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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, | ||
- | ==== Setting | + | ===== The Setting |
- | // | + | Earth is merely a legend at this point in the far future. Instead, Star Army takes place in a huge galaxy called Kagami. The Kagami Galaxy is largely unexplored by the playable factions, which share a particularly fertile corner of the galaxy called |
- | 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, | + | {{: |
- | === Yamatai | + | ==== Technology |
- | The {{: | + | Common technologies in the Star Army setting include FTL drives, androids, synthetic life, brain-uploading, aetheric energy, nanomachines, forcefields, and 3D holograms. |
- | === Nepleslia === | + | |
- | In stark contrast, The {{nepleslia: | + | |
- | === 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 | + | |
+ | ==== Playable Factions ==== | ||
+ | You can make characters in any faction you like and in as many factions as you life. Your options are: | ||
- | ==== Roleplaying Overview ==== | + | * [[faction: |
- | 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' | + | * [[faction: |
+ | * [[faction: | ||
+ | * [[wip: | ||
+ | * [[faction: | ||
- | === Play-by-Post ==== | + | Some of these playable factions have sub-factions and subcultures within them, such as the [[faction: |
- | **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 | + | |
- | === Flexible Time === | + | ==== Recent Events ==== |
- | At a site-wide level, a year in real life is equivalent to a year in the Star Army universe. However, you are not required to stay aligned with the actual dates throughout | + | The current |
- | === A Shared, Living Setting === | + | Here's some other recent events |
- | 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 | + | |
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- | ==== Account Registration ===== | + | * For recent OOC Announcements, |
- | You must be **16 or older** to join Star Army. There is no cost to join or participate. | + | * For recent In-Character News, see https:// |
- | The wiki login system is separate from the forum one, so you will need to register for both. | + | ===== Your Checklist ===== |
+ | Here's what we recommend: | ||
- | - [[http:// | + | - Read the [[guide: |
- | - You're invited to introduce yourself in the [[http:// | + | - Register an account on the [[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 | + | - Register a wiki account |
- | - [[http:// | + | - Post an introduction |
- | - You'll need a wiki account | + | - Join the [[https:// |
- | - 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]] | + | - Make your first character |
+ | - Join any Open RP thread | ||
- | ==== Creating and Roleplaying Characters | + | ===== Joining Roleplays ===== |
- | Start making characters using the guides found on the **[[creating_a_character|Creating A Character]]** wiki page. Once your character is approved you' | + | We recommend joining Open Roleplaying threads |
- | ==== Questions and Assistance ==== | + | Star Army has an excellent guide to roleplaying here: [[guide:Roleplaying]]. |
- | Getting into Star Army is easiest when you ask someone | + | |
- | === Community Help === | + | There' |
- | These methods allow you to get your questions answered by the community. | + | |
- | - Post on the forums ([[http:// | + | ===== Adding to The Setting |
- | - [[http:// | + | In addition to adding |
- | === Admin Help ==== | + | * [[guide: |
- | Contact | + | * [[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:// | ||