Welcome to the Band, Illiara!

[Corki]

Welcome to the Band, Illiara! What a great decision you have made. :)

 

Between now and when I post the Official Spiel, Banders will come to meet and greet you. Many will offer wise words of what to expect and a host of Brews.

 

And finally, do enjoy your time as a Raw Recruit. :)

[Illiara]

Thank you! I can't wait to get started.

[Direwolf Jon]

Welcome to the Band Illiara! It's great to see ya here in the Band!  I'm DJ, the LG and Joust Master of the Cav!  *hands a barrel of bandy*  That should get your time started on the right foot!  ;D  I hope you enjoy your time in the band and I look forward to working with you on the offsite boards!  Welcome once again and have fun!  :)

[BridMorgan]

Welcome to the Best org Ever, Illiara!  I'm Brid, the U-C of the Band.  I'm in charge of points and for the moment, Raw Recruits.  Which of course is you.  ;)  I've sent you a PM on what to do next.

 

*hands Illiara a brew or 10*  Now hang on to your knickers, cause the Spiel is on the way!

 

 

[Kara_J]

Welcome to the Best Org ever..and soon you'll be joining the best Regiment ever for your RR training....that is of course the Infantry! *hands over a Guinny*  ;D

[Imperium]

Welcome to the band!

 

Hope you enjoy your time as a raw recruit and then with your regiment afterwards!

[nighteyes]

welcome to the band Illiara have fun and enjoy yourself and because I like to be different

 

*hands over a cheesecake with a candle* hope you enjoy it here *lights the candle and smiles*

 

 

[Felicur]

Hi Illiara! :D

 

*hands her a bandy or three*

 

Welcome to the Cav! I'm one of the Cav RLO's who'll be helping you out during your time as an RR! You'll have a blast! :D

[Samuraiflip05]

Illiara dear, don't let these ruffians fool you....we Archers have the best drinks in the Band, from Flaming Shots, to Cherry Bombs, you'll enjoy them all when you visit the Range for your RR training. 

 

I am Captain General of the Archers and look forward to your visit.  ;)

[Arrandion]

Hello and welcome Illiara!

 

Have fun and enjoy yourself!

 

*hands Illiara a guinny*

 

See you at the Barracks!

[Kristine]

Feeling overwhelmed yet?

 

*adds another Guinfantry drink to the pile*

 

Just sip on these and enjoy.  Soon Corki will be here with the official Spiel and we'll all be a twitter.  It's  bracing.

[Corki]

Soon being now!

 

*official spiel*

 

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

 

CARAI AN SHEN AN CALHAR!!!!!