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-====== New PlayersGuide ====== +====== New Players Guide 🔰 ====== 
-Welcome to Star ArmyThis 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.
  
-{{http://stararmy.com/images/people_and_armors.jpg}}+===== What is Star Army? ===== 
 +Star Army is a primarily a community for role-playing, writing, and world-buildingWe 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.
  
-==== How Star Army Works ==== +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 settingeach of which has its own flavorroleplay opportunities, and technologies.
-**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 gamesStar 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).+
  
 +Star Army can sometimes contain mature themes, so we only allow adults (people 18 or older) to join.
  
-==== Setting Overview ==== +===== The Setting ===== 
-//“The Earth is the cradle of mankindbut one cannot remain in the cradle forever.” - Konstantin Tsiolkovsk//+Earth is merely a legend at this point in the far future. InsteadStar 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 has 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 frontiers where piracy is becoming increasingly common. 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: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 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 warrior womenthe **Nekovalkyrja** (pronounced //Nay-ko-wul-ku-ree//). Due to their numbersthere are more women than men in Yamatai. +Common technologies in the Star Army setting include FTL drivesandroids, synthetic lifebrain-uploadingaetheric energynanomachinesforcefields, and 3D holograms.
-=== Nepleslia === +
-In stark contrastThe {{nepleslia:nespleslian_flag.png?25&nolink|}} **Democratic Imperium of Nepleslia** is a gritty cyberpunk nation of humanscyborgs, 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.  +
-=== The Vast Universe === +
-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 aliensbold outlaws and jealous insurgencies.+
  
-You can create and play characters forged by this unique universe. 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. +==== Languages ==== 
-==== Account Registration ===== +The common galactic standard language is called [[language:trade|Trade]]Other languages can be found here: [[guide:languages|]]
-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.+==== Playable Factions ==== 
 +You can make characters in any faction you like and in as many factions as you lifeYour options are:
  
-  [[http://stararmy.com/roleplay/ucp.php?mode=register|Register an account on the forums]] +  [[faction:yamatai_star_empire|Yamatai]]: a young transhuman utopia with its powerful [[stararmy:start|Star Army]], which fights to preserve order in the sector 
-    - You're invited to introduce yourself in the [[http://stararmy.com/roleplay/viewforum.php?f=159|Introductions Forum]]+  * [[faction:democratic_imperium_of_nepleslia|Nepleslia]]: an ancient cyberpunk nation where survival is only guaranteed by your gun skills (it's not actually guaranteed) 
-    - Important notesForum 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. +  [[faction:ndc:start|New Dusk Conclave]]: a recently-created nation of outcasts from Yamatai and Nepleslia, now forging their own identity 
-  [[http://stararmy.com/wiki/doku.php?id=start&do=register|Register an account for the wiki]] +  [[faction:neshaten:start|Neshaten]]: fox anthros that faces both internal and external growing pains within their kingdom. 
-    You'll need a wiki account to create and edit wiki articles (such as if you want to make a page for your character). +  * [[faction:independent|Independent]]: Because you think laws are for chumps
-    - 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 ==== +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]].
-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 ==== +{{:guide:npg2.png?nolink|}}
-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 questionsthere are many ways to get answers or help+
  
-=== Community Help === +==== Recent Events ==== 
-These methods allow you to get your questions answered by the community.+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!
  
-  - Post on the forums ([[http://stararmy.com/roleplay/viewforum.php?f=2|Roleplay and Setting Discussion]]). +Here's some other recent events that occurred in the last few years:
-  - [[http://tinyurl.com/stararmy-chat|Connect to the Chatroom]] and ask our members for assistance ([[guide:irc|IRC Guide]]). **No login required.**+
  
-=== Admin Help ==== +---- struct list ---- 
-Contact [[user:Wes]]the adminvia these methods:+schemaevents 
 +cols: event_yearevent_month_decimal%title% 
 +headersYear, Month, Page 
 +order: event_year, event_month_decimal 
 +filteror:event_year=timeline:ye_43 
 +filteror:event_year=timeline:ye_44 
 +filteror:event_year=timeline:ye_45 
 +csv: 0 
 +----
  
-  - Send email to [[stararmy@gmail.com]] +  * For recent OOC Announcements, see https://stararmy.com/roleplay-forum/forums/news/ 
-  - Call or text message (209STAR-ARMY (+1-209-782-7276). +  * For recent In-Character News, see https://stararmy.com/roleplay-forum/forums/headlines/ 
-  - Tweet questions to [[https://twitter.com/StarArmy|@StarArmy on Twitter]]+ 
 +{{:stararmy:2021_mindy_recruiting_poster_by_f4artz_commissioned_by_yuuki.png?300&nolink|}} 
 + 
 +===== Joining Roleplays ===== 
 +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. 
 + 
 +Star Army has an excellent guide to roleplaying here: [[guide:Roleplaying]]. 
 + 
 +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. 
 + 
 +==== Current Open RPs ==== 
 +These are the latest topics in the Open RP forum (with the time of the latest post in parentheses): 
 + 
 +{{rss>https://stararmy.com/roleplay-forum/forums/open-roleplaying.194/-/index.rss date}} 
 + 
 + 
 +===== Adding to The Setting ===== 
 +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]]. 
 + 
 +  * [[guide:creator_mentor_program]] 
 +  * [[guide:submission_rules]] 
 + 
 +===== Play With Privacy ===== 
 +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]]. 
 + 
 +===== Your Checklist ===== 
 +Here's what we recommend: 
 + 
 +  - Read the [[guide:rules]] 
 +  - Register an account on the [[https://stararmy.com/roleplay-forum/|forum]] (look for "Register" near the top right) 
 +  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: 
 + 
 +  * 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 [[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 [email protected] 
 + 
 +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.
  

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