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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 |
- | **Star Army** is a forum-based roleplaying community. 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' | + | |
+ | 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. | ||
- | ==== Setting Overview ==== | + | **In Star Army RPs, we usually write in third-person past tense**, the way most novels do. For example: |
- | //“The Earth is the cradle | + | |
- | After endless wars, Earth has become merely a legend. Humanity has survives in the form of its distant colony worlds. Peace is a rarity, carefully maintained in little havens while while military forces fight off against alien invasions. Nations are under siege and overextended, | + | For the full guide to roleplaying on Star Army, see [[guide: |
- | * The {{: | ||
- | * In stark contrast, The {{nepleslia: | ||
- | * As you go through character creation, you'll be introduced to several other interesting factions you can create a character for. You can also make your own faction if you like. | ||
- | * Around the known factions is 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 | + | ===== Account Setup ===== |
+ | Star Army is an " | ||
- | ==== Account Registration ===== | + | Register an account on [[https:// |
- | You must be **16 or older** to join Star Army. There is no cost to join or participate. | + | |
- | The wiki login system is separate from the forum one, so you will need to register for both. | + | 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:// |
- | - [[http://stararmy.com/ | + | :!: If you have trouble registering, |
- | - You're invited to introduce yourself in the [[http:// | + | |
- | - Important notes: Forum accounts with 0 posts are regularly deleted as an anti-spam | + | |
- | - [[http:// | + | |
- | - You'll need a wiki account to create and edit wiki articles (such as if you want to make a page for your character). | + | |
- | - 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 | + | |
- | ==== 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:// |
- | 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' | + | * Got an idea for a roleplay thread? Start an interest check thread in the [[https:// |
+ | * Find other players to RP with in the [[https:// | ||
- | === Community Help === | ||
- | These methods allow you to get your questions answered by the community. | ||
- | - Post in the [[http:// | ||
- | - [[http:// | ||
- | === Admin Help ==== | + | ===== Questions and Assistance ===== |
- | Contact [[user: | + | 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' |
- | | + | |
- | - Call or text message (209) STAR-ARMY (+1-209-782-7276). | + | |
- | | + | * You can also contact [[user: |
+ | * if you can't log in, email [email protected] or text to 1-209-782-7276 | ||