[INTRO] Welcome Pe Ell

[Taymist]

Hi Pe Ell, welcome to the Band of the Red Hand.

 

*hands over a brew*

 

I'm Tay, the Band's Training Officer and the Infantry Captain General. Look forward to seeing you at The Barracks during your Recruit weeks. Everyone will be along to say hi shortly and you'll be getting an email with lots of important info. Hang on to your hat and socks and any other loose items for the MG's Official Spiel... its coming your way soon !! :D

 

Have fun.

[Lanthirrhos]

:P You beat me too it Tay!! :shock: 8)

 

Howdy! Welcome to the Band! its a great place to have fun!

 

*passes lots of Battle brews(Band's official drink)* 8)

 

I hope you like brew.... we have too much for our own good methinks...

[dragonlover]

welcome to the band Pe Ell, im dragonlover one of your archer rlo's, i cant wait until we have u in the range during your raw recruit week with us, but in the mean time have a flaming shot (archer drink) on me

[SBoydW]

Welcome!!! You ready for da spiel!! *get goose bumps*

[Kara_J]

Welcome Pe ell! I'm one of the RLO's (Recruit Liason officers) in the Infantry..the other is the Snuggliscious, fandabulosa, extremely talented Mystica, with whom you'll no doubt meet and immediately fall in love with as soon as you do ;)

 

As My wonderful CG (Captain General) has pointed out the spiel is quite something and you're liable to lose some extra-aneous items if you're not careful! :lol:

 

In the mean time..here are a few Guinfantries to drink while you're waiting, feel free to post around and get the feel of the place! :D

[kait]

oooooh. fight over the recruit. kait is so watching this!

 

*waves at pe ell* ... told you to listen to me, didn't i? *whistles at the air*

[Direwolf Jon]

Welcome to the band Pe Ell! I hope you enjoy your time with us here in the band. *hands a barrel of bandy* I look forward to seeing you during your time with the cavalry. Have fun!!!

[North Star]

welcome welcome!!! (beware the speil...go get at least 2 lots of it!!lol!!)

*gives newbie brew and pretty green archer hat*

suits you down to the ground ;) any questions, just ask!!

[Corki]

I've seen you've been welcomed very well by everyone so far. Now it's time for the spiel! So grab your hat and your coat, and hold onto them very tightly since you're about to take a journey of a lifetime!

 

*official spiel*

 

Welcome Pe Ell! An email explaining important information about the Band is currently sitting in your inbox! Take a read! Also check your PMs too! ;)

 

Basically, the Band of the Red Hand is the Travel and Music ORG at DM! By signing up for the Band, you have joined the successful Raw Recruit Scheme. By signing up for the off board site, you will be able to experience the whole process to the maximum! The Executive Officer, F Horn of Valere, or I, will assign you to one of the three Regiments (Archers, Cavalry, Infantry) for a week, where you will be given various tasks to perform, hoping that you will get a picture of what time in each Regiment is like. After a week with each Regiment, you will be asked to pick your final choice of a Regiment.

 

While being a Raw Recruit, there is nothing stopping you from earning points like any other Band member. Points lead to promotion within the Band. Below is a list of possible ways to earn points:

 

- writing reviews on places to visit/holidays you have been on

- writing reviews on music albums and gigs

- replying to other people's reviews and asking questions

- composing Jak O' the Shadow verses

- getting articles published in our monthly newsletter, The Hornsounder

- monthly roll call in the Band's private boards at DM

- any DM project we may have, which includes our Quote Project (speak to Amavia and Angyl)

- and much much more I cannot think of right now!

 

If you complete your time as a Raw Recruit within 3 to 4 weeks, you will get a special award (called the Raw Recruit Stripe) which you can add to your siggy as well!

 

While being a Raw Recruit, you get 3 free strikes. This enables you to break Band Law 3 times without being punished by the Redarms, the Band's own police force. If they see any Law breaking, they will either drag you up for a trial or give you a fun spot fine to do (usually 100 lines of something witty). Channeling is a major no-no in the Band. As is spilling Battle Brew, our beloved drink! Once you have used up your 3 strikes, or join the Band's ranks officially, you will face the full force of Band Law like any other Bander does!

 

Of course, we are not all about working 24/7, as we do let our hair down now and then! We are famous for our bar brawls, which happen frequently! Expect one soon! We also like jokes, tales, funny pictures - things that will make us laugh!

 

We also have many games - at DM, which can be found in the stickies, or the new Lottery set up on our new Dicing with Jak O' the Shadows board, which you will see once you sign up for the private boards here at DM. There are also several on the off board site as well! Also, take the lessons to learn our ORG Game, based on the luck of dice! You get the selected weapons of your division, and can fight anyone in the Band! It is currently being revised, but the ideas will all be the same! There are many staff members for the Game who will be willing to help you out.

