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- | ====== New Players' | + | ====== New Players' |
- | Welcome to Star Army! This article has the basic steps and info you'll need to participate. Please read it thoroughly. | + | Welcome to Star Army! This article has the basic steps and info you'll need to participate. |
- | {{http:// | + | ===== Roleplaying Overview =====Â |
+ | 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' | ||
- | ==== Registration =====Â | + | For the full guide to roleplaying on Star Army, see [[guide: |
- | **Note:** You must be **16 or older** | + | |
- | * [[http:// | ||
- | * [[http:// | ||
- | ==== Creating a Character | + | ===== Account Setup =====Â |
- | The **[[creating_a_character|Character Creation Guide]]** | + | Star Army is an " |
+ | Register an account on [[https:// | ||
- | === First Character: Join A Major Faction ===Â | + | Optional: Create a wiki account. **The wiki login system |
- | We strongly suggest your first character serve in the [[: | + | |
- | === Second Character: Join A Smaller Faction ===Â | + | :!: If you have trouble registering, contact |
- | There' | + | |
- | ==== Questions and Assistance | + | |
- | There are many ways to get help: | + | |
- | * The [[http:// | + | ===== Creating Characters =====Â |
- | | + | 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. |
- | * You can call or text message the admin, | + | |
- | * You can email the admin at [[[email protected]]] | + | |
- | ==== Submitting Your Character ====Â | + | * [[https:// |
- | When you're done **[[guide:creating_a_character|Creating Your Character]]**, you'll need to: | + | * Got an idea for a roleplay thread? Start an interest check thread in the [[https:// |
+ | | ||
- | - Add your bio to the wiki (if you're not sure how, see the steps below) | ||
- | - Go the [[: | ||
- | - Save the page and then click the (red) link you just made. It'll take you to a page that says "This page hasn't been created." | ||
- | - Click " | ||
- | - Make any final adjustments needed and then save your Wiki bio. After saving it, copy its URL. | ||
- | - Go to the [[http:// | ||
- | ==== Review and Approval ==== | ||
- | If there are no problems, approval will usually be quick and painless. If there are issues with your biography, the game master will do his best to help you adjust it so that it makes sense or fits in the role-play. The most common sources of problems are overpowered, | ||
- | **NOTE: If you update/edit your bio, post a reply to its thread so the reviewers will know to look at it again!** | + | ===== Questions and Assistance =====Â |
+ | Getting into Star Army is easiest when you ask someone | ||
- | A character forum moderator will post approval of your character | + | * Post on the forums (Ask questions |
+ | * Talk to people in the [[https:// | ||
+ | * You can also contact [[user: | ||
+ | * if you can't log in, email [email protected] or text to 1-209-782-7276Â | ||
+ | ===== Roleplaying Jargon =====Â | ||
+ | The following are some common terms in the Star Army Roleplay Community. | ||
- | The plot GM should post in your approved character thread to tell you if your character | + | * Damage Rating (DR): A guideline for how much damage weapons do. |
+ | * [[damage_rating_v2]]Â | ||
+ | * [[damage_rating_v3]]Â | ||
+ | * [[game_master]] (GM): A plot's storyteller/ | ||
+ | * [[guide: | ||
+ | * Joint Post (JP): A chat role-play session between multiple players, later posted on the forums. | ||
+ | * [[: | ||
+ | * Open Roleplay: Roleplaying threads that anyone may join. | ||
+ | * [[guide: | ||
+ | * [[: | ||
+ | * [[guide: | ||
+ | * [[:SARP]]: Star Army Roleplay ([[sarp: | ||
+ | * Single Post (SP): A role-play post by a single player, posted directly on the forum. | ||
- | Once you're accepted into the plot, edit the [[: | ||
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- | ==== Start 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 [[: | ||
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- | === Basic Rules === | ||
- | * Respect other players' | ||
- | * Do not control other people' | ||
- | * Write well. Your posts should be easy to read. Please use proper spelling and grammar and post in third person. | ||
- | * Communicate with your [[: | ||
- | * Don't disappear on us. Don't vanish and leave people waiting on a post that will never come. | ||
- | * Absences are fine as long as you give advance warning in your plot's OOC thread. | ||
- | * If you need to leave a plot, follow the instructions here: [[guide: | ||
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- | Full rules are available here: [[guide: | ||
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- | === Play-by-Post Roleplaying === | ||
- | Most Star Army roleplay is done by posting directly onto a thread (or start a new one), which is called a [[single_posts|Single Post]]. Sometimes single posts are consolidated into compilations. | ||
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- | === Joint Posts Roleplaying === | ||
- | 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 (then referred to as a [[: | ||
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- | For more information on JPs, read the [[guide: | ||
- | ==== Other helpful pages ==== | ||
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- | * [[creating_a_character|Character Creation Guide]] | ||
- | * [[: | ||
- | * [[: |