Welcome, Recruit WoTgirl111!

[F Horn of Valere]

Welcome to the Band! The request to get you added to our usergroups has been emailed off, and once the site admins have that done, you will be able to see all of our forums and officially being your "Recruit Training"! In the meantime, feel free to poke around and mingle as much as you want.

 

You can also check out our Guide to the Band that will tell you most everything a new Recruit needs to know. I look forward to seeing you around!

[Kaylen]

Welcome to the band!!!! I hope you have an awesome time here. I have so far I'm Recruit Kaylen, at least for now, and I'm also kinda new here. If you have any questions feel free to ask anyone here, they're a pretty nice group.

[Wolfst3r]

YARRRR

[Krakalakachkn]

Welcome!

[Mayleigh Aes Sedai]

Hey hon! Welcome to the band! IM may im a member of the cav and i suppose i could be called an oldbie at this stage! Lol

Like kaylen said any questions you have feelfree to ask we wont bite much! And once you've gotten your access sorted make sure to pop into the cav and say hello! Ive set up your own welcome thread, because i know sumtimes in a new place you just dont know where to post lol

[Corki]

I hope we haven't scared you away! lol! We have asked you to be added to our usergroup so you can see a lot of new boards, but the admins are being decidedly slow about it. In the meantime, sit back and enjoy the heavenly delight that is the recently rediscovered Official Spiel!

 

*official spiel*

 

Welcome WoTgirl111! You have joined at an exciting time, since the Band is on the march to glory and greatness in 2011!

 

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 a successful and growing Social Group on DM. Once the admins decide to add you to the Band's usergroup, we will get you through our Recruit system and into a Regiment. The Executive Officer position, who is in charge of all Raw Recruits, is currently F Horn of Valere, who will shortly get a thread set up for you. In this thread, the Band's three Regiments (Archers, Cavalry, Infantry) will try to convince you why their Regiment is best and why you should join them. After a week or two, you will be asked to pick your final choice of a Regiment, which will be your new home.

 

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. Points and promotions are carried out by Jeannaisais, the Under-Commander of 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

- posting in the monthly roll call in the Band's private boards here at DM

- a project to populate our Spotify music account (see our private boards)

- and much much more I cannot think of right now!

 

If you complete your time as a Raw Recruit successfully, 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 should make yourself aware of the Laws of the Band of the Red Hand. These are enforced by the Redarms, who will shortly be reintroduced. They act as 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! We tend to give 3 strikes to use, and when 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 (look in the Regimental boards), 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 here at DM, which can be found in the stickies and in the Campfires. 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 (either myself, Imperium or Canis Rufus) for the Game who will be willing to help you out.

 

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 WoTgirl111 a Marshal-General's Special Battle Brew*

 

CARAI AN SHEN AN CALHAR!!!!!

[Corki]

IM may im a member of the cav and i suppose i could be called an oldbie at this stage! Lol

 

And I am what you call prehistoric, since I have been with the Band since it was reformed in December 2004!

[Canis Rufus]

Welcome WOTgirl111

 

Hope to see you in the Cav's

[Imperium]

Welcome WoTgirl111 to the Band

 

I am Sir Imperium of the Cavalry

 

I hope to see you around the Yard where we can discuss important topics like Beer and Horses...

 

...or just mess around