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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 the [[location: |
- | 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 {{yamatai: | + | 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: | ||
- | - Register an account on [[http:// | + | |
- | - You're invited to introduce yourself | + | |
- | - 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. | + | - Register a wiki account [[https:// |
- | - [[http://stararmy.com/wiki/ | + | - Post an introduction |
- | - You'll need a wiki account | + | - Join the [[https://discord.gg/RunXe4p|Discord server]] and say hello. Usually there's someone available |
- | - 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 |
- | - :!: Some users have reported issues registering while using Google Chrome. If you run into problems with it, try Firefox, it should work normally. | + | - Join any Open RP thread |
- | :!: If you have trouble registering, contact | + | ===== 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:// | ||
- | ==== Creating and Roleplaying Characters ==== | + | Star Army has an excellent guide to roleplaying here: [[guide: |
- | Lurk as long as you want. No pressure. 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: | + | |
- | * [[http:// | + | There' |
- | * Got an idea for a roleplay thread? Find RP partners in the [[http:// | + | |
- | * Find players to RP with 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]]] or use the forum' | ||
- | - 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: | ||