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-====== New Players' Guide ======
+====== New Players' Guide 🔰 ======
 Welcome to Star Army! This article has the basic steps and info you'll need to participate. Please read it thoroughly.
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+===== Setting Overview =====
+We don't know how far away from Earth we are, or how long ago humans first left Earth. Incalculable knowledge has been lost to war, plagues, and alien occupations, and now Earth is merely an ancient legend. But humanity survives in the form of its distant colony worlds.
-==== How Star Army Works ====
+From the ashes, a new pocket of civilizations arose in this unusually habitable corner of the [[location:kagami_galaxy]]. Peace is carefully maintained in besieged nations like the [[faction:Yamatai Star Empire]] whose overextended military forces continue to constantly fight off against alien invasions and insurrections while frontier regions struggle to survive against scarcity and lawlessness.
-**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's actions and dialogue to create collaborative stories. Unlike tabletop roleplaying games, Star Army is mostly just writing and does not use complex game mechanics (math). We post in third-person, past tense, like a novel. Most story plots have a **Game Master** (GM) assigned whose job is to guide the story, describe the setting, and write the actions of background characters (NPCs).
+Star Army is a shared, living world that is always growing. Your writing can add to the setting, and your RP may be affected by events in the setting. Because you'll roleplay with other people, expect to be surprised sometimes! Have fun and be brave.
-==== Setting Overview ====
+===== Roleplaying Overview =====
-//“The Earth is the cradle of mankind, but one cannot remain in the cradle forever.” - Konstantin Tsiolkovsk//
+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's actions and dialogue to create collaborative stories. You can create and play characters forged by this unique universe and their actions will affect the setting for future players.
-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, leaving huge frontiers where piracy is becoming increasingly common. Technology is advanced but stagnant, and includes anti-gravity fields, energy weapons, faster-than-light drives, brain-uploading, and free energy from "aether" engines.
+**Star Army** is a play-by-post roleplaying community, which means we operate by posting text on the forum. Unlike tabletop roleplaying games, Star Army is mostly just writing and does not use complex game mechanics (math). Most story plots have a **Game Master** (GM) assigned whose job is to guide the story, describe the setting, and write the actions of background characters (NPCs). In the Open Roleplay forum, the creator of the RP thread may act as a GM.
-  * The {{:yamatai:yse_flag.png?25&nolink|}} **Yamatai Star Empire** is a technologically-advanced transhuman empire with most of the population using biological android bodies. It's got anime-inspired flavor and is protected by a huge, politically powerful military called the **Star Army**, which the site is named after. The Star Army is known for its mass-produced cat-eared warrior women, the **Nekovalkyrja** (pronounced //Nay-ko-wul-ku-ree//). Due to their numbers, there are more women than men in Yamatai.
+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.  Before you make your character, if possible, do a little background reading on the role-play and get an idea of which plot you want to join.
-  * In stark contrast, The {{nepleslia:nespleslian_flag.png?25&nolink|}} **Democratic Imperium of Nepleslia** is a gritty cyberpunk nation of humans, cyborgs, and mutants that deals with high crime in its megacities. Mixing of genetic material from super-solider programs has resulted in muscular half-breeds and a population that is considerably more male than female. Nepleslia has a space navy and space marines.
-  * 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.
-You can create and play characters forged by this unique universe. Star Army is a shared, living world that is always growing. Your writing can add to the setting, and your RP may be affected by events in the setting. Because you'll roleplay with other people, expect to be surprised sometimes! Have fun and be brave.
+**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's face as she watched the lizard creatures eagerly gnawing on the abandoned corpses.//
-==== Account Registration =====
-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.
+For the full guide to roleplaying on Star Army, see [[guide:roleplaying]].
-  - [[http://stararmy.com/roleplay/ucp.php?mode=register|Register an account on the forums]]
-    - You're invited to introduce yourself in the [[http://stararmy.com/roleplay/viewforum.php?f=159|Introductions Forum]].
-    - 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://stararmy.com/wiki/doku.php?id=start&do=register|Register an account for the wiki]]
-    - 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 ====
+===== Account Setup =====
-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.
