Welcome Bladetosser

[Taymist]

Hey Blade, welcome. :lol: Great to have you here *chuckles* AT LAST. :P

 

I'm Tay, as you probably realise, and I'll see you when you get to the Infantry for one of your RR weeks. Corki, the MG, will be along to take you on the magic carpet ride better known as the OFFICIAL SPIEL, just shortly. Meantime, grab a brew and have fun.

 

If you have any problems, I have you on msn, just shout.

 

*huggles*

[Odette]

YAY!.. Congrats!. Welcome to the Band of the Red Hand!

 

I'm Odette, one of the Archers!. You'll probably get to know me when you spend your recruit week in the Archers.

 

Anyway! In the mean time, sit back, relax and have a Brew!

 

*hands Bladetosser a Brew*

 

^_^

[sheliara]

*waves* hello Bladetosser!!!

 

nice to see ya in the band!!!

 

*hands a flaming shot (archer official drink)

[Morrigan Blackthorn]

Hey Bladetosser!

Welcome to the Band of the Red hand!

 

I'm Morrigan, one of the Archers. I'll be one of your RLOs during you week with us. I'm looking forward to it! :D

 

Now have a flaming shot on me and...Good Luck!!!

[Corki]

A magic carpet, eh, Tay?? The spiel must be going up going up in the world! Anyway, here it is!

 

*official spiel*

 

Welcome Bladetosser! 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, F Horn of Valere, or I, 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

- replying to other people's reviews and asking questions

- composing Jak O' the Shadow verses

- getting articles published in our monthly newsletter, The Hornsounder

- monthly roll call in the Band's private boards 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 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! Expect one soon! 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 new Lottery set up on our new Dicing with Jak O' the Shadows board, which you will see once you sign up for the private boards here at DM. There are also several 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 division, and can fight anyone in the Band! It is currently being revised, but the ideas will all be the same! There are many staff members for the Game who will be willing to help you out.

 

Once you have signed up for the private boards, 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 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 Bladetosser a Marshal-General's Special Battle Brew*

 

CARAI AN SHEN AN CALHAR!!!!!

[Lanthirrhos]

Its going to the moon!

 

Welcome to the band!

[dicetosser1]

Welcome to the Band Bladetosser

here have a banbun and theresw plenty more where that cam from when u want it

 

welcome

[Lanthirrhos]

:P Nice job!

[Taymist]

Seemed an appropriate description Boss 8) ... have to build it up for these new people ... make sure they appreciate their good fortune in hearing it *nods* :lol:

[Lanthirrhos]

:lol: Yeah, you could just leave them hanging! Not that we want to do that! But they're really privilaged to have you doing that for 'em! :D

[DeathDealer]

When did we lower the strikes from four to three? you'd think I should know that as the Redarm Leader...

 

So, bladetosser!! Hope you have a few more blades than one. You toss that, and then you are in trouble. Welcome to our happy, degenerate family. We drink and fight and drink and party and drink and some other stuff I'm sure, and drink.

 

I'm Deathdealer/Footman/Footy/Mr. Pink, and I'd like to just say that of all the three regiments in the Band, the Infantry is one of the more laid back Regiments. You'll see when you visit as a Raw Recruit.

 

Once you get all settled, swing by The Band's Game on the off site boards and give it a whirl. It's our very own roleplaying smash and bash game. We do fights, we do arm wrestling, foot races, jousting, dagger throwing, and a bunch more. You'll never be able to enjoy it if you don't take a bit of time to learn the easy to follow classes and begin your road to victory and glory!

[Corki]

When Horn changed it without telling me.

[MsDanya]

hello! :D welcome!

[Lanthirrhos]

Hello! :lol:

 

Now that was just silly Corki... ...well, Horn was silly, not you... :P :P