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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 forum-based roleplaying community. 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 stories. Unlike tabletop roleplaying games, Star Army is mostly just writing and does not use complex game mechanics (math). We post in third-personpast tense, like a novel. Most story plots have a **Game Master** (GM) assigned whose job is to guide the story, describe the setting, and write the actions of background characters (NPCs).+
  
  
-==== Setting Overview ==== +===== Account Setup ===== 
-//“The Earth is the cradle of mankindbut one cannot remain in the cradle forever.” - Konstantin Tsiolkovsk//+Star Army is an "account per player" (APP) site, which means each member should only have one account for the forums. The same login will be used for all of your characters. You must be **16 or older** to join Star Army. There is no cost to join or participate. Before joiningyou should probably read the [[guide:rules]].
  
-After endless wars, Earth has become merely a legendHumanity has survives in the form of its distant colony worldsPeace is a rarity, carefully maintained in little havens while while military forces fight off against alien invasionsNations are under siege and overextended, leaving huge frontiers where piracy is becoming increasingly commonTechnology is advanced but stagnant, and includes faster-than-light drives, brain-uploading, and free energy from "aether" engines.+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]].
  
-  * The {{:yamatai:yse_flag.png?25&nolink|}} **Yamatai Star Empire** is a technologically-advanced transhuman empire with most of the population using biological android bodies. It's got an anime space opera theme and is protected by a hugepolitically powerful military called the **Star Army**, which the site is named after. +OptionalCreate a wiki account. **The wiki login system is separate from the forum oneso you will need to register for both.** You'll need 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]].
-  In stark contrast, The {{nepleslia:nespleslian_flag.png?25&nolink|}} **Democratic Imperium of Nepleslia** is gritty cyberpunk nation of humans, cyborgs, and mutants that deals with high crime in its megacities. Nepleslia has a space navy and space marines and was once part of Yamatai. +
-  * As you go through character creation, you'll be introduced to several other interesting factions you can create character for. You can also make your own faction if you like. +
-  * Around the known factions is an endless sea of strange aliens, bold outlaws and jealous insurgencies.+
  
-In Star Army you get to create and play character forged by this universe and who can steer the course of its future.+:!: 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 legitimate user for further review based on IP address, email, username, or other characteristics.
  
-==== Account Registration ===== +===== Creating Characters ===== 
-You must be **16 or older** to join Star ArmyThere is no cost to join or participate.+When you're ready, start making characters using the guides found on the **[[creating_a_character|Creating A Character]]** wiki pageOnce 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.
  
-The wiki login system is separate from the forum one, so you will need to register for both.+  * [[https://stararmy.com/roleplay-forum/index.php?forums/open-roleplaying.194/|Open Roleplaying]] threads are a great place to start. 
 +  * 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. 
 +  * 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/roleplay/ucp.php?mode=register|Register an account on the forums]] 
-    - You're invited to introduce yourself in the [[http://stararmy.com/roleplay/viewforum.php?f=159|Introductions 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. 
-  - [[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 you. It'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 ==== +===== Questions and Assistance ===== 
-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: +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:
  
-=== Community Help === +  * 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]]). 
-These methods allow you to get your questions answered by the community. +  * 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]] 
-  - Post in the [[http://stararmy.com/roleplay/posting.php?mode=post&f=7|Your Questions Answered]] forum. +    * if you can't log in, email [email protected] or text to 1-209-782-7276
-  - [[http://tinyurl.com/stararmy-chat|Connect to the Chatroom]] and ask our members for assistance ([[guide:irc|IRC Guide]]). **No login required.** +
- +
-=== Admin Help ==== +
-Contact [[user:Wes]], the admin, via these methods: +
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-  - Send email to [[stararmy@gmail.com]] +
-  - Call or text message (209) STAR-ARMY (+1-209-782-7276). +
-  - Tweet questions to [[https://twitter.com/StarArmy|@StarArmy on Twitter]]+
  

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