Welcome to the Band Paher-Abodran

[Talya]

Paher, welcome to the most wonderful Org, the band. I'm an RLO from the Infantry regiment and I'll be looking after oyu when you come for your week with us as an Raw Recruit. I will try to make it as painless as possible ;)...in fact I might even try to make it fun ;D

 

So tell us all about yourself, whilst we sit here waiting for the MG to give you his spiel. You may need these to help *hands the Pahar a guinny or 5*, and be sure to hold on tight, it has been known to blow people away, socks and all.

 

[Taymist]

Which isn't too bad as our dear Lady Twinflower is usually on hand with plenty more socks to replace them  ;D

 

Welcome to the Band Paher, great choice of Org. I'm Tay, the Under-Commander. I'm in charge of points so be nice.  ;) Look forward to seeing you at the off sites for your training. Meantime have a Guiny or 10 and enjoy the Official Spiel when it gets here.  :D

 

Don't forget to sign Roll Call on the private Campfires board. You'll get Org points for doing so.  :)

[BridMorgan]

Welcome to the best Org ever Paher!!  I'm Brid, the Executive Officer of the Band and I'm in charge of Raw Recruits, which is you!  *rubs hands gleefully*  ;)  I've sent you a PM explaining what to do next, so check your inbox. 

 

I look forward to your RR time on the offsite boards!

 

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

 

 

[Talya]

So if Twinnie replaces his socks...who replaces his knickers :-\ :o

[BridMorgan]

Don't look at me!  I just warn them...I don't replace em.  More fun to see them running around trying to find their knickers.  *nods*

[Jeannaisais]

*laughs* Of course it is! :) lol!

 

Welcome to the Band, Paher!  As you can see, we love to have lots n lots of fun here! ;)  I'm Jea, Captain-General of the Archers! *hands over a plate full of her extra special chocolate fudge brownies and a brew tea*  Be sure to enjoy your time here!  You're bound to have a blast (as in fun...watch out for Tharen though, he may want to blow something up ;) )!

[snin83]

Welcome to the Band Paher.

 

*slides a couple of brews over*

 

This will help get things started. Youll have lots of fun here. Look forward to seeing you around.

[Katiora]

Welcome to the Band!!!! I'm Katiora or Kat for short ;) and i am a RA of the cavalry (best regiment in the best org at dm ;) ) We're a pretty fun bunch, though if you don't watch it you'll have brew theives all over you tryin to get your mg brew after the speil ;) I hope you have a great time while you're here... Oh and another group to watch out for... watch them tricky infants... they're always throwin the new RR's in their latrines ::) *hands a couple bandys* best drink in the band besides mg brew ;)

[Corki]

I hope you have everything tied down securely! We don't want anything lost when the full force of the Spiel hits, which is any minute now! Are you sure you are ready??

 

*official spiel*

 

Welcome Paher-Abodran! 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, BridMorgan 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

- writing restaurant reviews, which is brand spanking new!

- 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 been added to the list for the private boards here, 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 you have a Facebook account, search for the group 'DM Band of the Red Hand'. Click to apply. Then PM/email Tay, Brid or I to say you've requested to join, and we'll accept it. I'm using Facebook as another way to communicate with Banders!

 

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 Paher-Abodran a Marshal-General's Special Battle Brew*

 

CARAI AN SHEN AN CALHAR!!!!!

[Samuraiflip05]

Again, I missed the spiel again. 

 

Oh well, Welcome P-A.  I am Sam, RLO for the Archers.  Don't let Kat fool ya, those horses aren't much better than the latrines for smells.  :P

 

We keep things nice and tidy over at the Archers.  We even have our own carnival.