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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? ===== |
+ | Star Army is a primarily a community for role-playing, | ||
- | ==== How Star Army Works ==== | + | The core element of our universe is the [[stararmy: |
- | Star Army is a community where you and other members create characters and create stories together by writing what your character would do and say. That's roleplaying. Star Army is mostly writing | + | |
- | ==== Setting Overview ==== | + | Star Army can sometimes contain mature themes, so we only allow adults (people 18 or older) to join. |
- | //“The Earth is the cradle of mankind, but one cannot remain in the cradle forever.” - Konstantin Tsiolkovsk// | + | |
- | After endless wars, Earth has become | + | ===== The Setting ===== |
+ | Earth is merely a legend | ||
- | * [[: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 the [[:Star Army of Yamatai|Star Army]], which the site is named after. | + | {{:guide:npg1.png?nolink|}} |
- | * In stark contrast, [[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 | + | ==== Technology ==== |
+ | Common technologies in the Star Army setting include FTL drives, androids, synthetic life, brain-uploading, | ||
- | ==== Account Registration ===== | + | ==== Languages |
- | You must be **16 or older** to join Star Army. There is no cost to join or participate. | + | The common galactic standard language |
- | The wiki login system is separate from the forum one, so you will need to register for both. | + | ==== Playable Factions ==== |
+ | You can make characters in any faction | ||
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- | - You're invited | + | * [[faction:democratic_imperium_of_nepleslia|Nepleslia]]: an ancient cyberpunk nation where survival is only guaranteed |
- | - 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 | + | |
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- | | + | * [[faction:independent|Independent]]: Because you think laws are for chumps |
- | - No wiki knowledge is required to create a page for a 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. (Related articles: | + | |
- | ==== Creating | + | Some of these playable factions have sub-factions |
- | 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:Roleplaying]] by joining a [[:list_of_active_plots|plot]] group or by creating a roleplay thread. | + | |
- | ==== Questions and Assistance ==== | + | {{:guide:npg2.png? |
- | You've got questions: there are many ways to get help: | + | |
- | - The [[http:// | + | ==== Recent Events ==== |
- | - You can [[http:// | + | The current year is [[timeline:YE 45]] (OOC: [[calendar:2023]]) The factions of the Kikyo Sector recently fought off an invasion in the [[timeline:Events: |
- | - You can email the admin at [[[email protected]]] | + | |
- | - You can call or text message | + | |
- | - 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' | + | Here's some other recent events that occurred in the last few years: |
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+ | * For recent OOC Announcements, | ||
+ | * For recent In-Character | ||
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+ | {{: | ||
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+ | ===== Joining Roleplays ===== | ||
+ | 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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+ | There' | ||
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+ | ==== Current Open RPs ==== | ||
+ | These are the latest topics in the Open RP forum (with the time of the latest post in parentheses): | ||
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+ | {{rss> | ||
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+ | ===== Adding to The Setting ===== | ||
+ | In addition to adding to the Star Army Universe with roleplaying, | ||
+ | |||
+ | * [[guide: | ||
+ | * [[guide: | ||
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+ | ===== Play With Privacy ===== | ||
+ | You do not have to provide a real name to participate (See [[https:// | ||
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+ | ===== Your Checklist ===== | ||
+ | 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 don't have to provide your name((https:// | ||
+ | - Post an introduction in [[https:// | ||
+ | - Join the [[https:// | ||
+ | - Make your first character: See [[guide: | ||
+ | - Join any Open RP thread | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===== 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 [[members: | ||
+ | * If you can't log in or register, email [email protected] | ||
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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. | ||