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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.
+We're really glad that you're joining Star Army, or at least thinking about it. This guide is going to give you all the most important information that you need to know about Star Army and guide you through some initial setup.
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+===== What is Star Army? =====
+Star Army is a primarily a community for role-playing, writing, and world-building. We create characters and try to imagine being in their situations, writing their dialogue, thoughts, and actions. We're also constantly creating new parts of our shared world.
-==== Setting Overview ====
+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, and technologies.
-//“The Earth is the cradle of mankind, but one cannot remain in the cradle forever.” - [[wp>Konstantin Tsiolkovski]]//
-There was once a time when people looked to the starry skies above and wondered if we were alone. But we were never alone and, for better or worse, we will never be alone again.
+Star Army can sometimes contain mature themes, so we only allow adults (people 18 or older) to join.
-We don't know how far away from Earth we are, or how long ago humans first left Earth. Incalculable knowledge has been lost to war, plagues, and alien occupations. From the ashes, a pocket of new civilization rose in a corner of the galaxy teeming with life...the Kikyo Sector.
+===== The Setting =====
+Earth is merely a legend at this point in the far future. Instead, Star Army takes place in a huge galaxy called Kagami. The Kagami Galaxy is largely unexplored by the playable factions, which share a particularly fertile corner of the galaxy called the [[places:kikyo_sector|Kikyo Sector]].
-After endless wars, Earth has become merely a legend. Humanity survives in the form of its distant colony worlds. Peace is a rarity, carefully maintained in little havens while while military forces fight off against alien invasions. Nations are under siege and overextended, leaving huge, sometimes lawless frontiers. Technology is advanced but stagnant, and includes anti-gravity fields, energy weapons, faster-than-light drives, brain-uploading, and free energy from "aether" engines.
+{{:guide:npg1.png?nolink|}}
-=== Yamatai ====
+==== Technology ====
-The {{yamatai:flag_of_yamatai.png?25&nolink|}} **Yamatai Star Empire** is a technologically-advanced transhuman empire with most of the population using biological android bodies. It's got anime-inspired flavor and is protected by a huge, politically powerful military called the **Star Army**, which the site is named after. The Star Army is known for its mass-produced cat-eared female warriors, the **Nekovalkyrja** (pronounced //Nay-ko-wul-ku-ree//). Due to their numbers, there are more women than men in Yamatai. After tense negotiations, Yamatai has recently signed a defense treaty with Nepleslia and Lor.
+Common technologies in the Star Army setting include FTL drives, androids, synthetic life, brain-uploading, aetheric energy, nanomachines, forcefields, and 3D holograms.
-=== Nepleslia ===
+==== Languages ====
-In stark contrast, The {{nepleslia:nespleslian_flag.png?25&nolink|}} **Democratic Imperium of Nepleslia** is a gritty cyberpunk nation of humans, cyborgs, and mutants that deals with high crime in its megacities. Mixing of genetic material from super-solider programs has resulted in muscular half-breeds and a population that is considerably more male than female. Nepleslia has a space navy and space marines. It was previously part of Yamatai, but rebelled several years ago. Now, the two nations are part of a military alliance.
+The common galactic standard language is called [[language:trade|Trade]]. Other languages can be found here: [[guide:languages|]]
-=== The Vast Universe ===
+==== Playable Factions ====
-As you go through character creation, you'll be introduced to several other interesting factions you can create a 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.
+You can make characters in any faction you like and in as many factions as you life. Your options are:
+  * [[faction:yamatai_star_empire|Yamatai]]: a young transhuman utopia with its powerful [[stararmy:start|Star Army]], which fights to preserve order in the sector
+  * [[faction:democratic_imperium_of_nepleslia|Nepleslia]]: an ancient cyberpunk nation where survival is only guaranteed by your gun skills (it's not actually guaranteed)
+  * [[faction:ndc:start|New Dusk Conclave]]: a recently-created nation of outcasts from Yamatai and Nepleslia, now forging their own identity
+  * [[faction:neshaten:start|Neshaten]]: fox anthros that faces both internal and external growing pains within their kingdom.
+  * [[faction:independent|Independent]]: Because you think laws are for chumps
-==== Roleplaying Overview ====
+Some of these playable factions have sub-factions and subcultures within them, such as the [[faction:elysia:elysian_celestial_empire|]] and megacorporations like [[corp:origin:start]].
