WELCOME TO THE BAND YOU CRAZY BLOODY DIAMOND!!

[demonspawn]

WELCOME MY SON! WELCOME TOOOOO THE MACH... Er ... Band

 

Welcome and well met Crazy Diamond. First off, I am demonspawn, Banner General of the Infantry Regiment I will no doubt see you around and you will no doubt avoid me like an overly amorous leper that just wants a hug. Anyway...

 

Congratulations on choosing to sign up for the Band of the Red Hand, by far the best org here at Dragonmount, which proves you aren't as crazy as your name would suggest... There are Brawls, there is copious amounts of Booze and far too much nudity... OK so I tend to get a bit tipsy and strip off and go on a mad nekkid rampage... you know how it is!

 

Someone will add you to the Usergroup on the Offsite Boards soon, if they haven't already. And I must warn you now... The MG Corki, he... er... Has a bit of a "moment" whenever a new recruit turns up. Yeah... He tries to disrobe them merely by the force of the all important SPIEL!!!! The SPIEL!!! Is important and worth sticking around for as it tells you all there is to now about your first weeks in the Band

 

So, Sit back and relax with a few Guinnys (Infantry Issue Brew...Better than the cack the others'll try to force on you) And once more... WELCOME!!

 

Oh! And touch my egg! Go on...You know you want to!

[Direwolf Jon]

Welcome to the Band Crazy Diamond! It's good to see you here in the best org on DM! I'm DJ, the XO of the Band.  Now what does that mean for you?  Being the XO, I'm in charge of making sure the new members find their way around and get to the offsite boards.  Also, if you have any problems or any questions, I'll be your main contact.  I will be sending you a PM, immediately after posting this, which will give you more information about the Band. 

 

I hope you enjoy your time here and enjoy the spiel from our MG! It's a real show stopper!  ;D Welcome once again Crazy Diamond!

[Arrandion]

Hello and welcome to the band Crazy Diamond!

 

I'm Arrandion, Blademaster and Banner Captain of the Infantry regiment. I'm sure you will have a lot of fun with us, because the Band is full of splendid individualities. ;-)

[BridMorgan]

Welcome to the Best Org Evah!  I'm Brid, U-C of the Band.  *hands a mug of Brew*

 

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

 

*whispers*  Demon, we're not supposed to try and scare them away!!  :P

[Corki]

That "bit of a moment" I have that Demon mentioned is the Official Spiel! I see you are getting your hands full with various Brews, I hope you are able to juggle them when you get hit by the Official Spiel! Just don't spill any of them! ;)

 

*official spiel*

 

Welcome Crazy Diamond! 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, Direwolf Jon, 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 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 Crazy Diamond a Marshal-General's Special Battle Brew*

 

CARAI AN SHEN AN CALHAR!!!!!

[Taymist]

Better late than never I guess *le sigh*... a warm welcome to the Band, Crazy Diamond. :D

 

I'm the Infantry Captain-General, look forward to seeing you at the Barracks soon. Don't mind Demon, there are FAR worse than him around  :P ;D

 

*hands another Guiny*