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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 ===== |
+ | 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 ==== | + | **Star Army** is a play-by-post roleplaying |
- | Star Army is a community | + | |
- | ==== Setting Overview ==== | + | 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 to an ongoing role playing story and its group of players. In the Star Army RP, these are often based on starships. |
- | //“The Earth is the cradle of mankind, but one cannot remain | + | |
- | After endless wars, Earth has become merely a legend. Humanity has survives | + | **In Star Army RPs, we usually write in third-person past tense**, |
- | * [[:Yamatai Star Empire|Yamatai]] is an advanced posthuman empire that favors androids and considers humans obsolete. It's got a space opera anime theme and a huge military called | + | For the full guide to roleplaying on Star Army, see [[guide:roleplaying]]. |
- | * In stark contrast, [[nepleslia:democratic_imperium_of_nepleslia|Nepleslia]] is a gritty cyberpunk nation of humans, cyborgs, and mutants that deals with high crime in its megacities. Nepleslia has [[nepleslia: | + | |
- | * There are several other interesting factions you can create a character for, and you can also make your own if you like. | + | |
- | * Around the major factions are an endless sea of strange aliens, bold outlaws and jealous insurgencies. | + | |
- | In Star Army you get to create and play a character forged by this universe and who can steer the course of its future. | ||
- | ==== Account | + | ===== Account |
- | You must be **16 or older** to join Star Army. There is no cost to join or participate. | + | Star Army is an " |
- | The wiki login system is separate from the forum one, so you will need to register for both. | + | Register an account on [[https:// |
- | - [[http://stararmy.com/ | + | 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 |
- | - You're invited | + | |
- | - Important notes: Forum accounts with 0 posts are regularly deleted | + | |
- | - [[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. | + | |
- | [[faq:How do I add a page? | + | :!: If you have trouble registering, |
- | ==== Creating | + | ===== Creating Characters |
- | Start making characters using the guides found on the **[[creating_a_character|Creating A Character]]** wiki page. Once your character is approved you're free to start [[guide: | + | When you're ready, start making characters using the guides found on the **[[creating_a_character|Creating A Character]]** wiki page. Once your character is approved you're free to start [[guide: |
- | ==== Questions and Assistance ==== | + | * [[https:// |
- | You've got questions: there are many ways to get help: | + | * Got an idea for a roleplay thread? Start an interest check thread in the [[https:// |
+ | * Find other players to RP with in the [[https:// | ||
- | - The [[http:// | ||
- | - You can [[http:// | ||
- | - You can email the admin at [[[email protected]]] | ||
- | - You can call or text message the admin, [[user: | ||
- | - You can Tweet questions to [[https:// | ||
- | Character creation is easiest when you ask someone to mentor you through it, and we're happy to do that! If we haven' | ||
+ | ===== 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' | ||
+ | |||
+ | * 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 | ||
+ | ===== Roleplaying Jargon ===== | ||
+ | The following are some common terms in the Star Army Roleplay Community. | ||
+ | |||
+ | * Damage Rating (DR): A guideline for how much damage weapons do. | ||
+ | * [[damage_rating_v2]] | ||
+ | * [[damage_rating_v3]] | ||
+ | * [[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. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===== Related Pages ===== | ||
+ | * [[wip: | ||
+ | * [[faction: | ||
+ | * [[stararmy: | ||
+ | * [[firearms_terminology]] | ||
+ | * [[faction: | ||
+ | * [[: | ||
+ | * [[guide: | ||