Welcome to the Band Downplay!!

[Direwolf Jon]

Welcome to the Band Downplay! I'm DJ, the Under Commander and in charge of helping you get settled in here at the Band. I'll be sending you a PM very shortly with what comes next. I do hope that you enjoy your time with us here and if you have any questions please feel free to PM me or ask away here.  :)

 

Our other members should be by shortly to welcome you and our leader, the M-G, Corki, will be by later with the official spiel as well! So sit back and relax and enjoy this nice barrel of triple brew. *hands barrel of triple brew*

[el Nynaeve]

Welcome Downplay!! I'm Ellie from the Archers regiment and as such you'll be needing these...

 

*slides down a line of flaming shots* ;D

[Jeannaisais]

But these brownies are the most precious food you will ever receive! *hands Downplay some of her extra special chocolate fudge brownies*

 

I'm Jea by the way, also an Archer!

[LedZepMan]

Welcome my good Downplay.

 

You shall enjoy your time here. I sure do.

 

And you will need to grab something to hold on to durin the spiel, for it shall blow you away if you do not. It took me three days to get back afterwards.

 

 

[F Horn of Valere]

welcome to the band! There is a lot to do around here that is fun, so I suggest you start poking around a bit! Been here mostly for 4 years and it somehow always draws me back...

[Corki]

Better late than never, here is the Official Spiel, as promised! :)

 

*official spiel*

 

Welcome Downplay! 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 Under-Commander, 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 Downplay Marshal-General's Special Battle Brew*

 

CARAI AN SHEN AN CALHAR!!!!!