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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:origin|]]. |
- | The {{faction:yamatai:flag_of_yamatai.png? | + | |
- | The [[:Star Army of Yamatai|Star Army]] has members | + | ==== Recent Events ==== |
+ | The current year is [[timeline:YE 43]]. The factions | ||
- | ==== Nepleslia ==== | + | Here's some other recent events |
- | In stark contrast, The {{nepleslia: | + | |
- | ==== The Vast Universe ==== | + | ---- struct list ---- |
- | 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 and jealous insurgencies. | + | schema: events |
+ | cols: event_month, | ||
+ | headers: Year, Month, Page | ||
+ | order: event_year, event_month | ||
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- | ==== Further Setting Information ==== | + | |
- | * [[guide: | + | * For recent In-Character News, see https:// |
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- | * [[calendar:timeline]] | + | |
+ | ===== Your Checklist ===== | ||
+ | Here's what we recommend: | ||
- | ===== Roleplaying Overview ===== | + | - Read the [[guide: |
- | 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' | + | - Register an account on the [[https:// |
+ | - Register a wiki account [[https:// | ||
+ | - Post an introduction | ||
+ | - Join the [[https:// | ||
+ | - Make your first character page - See [[guide: | ||
+ | - Join any Open RP thread | ||
- | Most RP occurs in ongoing RP plots. After their second | + | ===== 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://stararmy.com/roleplay-forum/index.php? | ||
- | For the full guide to roleplaying | + | Star Army has an excellent |
- | ==== Play-by-Post ==== | + | There' |
- | **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 | + | |
- | **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' | + | ===== 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' | ||
- | ==== Flexible Time ==== | + | |
- | 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. | + | * [[guide:submission_rules]] |
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- | See also: [[calendar: | + | |
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- | ==== 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. | + | |
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- | ===== Account Setup ===== | + | |
- | Star Army is an " | + | |
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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 (DR): A guideline for how much damage weapons do. | + | Star Army uses advanced anti-spam methods |
- | * [[damage_rating_v2]] | + | |
- | * [[damage_rating_v3]] | + | |
- | * [[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: | ||