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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:// | + | ===== What is Star Army? ===== |
+ | Star Army is a primarily a community for role-playing, | ||
- | ==== Setting Overview ==== | + | The core element of our universe |
- | //“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, | + | Star Army can sometimes contain mature themes, so we only allow adults (people 18 or older) to join. |
- | === Yamatai | + | ===== The Setting ===== |
- | The {{: | + | Earth is merely |
- | === 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 | + | |
+ | {{: | ||
- | ==== Roleplaying Overview | + | ==== Technology |
- | 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' | + | Common technologies in the Star Army setting include FTL drives, androids, synthetic life, brain-uploading, aetheric energy, nanomachines, |
- | === Play-by-Post | + | ==== Languages |
- | **Star Army** | + | The common galactic standard language |
- | === Flexible Time === | + | ==== Playable Factions ==== |
- | At a site-wide level, a year in real life is equivalent to a year in the Star Army universe. However, | + | You can make characters |
- | === A Shared, Living Setting === | + | * [[faction: |
- | Star Army is a shared, living world that is always | + | * [[faction: |
+ | * [[faction: | ||
+ | * [[faction: | ||
+ | * [[faction: | ||
+ | Some of these playable factions have sub-factions and subcultures within them, such as the [[faction: | ||
- | ==== Account Registration ===== | + | {{: |
- | You must be **16 or older** to join Star Army. There is no cost to join or participate. | + | |
- | The wiki login system | + | ==== Recent Events ==== |
+ | The current year is [[timeline: | ||
- | - [[http:// | + | Here's some other recent events |
- | - You're invited to introduce yourself in the [[http:// | + | |
- | - 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:// | + | |
- | - 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 ==== | + | ---- struct list ---- |
- | 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 joining or creating a roleplay thread. | + | schema: events |
+ | cols: event_year, event_month_decimal, | ||
+ | headers: Year, Month, Page | ||
+ | order: event_year, event_month_decimal | ||
+ | filteror: | ||
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+ | filteror:event_year=timeline:ye_45 | ||
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+ | ---- | ||
- | * Anyone is welcome to join [[http:// | + | * For recent OOC Announcements, |
- | * Got an idea for a roleplay thread? Find RP partners in the [[http:// | + | * For recent In-Character News, see https:// |
- | The ideal roleplaying post: | + | {{:stararmy: |
- | | + | ===== Joining Roleplays ===== |
- | | + | 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:// |
- | - Involves other characters (Give the next poster something | + | |
- | Star Army is a community, so get the most out of this site by being proactive; get (and stay) involved. Make friends of your fellow roleplayers by showing them you're fun to write with! It doesn' | + | Star Army has an excellent guide to roleplaying here: [[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' | + | |
- | === Community Help === | + | There' |
- | These methods allow you to get your questions answered by the community. | + | |
- | - Post on the forums ([[http:// | + | ==== Current Open RPs ==== |
- | - [[http:// | + | These are the latest topics in the Open RP forum (with the time of the latest post in parentheses): |
- | === Admin Help ==== | + | {{rss> |
- | Contact [[user: | + | |
- | - Send email to [[[email protected]]] | ||
- | - Call or text message (209) STAR-ARMY (+1-209-782-7276). | ||
- | - Tweet questions to [[https:// | ||
+ | ===== Adding to The Setting ===== | ||
+ | In addition to adding to the Star Army Universe with roleplaying, | ||
- | ==== Roleplaying Jargon ==== | + | * [[guide: |
- | The following are some common terms in the Star Army Roleplay Community. | + | * [[guide: |
- | * [[:Damage Rating]] | + | ===== Play With Privacy ===== |
- | * [[:Game Master]] (GM): A plot's storyteller/referee | + | You do not have to provide a real name to participate |
- | * [[:In Character]] (IC): Content that is in the story world. | + | |
- | * Joint Post (JP): A chat role-play session between multiple players, later posted | + | |
- | * [[:Non-Player Characters]] (NPC): Characters whose actions are not written role-players, | + | |
- | * Open Roleplay: Roleplaying threads that anyone may join. | + | |
- | * [[:Out Of Character]] (OOC): Content that is not part of the story world (real life). | + | |
- | * [[:Player Characters]] (PCs): Characters whose actions | + | |
- | * [[: | + | |
- | * [[:SARP]]: Star Army Roleplay ([[: | + | |
- | * Single Post (SP): A role-play post by a single player, posted directly on the forum. | + | |
- | === Related Pages === | + | ===== Your Checklist ===== |
- | | + | Here's what we recommend: |
- | * [[iromakuanhe:language# | + | |
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- | | + | - Register an account on the [[https:// |
- | * [[:freespacers:terminology]] | + | - Register a wiki account [[https:// |
- | * [[guide:dictionary]] | + | * Note: You don't have to provide your name((https:// |
- | * [[guide:vehicle_roles]] | + | - Post an introduction in [[https:// |
+ | | ||
+ | | ||
+ | - Join any Open RP thread | ||
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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' | ||
+ | |||
+ | * 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. | ||