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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. | + | |
- | ==== Questions and Assistance ==== | ||
- | There are many ways to get help: | ||
- | - The [[http:// | + | ===== Account Setup =====Â |
- | - You can [[http:// | + | Star Army is an " |
- | - You can email the admin at [[[email protected]]]Â | + | |
- | - You can call or text message the admin, [[user: | + | |
- | ==== Creating Characters ====Â | + | Register an account on [[https:// |
- | The [[creating_a_character|Character Creation Guide]] (CCG) is your primary resource for making your character. Note that there are several **species-specific character creation guides** to help you. Before you make your character, if possible, do a little background reading | + | |
- | | + | Optional: Create a wiki account. |
- | === Submitting Your Character ===Â | + | :!: If you have trouble registering, |
- | When you're done [[guide:creating_a_character|Creating Your Character]], | + | |
- | - Add your bio to the wiki (if you' | + | ===== Creating Characters =====Â |
- | - Go the [[: | + | When you' |
- | - 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 | + | * [[https:// |
- | 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, | + | * Got an idea for a roleplay thread? Start an interest check thread |
+ | * Find other players to RP with in the [[https:// | ||
- | **NOTE: If you update/edit your bio, post a reply to its thread so the reviewers will know to look at it again!** | ||
- | 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 | + | ===== 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' | ||
- | Once you're accepted into the plot, edit the [[:list_of_active_plots|plot's page]] so your character is on their crew roster (or ask your GM to). | + | * 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, email [email protected] | ||
+ | ===== Roleplaying Jargon =====Â | ||
+ | The following are some common terms in the Star Army Roleplay Community. | ||
- | Note: If your character | + | * Damage Rating (DR): A guideline for how much damage weapons do. |
+ | * [[damage_rating_v2]]Â | ||
+ | * [[damage_rating_v3]]Â | ||
+ | * [[game_master]] (GM): A plot's storyteller/ | ||
+ | * [[guide: | ||
+ | * Joint Post (JP): A chat role-play session between multiple players, later posted on the forums. | ||
+ | * [[: | ||
+ | * Open Roleplay: Roleplaying threads that anyone may join. | ||
+ | * [[guide: | ||
+ | * [[: | ||
+ | * [[guide: | ||
+ | * [[:SARP]]: Star Army Roleplay ([[sarp: | ||
+ | * Single Post (SP): A role-play post by a single player, posted directly on the forum. | ||
- | ==== Start Roleplaying | + | ===== Related Pages =====Â |
- | 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 [[:joint_post]] plot, then find out when the next chat session is (most plots have a scheduling thread in their forum). | + | * [[wip: |
+ | * [[faction: | ||
+ | * [[stararmy: | ||
+ | * [[firearms_terminology]]Â | ||
+ | * [[faction: | ||
+ | * [[: | ||
+ | | ||
- | === 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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- | ==== Other Helpful Pages ==== | ||
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- | * [[creating_a_character|Character Creation Guide]] | ||
- | * [[: | ||
- | * [[: |