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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 | + | ==== Languages ====Â |
- | When you're done [[guide:creating_a_character|Creating Your Character]], you'll need to: | + | The common galactic standard language is called |
- | - Add your bio to the wiki (if you're not sure how, see the steps below)Â | + | ==== Playable Factions ====Â |
- | - Go the [[: | + | You can make characters in any faction you like and in as many factions as you life. Your options are: |
- | - Save the page and then click the (red) link you just made. It'll take you to a page that says "This page hasn't been created." | + | |
- | - Click " | + | |
- | - Make any final adjustments needed and then save your Wiki bio. After saving it, copy its URL. | + | |
- | - Go to the [[http:// | + | |
- | === Review and Approval ===Â | + | * [[faction: |
- | If there are no problems, approval will usually be quick and painless. If there are issues | + | * [[faction: |
+ | * [[faction: | ||
+ | * [[faction: | ||
+ | * [[faction: | ||
- | **NOTE: If you update/edit your bio, post a reply to its thread so the reviewers will know to look at it again!** | + | Some of these playable factions have sub-factions and subcultures within them, such as the [[faction: |
- | A character forum moderator will post approval of your character in the forum thread you posted. The topic will then be moved to the [[http://stararmy.com/ | + | {{:guide:npg2.png?nolink|}} |
- | In the unlikely event your character | + | ==== Recent Events ====Â |
+ | The current year is [[timeline: | ||
- | Once you're accepted into the plot, edit the [[:list_of_active_plots|plot' | + | Here's some other recent events that occurred in the last few years: |
+ | ---- struct list ---- | ||
+ | schema: events | ||
+ | cols: event_year, event_month_decimal, | ||
+ | headers: Year, Month, Page | ||
+ | order: event_year, event_month_decimal | ||
+ | filteror: | ||
+ | filteror: | ||
+ | filteror: | ||
+ | csv: 0 | ||
+ | ---- | ||
- | ==== Questions and Assistance ====Â | + | * For recent OOC Announcements, |
- | There are many ways to get help: | + | * For recent In-Character News, see https:// |
- | - The [[http://stararmy.com/ | + | {{:stararmy: |
- | - You can [[http:// | + | |
- | - You can email the admin at [[[email protected]]]Â | + | |
- | - You can call or text message the admin, [[user: | + | |
+ | ===== Joining Roleplays ===== | ||
+ | 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:// | ||
+ | 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): | ||
- | ==== Start Roleplaying ====Â | + | {{rss> |
- | 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 === | ||
- | * 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 here: [[guide: | ||
- | Full rules are available here: [[guide:rules]] | + | ===== Adding to The Setting =====Â |
+ | In addition to adding to the Star Army Universe with roleplaying, | ||
- | === Play-by-Post Roleplaying ===Â | + | * [[guide: |
- | Most Star Army roleplay is done by posting directly onto a thread (or start a new one), which is called a [[single_posts|Single Post]]. Sometimes single posts are consolidated into compilations. | + | |
- | === Joint Posts Roleplaying | + | ===== Play With Privacy =====Â |
- | For JPs, we usually arrange | + | You do not have to provide a real name to participate (See [[https:// |
+ | Â | ||
+ | ===== Your Checklist =====Â | ||
+ | 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]] | ||
- | * [[: | ||
- | * [[: |