Welcome to the Band jacensolo3!!

[el Nynaeve]

Hi Jace, welcome to our fantastic Org! You're gonna have loads of fun with us, so grab a brew and hang on to your seat. Corki, our esteemed Marshall General should be by at some point with his official spiel explaining about the Raw Recruit scheme and the different regiments. Bridmorgan, the XO and person in charge of Raw Recruits should also be PMing you with some info.

 

I'm currently the Captain-General of the Archers and we look forward to seeing you for your RR week with us. By the way, watch out for DL and her whips, we've been trying to get her under control for ages but no luck yet. :D

 

*hands RR a line of the archer's flaming shots* :)

[dragonlover]

welcome to the band jace :D im DL the LG of the archers and cant wait until we have u in the range with us, but until that wonderful time, heres a line of my special flame throwers to drink (dont worry there no whips in them, but id watch ur eyebrows if i were u ;))

 

nyn why would u want to keep me under control, it would make life less interesting ;)

[Arrandion]

Hi and welcome to the banc jacensolo3!  :)

 

I'm Arrandion, current LG of the Infantry regiment.

 

*hands him a guinny or three*

 

Here, drink these and you will feel much better.  ;D

[Corki]

Sorry it is late, but I have been having a few internet issues! Anyway, better late than never - here is the official spiel!

 

*official spiel*

 

Welcome jacensolo3! 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 jacensolo3 a Marshal-General's Special Battle Brew*

 

CARAI AN SHEN AN CALHAR!!!!!

[Taymist]

Welcome Jacen. Hope you enjoy your recruit time. I'm the second in command, in charge of points. Any problems just shout. Look forward to seeing you at the off sites soon.  ;)

 

*hands a brew*

[Mystica]

wooooohooooooo another vict... um Recruit!! *slaps Jacen square on the back and hands him a Guinny or 5*

 

Welcome welcome  ;D

 

I'm Myst, Blademaster and current Redarm of the Infantry. Also Editor in Chief of the Band's newspaper, the Hornsounder. Put up your feet and relax, for you will get quite a road to travel and sights to see. One piece of advice, do not spill brew in the Band. The Redarms are corrupt little buggers, but they take their brew very seriouslylike ;)

 

Hope you'll have a blast with us and that you will enjoy your time in each regiment. As for me, I'm looking forward seeing you around the Barracks and getting a personal view of your spoon skills ;)

 

Welcome home, Recruit Jacen!! Sorry for it being a bit late, I been kinda' busy entertaining some brats at Euromeet ;)

 

Slantè!

*gulps down a Guinny in one go at the health of this fine addition to our ranks*

[DeathDealer]

Jacen, a hearty welcome to this fine organization of the unorthodox.  A place where we pride ourselves in taking pride in the fact that we have pride!  Where we drink drinks ‘til we’re drunk!  Where the men are men and the women aren’t!  In a world that spins, you can always find yourself surrounded by prideful drunks that may or may not be men.

 

In that vein I say to you to stand tall (unless you are short, but that’s fine with us) and drink a Combat Cognac!!  Enjoy the Band, as it is much more enjoyable that way!

 

[Kara_J]

Welcome to Band! I'm Kara, currently the Captain General of the Infantry. I hope your stay with us will be enjoyable. in case of an emergency the exits are here, here and....what? Oh...sorry wrong script. Jus' a moment *shuffles papers*

 

Aha...Welcome to the Band...no done that bit....er ....one moment.

 

Oh to hell with it! *throws sheaf of papers over a shoulder seriously concussing a passing RR* Welcome to the Band and I'll be seeing you in the Barracks soon enough! ;)

[jacensolo3]

thanks everyone im with the archers first i think im with the infantry next but im not sure. woo hoo for a lot of diffrent drinks *sways cuz he is already drunk from trying to try all the amazing band drinks and brews!*

[Corki]

Jacen - you need to edit your siggy. You can only have 6 lines of text (or a pic and 2 lines of text). You are currently over the limit, and I would advise you to change it before some mean Mod or Admin deletes it.