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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 |
- | Star Army is a community | + | |
- | ==== 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 | + | |
- | - 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:// | + | |
- | - 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. It's linked on the [[creating_a_character|Creating A Character]] article. | + | |
- | ==== 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: | ||
- | ==== 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 Tweet questions to [[https:// | + | |
- | ===== FAQ =====Â | + | 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 |
- | Here's some links to answers | + | |
- | ==== General | + | :!: If you have trouble registering, |
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- | * [[guide: | + | |
- | * [[guide: | + | |
- | ==== Roleplaying Questions | + | ===== Creating Characters =====Â |
- | * [[guide:creating_a_character|How Do I Create | + | When you're ready, start making characters using the guides found on the **[[creating_a_character|Creating |
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- | * [[guide: | + | |
- | ==== Setting Questions ====Â | + | |
- | | + | * Got an idea for a roleplay thread? Start an interest check thread in the [[https:// |
- | * [[http:// | + | * Find other players to RP with in the [[https:// |
- | * [[faq:Power armor Prevalence|Why is power armor so prevalent? | + | |
- | * [[faq: | + | |
- | * [[guide:creating_a_starship|How do I create a starship?]]Â | + | |
- | * [[faq: | + | |
- | ==== Wiki Questions ==== | ||
- | * [[faq:How do I add a page?]] | ||
- | * [[faq:How do I move a page?]] | ||
- | * [[wiki: | ||
- | ==== Other Questions ==== | ||
- | If your question is not listed above, please ask it in the [[http:// | ||
- | ===== Other Helpful Pages ===== | + | ===== Questions and Assistance |
+ | 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 1-209-782-7276 | ||
- | * [[: |