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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: | ||
- | === Yamatai ==== | + | Some of these playable factions have sub-factions |
- | The {{: | + | |
- | === Nepleslia === | + | |
- | In stark contrast, The {{nepleslia:nespleslian_flag.png? | + | |
- | === The Vast Universe === | + | |
- | 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. | + | ==== Recent Events |
- | ==== Account Registration ===== | + | The current year is [[timeline: |
- | 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. | + | Here's some other recent events that occurred in the last few years: |
- | | + | ---- struct list ---- |
- | - You're invited to introduce yourself in the [[http:// | + | schema: events |
- | - 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. | + | cols: event_month, |
- | - [[http:// | + | headers: Year, Month, Page |
- | - You'll need a wiki account to create and edit wiki articles (such as if you want to make a page for your character). | + | order: event_year, event_month |
- | - 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?]]) | + | filteror:event_year=timeline: |
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+ | filteror:event_year=timeline:ye_43 | ||
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- | ==== Creating and Roleplaying Characters ==== | + | * For recent OOC Announcements, |
- | 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: | + | * For recent In-Character |
- | ==== Questions and Assistance | + | ===== Your Checklist ===== |
- | 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' | + | Here's what we recommend: |
- | === Community Help === | + | - Read the [[guide: |
- | These methods allow you to get your questions answered by the community. | + | - 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: | ||
+ | - Join any Open RP thread | ||
- | - Post on the forums ([[http:// | + | ===== Joining Roleplays ===== |
- | - [[http://tinyurl.com/stararmy-chat|Connect to the Chatroom]] | + | 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:// |
- | === Admin Help ==== | + | Star Army has an excellent guide to roleplaying here: [[guide: |
- | Contact | + | |
+ | There' | ||
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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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+ | ===== 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] | ||
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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. | ||
- | - Send email to [[[email protected]]] | ||
- | - Call or text message (209) STAR-ARMY (+1-209-782-7276). | ||
- | - Tweet questions to [[https:// | ||