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-====== New Players' Guide ====== +====== New Players' Guide 🔰 ====== 
-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://stararmy.com/images/people_and_armors.jpg}}+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's actions and dialogue to create collaborative storiesYou can create and play characters forged by this unique universe and their actions will affect the [[:setting|setting]] for future players.
  
-==== How Star Army Works ==== +For the full guide to roleplaying on Star Army, see [[guide:roleplaying]].
-Star Army is a community where you and other members create characters and create stories together by writing what your character would do and say. That'roleplayingStar Army is mostly writing and does not use complex game mechanics (math) like pen-and-paper tabletop roleplaying games. Our games are set in a unique, member-created science fiction universe.+
  
-==== Setting Overview ==== 
-//“The Earth is the cradle of mankind, but one cannot remain in the cradle forever.” - Konstantin Tsiolkovsk// 
  
-After endless warsEarth has become merely a legend. Humanity has survives in the form of its distant colony worldsPeace is a rarity, carefully maintained in little havens while brutal politics threaten to split nations and desperate military forces fight war after war against alien invadersPiracy is becoming increasingly common. Technology seems to have reached a bloody plateau.+===== Account Setup ===== 
 +Star Army is an "account per player" (APP) sitewhich means each member should only have one account for the forums. The same login will be used for all of your charactersYou must be **16 or older** to join Star ArmyThere is no cost to join or participate. Before joining, you should probably read the [[guide:rules]].
  
-  * [[:Yamatai Star Empire|Yamatai]] is an advanced posthuman empire that favors androids and considers humans obsolete. It's got a space opera anime theme and a huge military called the [[:Star Army of Yamatai|Star Army]], which the site is named after. +Register an account on [[https://stararmy.com/roleplay-forum/index.php|the forums]] by clicking "Log in or Sign up" on the upper right corner of the pageYou're invited to then introduce yourself in the [[https://stararmy.com/roleplay-forum/index.php?forums/introductions-new-member-resources.159/|Introductions & New Players Forum]].
-  * In stark contrast, [[nepleslia:democratic_imperium_of_nepleslia|Nepleslia]] is a gritty cyberpunk nation of humans, cyborgs, and mutants that deals with high crime in its megacitiesNepleslia has [[nepleslia:NSMC|space marines]]+
-  * There are several other interesting factions you can create a character for, and you can also make your own if you like. +
-  * Around the major factions are an endless sea of strange aliens, bold outlaws and jealous insurgencies.+
  
-In Star Army you get to create and play a character forged by this universe and who can steer the course of its future.+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 page for your character). [[https://stararmy.com/wiki/doku.php?id=start&do=register|Register an account for the wiki]].
  
-==== Account Registration ===== +:!: If you have trouble registering, contact the admin. See the **Questions and Assistance** section below. Star Army uses advanced anti-spam methods that may occasionally flag a legitimate user for further review based on IP address, email, username, or other characteristics.
-You must be **16 or older** to join Star Army. There is no cost to join or participate.+
  
-The wiki login system is separate from the forum one, so you will need to register for both.+===== Creating Characters ===== 
 +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.
  
-  [[http://stararmy.com/roleplay/ucp.php?mode=register|Register an account on the forums]] +  [[https://stararmy.com/roleplay-forum/index.php?forums/open-roleplaying.194/|Open Roleplaying]] threads are a great place to start. 
-    - You're invited to introduce yourself in the [[http://stararmy.com/roleplay/viewforum.php?f=159|Introductions Forum]]. +  * Got an idea for a roleplay thread? Start an interest check thread in the [[https://stararmy.com/roleplay-forum/index.php?forums/ooc-plot-planning.28/|OOC and Plot Planning]] forum
-    - Important notes: Forum accounts with 0 posts are regularly deleted as an anti-spam measure, so post something! Also, newly registered users start with private messages disabled and may require posts to be approved by a moderator in some forums until after their third post. +  * Find other players to RP with in the [[https://stararmy.com/roleplay-forum/index.php?forums/introductions-new-players.159/|Introductions and New Players]] forum.
-  - [[http://stararmy.com/wiki/doku.php?id=start&do=register|Register an account for the wiki]] +
-    You'll need a wiki account to create and edit wiki articles (such as if you want to make a page for your character). +
-    No wiki knowledge is required to create a page for a character; We have a form that automatically adds the wiki code for youIt's linked on the [[creating_a_character|Creating A Character]] article(Related articles: [[faq:How do I add a page?]], [[faq:How do I move a page?]])+
  
-==== Creating and Roleplaying Characters ==== 
-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 [[:list_of_active_plots|plot]] group or by creating a roleplay thread. 
  
-==== Questions and Assistance ==== 
-You've got questions: there are many ways to get help:  
  
-  - The [[http://stararmy.com/roleplay/posting.php?mode=post&f=7|Your Questions Answered forum]] allows you to get your questions answered by the community. You will need a forum login. +===== Questions and Assistance ===== 
-  - You can [[http://tinyurl.com/stararmy-chat|Connect to the Chatroom]] and ask our members for assistance ([[guide:irc|IRC Guide]]) **No login required.** +Getting into Star Army is easiest when you ask someone to mentor you through it, and we're happy to do that! If we haven't volunteered yet, just ask! You've got questions: there are many ways to get answers or help:
-  - You can email the admin at [[[email protected]]] +
-  - You can call or text message the admin, [[user:Wes]], at (209) STAR-ARMY (+1-209-782-7276). +
-  - You can Tweet questions to [[https://twitter.com/StarArmy|@StarArmy on Twitter]] +
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-Character creation is easiest when you ask someone to mentor you through it, and we're happy to do that! If we haven't volunteered yet, just ask!+
  
 +  * Post on the forums (Ask questions in the [[https://stararmy.com/roleplay-forum/index.php?forums/introductions-new-players.159/|Introduction forum]] or [[https://stararmy.com/roleplay-forum/index.php?forums/setting-discussion.2/|Setting Discussion]]).
 +  * Talk to people in the [[https://discord.gg/RunXe4p|Discord chat]]
 +  * You can also contact [[user:Wes]], the admin: [[https://stararmy.com/roleplay-forum/index.php?conversations/add&to=Wes|Start a Conversation with Wes]]
 +    * if you can't log in, email [email protected] or text to 1-209-782-7276
  

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