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 ====== Roleplaying ======
-Roleplaying is what Star Army is all about! You you have the power to control your character's words and actions and make a difference in the universe.
+Star Army is a play-by-post roleplaying game. It could also be described as collaborative fiction.
-This SARP thrives around play-by-post roleplaying, which is a fun and creative solution to our collective geographic separation. So get out there, mingle, and play with your fellow players!
-==== Roleplaying ====
 Once you're in a plot, start role-playing! If it's a single-post plot you can start right away (or as soon as it makes sense in the plot). If it's a [[#joint_posting|Joint Post]] plot, then find out when the next chat session is (most plots have a scheduling thread in their forum).
-=== Basic Rules ===
+===== Basic Rules =====
-  * Respect other players' [[:player_rights]].
+  - Posts on Star Army, in general, do not have a word count, meaning they can be as long or as short as you need them to be.
-    * Do not control other people's characters.
+    - Game Masters and thread OPs may make exceptions to this based on their preferences, but it's their duty to make it clear at the start of the RP.
-  * Write well. Your posts should be easy to read. Please use proper spelling and grammar and post in third person.
+  - It's usually the GM or thread OP's role to post what is happening and what NPCs are saying and doing.
-  * Communicate with other players and with your [[:game_master]].
+  - Respect other players' [[player_rights]].
-  * Don't disappear on us. Don't vanish and leave people waiting on a post that will never come.
+    - Do not control other people's characters or "auto" them without permission.
-    * Absences are fine as long as you give advance warning in your plot's OOC thread.
+    - Example: You can shoot //at// them, but you can't just //shoot// them, unless you're the GM.
-    * If you need to leave a plot, follow the instructions here: [[guide:leaving]]
+  - Please post in third-person, past tense, like a novel. "Andrew reached for his weapon."
-=== Format and Use of Forum Code ===
+===== Format and Use of Forum Code =====
 The following formatting is standard for in-character posts:
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   * Parenthesis are used to signify OOC (Out Of Character) comments. Please don't make off-topic OOC comments during JPs, and keep the OOC to a minimum in IC posts.
-=== Communicate! ===
+===== Communicate! =====
-There are several available methods of Communication available to RP Members. Yahoo! Messenger, E-mail, private messages, and the forums themselves are some examples. Sub-plots, problems, questions, concerns, suggestions, and many, many other things have to be worked out between members, and these are the best ways to do it. Please respect the decisions of your Game Master.
+Communicate with other players and with your [[gamemaster]].
+Sub-plots, problems, questions, concerns, suggestions, and many, many other things have to be worked out between members, and these are the best ways to do it.
+Ways to communicate:
+  * OOC threads
+  * Conversations (sometimes called PMs)
+  * The shoutbox chatroom
 === Conflicts ===
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 ==== Single Posts ====
-Most Star Army roleplay is done by posting directly onto a thread (or start a new one), which is called a Single Post or just a post. Sometimes single posts are consolidated into compilations.
+This is your standard play-by-post RP. Most Star Army roleplay is done by posting directly onto a thread (or start a new one), which is called a Single Post or just a post. Sometimes single posts are consolidated into compilations.
 Single posting is fairly easy: just post your characters speech and actions into the appropriate role-play thread.
+The ideal roleplaying post:
+  - Advances the plot/story
+  - Is fun and interesting to read (Think details, action, and humor)
+  - Involves other characters (Give the next poster something to react to!)
 Posts are generally in chronological order. It's not required to wait for every player to have their turn, but it is courteous to give them a chance if you feel the story is starting to move along without their character; however, if the game is lagging and you are able to post, do it. And don't just post to yourself! Try to interact with other characters.
 Please start each post by giving the location where it takes place (for example: //YSS Aeon Cargo Bay//).
 ==== Joint Posts  ====
 Two more more players can collaborate on an in-character post. This is referred to as joint posting (JP). Joint posting saves time and can feel more exciting because it's done in real time. For JPs, we usually arrange a meeting time or just spontaneously start role-playing with whoever is online that fits into a plot. These RP sessions usually last about an hour or two and when we're done, one of the people in the RP session saves, edits, and posts the transcript (the joint post) onto the boards. The above methods of RP are why some parts of the board tend to have big, long posts with multiple characters and few replies--so don't let them intimidate you, they're just giant edited transcripts.
