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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 |
- | {{http:// | + | ===== What is Star Army? =====Â |
+ | Star Army is a primarily a community for role-playing, | ||
- | ==== Registration =====Â | + | The core element of our universe is the [[stararmy: |
- | You must be **16 or older** to join Star Army. | + | |
- | The wiki login system is separate from the forum one, so you will need to register for both. | + | Star Army can sometimes contain mature themes, so we only allow adults (people 18 or older) |
- | - [[http:// | + | ===== The Setting =====Â |
- | * You're invited to introduce yourself | + | 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]]. |
- | - [[http:// | + | |
- | * You'll need a wiki account to create an article for your character page. | + | |
- | * No wiki knowledge is required to post your character; We have a form that automatically adds the wiki code for you. | + | |
- | ==== Creating a Character ====Â | + | {{: |
- | The **[[creating_a_character|Character Creation Guide]]** (CCG) is your primary resource for making your character. | + | |
+ | ==== Technology ==== | ||
+ | Common technologies in the Star Army setting include FTL drives, androids, synthetic life, brain-uploading, | ||
- | === First Character: Join A Major Faction | + | ==== Languages ====Â |
- | We strongly suggest your first character serve in the [[:star_army_of_yamatai]] or [[nepleslia:military]]; this is the best way for you to get a feel of the Star Army universe. Characters in major factions are usually easiest to play because they get the most resources and guidance and the most adventures and plots to be in (after all, it is a military themed RP). | + | The common galactic standard language is called |
- | === Second Character: Join A Smaller Faction | + | ==== Playable Factions ====Â |
- | There' | + | You can make characters |
- | ==== Questions and Assistance ====Â | + | |
- | There are many ways to get help: | + | |
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- | | + | * [[faction:ndc:start|New Dusk Conclave]]: a recently-created nation of outcasts from Yamatai and Nepleslia, now forging their own identity |
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+ | Some of these playable factions have sub-factions and subcultures within them, such as the [[faction: | ||
- | ==== Submitting Your Character ====Â | + | {{:guide:npg2.png? |
- | When you're done **[[guide:creating_a_character|Creating Your Character]]**, | + | |
- | - Add your bio to the wiki (if you're not sure how, see the steps below)Â | + | ==== Recent Events ====Â |
- | - Go the [[:list_of_notable_characters]], follow the link to your faction, and then click "Edit this page" and add a link to your your character. | + | 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: |
- | - Save the page and then click the (red) link you just made. It'll take you to a page that says "This page hasn't been created." | + | |
- | - Click " | + | |
- | - Make any final adjustments needed and then save your Wiki bio. After saving it, copy its URL. | + | |
- | - Go to the [[http:// | + | |
- | ==== Review and Approval ====Â | + | Here's some other recent events |
- | If there are no problems, approval will usually be quick and painless. If there are issues with your biography, the game master will do his best to help you adjust it so that it makes sense or fits in the role-play. The most common sources of problems are overpowered, | + | |
- | **NOTE: If you update/edit your bio, post a reply to its thread so the reviewers will know to look at it again!** | + | ---- struct list ----Â |
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+ | cols: event_year, event_month_decimal, | ||
+ | headers: Year, Month, Page | ||
+ | order: event_year, event_month_decimal | ||
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- | A character forum moderator will post approval of your character in the forum thread you posted. The topic will then be moved to the [[http:// | + | * For recent OOC Announcements, |
+ | * For recent In-Character News, see https:// | ||
- | The plot GM should post in your approved character thread to tell you if your character is accepted into the plot. In the unlikely event your character is approved but cannot be accepted, the GM (or if he is not available, the Faction Manager or Setting Manager) will post a notice in the approved character thread and then contact your second choice plot GM on your behalf. If your character is in the military, you will also get an orders thread in the appropriate communications forum. It will tell your character where to go and serves as a record of his/her military service including transfers, awards, and promotions. | + | {{: |
- | Once you' | + | ===== Joining Roleplays =====Â |
+ | We recommend joining Open Roleplaying threads the day you join. You' | ||
+ | Star Army has an excellent guide to roleplaying here: [[guide: | ||
+ | There' | ||
- | ==== Start Roleplaying | + | ==== Current Open RPs ====Â |
- | Once you' | + | These are the latest topics |
- | === Basic Rules ===Â | + | {{rss> |
- | * Respect other players' | + | |
- | * Do not control other people' | + | |
- | * Write well. Your posts should be easy to read. Please use proper spelling and grammar and post in third person. | + | |
- | * Communicate with your [[: | + | |
- | * Don't disappear on us. Don't vanish and leave people waiting on a post that will never come. | + | |
- | * Absences are fine as long as you give advance warning in your plot's OOC thread. | + | |
- | * If you need to leave a plot, follow the instructions here: [[guide: | + | |
- | Full rules are available here: [[guide: | ||
- | === Play-by-Post Roleplaying | + | ===== Adding to The Setting =====Â |
- | Most Star Army roleplay is done by posting directly onto a thread (or start a new one), which is called | + | In addition to adding to the Star Army Universe with roleplaying, you can also submit pages to become |
- | === Joint Posts Roleplaying ===Â | + | * [[guide: |
- | For JPs, we usually arrange a meeting time or just spontaneously start role-playing with whoever is online that fits into a plot. These RP sessions usually last about an hour or two and when we're done, one of the people in the RP session saves, edits, and posts the transcript (then referred to as a [[:joint_post]]) onto the boards. The above methods of RP are why some parts of the board tend to have big, long posts with multiple characters and few replies--so don't let them intimidate you, they' | + | |
- | For more information | + | ===== Play With Privacy =====Â |
- | ==== Other helpful pages ==== | + | You do not have to provide a real name to participate (See [[https:// |
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+ | ===== Your Checklist =====Â | ||
+ | Here's what we recommend: | ||
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+ | - Read the [[guide:rules]]Â | ||
+ | - 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 character: See [[guide: | ||
+ | - Join any Open RP thread | ||
+ | Â | ||
+ | ===== 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' | ||
+ | Â | ||
+ | * Post on the forums (Ask questions in the [[https:// | ||
+ | * Talk to people in the [[https:// | ||
+ | * You can also contact [[members: | ||
+ | * If you can't log in or register, email [email protected]Â | ||
+ | Â | ||
+ | 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. | ||
- | * [[creating_a_character|Character Creation Guide]] | ||
- | * [[: | ||
- | * [[: |