 

Once you have signed up for the private boards, you will also be able to participate in our lottery game, which takes place in the Dicing With Jak O' the Shadows board. It is a lot of fun, and your winnings can buy you various goodies!

 

If I have left anything out (which I expect I have!), do not hesitate to ask questions! Someone will be able to answer them for you!

 

One last thing...

 

*hand Pe Ell a Marshal-General's Special Battle Brew*

 

CARAI AN SHEN AN CALHAR!!!!! 8)

[Mystica]

Hiya Pe Ell, Welcome to the Band!!

 

*goggles over the Amazing Spiel* WOWEEEEEEEEE! that knocked my socks right up to my ears. :shock:

 

As the Amazingly Fabulous Karaj mentioned before, Im the other RLO of the Infantry and can't wait to get you into my clutches...... errrrr hands! I mean Hands!! *shifty eyes*

 

Put your feet up, have a Guinny or 10 and let our resident DJ set you up with some music. (aka: Apollo)

 

If you like Fireworks, the Cavalry Direjon will be MORE than happy to provide.

 

Meanwhile relax, sit back, join in on all the boards and threads, try your hand in the Lottery and the other Games and basically enjoy yourself!

[kait]

*nods happily*

 

good spiel. my socks are creeping up my ankles again. it's - shivery. like a kitty that just won't go away. uhhh.

 

anyways, Pe Ell - things can get really confusing at first. the references get overwhelming too. but some people read back. & some people never read back. & somehow all the references still end up shared. ish funny like that. so just use the official channels. even if you open the wrong one, people are amazing at helping you go the right way & at staying in contact with you after that just in case you need more help. *huggles* ... now go destroy over at our private MB!

[Amavia]

Welcome !!

 

I am Amavia CG of the archers, I hope you wil have lots of fun over here!!

As said before if there is anything you would like to know just ask!!

[North Star]

and that includes how ot make a good quality wood composite bow! or any other type of bow :D _{terms and conditions apply}

 

is it just me or has the speil got shorter?

[kait]

i think, actually, that it fluctuates. mine was short. at least i think of it as short now. *glares at no one in particular*

[Safia al-Maaz]

HAHAHAH SUCKER!!! You have to go through the Raw Recruit program!!! :twisted:

 

Ok, I've had my bit of fun. The program is actually fun, it was just very time consuming for me. :roll:

[kait]

time consuming isn't half of it. hahahahaha.

[North Star]

*gags both safia and kait*

its great fun they don;t know what they are tlaking about! :D seriously though, do as much or as little as you want and don't feel like your being pressurised as thats not what its about at all and you should inform someone in that rare event and we'll sort it out. the important thing is to have fun and get to know the regiments :) then you get to choose one and its SO exciting! :D

[kait]

*looks at north star* ... ask mystic if you can gag me. ish her call. sorry. the RLOs do get to me "first". or second. third? fourth? errr. eighth! *settles*...

[Lanthirrhos]

:P Myst get everyone first... :lol:

[North Star]

you've lost me...oh well :D

[SBoydW]

North.... they lost ME there.... don't feel to bad..

[kait]

that's because you, boyo, weren't there. & neither was northie.

 

& neither was kait. *wanders off dropping a cookie crumb trail (that disappears before it hits the ground)*

[DeathDealer]

Welcome to the one, the only (not counting any other internet groups that call themselves the same thing), The Baaaaannnndd of the RED HAAAAAAANNNNDDDDD!!!!!

 

My first question, Pe, is if you would be interested in joining me in my just-started-but-never-ending quest to rename this org The Band of the Pink Hand? I know what you may be thinking… well, I don’t as I’m not at all psychic (well a little, but people don’t believe me, even though it technically isn’t enough to know what you are thinking), but I’m guessing what you are thinking is, ‘why would anybody want to call it The Band of the Pink Hand?’ I’ll tell you why! Because!! No better reason than that! Besides, do you really think those banners we tote around in the rain, sun and weather are going to be able to maintain that bright red color? It’s Randland! They don’t have Cheer with color guard! There’s nothing that will keep that red from fading into a pink. If it is going to happen, we should beat it to the punch and change the name now! So you with me?

 

Weather you join the crusade to rename the Band, I would greatly appreciate if you: A) have a great time in the Band, 2) join the Org game once you are all settled in, and D) drink to your heart’s content!!

 

WELCOME once again!!

[Lanthirrhos]

:D I think you won me over Footy!

[Mystica]

if they rename the Band im leaving..... simple, no?

 

and, 12th? I get everyone first? I think you got me confused with Tay...

 

*ducks from any flying or thrown object*