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- | ====== | + | ====== New Players Guide 🔰 ====== |
- | Welcome to Star Army! This article has the basic steps and info you' | + | We're really glad that you're joining |
- | {{https://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: |
- | 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, and now Earth is merely an ancient legend. But humanity survives in the form of its distant colony worlds. | + | ==== Technology ==== |
+ | Common technologies in the Star Army setting include FTL drives, androids, synthetic life, brain-uploading, | ||
- | Technology levels are advanced but stable, | + | ==== Playable Factions ==== |
+ | You can make characters in any faction you like and in as many factions as you life. Your options are: | ||
- | From the ashes, | + | * [[faction: |
+ | * [[faction:democratic_imperium_of_nepleslia|Nepleslia]]: an ancient cyberpunk nation where survival | ||
+ | * [[faction: | ||
+ | * [[wip: | ||
+ | * [[faction: | ||
- | ==== Yamatai ===== | + | Some of these playable factions have sub-factions and subcultures within them, such as the [[faction:elysia:elysian_celestial_empire|]] and megacorporations like [[corp: |
- | The {{faction:yamatai:flag_of_yamatai.png? | + | |
- | ==== Nepleslia | + | ==== Recent Events |
- | In stark contrast, | + | The current year is [[timeline:YE 43]]. The factions |
- | ==== The Vast Universe ==== | + | Here's some other recent events that occurred in the last few years: |
- | As you go through character creation, you'll be introduced to several | + | |
- | ==== Further Setting Information ==== | + | ---- struct list ---- |
- | * [[guide:map]] | + | schema: events |
- | * [[system:directory]] | + | cols: event_month, |
- | * [[calendar:timeline]] | + | headers: Year, Month, Page |
+ | order: event_year, event_month | ||
+ | filteror: | ||
+ | filteror: | ||
+ | filteror: | ||
+ | csv: 0 | ||
+ | ---- | ||
+ | * For recent OOC Announcements, | ||
+ | * For recent In-Character News, see https:// | ||
- | ===== Roleplaying Overview | + | ===== Your Checklist |
- | 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' | + | Here' |
- | Most RP occurs in ongoing RP plots. After their second RP thread starts, they can get their own subforum. A //plot// in this case refers to an ongoing role playing story and its group of players. | + | - Read the [[guide: |
+ | - Register an account on the [[https:// | ||
+ | - Register a wiki account [[https://stararmy.com/ | ||
+ | - Post an introduction in [[https:// | ||
+ | - Join the [[https:// | ||
+ | - Make your first character | ||
+ | - Join any Open RP thread | ||
- | For the full guide to roleplaying on Star Army, see [[guide: | + | ===== Joining Roleplays ===== |
+ | We recommend joining Open Roleplaying threads | ||
- | === Play-by-Post ==== | + | Star Army has an excellent guide to roleplaying |
- | **Star Army** is a play-by-post | + | |
- | **In Star Army RPs, we usually write in third-person past tense**, the way most novels do. For example: //A scowl of disgust appeared on Sayuri's face as she watched the lizard creatures eagerly gnawing on the abandoned corpses.// | + | There' |
- | === Flexible Time === | + | ===== Adding to The Setting ===== |
- | At a site-wide level, a year in real life is equivalent | + | In addition to adding |
- | === A Shared, Living Setting === | + | |
- | 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. | + | * [[guide:submission_rules]] |
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- | ===== Account Setup ===== | + | |
- | You must be **16 or older** to join Star Army. There is no cost to join or participate. Before joining, you should probably read the [[guide:rules]]. | + | |
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- | Register an account on [[https:// | + | |
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- | Optional: Create a wiki account. | + | |
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- | :!: If you have trouble registering, | + | |
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- | ===== Creating Characters ===== | + | |
- | 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:Roleplaying]] by joining a [[active_plots|plot]] group or by joining or creating a roleplay thread. | + | |
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- | * [[https:// | + | |
- | * Got an idea for a roleplay thread? Start an interest check thread in the [[https:// | + | |
- | * Find other players to RP with in the [[https:// | + | |
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- | 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 ===== | ||
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* Post on the forums (Ask questions in the [[https:// | * Post on the forums (Ask questions in the [[https:// | ||
- | * Talk to people in the [[https://stararmy.com/ | + | * Talk to people in the [[https://discord.gg/RunXe4p|Discord |
* You can also contact [[user: | * You can also contact [[user: | ||
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- | ===== Roleplaying Jargon ===== | + | |
- | The following are some common terms in the Star Army Roleplay Community. | + | |
- | * [[damage_rating_v2]] (DR): A guideline for how much damage weapons do. | + | Star Army uses advanced anti-spam methods |
- | * [[game_master]] (GM): A plot's storyteller/ | + | |
- | * [[guide: | + | |
- | * Joint Post (JP): A chat role-play session between multiple players, later posted on the forums. | + | |
- | * [[guide: | + | |
- | * Open Roleplay: Roleplaying threads | + | |
- | * [[guide: | + | |
- | * [[guide: | + | |
- | * [[guide: | + | |
- | * [[:SARP]]: Star Army Roleplay ([[sarp: | + | |
- | * Single Post (SP): A role-play post by a single player, posted directly on the forum. | + | |
- | ===== Related Pages ===== | ||
- | * [[computer_glossary| Computing]]: | ||
- | * [[faction: | ||
- | * [[stararmy: | ||
- | * [[firearms_terminology]] | ||
- | * [[: | ||
- | * [[guide: | ||
- | * [[guide: | ||