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Welcome to Star Army! This article has the basic steps and info you'll need to participate. Please read it thoroughly. | Welcome to Star Army! This article has the basic steps and info you'll need to participate. Please read it thoroughly. | ||
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- | ==== How Star Army Works ====Â | + | ===== Roleplaying Overview =====Â |
- | In a nutshell, Star Army works like this: | + | In Star Army, you and other members create characters who live in the high-tech fictional universe of Star Army and then use your imagination to write your character' |
- | | + | **Star Army** is a play-by-post roleplaying community, which means we operate by posting text on the forum. Unlike tabletop roleplaying games, Star Army is mostly just writing |
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- | ==== Account Registration =====Â | + | Most RP occurs in ongoing RP plots. After their second RP thread starts, they can get their own subforum. A //plot// in this case refers |
- | You must be **16 or older** | + | |
- | The wiki login system is separate from the forum one, so you will need to register for both. | + | **In Star Army RPs, we usually write in third-person past tense**, the way most novels do. For example: //A scowl of disgust appeared on Sayuri' |
- | - [[http:// | + | For the full guide to roleplaying on Star Army, see [[guide:roleplaying]]. |
- | * You're invited | + | |
- | * 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 Characters ==== | ||
- | The [[creating_a_character|Character Creation Guide]] (CCG) is your primary resource for making your character. | ||
- | | + | ===== Account Setup =====Â |
+ | Star Army is an " | ||
- | === Submitting Your Character ===Â | + | Register an account on [[https:// |
- | When you're done [[guide:creating_a_character|Creating Your Character]], you'll need to: | + | |
- | - Add your bio to the wiki (if you're not sure how, see the steps below)Â | + | Optional: Create a wiki account. **The wiki login system is separate from the forum one, so you will need to register for both.** You'll need a wiki account |
- | - Go the [[: | + | |
- | - 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 | + | :!: If you have trouble registering, contact the admin. See the **Questions |
- | 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, glorious histories and skills, story continuity issues (things that wouldn' | + | |
- | **NOTE: If you update/edit your bio, post a reply to its thread so the reviewers will know to look at it again!** | + | ===== Creating Characters =====Â |
+ | When you're ready, start making characters using the guides found on the **[[creating_a_character|Creating A Character]]** wiki page. Once your character is approved you're free to start [[guide: | ||
- | 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:// | + | * [[https:// |
+ | * Got an idea for a roleplay | ||
+ | * Find other players | ||
- | 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. | ||
- | Once you're accepted into the plot, edit the [[: | ||
- | Note: If your character | + | ===== Questions and Assistance =====Â |
+ | Getting into Star Army is easiest when you ask someone | ||
- | ==== Start Roleplaying ====Â | + | * Post on the forums (Ask questions |
- | Once you' | + | * Talk to people |
+ | * You can also contact | ||
+ | * if you can't log in, email [email protected] or text to 1-209-782-7276Â | ||
+ | ===== Roleplaying Jargon =====Â | ||
+ | The following are some common terms in the Star Army Roleplay Community. | ||
- | === Basic Rules === | + | * Damage Rating (DR): A guideline for how much damage weapons do. |
- | * Respect other players' | + | * [[damage_rating_v2]]Â |
- | * Do not control other people' | + | * [[damage_rating_v3]]Â |
- | * Write well. Your posts should be easy to read. Please use proper spelling and grammar and post in third person. | + | * [[game_master]] (GM): A plot' |
- | * Communicate with your [[: | + | * [[guide: |
- | * Don't disappear on us. Don't vanish and leave people waiting on a post that will never come. | + | * Joint Post (JP): A chat role-play session between multiple players, later posted on the forums. |
- | * Absences are fine as long as you give advance warning in your plot' | + | * [[:characters|Non-Player Characters]] (NPC): Characters whose actions are not written role-players, |
- | * If you need to leave a plot, follow the instructions here: [[guide:leaving]] | + | * Open Roleplay: Roleplaying threads |
+ | * [[guide: | ||
+ | * [[: | ||
+ | * [[guide: | ||
+ | * [[:SARP]]: Star Army Roleplay ([[sarp: | ||
+ | * Single Post (SP): A role-play post by a single player, posted directly on the forum. | ||
- | Full rules are available here: [[guide:rules]] | + | ===== Related Pages =====Â |
+ | * [[wip: | ||
+ | * [[faction: | ||
+ | * [[stararmy: | ||
+ | * [[firearms_terminology]]Â | ||
+ | * [[faction: | ||
+ | * [[:glossary]]Â | ||
+ | * [[guide:vehicle_roles]] | ||
- | === Play-by-Post Roleplaying === | ||
- | 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. | ||
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- | === Joint Posts Roleplaying === | ||
- | For JPs, we usually arrange a meeting time or just spontaneously start role-playing with whoever is online 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 [[: | ||
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- | For more information on JPs, read the [[guide: | ||
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- | ==== Questions and Assistance ==== | ||
- | There are many ways to get help: | ||
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- | - The [[http:// | ||
- | - You can [[http:// | ||
- | - You can email the admin at [[[email protected]]] | ||
- | - You can call or text message the admin, [[user: | ||
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- | ==== Other Helpful Pages ==== | ||
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- | * [[creating_a_character|Character Creation Guide]] | ||
- | * [[: | ||
- | * [[: |