Welcome to the Band Mmeeshal!!

[Direwolf Jon]

Welcome to the Band Mmeeshal!! It's good to have you joining our ranks! I'm DJ, the Executive Officer of the Band, which means I'm in charge of helping our new members, like you, find their way around the Band! I'll be sending you a PM shortly with more information. Our MG, Corki will be by shortly to give you the official spiel.  It has been known to blow people's socks off! Until then, sit back and make yourself at home and here's a little something to get your started around here. *hands a barrel of triple brew*

 

Welcome again!!

[Toy and Minion]

*passes over a bandy or six*

 

That's the Cavalry's official brew.  Careful not to spill it now.

 

Welcome meesh!  duct tape yourself to the ground when the spiel arrives. ;D

[Samuraiflip05]

:o

 

MEESH!?!?!?!  :D

 

Welcome!  ;)

 

That is all. 

[BridMorgan]

Yay Meesh!!  Welcome to the Band!! 

 

Oppenheimer is going to be thrilled the the squirrel lover is joining the band!!!

 

;)

 

Now hold on to your knickers, the official Spiel is coming this way!

[North Star]

im going to say hi now then run before the spiel....*hates it*

 

im northie archer BG and RLO so hopefully we shall be seeing lots fo you soon!! ;D :D come visit the archies! we have flaming shots :D and muggles... :P

[Guest Cairos]

Welcome Meesh. Glad to see you joining the Band.

 

I'm Cairos, the LG of the Cavs.

 

*hands Meesh a bandy*

 

 

[Felicur]

Het Meesh!

 

Welcome to the Band!  ;D

 

I'm Fel, the CG of the Cav reg. Look forward to seeing you during your RR week!  ;D

 

*hands Meesh a bandy*

[Imperium]

Welcome to the Band!

 

I am Imperium the BG of the Cavalry.

 

Hope you enjoy ur time as a recruit with us!

[mmeeshal]

Thank you all for the welcome! :D

 

 

It's been warm!

 

 

I think I will have a lot of fun....after the spiel, that is!  ;)

 

 

Now, without further ado...

*ducks into a bomb shelter with a single vent for breathing and listening*

[mcs0083]

Yes I'm here to sweetheart ;)

 

lol

Welcome to the Band ;D

[mmeeshal]

*pokes head out long enough to smile at Muenster*

 

*ducks back in to drink some bandies*

[Terrapin]

Hey there Meesh, strap yourself in it helps, sometimes.

 

Anyway I'm Terrapin, one of the Cavs RLOs so I'll see you around the yard

 

have fun!  ;D

[mcs0083]

Yeah..... I would be higher up in the ranks to but I disappeared :(

[Corki]

Ah, more fresh meat to be wrangled through the Recruit Squeezer!  ;D

 

I see the Official Spiel has been built up. So I hope you are holding onto everything tightly - clothes, brew, whatever it is you are holding - for we have had cases of things being blown away by the Spiel!

 

*official spiel*

 

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

 

CARAI AN SHEN AN CALHAR!!!!!

[mmeeshal]

*comes out of the bomb shelter with hair standing up all over the place*

 

Wow....

 

THAT WAS AWESOME!!!!!  ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

 

 

Yum yum yum, special battle brew!

 

 

Well, I am certainly glad I joined the Band! :)  I think I will have lots and lots and lots of fun here...

[mcs0083]

You certainly will...... >:D

[Imperium]

You certainly will...... >:D

 

psst Mathias...stop hyping us up so much

 

*smiles and nods at Mmeeshal*

[mcs0083]

But I like to do it :'(

[Imperium]

*whispers under his breathe to Mathias* You gunna stick around to make sure then :P

 

*continues to smile and nod at Mmeeshal*

[mcs0083]

( ;))

*makes like the penguins from Madagascar*

[Imperium]

*actually reads the spiel for the first time*

 

hmmm that needs updating...

[mcs0083]

I didn't really read the spiel when I got it :-X

[Toy and Minion]

You're Mathias?  That explains a lot.

[Samuraiflip05]

OH SNAP!!  :D

[mcs0083]

I will choose to be the more mature one and not create a pointless squabble. ::)