Welcome to the BoTRH Uno

[Rodelle]

Welcome Uno, *Passes Flaming shots* ;D

[Direwolf Jon]

Welcome to the Band Uno!! It's great to see you amongst our ranks. I'm DJ, the Executive Officer and I'm in charge of helping our new members (known as Raw Recruits) get settled and find their way around the Band.  I'll be sending you a PM just after I post this to let you know what happens next.  If you have any questions don't hesitate to let me know.  I hope you enjoy your time with us here in the Band and welcome once more! Oh, and be sure to hold onto your socks, our MG, Corki, will be by shortly with his official spiel!

[BridMorgan]

Welcome to the Best Org Ever, Uno!  I'm Brid, U-C of the Band. 

 

*hands the RR a brew or three*

 

Now hold on to your knickers, the Official Spiel is on the way!

[Taymist]

Welcome to the Band Uno. *hands a Guiny or 4* I'm the Infantry Lieutenant-General, look forward to seeing you at the Barracks for your training. We have all kinds of fun things to keep you occupied there *evil cackle*  :D

 

Now, tie yourself down, the Official Spiel is coming to a Band near you very soon and it'll blow your mind!  ;)

[Auld Manriva]

Ya' know? It's come to my attention recently that with Ka-nickers, socks, minds and various and sundry other items of clothing being Blown away, up or off that the M-G's sssssssshpiel; must be an enormous source of wind, or more accurately that some of our staff members consider our lovely M-G to be a Windbag...

 

Or else the sssssshpiel really Blows :o

 

 

Welcome Uno ... Be welcome to our little corner of DM. Be WAREy of Infants bearing gifts. That Guinny stuff is really just doorknob polish in a re-used jug with a folksy little handwritten label..... that if produced by either of my male siblings will be 'Spelt Wrng ;D

 

Be Xtreeeeeemly wary of Archers. They be tricksome.

 

Be comforted, that in the face of all irridity and disillusionment, and despite the changing fortunes of time, there are always the calm and gentle folk, with open arms and graciousness beyond compare, who populate and are ... The Cavalry.

The Riders of the Storm!!

 

 

 

[Uno]

I think I'll start with the flaming shots. *Uno starts drinking and burns all the hair off his head and face* Good God!!

*Takes a Guinny or three and stumbles to the bathroom* Ow! I'm never taking flaming shots again!! *After three or four of the other brews Uno is unconcious and naked on the floor. ;D

[Auld Manriva]

Just as I suspected would happen.... Medic!!! errrrr... Beer Tender!! Give this Lad some BANDY!!

 

 

[Corki]

Sadly, we hav no medics. But we don't really need them!

 

And I've been called some things in the past...but I think windbag takes the biscuit!

 

And Uno, I can't add you to the usergroup here to see our private boards due to an accident during an upgrade of the site over Christmas that hasn't been fixed yet. And are you ready for the Official Spiel??

[Auld Manriva]

I know boss.. I was personally appalled when the realization hit me.... I mean really! Windbag...hummmph! Why no more than one of those birds on a stick on the front lawn with twirly wings certainly.... As for the loss of your biscuit... I'm afraid I can be of no help. I'm partial to cake or the occasional Lemon Icebox Pie.

[Felicur]

Hey Uno,

 

Welcome to the Band! I see you've become acquainted with a few of our drinks!  ;D I'm Felicur, the BG of the Cavalry Regiment, look forward to seeing you at teh Stables.

[Terrapin]

Hey there Uno and welcome to the Band a group of.............well trouble makers. Grab your brews and hold on to your nickers cause the spiel may blow em away.

[Mystica]

LOL I like this one! Hiya Uno!! Welcome to the Band, Recruit! Don't worry, Guinny will put hair on that chest if you don't have some yet and it will make the one you have stand up proud and straight!

 

Don't you be taken in by that Bandy now. You don't want to know where that was made. Honest. I mean.... *nudges head towards the horsepooscoopers* Nuff said, really.

 

Here, have some more Guinnies. Need to get that stamina up! *gives the Recruit 5 fresh cold ones*

 

See you in the Barracks, Recruit! Keep up the good work!

[Blade]

see uno, the truth behind why archers have the FLAMING shot is that you daren't trust any of the other band members drinks, so we purify ours first by lighting them on fire, otherwise you never know what's going to happen. People have been known to change into different colors or animals and such so if you know what's best for you, I recommend sticking with those flaming shots and of course, we archers don't deny the claim of being tricksome, it's in our blood! ;D

[Corki]

It has been known for me to be late posting the Official Spiel, but that won't be the case here! Get ready to be blown away!

 

*official spiel*

 

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

 

CARAI AN SHEN AN CALHAR!!!!!

[Corki]

I have asked for Uno to be added to the Band's usergroup as I am still unable to do so.