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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: |
- | There was once a time when people looked to the starry skies above and wondered if we were alone. But we were never alone, and for better or worse, we will never be alone again. | + | {{: |
- | We don't know how far away from Earth we are, or how long ago humans first left Earth. Incalculable knowledge has been lost to war, plagues, and alien occupations. From the ashes, a pocket of new civilization rose in a corner of the galaxy teeming with life...the Kikyo Sector. | + | ==== Technology ==== |
+ | Common technologies in the Star Army setting include FTL drives, androids, synthetic life, brain-uploading, aetheric energy, nanomachines, | ||
- | After endless wars, Earth has become merely a legend. Humanity has survives | + | ==== Playable Factions ==== |
+ | You can make characters | ||
- | === Yamatai ==== | + | * [[faction:yamatai_star_empire|Yamatai]]: a young transhuman |
- | The {{yamatai:flag_of_yamatai.png? | + | * [[faction: |
- | === Nepleslia === | + | * [[faction:ndc:start|New Dusk Conclave]]: |
- | In stark contrast, The {{nepleslia:nespleslian_flag.png? | + | * [[wip: |
- | === The Vast Universe === | + | * [[faction: |
- | As you go through character creation, you'll be introduced to several other interesting factions you can create a character | + | |
+ | Some of these playable factions have sub-factions and subcultures within them, such as the [[faction: | ||
- | ==== Roleplaying Overview | + | ==== Recent Events |
- | 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' | + | The current year is [[timeline: |
- | === Play-by-Post ==== | + | Here's some other recent events that occurred |
- | **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 and does not use complex game mechanics (math). We post in third-person and in past tense, like a novel. Most story plots have a **Game Master** (GM) assigned whose job is to guide the story, describe the setting, and write the actions of background characters (NPCs). In the Open Roleplay forum, the creator of the RP thread may act as a GM. | + | |
- | === Flexible Time === | + | ---- struct list ---- |
- | 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. | + | schema: events |
+ | cols: event_month, event_year, %title% | ||
+ | headers: Year, Month, Page | ||
+ | order: event_year, event_month | ||
+ | filteror: | ||
+ | filteror: | ||
+ | filteror: | ||
+ | csv: 0 | ||
+ | ---- | ||
- | === A Shared, Living Setting === | + | * For recent OOC Announcements, see https:// |
- | 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' | + | * For recent In-Character News, see https:// |
+ | ===== Your Checklist ===== | ||
+ | Here's what we recommend: | ||
- | ==== Account Registration ===== | + | - Read the [[guide: |
- | You must be **16 or older** to join Star Army. There is no cost to join or participate. | + | - 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 | ||
- | The wiki login system is separate from the forum one, so you will need to register for both. | + | ===== Joining Roleplays ===== |
+ | We recommend joining Open Roleplaying threads | ||
- | - Register | + | Star Army has an excellent guide to roleplaying here: [[guide:Roleplaying]]. |
- | - You're invited | + | |
- | - 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?]]) | + | |
- | - :!: Some users have reported issues registering while using Google Chrome. If you run into problems with it, try Firefox, it should work normally. | + | |
- | :!: If you have trouble registering, contact the admin! See the **Questions | + | There' |
- | ==== Creating and Roleplaying Characters | + | ===== Adding to The Setting ===== |
- | 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 | + | 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]]. |
- | * [[http:// | + | * [[guide:creator_mentor_program]] |
- | * Got an idea for a roleplay thread? Find RP partners in the [[http:// | + | * [[guide:submission_rules]] |
- | * Find players to RP with in the [[http:// | + | |
- | The ideal roleplaying post: | + | ===== 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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+ | * If you can't log in or register email [email protected] | ||
- | 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 uses advanced anti-spam methods that may occasionally flag a legitimate user for further review based on IP address, Email, username, or other characteristics. |
- | ==== 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 === | ||
- | These methods allow you to get your questions answered by the community. | ||
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- | - Post on the forums ([[http:// | ||
- | - [[http:// | ||
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- | === 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: | ||