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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: | + | |
- | - You can email the admin at [[stararmy@gmail.com]]Â | + | |
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- | ==== Creating Characters ====Â | + | Optional: Create a wiki account. |
- | Start your first character using the guide: **[[creating_a_character|Creating A Character]]** | + | |
- | === Submitting Your Character ===Â | + | :!: If you have trouble registering, contact the admin. See the **Questions and Assistance** section below. 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. |
- | When you're done creating your character, you'll need to: | + | |
- | - 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' | ||
- | === After Approval ===Â | + | * Post on the forums (Ask questions in the [[https:// |
- | 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). | + | * Talk to people in the [[https:// |
+ | * You can also contact [[user: | ||
+ | * if you can't log in, email [email protected] | ||
- | 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 of his/her military service including transfers, awards, and promotions. | ||
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- | **You are responsible for keeping your character page up-to-date.** Keep track of changes your character' | ||
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- | ==== Roleplaying ==== | ||
- | You're now free to start [[guide: | ||
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- | ==== Other Helpful Pages ==== | ||
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- | * [[creating_a_character|Character Creation Guide]] | ||
- | * [[: | ||
- | * [[: |