Welcome Diamondmask

[Taymist]

Welcome to the Band of the Red Hand, Diamond  ;D great choice of Org.

 

*hands a brew*

 

No spilling that now or the Redarms will be after you. ;)

 

I'm Tay, the Executive Officer of the Band. I've sent you a PM with some important information so take a read of it. I'm in charge of Recruits here, any problems, just shout me or one of your RLOs (Recruit Liaison Officers).

 

The others will be along to say hi shortly and the Marshal General will eventually come to wow and amaze you with the Official Spiel *trumpet fanfare*

 

So kick back and relax and have a brew or 6 meantime.  :D

[Talya]

*pounces on Diamondmask*...so glad you made it hear, did you manage to join the White tower too...*hande copeious amounts of anything alchol related to her*

 

I didn't think the usergroup thing was up and running yet.

 

Welcome anyway. ;D

[Faelene]

Yay! Welcome to you.

[Mystica]

Welcome to the Band, Diamond! I'm one of the Infantry RLO's and will be honored to spotfine you with pleasant and weird things should you manage to break one of the Band rules ;)

 

I'm also the Editor in Chief of the Hornsounder and will be looking forward to reading your RR Article and hope to see you join in on the different competitions that are going up each month with each Edition.

 

Enjoy yourself with us, Recruit and don't forget *hands over a Guinny or 5* bottoms up!

[Taymist]

Psssssssst Mysty... you're an RA dear not an RLO  ;D hehehe

[Kara_J]

Yup I'm an RLO (Recruit Liason Officer) in the Infantry! Welcome Diamondmask! I'll see you in the barracks shortly! *rubs hands*

 

Oh and you'll need these..*points to Guinnys* They are the best drink in the band, apart from MG brew ;)

 

Now hold on to something tight as the MG will be here to give the Spiel and it can blow you away!!  ;D

[demonspawn]

Hi Diamondmask good to see I'm not the only one to join after the Euromeet  ;)

[Amavia]

Mysty still wants to be a RLO!!

 

I wanna be a RLO too!!

 

ow and welcome Diamond!!

Instead of RLO I am the Archers CG (captain general) wich mean hat I am in charge of the silly bunch of people that call themselve archers ;)

 

I am looking forward to seeing you in the Archery Range!!! :-*

[Mystica]

woops...... Right, im a RA (Redarm, aka policeforce of the Band)....

 

It's all Tay's fault! Yeah, that's it.... It's her fault!

[BridMorgan]

Welcome Diamondmask!!  Now that you've found the greatest Org on DM, everything else will pale in comparison... :D

 

I'm Brid, Cavalry LG and RLO.  I'm looking forward to your week with the Cav.  Torture is my speicalty.  *looks around*  Did I say that outloud?  ;)  You're gonna have a blast these next few weeks!  Oh, and I think Kara meant to give you this *hands over a Bandy or six*  This is the best brew around, well of course besides the MG brew.  I think she just got a little confused there.  ;)

 

Hold on to your knickers hun!  The Speil will be coming!

[Corki]

Talya and I did some good recruiting at EuroMeet!  ;D

 

I'm not posting the Official Spiel just yet, as I am editting it and making sure I have all the new info correct! So that gives you extra time to find something to hold onto!  8)

[Kristine]

Ah... I remember when I got my first official spiel... It was... momentous.

 

I'm Kris, the CG of the Infantry, and I'd like to say welcome... so... Welcome!  Have a guinny or 8 - BEST brew in the band save for the MG brew... maybe.  Looking forward to having you in the infantry for the week while you get your bearings.

[Katiora]

Howdy and welcome to the Band of the Red Hand! I'm Katiora, the Captain General of the Cavalry for this term :) I hope you have a great time with us! *hands a couple bandys* Best drink in the band except for MG Brew ;) Be sure to buckle down tight for the official spiel, it'll blow you away lol

[Corki]

Are you are holding tight? As here comes the Official Spiel!

 

*official spiel*

 

Welcome Diamondmask! 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, Taymist 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 newspaper, The Hornsounder

- posting in the monthly roll call in the Band's private boards here 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 very 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!Keep an eye out for one! 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 Lottery set up in our Dicing with Jak O' the Shadows board, which you will see once you have signed up for the private boards here at DM. There are also several games 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 Regiment, and can fight anyone in the Band! We'll give you a practise fight so you can get your bearing until you are ready to challenge a Bander. Also look out for our festivals of various games using the dice roller and ORG Game. 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 Diamondmask a Marshal-General's Special Battle Brew*

 

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

[Kristine]

*sighs*  Moving wasn't it?

 

A Toast!  A Toast to the revised Spiel!

[Taymist]

*sighs* Just perfect

 

*raises EF in salute to the Official Spiel*

 

Could never get tired of hearing that  ;D