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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 | + | ==== Technology ==== |
+ | Common technologies | ||
- | === Yamatai | + | ==== Playable Factions |
- | The {{: | + | You can make characters in any faction you like and in as many factions |
- | === 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 | + | |
+ | * [[faction: | ||
+ | * [[faction: | ||
+ | * [[faction: | ||
+ | * [[wip: | ||
+ | * [[faction: | ||
- | ==== Roleplaying Overview ==== | + | Some of these playable factions have sub-factions and subcultures within them, such as the [[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' | + | |
- | === Play-by-Post | + | ==== Recent Events |
- | **Star Army** | + | The current year is [[timeline: |
- | === Flexible Time === | + | Here's some other recent events that occurred |
- | 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 year. To help keep track of space and time, please include the location, date, and time at the start of your posts as needed. | + | |
- | === A Shared, Living Setting === | + | ---- struct list ---- |
- | 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. | + | schema: events |
+ | cols: event_month, event_year, %title% | ||
+ | headers: Year, Month, Page | ||
+ | order: event_year, event_month | ||
+ | filteror: | ||
+ | filteror: | ||
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+ | * For recent OOC Announcements, | ||
+ | * For recent In-Character News, see https:// | ||
- | ==== Account Registration | + | ===== Your Checklist |
- | You must be **16 or older** to join Star Army. There is no cost to join or participate. | + | Here's what we recommend: |
- | The wiki login system | + | - Read the [[guide: |
+ | - 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 | ||
- | - Register an account on [[http:// | + | ===== Joining Roleplays ===== |
- | - You' | + | We recommend joining Open Roleplaying threads |
- | - 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 | + | |
- | - [[http:// | + | |
- | - You'll need a wiki account | + | |
- | - 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' | + | |
- | ==== Creating and Roleplaying Characters ==== | + | Star Army has an excellent guide to roleplaying here: [[guide: |
- | 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: | + | |
- | * Anyone is welcome to join [[http:// | + | There' |
- | * Got an idea for a roleplay thread? Find RP partners in the [[http:// | + | |
- | The ideal roleplaying | + | ===== Adding to The Setting ===== |
+ | In addition to adding to the Star Army Universe with roleplaying, you can also submit pages to become a permanent part of Star Army's lore and [[guide:canon|canon]]. | ||
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- | - Involves other characters (Give the next poster something to react to!) | + | |
- | 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' | + | ===== Questions and Assistance |
- | ==== 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' |
- | 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 === | + | * Post on the forums (Ask questions in the [[https:// |
- | These methods allow you to get your questions answered by the community. | + | * Talk to people in the [[https:// |
+ | * You can also contact [[user: | ||
+ | * If you can't log in or register email wes@stararmy.com | ||
- | | + | 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:// | + | |
- | === Admin Help ==== | ||
- | Contact [[user: | ||
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- | - Send email to [[[email protected]]] | ||
- | - Call or text message (209) STAR-ARMY (+1-209-782-7276). | ||
- | - Tweet questions to [[https:// | ||
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- | ==== Roleplaying Jargon ==== | ||
- | The following are some common terms in the Star Army Roleplay Community. | ||
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- | * [[Damage Rating]] ([[:DR]]): A guideline for how much damage weapons do. | ||
- | * [[gamemaster]] (GM): A plot's storyteller/ | ||
- | * [[: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. | ||
- | * [[guide: | ||
- | * Open Roleplay: Roleplaying threads that anyone may join. | ||
- | * [[:Out Of Character]] (OOC): Content that is not part of the story world (real life). | ||
- | * [[guide: | ||
- | * [[: | ||
- | * [[:SARP]]: Star Army Roleplay ([[: | ||
- | * Single Post (SP): A role-play post by a single player, posted directly on the forum. | ||
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- | === Related Pages === | ||
- | * [[computing: | ||
- | * [[iromakuanhe: | ||
- | * [[stararmy: | ||
- | * [[firearms_terminology]] | ||
- | * [[: | ||
- | * [[guide: | ||
- | * [[guide: | ||