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- | ====== New Players' | + | ====== New Players' |
- | 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. |
- | {{http:// | + | ===== Roleplaying Overview =====Â |
+ | 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' | ||
- | ==== How Star Army Works ====Â | + | **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 and does not use complex game mechanics (math). Most story plots have a **Game Master** (GM) assigned whose job is to guide the story, describe the setting, and write the actions of background characters (NPCs). In the Open Roleplay forum, the creator of the RP thread may act as a GM. |
- | In a nutshell, Star Army works like this: | + | |
- | - You create your character. | + | Most RP occurs in ongoing RP plots. After their second RP thread starts, they can get their own subforum. A // |
- | - Imagine yourself | + | |
- | ==== Account Registration =====Â | + | **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' |
- | You must be **16 or older** to join Star Army. There is no cost to join or participate. | + | |
- | The wiki login system is separate from the forum one, so you will need to register for both. | + | For the full guide to roleplaying on Star Army, see [[guide: |
- | - [[http:// | ||
- | * You're invited to introduce yourself in the [[http:// | ||
- | * 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 | + | ===== Account Setup =====Â |
- | The [[creating_a_character|Character Creation Guide]] | + | Star Army is an " |
- | * **[[creating_a_character|Create a Character]]** | + | Register an account on [[https:// |
- | === Submitting Your Character ===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 to create and edit wiki articles (such as if you want to make a page for your character). |
- | 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 | + | :!: If you have trouble registering, contact |
- | - Go the [[: | + | |
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- | - 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 | + | ===== Creating Characters =====Â |
- | 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, | + | 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: |
- | **NOTE: If you update/edit your bio, post a reply to its thread | + | |
+ | * Got an idea for a roleplay thread? Start an interest check thread | ||
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- | 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:// | ||
- | 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' | + | ===== Questions and Assistance =====Â |
+ | Getting into Star Army is easiest when you ask someone to mentor you through it, and we' | ||
- | Note: If your character is in the military, you will also get an orders thread in the appropriate communications | + | * Post on the forums (Ask questions in the [[https:// |
+ | * Talk to people | ||
+ | * You can also contact [[user: | ||
+ | * if you can't log in, email stararmy@gmail.com or text to 1-209-782-7276 | ||
- | ==== 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 [[: | ||
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- | === 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: | ||
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- | Full rules are available here: [[guide: | ||
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- | === 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]] | ||
- | * [[: | ||
- | * [[: |