Welcome to the Band Reyn!

[dumont76]

Congratulations on joining up with The Band of the Red Hand:)  The greatest most fun-loving force known to man, woman or beast...

 

Many banders (as we call ourselves) will probably be dropping in to say hello and welcome.  Enjoy and feel free to roam our boards and join in the fun and games! 

 

Also, make sure you hold on to Jea's brownies to tide you over reading Corki's spiel, he is the Marshal-General of the Band and his spiel shows he knows it  ;D

 

*opens flask*...here, take a swig, it'll warm your bones on a chill night...*winks, hands Reyn battle brew*

 

See you around the camp!

[Krakalakachkn]

Wassup.  I'm Krak and I am a raw recruit as well.  Welcome and enjoy!

[Reyn]

YAY! *takes a swig, almost spitting it back up* Hmm... gonna have to work on that, aren't I?

[Jeannaisais]

Ah, I see someone remembered my brownies! *hands Reyn a plate* Like dumont said, better hold on to those ;)

 

I'm Jea, second in command here, and I'll be giving you points! We're thrilled to have you here!

[Corki]

Welcome to the Band!

 

I have asked you to be added to the Band's usergroup here at DM...and shortly you shall see a plethora of boards! And we are currently in the process of moving back to these boards, so you will find a lot of empty space and furniture/threads moving. But the Raw Recruit Scheme should be one of the first things up, and you and a load of other recruits will be into the system in no time at all!

 

In the mean time, sit back and relax until the Official Spiel blows you away! ;)

 

EDIT: I really need to read what I type! Missed a few words out! Now changed. Corki

[Tharengore]

Welcome to the band Reyn

 

*lines up a massive row of flaming shots*....

 

 

Enjoy! and if questions ask!

[Canis Rufus]

Welcome Reyn!  ;D  We look forward to seeing you in the Cav's let me know if you have any questions.

[mcs0083]

Warmest welcome to you Reyn :D

[F Horn of Valere]

welcome! As Corki said, we are smack-dab in the middle of moving all of the boards over, and as such the Recruit Program is in a (very) temporary limbo, but once it is underway I will send you a message to let you know!

[Reyn]

Thanks for all the warm welcomes- can't wait to get going around here!

[Amavia]

Thanks for all the warm welcomes- can't wait to get going around here!

 

We can't neither!

 

I'm sure you'll have a lot of fun with us here!!

I'm Amavia CG of the archers feel free to drop by at the range anytime! And make sure you get a taste of our lovely beverage the flaming shot!

 

*hands Reyn some flaming shots*

 

Just make sure you don't burn your eyebrows of!!! ;D ;D ;D

 

 

[Canis Rufus]

Reyn you are totally welcome to come visit the Cav's while things are getting underway,  While it won’t be official RR stuff it couldn't hurt your standing with Cav approval  ;)

[F Horn of Valere]

hey, we are still not quite ready for the recruit program, but you can still feel free to check out the Recruits board-- I have an orientation set up that you can read through in the meantime!

[Reyn]

Awesome!

[Reyn]

Hmm... don't see the Recruits board or anything about orientation. =(

[Canis Rufus]

There is some issues with the "user groups" they are working on it.

 

[Corki]

Yeah...hopefully it should all be fixed tonight...we shall see...

 

In the meantime, here is the Official Spiel!

 

*official spiel*

 

Welcome Reyn! An email explaining important information about the Band is currently sitting in your inbox! Take a read! Also check your PMs shortly! ;)

 

Basically, the Band of the Red Hand is the Travel, Music and Eating Out Social Group at DM! By signing up for the Band, you have joined the successful Raw Recruit Scheme. When the DM Admins fix all the usergroup accesses here at DM, you will be able to experience the whole process to the maximum! The Executive Officer position, who runs the Raw Recruit Scheme, is currently F Horn of Valere, who will shortly 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!

- the variety of music based activity threads on DM

- 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, which can be found amongst our boards at DM, which can be found in the stickies, in the Campfires or the Lottery set up in our Dicing with Jak O' the Shadows board, which you will see once you have been added to our private boards here at DM. Also, take the lessons to learn our Dice 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 Dice 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 me 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 Reyn Marshal-General's Special Battle Brew*

 

CARAI AN SHEN AN CALHAR!!!!!

[F Horn of Valere]

Hopefully the DM Admin will process you soon so you can see the board! When you do see it, some of the links may not work (again, waiting on the DM admins to finish fixing usergroup issues), but you still should be able to get a good idea of things.

 

Once those usergroups are set though, I can begin finishing the set-up, and we can hopefully start not too long after!

[Jeannaisais]

Oh the joys of administration!

 

Well, the easy part should have been done already, which was add you to the Band's active roster :)

[Canis Rufus]

Whooo Hooooo Bureaucracy!!!!!  Does Bureaucracy Dance....

 

Is told to wait for approval

 

Is missing the puce copy of the request.

 

Has to reapply 

 

Is missing aplication 1299A

 

Tries to get approval for second pass 1299AZ

 

Decides mabey the Bureaucracy Dance isn't worth it.   :-\

 

Oh well at least your in the Band. 

[mcs0083]

 

 

*hands Reyn Marshal-General's Special Battle Brew*

 

CARAI AN SHEN AN CALHAR!!!!!

 

one thing

DONT SPILL IT!

[Reyn]

*freezes with her brew, face turning white*

 

What happens if I spill it????

[Corki]

:o

 

You would dare spill M-G Brew, the most sacred of all drinks??

[Reyn]

*chugs it down before anything can drop to the ground*

 

*shakes head and takes a gulp of air*

 

Is everything you serve so potent?

 

=)

[F Horn of Valere]

MG I believe is the most potent! My personal favorite is Battle Brew, although I have gone through phases of prefering Bandy or Flaming Shots as well.