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- | ====== New Players' | + | ====== New Players Guide 🔰 ====== |
- | Welcome to Star Army! This article has the basic steps and info you' | + | We're really glad that you're joining |
- | ===== Roleplaying Overview | + | ===== What is Star Army? =====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' | + | Star Army is a primarily a community for role-playing, |
- | For the full guide to roleplaying on Star Army, see [[guide:roleplaying]]. | + | The core element of our universe is the [[stararmy:|Star Army of Yamatai]], a military force reminiscent of those you might see in popular science fiction media or anime. Yamatai is part of several playable factions in the Star Army setting, each of which has its own flavor, roleplay opportunities, |
+ | Star Army can sometimes contain mature themes, so we only allow adults (people 18 or older) to join. | ||
- | ===== Account Setup =====Â | + | ===== The Setting |
- | Star Army is an " | + | Earth is merely a legend at this point in the far future. Instead, |
- | Register an account on [[https:// | + | {{:guide:npg1.png?nolink|}} |
- | Optional: Create a wiki account. **The wiki login system is separate from the forum one, so you will need to register for both.** You'll need a wiki account to create and edit wiki articles (such as if you want to make a page for your character). [[https:// | + | ==== Technology ====Â |
+ | Common technologies in the Star Army setting include FTL drives, androids, synthetic life, brain-uploading, | ||
- | :!: If you have trouble registering, | + | ==== Languages ====Â |
+ | The common galactic standard language is called [[language:trade|Trade]]. Other languages can be found here: [[guide: | ||
- | ===== Creating Characters =====Â | + | ==== Playable Factions |
- | 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 make characters in any faction |
- | * [[https:// | + | * [[faction:yamatai_star_empire|Yamatai]]: a young transhuman utopia with its powerful [[stararmy:start|Star Army]], which fights to preserve order in the sector |
- | * Got an idea for a roleplay thread? Start an interest check thread in the [[https:// | + | * [[faction: |
- | * Find other players to RP with in the [[https:// | + | * [[faction:ndc:start|New Dusk Conclave]]: a recently-created nation of outcasts from Yamatai |
+ | * [[faction: | ||
+ | * [[faction:independent|Independent]]: Because you think laws are for chumps | ||
+ | Some of these playable factions have sub-factions and subcultures within them, such as the [[faction: | ||
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+ | ==== Recent Events ==== | ||
+ | The current year is [[timeline: | ||
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+ | Here's some other recent events that occurred in the last few years: | ||
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+ | * For recent OOC Announcements, | ||
+ | * For recent In-Character News, see https:// | ||
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+ | {{: | ||
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+ | ===== 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:// | ||
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+ | Star Army has an excellent guide to roleplaying here: [[guide: | ||
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+ | There' | ||
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+ | ==== Current Open RPs ==== | ||
+ | These are the latest topics in the Open RP forum (with the time of the latest post in parentheses): | ||
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+ | ===== Adding to The Setting ===== | ||
+ | In addition to adding to the Star Army Universe with roleplaying, | ||
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+ | * [[guide: | ||
+ | * [[guide: | ||
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+ | ===== Play With Privacy ===== | ||
+ | You do not have to provide a real name to participate (See [[https:// | ||
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+ | ===== Your Checklist ===== | ||
+ | Here's what we recommend: | ||
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+ | - Read the [[guide: | ||
+ | - Register an account on the [[https:// | ||
+ | - Register a wiki account [[https:// | ||
+ | * Note: You don't have to provide your name((https:// | ||
+ | - Post an introduction in [[https:// | ||
+ | - Join the [[https:// | ||
+ | - Make your first characters: See [[guide: | ||
+ | - Join any Open RP thread | ||
===== 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:// | * Talk to people in the [[https:// | ||
- | * You can also contact [[user:Wes]], the admin: [[https:// | + | * You can also contact [[members:wes]], the admin: [[https:// |
- | * if you can't log in, email stararmy@gmail.com or text to 1-209-782-7276Â | + | * If you can't log in or register, email wes@stararmy.com |
- | ===== Roleplaying Jargon =====Â | + | |
- | 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]]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 | + | |
- | * [[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 ===== | ||
- | * [[wip: | ||
- | * [[faction: | ||
- | * [[stararmy: | ||
- | * [[firearms_terminology]] | ||
- | * [[faction: | ||
- | * [[: | ||
- | * [[guide: | ||