Welcome Home Rainman

[Taymist]

Welcome to the Band, Rain. :) I'm Tay, the Executive Officer and I'm in charge of Recruits. I'll be sending you a PM shortly with lots of info that you'll be needing right about now.

 

Excellent choice in joining the bestest Org on DM. You're in for some ride. Especially once the MG arrives with the utterly astounding, mind blowing, clothes stealing, OFFICIAL SPIEL!!!!! 

 

*hands over several brews*

 

Have fun!! And watch out for the flagpole. ;)

[Rainman]

Thanks for the welcome and the brews. They go down easy this time of night. ;D

[F Horn of Valere]

mmmm for me they go easy ANY time of day! hehe.. so long as it is a good Band drink, there is never a time to say no!

[Talya]

Hey welcome to the Band Rain. one of the best Orgs around ;D

 

*hands the new recruit a guiny or 5*

 

There enjoy those, you might just be glad you had them later ;)

[F Horn of Valere]

I wouldn't say one of the best Talya... more like THE best!!

[Taymist]

*launches into a rendition of Simply The Best followed by We Are The Champions*

 

8)

[Talya]

*joins in singing with Tay*

 

Well I can never let a song go without singing ;D

[Corki]

*shakes head at the silly Infantry*

 

See what too much Guinfantry does to you? But just wait until you see what Bandy and Flaming Shots do the Cavalry and Archers respectively...

 

Now, are you holding on to everything tightly? We don't want to rescue another recruit or a part of their clothing from the flagpole! ;-) Here comes the Official Spiel!

 

*official spiel*

 

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

 

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

[Kara_J]

wow! That was some spiel! *shakes head and wipes away a tear*

 

Welcome Rainman! I'm Kara one of the regimental liaison officers in the Infantry and so I'll probably be tasking you when you come visit us for the week. *rubs hands together* I'm quite gentle...honest *picture of wide eyed innocence* ;)

 

 

[Rainman]

Thanks for the warm welcome everyone. Looking forward to my time here.

[Mystica]

hey rainman, welcome home :) I'm another Infantry person, currently serving as Redarm-on-strike and am also the Band's Editor in Chief of our newspaper, the Hornsounder.

 

Now 'usually' I'd be saying 'watch out not to break the rules or I'll be down on you in a flash', what with being a Redarm (police of the Band) and all, but since im on strike..... Knock yourself out!!

 

*hands over a barrel of Guinfantry, a wooden staff and a spoon*

 

Now when you start your week at the Infantry, make sure you tell everyone you already have a spoon!! VERY VERY important! *nods* Our Captain will be most impressed with that, as usually recruits come to us without it and are almost always provided one. Coming prepared like that will earn you huuuuuuuuuge advantage.

 

Hope you enjoy your time with us :)

[DeathDealer]

I would like to say hello, welcome, and that I buy my clothes at Kmart.  Deffinately at Kmart.