+Star Army is an "account per player" (APP) site, which means each member should only have one account for the forums. The same login will be used for all of your characters. You must be **16 or older** to join Star Army. There is no cost to join or participate. Before joining, you should probably read the [[guide:rules]].
-==== Questions and Assistance ====
+Register an account on [[https://stararmy.com/roleplay-forum/index.php|the forums]] by clicking "Log in or Sign up" on the upper right corner of the page. You're invited to then introduce yourself in the [[https://stararmy.com/roleplay-forum/index.php?forums/introductions-new-member-resources.159/|Introductions & New Players Forum]].
-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't volunteered yet, just ask! You've got questions: there are many ways to get answers or help:
-=== Community Help ===
+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://stararmy.com/wiki/doku.php?id=start&do=register|Register an account for the wiki]].
-These methods allow you to get your questions answered by the community.
-  - Post on the forums ([[http://stararmy.com/roleplay/viewforum.php?f=2|Roleplay and Setting Discussion]]).
+:!: If you have trouble registering, contact the admin. See the **Questions and Assistance** section below. 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.
-  - [[http://tinyurl.com/stararmy-chat|Connect to the Chatroom]] and ask our members for assistance ([[guide:irc|IRC Guide]]). **No login required.**
-=== Admin Help ====
+===== Creating Characters =====
-Contact [[user:Wes]], the admin, via these methods:
+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:Roleplaying]] by joining a [[active_plots|plot]] group or by joining or creating a roleplay thread.
-  - Send email to [[stararmy@gmail.com]]
+  * [[https://stararmy.com/roleplay-forum/index.php?forums/open-roleplaying.194/|Open Roleplaying]] threads are a great place to start.
-  - Call or text message (209) STAR-ARMY (+1-209-782-7276).
+  * Got an idea for a roleplay thread? Start an interest check thread in the [[https://stararmy.com/roleplay-forum/index.php?forums/ooc-plot-planning.28/|OOC and Plot Planning]] forum.
-  - Tweet questions to [[https://twitter.com/StarArmy|@StarArmy on Twitter]]
+  * Find other players to RP with in the [[https://stararmy.com/roleplay-forum/index.php?forums/introductions-new-players.159/|Introductions and New Players]] forum.
+===== 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't volunteered yet, just ask! You've got questions: there are many ways to get answers or help:
+  * Post on the forums (Ask questions in the [[https://stararmy.com/roleplay-forum/index.php?forums/introductions-new-players.159/|Introduction forum]] or [[https://stararmy.com/roleplay-forum/index.php?forums/setting-discussion.2/|Setting Discussion]]).
+  * Talk to people in the [[https://discord.gg/RunXe4p|Discord chat]]
+  * You can also contact [[user:Wes]], the admin: [[https://stararmy.com/roleplay-forum/index.php?conversations/add&to=Wes|Start a Conversation with Wes]]
+    * if you can't log in, email stararmy@gmail.com 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/referee
+  * [[guide:in_character]] (IC): Content that is in the story world.
+  * Joint Post (JP): A chat role-play session between multiple players, later posted on the forums.
+  * [[:characters|Non-Player Characters]] (NPC): Characters whose actions are not written role-players, but rather by the [[game_master]] (GM).
+  * Open Roleplay: Roleplaying threads that anyone may join.
+  * [[guide:out_of_character]] (OOC): Content that is not part of the story world (real life).
+  * [[:characters|Player Characters]] (PCs): Characters whose actions and dialogue is written by a role-player.
+  * [[guide:role-players]]
+  * [[:SARP]]: Star Army Roleplay ([[sarp:sarpcake]], [[audio:sarptalk]], [[sarp:sarpiverse]])
+  * Single Post (SP): A role-play post by a single player, posted directly on the forum.
+===== Related Pages =====
+  * [[wip:guide:computer_glossary| Computing]]: A glossary of specific computing & digital warfare terminology
+  * [[faction:iromakuanhe:language#popular_expressions|Iroma Terminology]]
+  * [[stararmy:glossary]]
+  * [[firearms_terminology]]
+  * [[faction:freespacers:terminology]]
+  * [[:glossary]]
+  * [[guide:vehicle_roles]]

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