Welcome Home RR Josh Tallanvor

[Taymist]

Hey Josh, welcome to the Band, best Org at DM so a great choice.  ;D

 

I'm Tay, the Under-Commander (UC) and second-in-command. I've added you to the usergroup so you should be able to see our child boards now. Don't forget to sign in to Roll Call on the Campfires board.  :)

 

*hands several Combat Cognacs*

 

That should keep you going for now. Lady Bridmorgan, the Executive Officer (XO), will be along soon with some important info for you. She's in charge of you during your Recruit training. Now sit back, relax and make sure you have a tight hold of something before the Marshal General, Corki, gets here with the incredible Official Spiel *trumpet fanfare*  8)

 

Have fun!!

[Arrandion]

Hello Josh! Joining the Band is a great idea, a lot of fun is waiting for you!

 

I'm Arrandion, Infantry Regimental Liason Officer and there's a great chance that I will be supervising your week of training with Infantry! See you at the barracks and good luck!  ;D

 

*hands him a brew or three*

[el Nynaeve]

Hey Josh, welcome to the Band! I'm one of the other Raw Recruits around here, you'll have loads of fun getting to know everyone. Don't forget to stop by the recruit tents and have yourself a brew! ;D

 

*hands Josh a brew or 4*

[Talya]

Hey Josh, welcome to the Band..

 

I'm Tal and currently one of the RLO's in the Infantry (but that may change any day soon), and will be there to look after you when you visit the Infants for you RR week.

 

Now best hold on for sock life and knickers as soon the MG spiel will be here soon and it's certainly mind blowing.

 

May need this too...*hands the RR a brew or 6*

[BridMorgan]

Welcome to the best Org ever Josh!  I'm Brid the Band's XO and as Tay said, I'm in charge of you for the next few weeks.  ;D  I've sent  you a PM with more information and I see that you've signed up at our offsite boards.  You also have a PM there.  :)

 

I look forward to your torturing...I mean training!  ;)

 

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

[Corki]

Indeed it is! lol! I hope you are holding onto everything tightly! And that includes Brew! Don't want to see any spilled, or them hawks known as Redarms will be all over you! That is never a good thing. ;) I digress, so here comes the Spiel!

 

*official spiel*

 

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

 

CARAI AN SHEN AN CALHAR!!!!!

[Odette]

*weeps tears of sadness*

 

I missed the spiel!

*water wells up in eyes*

 

 

 

Hi Josh! ^_^

 

Welcome to the Band I'm Odette. You'll see me around all over the place. ^_^

 

Welcome! ^_^

 

[Katiora]

HI!!!! And welcome to the Band!!! I'm Katiora or Kat and i'm a RA in the Cavalry Regiment *hands a couple bandys* ;D I hope you have a great time here! If you see anyone makin trouble feel free to snitch to me... or to bribe me if you want to make trouble yourself ;) lol I look forward to seeing you during your week with the Cav :)

[snin83]

Welcome to the band Tallanvor.  *hands the RR some brews*  See ya around the range during your week there.