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- | ====== New Players' | + | ====== New Players Guide 🔰 ====== |
- | Welcome to Star Army! This article has the basic steps and info you' | + | We're really glad that you're joining |
- | {{http:// | + | ===== What is Star Army? =====Â |
+ | Star Army is a primarily a community for role-playing, | ||
- | ==== How Star Army Works ====Â | + | The core element of our universe is the [[stararmy: |
- | In a nutshell, Star Army works like this: | + | |
- | - You create your character. | + | Star Army can sometimes contain mature themes, so we only allow adults |
- | - Imagine yourself in that character' | + | |
- | ==== Account Registration | + | ===== The Setting |
- | You must be **16 or older** to join Star Army. There is no cost to join or participate. | + | Earth is merely a legend at this point in the far future. Instead, |
- | The wiki login system is separate from the forum one, so you will need to register for both. | + | {{: |
- | - [[http:// | + | ==== Technology ====Â |
- | * You're invited to introduce yourself in the [[http:// | + | Common technologies in the Star Army setting include FTL drives, androids, synthetic life, brain-uploading, |
- | * 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 | + | ==== Languages |
- | There are many ways to get help: | + | The common galactic standard language is called [[language:trade|Trade]]. Other languages can be found here: [[guide: |
- | | + | ==== Playable Factions ====Â |
- | - You can [[http://tinyurl.com/stararmy-chat|Connect | + | You can make characters in any faction you like and in as many factions as you life. Your options are:Â |
- | - You can email the admin at [[stararmy@gmail.com]]Â | + | Â |
- | - You can call or text message | + | * [[faction: |
- | - You can Tweet questions to [[https://twitter.com/StarArmy|@StarArmy on Twitter]]Â | + | * [[faction: |
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+ | Some of these playable factions have sub-factions and subcultures within them, such as the [[faction: | ||
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+ | ==== Recent Events ====Â | ||
+ | The current year is [[timeline:YE 45]] (OOC: [[calendar: | ||
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+ | * For recent OOC Announcements, | ||
+ | * For recent In-Character News, see https:// | ||
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+ | ===== Joining Roleplays =====Â | ||
+ | We recommend joining Open Roleplaying threads the day you join. You're here to RP, right? You don't need any prior approvals to join Open RPs. That's what makes them open. You can find them in the [[https:// | ||
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+ | Star Army has an excellent guide to roleplaying here: [[guide: | ||
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+ | ==== Current Open RPs ====Â | ||
+ | These are the latest topics in the Open RP forum (with the time of the latest post in parentheses): | ||
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+ | ===== Adding to The Setting =====Â | ||
+ | In addition to adding to the Star Army Universe with roleplaying, | ||
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+ | * [[guide: | ||
+ | * [[guide: | ||
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+ | ===== Play With Privacy =====Â | ||
+ | You do not have to provide a real name to participate (See [[https:// | ||
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+ | ===== Your Checklist =====Â | ||
+ | Here's what we recommend: | ||
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+ | - Read the [[guide: | ||
+ | - Register an account on the [[https:// | ||
+ | - Register a wiki account [[https:// | ||
+ | * Note: You are not required to provide your real name((https:// | ||
+ | - Post an introduction in [[https://stararmy.com/ | ||
+ | - Join the [[https:// | ||
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+ | - Join any Open RP thread | ||
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+ | ===== 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' | ||
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+ | * Post on the forums (Ask questions in the [[https://stararmy.com/roleplay-forum/ | ||
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+ | * You can also contact [[user:Wes]], the admin: [[https:// | ||
+ | * If you can't log in or register email [email protected]Â | ||
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+ | 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. | ||
- | ==== Creating and Roleplaying Characters ==== | ||
- | Start your first character using the guide: **[[creating_a_character|Creating A Character]]**. Once your character is approved you're free to start [[guide: | ||
- | ==== Other Helpful Pages ==== | ||
- | * [[: | ||
- | * [[: |