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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: |
- | You must be **16 or older** to join Star Army. | + | |
- | The wiki login system is separate from the forum one, so you will need to register for both. | + | Star Army can sometimes contain mature themes, so we only allow adults (people 18 or older) |
- | - [[http:// | + | ===== The Setting =====Â |
- | * You're invited to introduce yourself | + | Earth is merely a legend at this point in the far future. Instead, Star Army takes place in a huge galaxy called Kagami. The Kagami Galaxy is largely unexplored by the playable factions, which share a particularly fertile corner of the galaxy called the [[places:kikyo_sector|Kikyo Sector]]. |
- | * Forum accounts with 0 posts are regularly deleted as an anti-spam measure, so post something! | + | |
- | - [[http:// | + | |
- | * You'll need a wiki account to create an article for your character page. | + | |
- | * No wiki knowledge is required to post your character; We have a form that automatically adds the wiki code for you. | + | |
- | ==== Creating a Character ====Â | + | {{: |
- | The [[creating_a_character|Character Creation Guide]] (CCG) is your primary resource for making your character. | + | |
- | * **[[creating_a_character|Create a Character]]** | + | ==== Technology ====Â |
+ | Common technologies in the Star Army setting include FTL drives, androids, synthetic life, brain-uploading, | ||
- | === Submitting Your Character | + | ==== Playable Factions ====Â |
- | When you're done [[guide: | + | 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: | ||
- | 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 | + | 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:// | ||
- | ==== Questions and Assistance ====Â | + | {{:stararmy: |
- | There are many ways to get help: | + | |
- | - The [[http:// | + | ===== Joining Roleplays =====Â |
- | - You can [[http://tinyurl.com/stararmy-chat|Connect to the Chatroom]] for live assistance ([[guide: | + | We recommend joining Open Roleplaying threads the day you join. You're here to RP, right? You don't need any prior approvals to join Open RPs. That's what makes them open. You can find them in the [[https:// |
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- | - You can call or text message the admin, [[user: | + | |
+ | Star Army has an excellent guide to roleplaying here: [[guide: | ||
+ | There' | ||
+ | ==== Current Open RPs ==== | ||
+ | These are the latest topics in the Open RP forum (with the time of the latest post in parentheses): | ||
+ | {{rss> | ||
- | ==== Start Roleplaying ==== | ||
- | Once you're in a plot, start role-playing! If it's a single-post plot you can start right away (or as soon as it makes sense in the plot). If it's a [[: | ||
- | === Basic Rules ===Â | + | ===== Adding to The Setting =====Â |
- | * Respect other players' | + | In addition |
- | * 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 | + | |
- | * 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' | + | |
- | * If you need to leave a plot, follow the instructions here: [[guide:leaving]] | + | |
- | Full rules are available here: [[guide:rules]] | + | * [[guide:creator_mentor_program]]Â |
+ | * [[guide:submission_rules]] | ||
- | === Play-by-Post Roleplaying | + | ===== Play With Privacy =====Â |
- | Most Star Army roleplay is done by posting directly onto a thread | + | You do not have to provide |
- | === Joint Posts Roleplaying | + | ===== Your Checklist =====Â |
- | For JPs, we usually arrange | + | Here's what we recommend: |
+ | Â | ||
+ | - Read the [[guide: | ||
+ | - Register an account on the [[https:// | ||
+ | - Register | ||
+ | - Post an introduction in [[https:// | ||
+ | - Join the [[https:// | ||
+ | - Make your first character page - See [[guide: | ||
+ | - Join any Open RP thread | ||
+ | Â | ||
+ | ===== Questions | ||
+ | Getting into Star Army is easiest | ||
+ | Â | ||
+ | * Post on the forums (Ask questions | ||
+ | * Talk to people in the [[https:// | ||
+ | * You can also contact [[user: | ||
+ | * If you can' | ||
+ | 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. | ||
- | For more information on JPs, read the [[guide: | ||
- | ==== Other helpful pages ==== | ||
- | * [[creating_a_character|Character Creation Guide]] | ||
- | * [[: | ||
- | * [[: |