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 Most GMs even impose posting time limits in order to keep the pace up. If the game is lagging and you are able to post, do it. And don't just post to yourself! Try to interact with other characters to keep things exciting.
-==== Subject ====
+===== Subject =====
 The subject is the person or thing taking action in a particular paragraph. If the subject changes, one should start a new paragraph. The subject (generally a PC) should always be mentioned in paragraphs, unless it is obvious (such as a verbal reply when only two characters are speaking). To avoid repetitiveness, you may want to vary the subject; for example, [[character:hanako|Ketsurui Hanako]] could be referred to as Hanako, the Shosho, Shosho Ketsurui, the Captain, the Blue-Haired Neko, the Golden-eyed girl, et cetera.
+===== Starships in Roleplay =====
+==== Plot Ships ====
+Plot ships are ongoing campaign environments in which a [[guide:gamemaster]], typically controlling the ship's captain, runs an adventure for player characters to participate in. Plot ships are fun because they have lots of player characters to interact with, and because a game master is there to make sure things stay moving and stay fun.
+=== Bring a Crew Member ===
+Joining a plot ships generally means joining as a crew member. There are three main types of crew members:
+  * Bridge and Engineering crew (usually these are officers)
+  * General crew (medics, caretakers, technical sentries)
+  * Combat crew (such as power armor pilots)
+The key difference is that the bridge and engineering crew generally stay on the ship in battle, while the general crew may deploy in fighters or armors, or assist the bridge and engineering crew. Combat crew rely on battles to get their action and should seek an action-packed ship (no one wants to sit around and be useless).
+Bridge crew might include first officers; it is generally the quickest way to being a captain.
+== Crew Mission ===
+  * Explore your character through RP
+  * Explore the setting through RP
+  * Support the mission through RP
+  * Help with the wiki (keep info up to date)
+=== Captaining a Plot Ship ===
+Plot ship captains are extremely important. You must have dedication, skills, and time. If you are interested, ask [[user:Wes]] about running a plot ship. We can either make you a new character or promote an older one. Because captaining a plot ship means being a [[guide:gamemaster]], you should probably have previous play experience in the Star Army Role-Play (preferably as an officer on a Star Army of Yamatai ship).
+=== Captains' Mission ===
+  * Create and provide adventure for the crew
+  * Keep players involved
+  * Showcase the setting through RP
+  * Perform administrative tasks (wiki edits)
+=== Applying to Captain ===
+See: [[guide:apply_to_become_a_game_master]]
+=== How to Join ===
+To join a plot ship, you will need to get in touch with the ship's [[guide:gamemaster]]. The Game Master and available positions should be listed on each plot ship's page. Ships are listed below:
+=== Current Plot Ships ===
+See: [[active_plots]].
+==== Player vs. Player Ships ====
+Here's the concept for these types of ship: Players start as low-ranking officers in the [[:Star Army of Yamatai]] and are assigned to their own starship. As a player earns his way up the ranks through experience (by doing missions and having battles), bigger, better starships will become available through the fleet's command, and the player may be given command of squadrons or even large sections of a fleet. When a PVP captain does very well, he could actually end up with his own fleet (!).
+PVP players are allowed to join forces on the same starship, so long as there are no more than 3 PC crew aboard. If there are more, then the ship is considered a plot ship.
+=== Mission ===
+  * Support plot ships in battle
+  * Save plot ships from destruction
+  * Act as the enemy for enemy plot ships
+  * Fight and destroy enemy PVP ships
+  * Study enemy defenses
+  * Perform tactical and strategic strikes against vulnerable and valuable enemy targets
+  * Drop off newly assigned crew members to their plot ships
+  * Transport supplies and cargo
+As more player vs. player ships from other factions are available, the First Expeditionary's PVP ships will have more ships to combat.
+=== How to Get Your Ship ===
+Speak the the appropriate faction manager.
+==== Exploration Ships ====
+Exploration ships only require minimal RP most of the time. The idea is that your ship goes out and charts new planets and star systems. On the OOC side, that means you'd be writing up wiki articles about new planets and species; this would be your primary responsibility. If you're bursting with cool ideas for new star systems, planets, cultures, and that sort of thing, we would love to have your help.
+And, if you get bored, you can just convert to being a PVP ship.

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