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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. Please read it thoroughly. | ||
- | {{http:// | + | ===== Setting Overview =====Â |
+ | We don't know how far away from Earth we are, or how long ago humans first left Earth. Incalculable knowledge has been lost to war, plagues, and alien occupations, | ||
- | ==== How Star Army Works ====Â | + | From the ashes, a new pocket of civilizations arose in this unusually habitable corner of the [[location:kagami_galaxy]]. Peace is carefully maintained in besieged nations like the [[faction: |
- | In a nutshell, Star Army works like this: | + | |
- | - You create your character. | + | Star Army is a shared, living world that is always growing. Your writing can add to the setting, and your RP may be affected by events |
- | - Imagine yourself | + | |
- | ==== Account Registration | + | ===== Roleplaying Overview |
- | You must be **16 or older** to join Star Army. There is no cost to join or participate. | + | 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 |
- | The wiki login system | + | **Star Army** |
- | - [[http:// | + | Most RP occurs |
- | - You're invited to introduce yourself | + | |
- | - Important notes: Forum accounts with 0 posts are regularly deleted as an anti-spam measure, so post something! Also, newly registered users start with private messages disabled and may require posts to be approved by a moderator in some forums until after their third post. | + | |
- | - [[http://stararmy.com/wiki/doku.php? | + | |
- | - You'll need a wiki account | + | |
- | - No wiki knowledge is required to post your character; We have a form that automatically adds the wiki code for you. It's linked on the [[creating_a_character|Creating A Character]] article. | + | |
- | ==== Questions and Assistance ====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' |
- | There are many ways to get help: | + | |
- | - The [[http:// | + | For the full guide to roleplaying on Star Army, see [[guide:roleplaying]]. |
- | - You can [[http:// | + | |
- | - You can email the admin at [[stararmy@gmail.com]]Â | + | |
- | - You can call or text message the admin, [[user: | + | |
- | - You can Tweet questions to [[https:// | + | |
- | ==== Creating and Roleplaying Characters | + | ===== Account Setup =====Â |
- | Start your first character using the guide: **[[creating_a_character|Creating A Character]]**. Once your character is approved you're free to start [[guide: | + | Star Army is an " |
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+ | Register an account on [[https:// | ||
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+ | 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). [[https:// | ||
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+ | :!: If you have trouble registering, | ||
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+ | ===== Creating Characters =====Â | ||
+ | When you're ready, start making characters using the guides found on the **[[creating_a_character|Creating A Character]]** | ||
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+ | * [[https:// | ||
+ | * Got an idea for a roleplay thread? Start an interest check thread in the [[https:// | ||
+ | * Find other players to RP with in the [[https:// | ||
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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:// | ||
+ | * Talk to people in the [[https:// | ||
+ | * You can also contact [[user: | ||
+ | * 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. | ||
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+ | * 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. | ||
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+ | ===== Related Pages =====Â | ||
+ | * [[wip: | ||
+ | * [[faction: | ||
+ | * [[stararmy: | ||
+ | * [[firearms_terminology]]Â | ||
+ | * [[faction: | ||
+ | * [[: | ||
+ | * [[guide: | ||
- | ==== Other Helpful Pages ==== | ||
- | - A list of [[guide: | ||
- | * [[: | ||
- | * [[: |