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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://stararmy.com/ | + | ===== What is Star Army? ===== |
+ | Star Army is a primarily a community for role-playing, | ||
- | ==== How Star Army Works ==== | + | ===== The Setting ===== |
- | **Star Army** | + | Earth is merely |
+ | ==== Technology ==== | ||
+ | Common technologies in the Star Army setting include FTL drives, androids, synthetic life, brain-uploading, | ||
- | ==== Setting Overview | + | ==== Playable Factions |
- | //“The Earth is the cradle of mankind, but one cannot remain | + | You can make characters |
- | After endless wars, Earth has become merely | + | * [[faction: |
+ | * [[faction: | ||
+ | * [[faction: | ||
+ | * [[wip: | ||
+ | * [[faction: | ||
- | * The {{: | + | Some of these playable factions have sub-factions |
- | * In stark contrast, The {{nepleslia:nespleslian_flag.png? | + | |
- | * 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 | + | ==== Recent Events ==== |
+ | The current year is [[timeline: | ||
- | ==== Account Registration ===== | + | Here's some other recent events that occurred in the last few years: |
- | 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. | + | ---- struct list ---- |
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- | - You're invited to introduce yourself in the [[http:// | + | * For recent In-Character News, see https:// |
- | - 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 | + | |
- | - [[http://stararmy.com/ | + | |
- | - 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 on the [[creating_a_character|Creating A Character]] article. (Related articles: [[faq:How do I add a page?]], [[faq:How do I move a page?]]) | + | |
- | ==== Creating and Roleplaying Characters | + | ===== Your Checklist ===== |
- | 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: | + | Here's what we recommend: |
- | ==== Questions | + | - Read the [[guide: |
- | Getting into Star Army is easiest when you ask someone to mentor you through | + | - Register an account on the [[https:// |
+ | - Register a wiki account [[https:// | ||
+ | - Post an introduction in [[https:// | ||
+ | - Join the [[https:// | ||
+ | - Make your first character page - See [[guide:creating_a_character|Creating A Character]] | ||
+ | - Join any Open RP thread | ||
- | === Community Help === | + | ===== Joining Roleplays ===== |
- | These methods allow you to get your questions answered by the community. | + | 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:// |
- | - Post in the [[http:// | + | Star Army has an excellent guide to roleplaying here: [[guide:Roleplaying]]. |
- | - [[http:// | + | |
- | === Admin Help ==== | + | There' |
- | Contact | + | |
+ | ===== Adding to The Setting ===== | ||
+ | In addition to adding to the Star Army Universe with roleplaying, | ||
+ | |||
+ | * [[guide: | ||
+ | * [[guide: | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===== 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 | ||
+ | * If you can't log in or register email [email protected] | ||
+ | |||
+ | 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. | ||
- | - Send email to [[[email protected]]] | ||
- | - Call or text message (209) STAR-ARMY (+1-209-782-7276). | ||
- | - Tweet questions to [[https:// | ||