-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. You can create and play characters forged by this unique universe and their actions will affect the setting for future players.
-=== Play-by-Post ====
+{{:guide:npg2.png?nolink|}}
-**Star Army** is a play-by-post roleplaying community, which means we operate by posting text on the forum. Unlike tabletop roleplaying games, Star Army is mostly just writing and does not use complex game mechanics (math). We post in third-person and in past 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). In the Open Roleplay forum, the creator of the RP thread may act as a GM.
-=== Flexible Time ===
+==== Recent Events ====
-At a site-wide level, a year in real life is equivalent to a year in the Star Army universe. However, you are not required to stay aligned with the actual dates throughout the year. To help keep track of space and time, please include the location, date, and time at the start of your posts as needed.
+The current year is [[timeline:YE 45]] (OOC: [[calendar:2023]]) The factions of the Kikyo Sector recently fought off an invasion in the [[timeline:Events:Kuvexian War]]. Now a new era of exploration is beginning!
-=== A Shared, Living Setting ===
+Here's some other recent events that occurred in the last few years:
-Star Army is a shared, living world that is always growing. Your writing can add to the setting, and your RP may be affected by events in the setting. Because you'll roleplay with other people, expect to be surprised sometimes! Have fun and be brave.
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+----
-==== Account Registration =====
+  * For recent OOC Announcements, see https://stararmy.com/roleplay-forum/forums/news/
-You must be **16 or older** to join Star Army. There is no cost to join or participate.
+  * For recent In-Character News, see https://stararmy.com/roleplay-forum/forums/headlines/
-The wiki login system is separate from the forum one, so you will need to register for both.
+{{:stararmy:2021_mindy_recruiting_poster_by_f4artz_commissioned_by_yuuki.png?300&nolink|}}
-  - Register an account on [[http://stararmy.com/roleplay-forum/index.php|the forums]] by clicking "Log in or Sign up" on the upper right corner of the page.
+===== Joining Roleplays =====
-    - You're invited to introduce yourself in the [[http://stararmy.com/roleplay-forum/index.php?forums/introductions-new-member-resources.159/|Introductions Forum]].
+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://stararmy.com/roleplay-forum/index.php?forums/open-roleplaying.194/|Open Roleplaying forum]]. You can also make your own thread. We suggest posting an interest check in the [[https://stararmy.com/roleplay-forum/index.php?forums/ooc-plot-planning.28/|OOC and Plot Planning forum]] to find partners prior to starting it. There's also a #looking4rp channel on our Discord server to arrange RPs.
-  - [[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?]])
-:!: If you have trouble registering, contact the admin! See the **Questions and Assistance** section below.
+Star Army has an excellent guide to roleplaying here: [[guide:Roleplaying]].
-==== Creating and Roleplaying Characters ====
+There's some long-term RPs we call plots, and they're listed here: [[:plots|plots]]. When plots are seeking players they post what they're looking for here: [[guide:characters_wanted|]]. You can [[guide:creating_a_character|creating a character]] for your favorite plot or for general use.
-Lurk as long as you want. No pressure. 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-forum/index.php?forums/open-roleplaying.194/|Open Roleplaying]] threads are a great place to start.
+==== Current Open RPs ====
-  * Got an idea for a roleplay thread? Find RP partners in the [[http://stararmy.com/roleplay-forum/index.php?forums/ooc-threads-interest-checks-rp-signups.28/|Planning and OOC forum]].
+These are the latest topics in the Open RP forum (with the time of the latest post in parentheses):
-  * Find players to RP with in the [[http://stararmy.com/roleplay-forum/index.php?forums/introductions-new-member-resources.159/|Introductions forum]].
-The ideal roleplaying post:
+{{rss>https://stararmy.com/roleplay-forum/forums/open-roleplaying.194/-/index.rss date}}
-  - Advances the plot/story
-  - Is fun and interesting to read (Think details, action, and humor)
-  - Involves other characters (Give the next poster something to react to!)
-Star Army is a community, so get the most out of this site by being proactive; get (and stay) involved. Make friends of your fellow roleplayers by showing them you're fun to write with! It doesn't matter how long you've been a site member: what matters is what you're doing.
