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- | ====== New Players' | + | ====== New Players Guide 🔰 ====== |
- | Welcome to Star Army! This article has the basic steps and info you' | + | We're really glad that you're joining |
- | {{http:// | + | ===== What is Star Army? =====Â |
+ | Star Army is a primarily a community for role-playing, | ||
- | ==== Registration =====Â | + | The core element of our universe is the [[stararmy:|Star Army of Yamatai]], a military force reminiscent of those you might see in popular science fiction media or anime. Yamatai is part of several playable factions in the Star Army setting, each of which has its own flavor, roleplay opportunities, |
- | **Note:** You must be **16 or older** to join Star Army. | + | |
- | * [[http:// | + | Star Army can sometimes contain mature themes, so we only allow adults |
- | * [[http:// | + | |
- | ==== Creating a Character | + | ===== The Setting =====Â |
- | The online [[creating_a_character|Character Creation Guide]] (CCG) is your primary resource for making your character. | + | Earth is merely |
- | === Join A Major Faction ===Â | + | {{:guide:npg1.png? |
- | We strongly suggest your first character serve in the [[:star_army_of_yamatai]] or [[nepleslia:military]]; this is the best way for you to get a feel of the Star Army universe. With a **plot ship**, there will be other characters around to interact with, whereas if you made an independent character, you might be on your own. Civilian and other types of characters are available, but characters in major factions are usually easiest to play because they get the most resources and guidance and the most adventures and plots to be in (after all, it is a military themed RP). | + | |
- | ==== Questions and Assistance | + | ==== Technology |
- | There are many ways to get help: | + | Common technologies in the Star Army setting include FTL drives, androids, synthetic life, brain-uploading, |
- | * The [[http:// | + | ==== Languages ====Â |
- | * You can [[http:// | + | The common galactic standard language is called |
- | * You can call or text message the admin, [[user: | + | |
- | * You can email the admin at [[[email protected]]] | + | |
- | ==== Submitting Your Character | + | ==== Playable Factions |
- | When you're done with your character biography, | + | You can make characters in any faction |
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- | - Go the [[:list_of_notable_characters]], follow the link to your faction, and then click "Edit this page" and add a link to your your character. | + | * [[faction: |
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- | - Click " | + | |
- | - Make any final adjustments needed | + | |
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- | ==== Review | + | Some of these playable factions have sub-factions |
- | If there are no problems, approval will usually be quick and painless. If there are issues with your biography, the game master will do his best to help you adjust it so that it makes sense or fits in the role-play. The most common sources of problems are overpowered, | + | |
- | **NOTE: If you update/edit your bio, post a reply to its thread so the reviewers will know to look at it again!** | + | {{:guide: |
- | A character forum moderator will post approval of your character in the forum thread you posted. | + | ==== Recent Events ====Â |
+ | The current year is [[timeline:YE 45]] (OOC: [[calendar: | ||
- | The plot GM should post in your approved character thread to tell you if your character is accepted into the plot. In the unlikely event your character is approved but cannot be accepted, the GM (or if he is not available, the Faction Manager or Setting Manager) will post a notice in the approved character thread and then contact your second choice plot GM on your behalf. If your character is in the military, you will also get an orders thread in the appropriate communications forum. It will tell your character where to go and serves as a record of his/her military service including transfers, awards, and promotions. | + | Here's some other recent events that occurred |
- | Once you're accepted into the plot, edit the [[:list_of_active_plots|plot' | + | ---- struct list ----Â |
+ | schema: events | ||
+ | cols: event_year, event_month_decimal, | ||
+ | headers: Year, Month, Page | ||
+ | order: event_year, event_month_decimal | ||
+ | filteror: | ||
+ | filteror: | ||
+ | filteror: | ||
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+ | ---- | ||
+ | * For recent OOC Announcements, | ||
+ | * For recent In-Character News, see https:// | ||
+ | {{: | ||
- | ==== Start Roleplaying | + | ===== Joining Roleplays =====Â |
- | Once you' | + | We recommend joining Open Roleplaying threads the day you join. You' |
- | === Basic Rules ===Â | + | Star Army has an excellent guide to roleplaying |
- | * Respect other players' | + | |
- | * Do not control other people' | + | |
- | * Write well. Your posts should be easy to read. Please use proper spelling and grammar and post in third person. | + | |
- | * Communicate with your [[: | + | |
- | * Don't disappear on us. Don't vanish and leave people waiting on a post that will never come. | + | |
- | * Absences are fine as long as you give advance warning in your plot's OOC thread. | + | |
- | * If you need to leave a plot, follow the instructions | + | |
- | Full rules are available | + | There' |
- | === Play-by-Post Roleplaying | + | ==== Current Open RPs ====Â |
- | Most Star Army roleplay is done by posting directly onto a thread | + | These are the latest topics in the Open RP forum (with the time of the latest post in parentheses): |
- | === Joint Posts Roleplaying ===Â | + | {{rss> |
- | For JPs, we usually arrange a meeting time or just spontaneously start role-playing with whoever is on [[http://messenger.yahoo.com|Yahoo! Instant Messenger]] or IRC that fits into a plot. These RP sessions usually last about an hour or two and when we're done, one of the people in the RP session saves, edits, and posts the transcript (then referred to as a [[: | + | |
- | === Group Posts === | ||
- | Etherpad and Google Wave are real-time multi-user communication tools that allow roleplayers to write a group RP post simultaneously. No plot has made this the standard RP method so far, but it is catching on and many GMs have expressed interest and have used it for roleplay posts. | ||
- | ==== Other helpful | + | ===== Adding to The Setting =====Â |
+ | In addition to adding to the Star Army Universe with roleplaying, | ||
+ | Â | ||
+ | * [[guide: | ||
+ | * [[guide: | ||
+ | Â | ||
+ | ===== Play With Privacy =====Â | ||
+ | You do not have to provide a real name to participate (See [[https:// | ||
+ | Â | ||
+ | ===== Your Checklist =====Â | ||
+ | Here's what we recommend: | ||
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+ | - Read the [[guide: | ||
+ | - Register an account on the [[https:// | ||
+ | - Register a wiki account [[https:// | ||
+ | * Note: You don't have to provide your name((https:// | ||
+ | - Post an introduction in [[https:// | ||
+ | - Join the [[https:// | ||
+ | - Make your first character: See [[guide: | ||
+ | - Join any Open RP thread | ||
+ | Â | ||
+ | ===== Questions and Assistance =====Â | ||
+ | Getting into Star Army is easiest when you ask someone to mentor you through it, and we're happy to do that! If we haven' | ||
+ | Â | ||
+ | * Post on the forums (Ask questions in the [[https:// | ||
+ | * Talk to people in the [[https:// | ||
+ | * You can also contact [[user: | ||
+ | * If you can't log in or register email [email protected]Â | ||
+ | Â | ||
+ | Star Army uses advanced anti-spam methods that may occasionally flag a legitimate user for further review based on IP address, Email, username, or other characteristics. | ||
- | * [[creating_a_character|Character Creation Guide]] | ||
- | * [[: | ||
- | * [[: |