Welcome to the Band, Barracuda!

[Corki]

Welcome to the Band, Barracuda! Aren't you a lucky recruit being greeted by the M-G himself? Kudos for signing up for the best ORG at DM! I know you're going to have lots of fun! I'll be along later to give the official spiel, but for now, enjoy the welcomes and drinks from my fellow Banders!

[Barracuda]

i will, i will.

 

 

[el Nynaeve]

Hiya Barracuda, welcome to the Band.

 

You're going to have loads of fun during your Raw Recruit time. ;D

 

*hands Barra a brew or 4*

[Taymist]

Hi Barra, welcome to the Band... I'm Corki's second-in-command, the Under-Commander (UC) and in charge of points. Look forward to seeing you at the off sites for your training. Have fun!!  :D

 

*hands a couple of Combat Cognacs*

[Barracuda]

ahhh Brew and Cognacs.

I can get used to these things :)

 

If anyone once to know something about me feel free to ask. ill awnser all your questions ;)

[BridMorgan]

Hey there Barracuda!!  Love that song!  ;D  I'm Brid, the Bands Executive Officer (XO), Corki's third in command and in charge of....YOU!  Well, all Raw Recruits actually, not just you.  ;) That's right, for the next few weeks I get to tell you what to do, make you shine my shoes and clean my horse, Aragorn's stall. 

 

Ok, I lied, I don't get to do all that.  I could, but that would be very wrong.  ;)  What I do get to do is send you a PM with more information which you should find sitting in your inbox right now.

 

Well, what are you waiting for!  Go off and read it!  :D

 

Anyways...LOL...have a Brew or two and relax and one major peice of advice, hold on to your knickers!!  The Official M-G Spiel is gonna blow you away!!

[Toy and Minion]

Welcome, Barrac!  Glad to see you made your way here!  :)

 

*hands a bandy or four*

 

Indeed, you best nail yourself in and make sure you have a firm grip on something, for the Spiel cometh!

[Direwolf Jon]

Welcome to the Band Barracuda!!!! It's great to see you here in the best org on DM!!! I'm DJ the Captain General of the Cav!!! I look forward to spending some time getting to know you during your week of time with the Cav!!! *hands a barrel of bandy* It's the Cav's drink, the best one in the Band.  ;) 

 

Enjoy your time here with us and make sure to post and take in all the fun things to do!!  Welcome once again!!!

[snin83]

Welcome to the Band Barracuda!! Great choice going with the Band. Im one of the RLO's for the Archers Regiment and will be showing you around there when you get to us for your week (youll understand when Corki comes around with his Spiel). *hands him a few brews* This will help get ya along with this crazy bunch. Look forward to seeing you around.

[Corki]

And it also appears you've joined at the best time, since the Band has just picked up the Emperor Award for best ORG! ;) Anyway, enough of the glotting! Here comes the Official Spiel! I hope you have tied everything down securely! ;)

 

*official spiel*

 

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

 

CARAI AN SHEN AN CALHAR!!!!!

[Barracuda]

;D Thanks for the welcome boys nd girls :)

I feel real welcome!