Welcome to the Band Malin07

[Katiora]

Hello and welcome to the Band of the Red Hand! May i first congratulate you on an excellent choice of joinin an org, if i do say so myself ;)  I'm Katiora, the Captain General for the Cavalry this term. I hope you have a great time with us and i look forward to seeing you in the cav during you week with us :D I'm sure everyone else will be along shortly to welcome you as well... Just be careful when Corki gives his spiel.. if you ain't careful it'll blow you away ;)  *hands a couple bandys* That's special Cavalry Brew Best drink in the Band cept for the Marshall General's own *hugs* Look forward to seeing you around :D

[Taymist]

Welcome to the Band, Malin!! Congrats on finding the best Org at DM  ;D

 

I'm Tay the Executive Officer and I'm in charge of new Recruits. If you have any problems just ask and either myself or your RLOs (Regimental Liaison Officers) will be happy to help. I've just sent you a Pm with some important information too, so keep an eye out for that.  :D

 

*hands a Guiny, a Bandy and a Flaming shot* (All official Band drinks, so no spilling or the Redarms will torture...errm... punish you !!)

 

The Marshal General will be along soon with the Official Spiel... once he's finished a very complex edit of it which seems to be taking at least a week to do  :P... and it'll blow your mind, so hang on tight to something that's nailed down  ;)

 

See you at the off sites for your Recruit time.

[Kara_J]

Hey there! Welcome to the Band. I'm Kara and I'll be one of your RLO's (Recruit Liaison Officers) when you come to the Infantry Barracks. In the mean time..you'll need several of these...*points to a tray of Guinnys* They'll keep you occupied until the MG appears with the Spiel!

[Corki]

psst, Kara, the 'R' stands for Regimental! ;)

 

And you'll get the spiel once I've finished watching the introduction to Sharky and George on YouTube!

[Kara_J]

Now you tell me!!  ::) ;)

 

Geez...I've lost count of the greetings I've given with that explanation! :P

 

Oh well Regimental Liaison Officer it is then  ;D

[Taymist]

lol don't worry about it Kara ... I used to do it all the time  ;D

 

Good to see our MG there has his priorities right  :P ;)

[Faelene]

Welcome! 

 

Maybe we can get a strike together!

[Corki]

Sharky & George are awesome! It was one of the reasons why I also woke up early on a Saturday morning!

[Talya]

Hi Malin, welcome to the band...so pleased you found us

 

Here have a guinny or 4

[kellan kiri]

Welcome Malin.  I'm Kellan the Liutenant General of the Infantry. *offers up a guinny or 3*

 

Prop up your feet and make yourself welcome until the MG finishes his You Tube...*rolls eyes*...and gives you the welcome to botrh shtick.

[BridMorgan]

Welcome Malin to the best Org ever!!!  :D  I'm Brid, LG of the Cavalry and one of your RLO's.  I look forward to your week with us!  *hands a couple more Bandy's*  You can never have to many!  ;)  Hopefully our illustrious leader had straightened out his You Tube issues and will be blowing your socks off soon with his amazing Spiel!

[Kristine]

Welcome Malin!  I'm Kris, CG of the infantry.  Welcome to the band!  Hold on to something sturdy for the Spiel... it's very moving.  Have a guinny or 5 and we look forward to our time with you during your recruit week!

[Taymist]

*wonders if we need to send a rescue party after the MG*  ;D :P

[Corki]

Wow! :o Can't the M-G have some quality time on YouTube with Sharkey & George?

Anyway, I hope you are holding onto something sturdy as you're gonna need it!

 

*official spiel*

 

Welcome Malin07! 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 Malin07 a Marshal-General's Special Battle Brew*

 

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

[Kristine]

Think it was more than quality time... I think you owe them rent now!