Welcome home Bonzo!!!

[BridMorgan]

Welcome, Bonzo, to the Best Org Evah!!  We're thrilled you decided to join us!  I'm Brid, Executive Officer (XO) of the Band. The most imporant thing you need to remember about me is that I like chocolate  ;).  After that it's that I'm in charge of Raw Recruits (RR).  That means you!!   ;D  Now check your PM box and you'll find a very important PM from me about what to do next. 

 

*hands a brew or two*  Now my friend, hang on to your knickers, for our illustrious leader, the Magnificent, Malignant Muppet M-G will by to give you the Official Spiel. 

 

In the meantime, hang out, relax, feed me chocolate and get to know the rest of the members of the Band for they will be here in droves to welcome you!!

[Mira]

Hello there Bonzo! Welcome to the Org!

 

*hands Bonzo a Bandy*

 

Bandy (official Cavalry drink¹) is a spirit produced by means of distilling wine, the wine having first been produced by means of fermenting Staffy's² socks. Bandy contains 80%–130% alcohol by volume and is normally consumed as an after-brawl drink. It is generally red in color. Best taken with at least one cube of ice. Add more ice as needed.

 

1Being a Band official drink, it is protected by the laws of the Band. eg. Spilling of said brew is punishable by spotfine.

 

2 Staffy - One of the first Cavalry members in the band. Well known for his incredibly smelly feet.

[Direwolf Jon]

Welcome to the Band Bonzo!! It's great to see ya here! I'm DJ, the Joust Master in the Cavalry.  I look forward to working with you during your week with the Cav.  Enjoy your time here and have lots of fun!! *hands another bandy*

[Kara_J]

Hello there Bonzo! Welcome to the Band of the Red Hand. I'm the Captain General (CG) of the Infantry and also the Quest Mistress :P So I'm sure I'll see you around the Barracks soon enough ;) and also hope that you'll join in the Quest once I've got it up and running :)

 

 

In the meantime sit down, take the weight off your feet, grab the best drink in the entire band, The Guinfantry, and wait for the Spiel!  ;D

 

[dragonlover]

welcome to the band Bonzo, im dragonlover or DL and im the LG of the archers and cant wait until we have u in the range during ur rr week with us, but until that wonderful time heres a flaming shot (archer drink, the best in the band) on me :D

[Taymist]

Welcome to the Band, Bonzo. Enjoy your Recruit weeks.  :)

 

*hands a brew*

[Samuraiflip05]

Hey Bonzo...I'll give you some help...

 

M-G = Marshall General

U-C = Under Captain(#2)

XO = Executive Officer(Recruit Master)

C-G = Captain General

L-G = Lieutenant Genral

B-G = Banner General

RR = Raw Recruit

RLO = Regimental Liason Officer(Recruit trainers)

RA = Red Arm(Police)

 

Those should get you most of the way through trouble okay.  I am Samurai, RLO and RA of the Archers....as well as the Carnie of the band.  ;)

[BridMorgan]

Hey Sam, I'll give you some help.  :D ;D

 

Hey Bonzo...I'll give you some help...  :D ;D

 

M-G = Marshall General

U-C = Under CaptainCommander(#2)

XO = Executive Officer(Recruit Master)(#3)

C-G = Captain General

L-G = Lieutenant Genral

B-G = Banner General

RR = Raw Recruit

RLO = Regimental Liason Officer(Recruit trainers)

RA = Red Arm(Police)

[Taymist]

*laughs* thanks sis  ;)

[Samuraiflip05]

Yeah, something like that.... :P

[Corki]

And before I post the official spiel, I will correct Mira. It was actually TheWitchKing's socks, not Staffy's, that was a basic ingredient of Bandy.

[Corki]

Now that has been put straight, it is official spiel time! I hope you are holding on tightly for one heck of a ride!

 

*official spiel*

 

Welcome Bonzo! 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!

- 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...

 

*hands Bonzo a Marshal-General's Special Battle Brew*

 

CARAI AN SHEN AN CALHAR!!!!!

[Mira]

And before I post the official spiel, I will correct Mira. It was actually TheWitchKing's socks, not Staffy's, that was a basic ingredient of Bandy.

 

Are you sure!? Oh of course you are. Anyway that socks' lost its potency a while back. I've been squeezing my own socks for The Cavalry's supply of Bandy. I had to keep it worn for at least a week to achieve that special taste only found in Bandy. I also had to wear 4 pairs of socks at a time to compensate for the great demand.

 

*hands next poster a glass of Bandy*

[Corki]

*takes the Bandy and offers it to Mr. Ed*

 

Here - a present from the Foxy One!

[42Bonzo88]

    *moves the ice pack a little to the left* Thank you for all of the welcomes and 'hic' all of the drinks. Considering, the hardest stuff I have drunk is Mountain Dew, *moves the ice pack a little to the right* I am still recovering from the welcome. I appreciate you all and hopefully no matter what area I choose, we can all be good 'hic' friends. ;D