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- | ====== Creating A Theradactan Character ====== | ||
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- | This article is a work in progress; It is currently not approved as canon. | ||
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- | ====== Creating a Character ====== | ||
- | This guide will help you create a character to play in the Star Army setting. It is focused on making a character page on the wiki for your character and getting that wiki page approved as part of the site's [[guide: | ||
- | ==== Choose a Faction ==== | ||
- | First, you should look at the current playable factions and decide which one your character inhabits. The current playable factions are: | ||
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- | ^ Flag ^ Faction ^ Description ^ | ||
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- | ==== A Purpose ==== | ||
- | This section deals with your character' | ||
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- | === Rank === | ||
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- | == Enlisted == | ||
- | New characters typically start at the Seaspider rank. This is standard. | ||
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- | == Officer Cadet == | ||
- | You may also apply to start your character as an officer beginning at the rank of Ensign. Only officer applications of a high quality level are accepted. | ||
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- | == Prior Service == | ||
- | If you are a [[:SARP]] if your previous character died (permanently), | ||
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- | === Occupation === | ||
- | Your character' | ||
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- | == Available Occupations == | ||
- | The following occupations are recommended for new players with Theradectan characters: | ||
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- | ^ Occupation ^ Star Army Equivalent | ||
- | | Rigger | Technician | Installs, maintains, and repairs machinery and other technology | | ||
- | | Gunner | Weapon Operator | Assembles, maintains, repairs, operates, and tests ship borne weapon systems | | ||
- | | Helmspider | Starship Operator | Directs the ship's travel in both regular space and through wormholes. Also responsible for all of the customs, honors, and other military traditions on the ship | | ||
- | | Trumpetspider | Starship Operator | Sends and receives messages to and from other ships, spacecraft, starbases and planet-based facilities via various electronic equipment | | ||
- | | Surgeon | Medic | Responsible for keeping up the health of the crew, treating sick and injured ship’s personnel, preventing disease and promoting good health ship-wide | | ||
- | | Agent | Intelligence Operative/ | ||
- | | Weaver | Information Technology | Creates computer programs and keeps the ship's computer system working | | ||
- | | Airspider | Fighter/ | ||
- | | Marine | Infantry | Provides infantry support for naval operations | | ||
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- | For a full list of occupations, | ||
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- | === Skill Areas === | ||
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- | You can find more skills and skill information here: [[guide: | ||
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- | ==== A Look ==== | ||
- | This section covers your character' | ||
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- | === Physique === | ||
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- | === Chitin Color === | ||
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- | ^ Area of Birth ^ Colors (Most common to least common) | ||
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- | === Eyes === | ||
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- | === Hair colors and styles === | ||
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- | === Tattoos === | ||
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- | ==== An Identity ==== | ||
- | This is the most important section of this guide and it will probably take you the longest to complete. It requires imagination and consideration to answer this question: //Who is your character?// | ||
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- | === Name === | ||
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- | === Age === | ||
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- | === Family and Creators === | ||
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- | === Gender === | ||
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- | === History === | ||
- | The current year is [[calendar: | ||
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- | == New Enlisted Characters == | ||
- | A Nekovalkyrja' | ||
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- | == Officer Cadets == | ||
- | Cadets will have trained for three years at [[stararmy: | ||
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- | === Personality === | ||
- | Try to describe what you you imagine your Nekovalkyrja is like. Is she friendly? Shy? Cool and collected? | ||
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- | Nekovalkyrja might generally be manufactured but they do have very real and human personalities. Emotional disorders caused by stress of being at war (i.e. Anxiety during conflict or depression after being brought back from a back-up are common) or from abuse do occur but it is rare that a newly created NH-29 Nekovalkyrja is a mindless, heartless being bent on only destruction. Incredibly disturbed personalities are very rare in newer Nekovalkyrja. | ||
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- | Here's one of the various character archetypes Nekovalkyrja are programmed with for their " | ||
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- | == Random Generators == | ||
- | Here's some neat (off-site) resources you can use for inspiration: | ||
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- | * [[http:// | ||
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- | === Goals === | ||
- | Just because you're young doesn' | ||
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- | Nekovalkyrja goals tend to be advancing their careers, obtaining their ships or furthering their quest for knowledge. They also tend to have fairly human goals, although the ideal of monogamy might be lost on them, since they do not need to mate for life if at all to advance their species (but they may like the idea of having a life partner being as they are generally living in a state of war). | ||
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- | You could also roll for some random goals: [[http:// | ||
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- | === Likes and Dislikes === | ||
- | In the " | ||
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- | ==== Gear and Finances ==== | ||
- | === Standard Issue === | ||
- | As a member of the Star Army of Yamatai, your character will receive a set of [[: | ||
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- | Using this may actually be better, as the standard issue can change over time as new items are added and old items fall out of use. | ||
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- | === Personal Possessions === | ||
- | It is likely that your Nekovalkyrja will have few, if any, personal belongings. If you want to include some in her biography, put them in your character' | ||
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- | === Finances === | ||
- | All characters start with 3,000 KS or the equivalent. In the roleplay, this is your character' | ||
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- | ===== OOC Notes ===== | ||
- | [[user: |