans are strongly encouraged to try to gain style points!
• Padawans may re-attempt challenges to improve their scores if they desire. New points will replace the previously scored points, not add to them.
• Padawans should not use copyright music in any audio or video files they produce. YouTube tends to remove videos which use copyrighted music. Besides, respecting copyright is virtuous and Cheddary.
• Cheddar Monks do not engage in rules lawyering. Always in motion are the rules. If a Padawan has a question about anything, the Padawan should consider: What would a true Cheddar Monk do? The Cheddar Masters cannot provide answers; your answers must come from within.