+===== Adding to The Setting =====
-==== Questions and Assistance ====
+In addition to adding to the Star Army Universe with roleplaying, you can also submit pages to become a permanent part of Star Army's lore and [[guide:canon|canon]].
-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 ===
+  * [[guide:creator_mentor_program]]
-These methods allow you to get your questions answered by the community.
+  * [[guide:submission_rules]]
-  - Post on the forums ([[http://stararmy.com/roleplay-forum/index.php?forums/roleplaying-setting-discussion-questions.2/|Roleplaying/Setting Discussion & Questions]]).
+===== Play With Privacy =====
-  - [[http://tinyurl.com/stararmy-chat|Connect to the Chatroom]] and ask our members for assistance ([[guide:irc|IRC Guide]]). **No login required.**
+You do not have to provide a real name to participate (See [[https://stararmy.com/roleplay-forum/threads/important-privacy-note-real-name-field-on-the-wiki.66515/|Important Privacy Note - "Real Name" Field on the Wiki]]). You do not have to provide your gender or location. We take your privacy seriously and will protect it to the best of our ability. For full privacy details, see [[guide:privacy]].
-=== Admin Help ====
+===== Your Checklist =====
-Contact [[user:Wes]], the admin, via these methods:
+Here's what we recommend:
-  - Send email to [[[email protected]]] or use the forum's [[http://stararmy.com/roleplay-forum/index.php?misc/contact|Contact Form]]
+  - Read the [[guide:rules]]
-  - Call or text message (209) STAR-ARMY (+1-209-782-7276).
+  - Register an account on the [[https://stararmy.com/roleplay-forum/|forum]] (look for "Register" near the top right)
-  - Tweet questions to [[https://twitter.com/StarArmy|@StarArmy on Twitter]]
+  - Register a wiki account [[https://stararmy.com/wiki/doku.php?id=start&do=register|link]] (this is separate from your forum account)
+    * Note: You don't have to provide your name((https://stararmy.com/roleplay-forum/threads/important-privacy-note-real-name-field-on-the-wiki.66515/))
+  - Post an introduction in [[https://stararmy.com/roleplay-forum/index.php?forums/introductions-new-players.159/|Introductions and New Players]]
+  - Join the [[https://discord.gg/RunXe4p|Discord server]] and say hello. Usually there's someone available to mentor you through character creation.
+  - Make your first character: See [[guide:creating_a_character|Creating A Character]] (Feel free to ask questions on Discord as you do it)
+  - Join any Open RP thread
+===== 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:
-==== Roleplaying Jargon ====
+  * 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]]).
-The following are some common terms in the Star Army Roleplay Community.
+  * Talk to people in the [[https://discord.gg/RunXe4p|Discord chat]]
+  * You can also contact [[members: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 or register, email wes@stararmy.com
-  * [[Damage Rating]] ([[:DR]]): A guideline for how much damage weapons do.
+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.
-  * [[gamemaster]] (GM): A plot's storyteller/referee
-  * [[:In Character]] (IC): Content that is in the story world.
-  * Joint Post (JP): A chat role-play session between multiple players, later posted on the forums.
-  * [[guide:characters|Non-Player Characters]] (NPC): Characters whose actions are not written role-players, but rather by the [[gamemaster]] (GM).
-  * Open Roleplay: Roleplaying threads that anyone may join.
-  * [[:Out Of Character]] (OOC): Content that is not part of the story world (real life).
-  * [[guide:characters|Player Characters]] (PCs): Characters whose actions and dialogue is written by a role-player.
-  * [[:Role-Players]]
-  * [[:SARP]]: Star Army Roleplay ([[:SARPcake]], [[:SARPtalk]], [[:SARPiverse]])
-  * Single Post (SP): A role-play post by a single player, posted directly on the forum.
-=== Related Pages ===
-  * [[computing:glossary | Computing]]: A glossary of specific computing & digital warfare terminology
-  * [[iromakuanhe:language#popular_expressions|Iroma Terminology]]
-  * [[stararmy:glossary]]
-  * [[firearms_terminology]]
-  * [[:freespacers:terminology]]
-  * [[guide:dictionary]]
-  * [[guide:vehicle_roles]]

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