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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. | ||
- | ==== Questions and Assistance | + | ===== Account Setup =====Â |
- | There are many ways to get help: | + | Star Army is an " |
- | - The [[http:// | + | Register an account on [[https:// |
- | - You can [[http://tinyurl.com/stararmy-chat|Connect to the Chatroom]] and ask our members for assistance ([[guide: | + | |
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- | - You can call or text message the admin, [[user: | + | |
- | ==== Creating Characters ====Â | + | Optional: Create a wiki account. **The wiki login system |
- | The [[creating_a_character|Character Creation Guide]] (CCG) is your primary resource | + | |
- | | + | :!: If you have trouble registering, |
- | === Submitting Your Character | + | ===== Creating Characters =====Â |
- | When you' | + | When you' |
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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. | + | * Got an idea for a roleplay thread? Start an interest check thread in the [[https:// |
- | - 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. | + | |
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- | === Review and Approval === | ||
- | 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!** | ||
- | A character forum moderator will post approval of your character in the forum thread | + | ===== Questions and Assistance =====Â |
+ | Getting into Star Army is easiest when you ask someone | ||
- | In the unlikely event your character is approved but cannot be accepted, the GM (or if he is not available, | + | * Post on the forums |
+ | * 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. | ||
- | === After Approval === | + | * Damage Rating (DR): A guideline for how much damage weapons do. |
- | Once you're accepted into the plot, edit the [[:list_of_active_plots|plot' | + | |
+ | * [[damage_rating_v3]]Â | ||
+ | * [[game_master]] (GM): A plot' | ||
+ | * [[guide: | ||
+ | * Joint Post (JP): A chat role-play session between multiple players, later posted | ||
+ | * [[: | ||
+ | * 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. | ||
- | If your character is in the military, you will also get an orders thread in the appropriate communications forum. It will tell your character where to go and serves as a record | + | ===== Related Pages =====Â |
+ | * [[wip: | ||
+ | * [[faction: | ||
+ | * [[stararmy: | ||
+ | * [[firearms_terminology]]Â | ||
+ | * [[faction: | ||
+ | * [[: | ||
+ | * [[guide: | ||
- | **You are responsible for keeping your character page up-to-date.** Keep track of changes your character' | ||
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- | ==== 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 other players and 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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- | === Format and Use of Forum Code === | ||
- | The following formatting is standard for in-character posts: | ||
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- | * Bold text is used for announcements (such as the ship's intercom) and emphasis. | ||
- | * Italics are used for wireless communication and telepathy. | ||
- | * Quote boxes should be used for any content from a previous post and for in-character quotes of things like electronic mail, dinner menus, etc. | ||
- | * Parenthesis are used to signify OOC (Out Of Character) comments. Please don't make off-topic OOC comments during JPs, and keep the OOC to a minimum in IC posts. | ||
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- | === Communicate! === | ||
- | There are several available methods of Communication available to RP Members. Yahoo! Messenger, E-mail, private messages, and the forums themselves are some examples. Sub-plots, problems, questions, concerns, suggestions, | ||
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- | === Conflicts === | ||
- | Any major event, situation, condition, action, etc. which directly involves another Player' | ||
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- | In the case that someone has used your character in some way, or done something that went against one of your plots, sort it out politely and quickly. Attempt to work it out with the offending Player first. If this fails, take it to the Plot GM. In an RP as large as this one to become, it is nearly impossible to avoid all problems, but if we can sort them out smoothly, politely and quickly, there will be minimal difficulties. | ||
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- | === Metagaming === | ||
- | Let's all remember to keep OOC knowledge separate from IC knowledge. Don't direct your character to stuff if he/she wouldn' | ||
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- | === Keeping Up === | ||
- | Try your hardest to read each and every new post in your roleplay. This cuts down on confusion and prevents conflicts in the storyline from arising. If you don’t have time, at least read the ones involving your ship. Print them if you need to. You are expected to post regularly (at least one RP post a week). If you can’t for some reason, let people know why and kindly excuse your character or arrange for someone else to play her in the meantime. | ||
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- | === Starting a Side Plot === | ||
- | In each adventure there are two types of plots: The Backbone Plot, and the various Sub-plots. The Backbone Plot takes precedence over sub-plots. Sub-plots must be worked in and around the Backbone Plot in order for the RP to function correctly. This is not to say that because a sub-plot goes against the Backbone Plot it can't be used. It simply means that you must either rework, or put off the sub plot until such a time as it can be used. | ||
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- | === Quality Of Writing === | ||
- | Writing is the means with which we interact with one another. It is vital that you write well, so that others can understand you and so they aren't distracted from the RP by errors. Don't bother posting a sentence if you can't be bothered to capitalize it or put a period at the end. The clearer your post, the less the likelihood it will be overlooked or misunderstood. | ||
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- | * Sentence structure, and correct grammar and spelling are a must. | ||
- | * Double spacing between paragraphs is required. This means paragraphs should have a full blank line between them. | ||
- | * All posts should be written in third person past tense. The third person is mostly for clarity because there are many " | ||
- | * Please use your character' | ||
- | * Try to be detailed and descriptive. | ||
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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 Post or just a post. Sometimes single posts are consolidated into compilations. | ||
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- | See: [[guide: | ||
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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]] | ||
- | * [[: | ||
- | * [[: |