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guide:apply_to_become_a_game_master [2011/10/07 14:33] – external edit guide:apply_to_become_a_game_master [2013/05/07 09:08] wes
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 ====== Apply to Become A Game Master ====== ====== Apply to Become A Game Master ======
-To become a Star Army [[:Game Master]], you need to start a role-play plot.+To become a Star Army [[:Game Master]] and apply for a forum, you need to start a role-play plot. Anyone can apply.
  
-Anyone can apply; here's how:+**NoteYou do not need to be a GM to start or run a roleplaying thread.**
  
 ===== Eligibility ===== ===== Eligibility =====
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 :!: Creating a faction does //not// entitle someone to be a game master. Game Masters guide plots, not factions. Game masters weave stories around the player characters with the ingredients available (the setting) and those ingredients are usable by //all GMs//. You are not a game-master unless you're actually running a group of players. :!: Creating a faction does //not// entitle someone to be a game master. Game Masters guide plots, not factions. Game masters weave stories around the player characters with the ingredients available (the setting) and those ingredients are usable by //all GMs//. You are not a game-master unless you're actually running a group of players.
  
-:!: Forum moderators are separate from game masters. Some GMs may be moderators (usually the case for plot forums), while others might not be. Some moderators are not GMs.]+:!: Forum moderators are separate from game masters. Some GMs may be moderators (usually the case for plot forums), while others might not be. Some moderators are not GMs. **Being a GM does not require or entitle you to be a moderator.** 
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 +  * [[http://stararmy.com/templates/plot.php|Plot Template]] BETA (for applying to start a plot)
  
 ===== Posting Your Application ===== ===== Posting Your Application =====
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 === Plot Formats === === Plot Formats ===
-A plot's format is the technical details on how the plot is actually played out. On Star Army, there are two main methods, forum-only [[guide:single_posts|SPs]] and chat [[:joint_post|JPs]] that are edited afterward and posted to the forum. Plots may use one or both methods.+A plot's format is the technical details on how the plot is actually played out. On Star Army, there are two main methods, forum-only single posts and chat joint posts (See: [[guide:roleplaying]]that are edited afterward and posted to the forum. Plots may use one or both methods.
  
 === Recruiting Plan === === Recruiting Plan ===
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 ===== Related Pages ===== ===== Related Pages =====
-  * [[guide:being_a_game_master]]+  * [[:game_master]]
   * [[guide:designing_your_home_base_starship]]   * [[guide:designing_your_home_base_starship]]

guide/apply_to_become_a_game_master.txt · Last modified: 2023/12/20 18:20 (external edit)