Welcom to the Band maradon!

[Vorkia]

Welcome to the Band Maradon, its always nice to have new blood around.  Corki should be around shortly to give you the most anticipated Official Spiel.  But until then have a Flaming Shot- the official drink of the archers.  But be careful, not to burn yourself on the flames. ;)

 

By the way I'm Vorkia, a recently returned archer.  I can't tell you much of the recent going on's yet since i'm trying to reacquaint myself with the band myself.  But I can tell you that you will have the most fun with the time you spend with us.  The band is by far the best org around and the archers are the best division in the band.  Now the other divisions will try to convince you otherwise (well until you receive the official spiel and you are officially entered as a RR) but they just don't know what they are missing and are full of themselves. ;)

 

Welcome to the band and try not to get too drunk with all the drinks you'll get.

[Arrandion]

Welcome to the Band Maradon. Have a lot of fun!  :)

[Guest Cairos]

Welcome to the band Maradon! I'm Cairos and i'm one of the Cavalry knight.

 

*hands a bandy*

[Jeannaisais]

Welcome to the Band Maradon! I'm Jea, Executive Officer of the Band. That means you better be nice to me to get lots of points ;)

 

Corki shall be here soon for the official spiel and you'll receive more info from Direwolf Jon, Under Commander of the Band.

 

*hands the newbie a bunch of brownies* Enjoy! :)

[Canis Rufus]

Welcome to the band Maradon!!!!  good to have you around!

[Corki]

Yeap, I have managed to drag myself away from my accountancy books to say welcome! So welcome! Look in your email inbox...and I have just asked you to be added to the Band's usergroup here at DM, so you should see our private boards in a few days (hopefully less).

 

Official Spiel shall come shortly...

[maradon]

Brilliant, thanks for the welcome everyone! realy looking forward to my time in this org!!

[Corki]

Quick question - just looking at your email address, I am guessing you are a cricket fan?

[maradon]

hahaha yeah, i've played most of my life and look similar to matt hoggard so it's a nickname I picked up through college.

[Corki]

Awesome! What do you do? Bat? Bowl? And yes, I also play the game. Roll on winter nets and then the summer!

[Stevros]

I could talk cricket all day, I'm a medium pacer swing bowler who can bat a bit btw. Also though I recommend you find someone or something to hold on to; the official spiel can be more intimidating than facing a quick intent on seperating your head from your body.

[Jeannaisais]

I have no idea what cricket consists because I've never seen it played but....*hands the newbie some brownies to help him survive the Official Spiel*

[Corki]

Well, I am a batsman-keeper. I prefer to open, but I am flexible in the order. Oh, and I try some off spin, and if one turns, it's a miracle!

[Corki]

And without going into really fine detail, cricket is like baseball...but isn't.  :-\

[maradon]

lol, I suppose you could make that correlation.. do you just play village stuff then or is your team part of a league?

[Jeannaisais]

It's like baseball but isn't? Okay....I'll go with it :) lol

[Stevros]

I once tried to explain cricket to an american it didn't work. I've found it nearly impossible to explain cricket unless you have some prior knowledge of the game.

 

The following is a quote (from a tea towel I own) which explains virtually everything about cricket, so long as you understand it to begin with!

 

"You have two sides, one out in the field and one in. Each man that's in the side that's in goes out, and when he's out he comes in and the next man goes in until he's out. When they are all out, the side that's out comes in and the side that's been in goes out and tries to get those coming in, out. Sometimes you get men still in and not out.

 

When a man goes out to go in, the men who are out try to get him out, and when he is out he goes in and the next man in goes out and goes in. There are two men called umpires who stay out all the time and they decide when the men who are in are out. When both sides have been in and all the men have been out, and both sides have been out twice after all the men have been in, including those who are not out, that is the end of the game.

Howzat!"

[Jeannaisais]

too many in's and out's  :-\

[maradon]

hahaha, amazing... It's hard to follow and i've been playing for years.

[Corki]

lol, I suppose you could make that correlation.. do you just play village stuff then or is your team part of a league?

 

The club I play for is part of the Middlesex league, and a better standard than I used to play. I play both Saturdays and Sundays (when I can). I used to play for a village side in the Herefordshire/Marches league, when I lived back home with my parents. Nobody from the village itself played for the club.

[Corki]

All this talk of cricket has made me forget the Official Spiel! Anyway, time to right that wrong - and I hope you are holding on tightly!  ;)

 

*official spiel*

 

Welcome maradon! 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 maradon Marshal-General's Special Battle Brew*

 

CARAI AN SHEN AN CALHAR!!!!!

[maradon]

* maradon takes Marshal-General's Special Battle Brew and upends it into has parched mouth! yummy!*

 

Sounds good, will have to get traulling through the boards :D

[Krakalakachkn]

welcome!

 

"traulling"?

[Jeannaisais]

searching, roaming, trolling, etc. ya know? lol