Welcome to Star Army! This article has the basic steps and info you'll need to participate. Please read it thoroughly.

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's roleplaying. Star 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.

“The Earth is the cradle of mankind, but one cannot remain in the cradle forever.” - Konstantin Tsiolkovsk

After endless wars, Earth has become merely a legend. Humanity has survives in the form of its distant colony worlds. Peace 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 invaders. Piracy is becoming increasingly common. Technology seems to have reached a bloody plateau.

• The 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 huge, politically powerful military called the Star Army, which the site is named after.
• In stark contrast, The Democratic Imperium of Nepleslia is a 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 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.

In Star Army you get to create and play a character forged by this universe and who can steer the course of its future.

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.

1. Register an account on the forums
   1. You're invited to introduce yourself in the Introductions Forum.
   2. 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.
2. Register an account for the wiki
   1. You'll need a wiki account to create and edit wiki articles (such as if you want to make a page for your character).
   2. 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 article. (Related articles: How do I add a page, How do I move a page)

Start making characters using the guides found on the Creating A Character wiki page. Once your character is approved you're free to start Roleplaying by joining a plot group or by creating a roleplay thread.

You've got questions: there are many ways to get help:

1. The Your Questions Answered forum allows you to get your questions answered by the community. You will need a forum login.
2. You can Connect to the Chatroom and ask our members for assistance (IRC Guide) No login required.
3. You can email the admin at stararmy@gmail.com
4. You can call or text message the admin, Wes, at (209) STAR-ARMY (+1-209-782-7276).
5. You can Tweet questions to @StarArmy on Twitter

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!