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Star ArmyⓇ is a landmark of forum roleplaying. Opened in 2002, Star Army is like an internet clubhouse for people who love roleplaying, art, and worldbuilding. Anyone 18 or older may join for free. New members are welcome! Use the "Register" button below.
Note: This is a play-by-post RPG site. If you're looking for the tabletop miniatures wargame "5150: Star Army" instead, see Two Hour Wargames.
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worldbuilding
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Worldbuilding Prompt Organ Donation in the Star Army Setting
In the Star Army's sci-fi setting, the complexities of medical technology have advanced far beyond what we know today. Yet, the question remains: How do you think organ donation works in the SARPiverse? Is traditional organ donation still a practice, with soldiers and civilians alike donating...- Wes
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- organ donation worldbuilding
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Testing the Hidden Sun Clan Wiki Content
Newbie-friendly worldbuilding opportunity! (Open to experienced worldbuilders too, and everything in-between). What’s This? I’d like to ask if you’d be willing to volunteer your time to help make a section of the Wiki more accessible and effective for everyone. Please read on: Background...- Hollander
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- hidden sun clan worldbuilding
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Open Sandboxes and Worldbuilding Futures
Hello SARPfans! I came across the Open Sandboxes thread the other day. Based on that concept, an idea with regard to time shenanigans came to mind. Not time travel into the past (because you can't change the past) but rather a plot regarding the effects of time dilation or other space-time...- raz
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Cultivating Irresistible Visual Language in Star Army: A Guide for Creators
Star Army is a vibrant roleplaying community that thrives on the creativity and collaboration of its members. This is especially true for faction creators, who have the unique opportunity to shape entire worlds and civilizations. However, creating an appealing and unique visual language for a...- Wes
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- aesthetics artwork community guides factions guides style guide visual language worldbuilding
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What is your favorite way to build a sci-fi setting?
There are a lot of ways to create a setting and build fictional worlds. The wiki's 13,000+ articles and this forum's 365,000+ posts are a magnificent testament to that. Our "role-players, writers, and sci-fi fans" make the great SARPiverse and its content possible and, whether prolific...- raz
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What millitary equipment should a millitary have?
So the context of this is me working on the Scionate, robots who are a bit too aggressive about wanting to "upgrade" people. One of the aspects is how much of their millitary/tech I want to develop as I'm much more on the social world building side of things than on the techy side. I want them...- Soban
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What do high tech things sound like?
hi hi For various reasons, I'd like to ask what a scalar pulse weapon, like the NSP sounds like. Is there a commonly used sound or onomatopoeia? A silent whisper or a loud bang? "Thump, crack, ka-boom?" Also, some other high tech things as well. • Continuum Distortion Drives: Do they make...- icekatze
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Yamatai Worldbuilding Questions
Another thread made at the request of @Wes on Discord, and this time it’s going to be a general-purpose one so that I don’t clutter this forum with a morbillion threads. Anyhoo, to start things off… Did the NH-22C Yamataian have wisdom teeth? What’s the minimum driving age in Yamatai?- FrostJaeger
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- driving age lore wisdom teeth worldbuilding yamatai
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Dragon Con 2016 - Worlds of Science Fiction Panel
Monte Cook, Timothy Zahn, Ian Frasier, Jay Little - Video version at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nPcyt_DNss- Wes
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ConCarolinas 2019 - World Building in Detail
Faith Hunter, J.A. Sutherland, Chris A. Jackson, Gail Z. Martin, Ed McKeown - How do we enrich our worlds with realistic details, what sources do we use, and how much should you know about something before faking expertise (or not)- Wes
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ConCarolinas 2019 - Designing a Government
Venessa Giunta, J.A. Sutherland, Peter Prellwitz, Quincy J. Allen, Tamsin Silver- Wes
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Dragon Con 2019 - Building a World
Jack Campbell, Dr. Charles E. Gannon, Andrew E. C. Gaska, Gray Rinehart, Christopher Ruocchio, Brad R. Torgerson, David Weber- Wes
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