Welcome to the Band Kate Sedai!!!

[BridMorgan]

*tacklehugs Kate*

 

Welcome to the best Org ever!!  I'm Brid, LG of the Cavalry!  *hands a Bandy*  Official drink of the Cavalry, second only to the M-G Brew *drools*  Oh, sorry, where was I?  ;)  I'm looking forward to your Raw Recruit week with us.  We love torturing training, new Recruits!  ;D

 

Now hold on to your knickers, cause the Spiel is a coming!!

[Direwolf Jon]

Welcome to the Band Kate!!!!!  *hands Kate a barrel of bandy*  I'm DJ, BG of the Cavalry!  I look forward to seeing you in your week with the Cav!  I hope you enjoy your time with us here!!!! Have fun!!!! Welcome again Kate!!!!

[F Horn of Valere]

Welcome to my favorite org at DM, 2 years and running! I hope you have a fun time!

[Jeannaisais]

Nice to have you here Kate!  I'm a member of the Archers (currently a Redarm, but only for about another week or so). 

 

*hands the recruit a brew tea, a flaming shot and a plate of her extra special chocolate fudge brownies*  As always the brownies are fresh out of the oven.  The flaming shot is the archer's drink and the brew tea is my own personal favorite ;)

[Taymist]

Welcome to the Band, Kate. Its great to have you here at the best Org on DM. Check your PMs as I just sent you one with some important info.  :D If you have any problems, just shout, that's what I'm here for.

 

*hands a brew*

 

Now hang on to your teeth, the Official Spiel will be here soon!! Look forward to seeing you at the off sites for your training.

[KingKastchei]

welcome welcome welcome welcome welcome welcome welcome welcome welcome!

 

*hand's over a brew or two (or three or four, maybe even more!)*  Good grief, just realized that I seem to be channeling some long dead poet or something!  :P  Hope you enjoy your time as an RR with us! 

[BridMorgan]

*runs in*  KK!  Did I hear you say you're channeling??  :P

[KingKastchei]

Not like that!  I seem to be overcome by the spirit of some long dead poet or something like that!  ::)  besides, you're one to talk...

[Kara_J]

Welcome to the Band Kate, I'm currently one of the Regimental Liaison Officers of the Infantry ;D We get to...err...look *nods* after you in your first few weeks of Band life!

 

;D Now have yourself a Guinny (the infants favourite drink and the best in the band!) or three and kick back and relax..the spiel is acoming!!  ;D

[Guest silver89]

Welcome to your new home Kate, may you never be sober again! ;) ;D

 

* hands over a barrel or 2 of bandy*

 

Don't listen to anyone else, bandy is the best and is better than all the rest. ;D ;D

[Corki]

Even M-G Brew?? ;)

 

Now, you have just heard of a big no-no in the Band - channeling! A friendly tip - don't do it! ;)

 

And it seems everyone has been mentioning the Official Spiel - which is on the way now! So, are you holding onto everything? Socks? Hat? Brew? As here it comes!

 

*official spiel*

 

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

 

CARAI AN SHEN AN CALHAR!!!!!

[Morrigan Blackthorn]

hehe... the spiel.. awesome as always  ;D

 

Welcome to the Band Kate! *hugs*

 

*hands a flaming shot (archers' drink)*

 

I'm an Archer and I'll be your RLO when you come to spend your week with us :D

I'm looking forward to meeting you there :)

[DeathDealer]

*looks a bit emotional after the Spiel*

 

I love the Spiel, it is so moving.

 

*Wipes a single tear from his cheek*

 

Well, that is over!  Let's drink!  Welcome to the Band, and I hope that you have half of at least twice the amount of fun I have here!  To help you along the way, have yourself a Combat Cognac!!

[Talya]

Welcome to the Band Kate, You're sure to have a great time here... :D

 

*hands the new girl a brew or five*

[Arrandion]

Warm welcome to You Kate! Have fun here :-)