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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 |
- | ===== Setting Overview | + | ===== What is Star Army? =====Â |
- | 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, and now Earth is merely an ancient legend. But humanity survives in the form of its distant colony worlds. | + | 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. |
- | From the ashes, a new pocket of civilizations arose in this unusually habitable corner | + | The core element |
- | Star Army is a shared, living world that is always growing. Your writing | + | Star Army can sometimes contain mature themes, so we only allow adults (people |
- | ===== Roleplaying Overview | + | ===== The Setting |
- | 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' | + | Earth is merely a legend at this point in the far future. Instead, |
- | **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). 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. | + | {{:guide:npg1.png? |
- | Most RP occurs | + | ==== Technology ====Â |
+ | Common technologies | ||
- | **In Star Army RPs, we usually write in third-person past tense**, the way most novels do. For example: //A scowl of disgust appeared on Sayuri' | + | ==== Languages ====Â |
+ | The common galactic standard language is called [[language:trade|Trade]]. Other languages can be found here: [[guide: | ||
- | For the full guide to roleplaying on Star Army, see [[guide: | + | ==== Playable Factions ====Â |
+ | You can make characters in any faction you like and in as many factions as you life. Your options are: | ||
- | ==== Flexible Time ====Â | + | * [[faction: |
- | At a site-wide level, a year in real life is equivalent | + | * [[faction: |
+ | * [[faction: | ||
+ | * [[faction: | ||
+ | * [[faction: | ||
- | See also: [[calendar:Yamatai]] | + | Some of these playable factions have sub-factions and subcultures within them, such as the [[faction:elysia: |
- | ===== Account Setup =====Â | + | {{:guide:npg2.png? |
- | Star Army is an " | + | |
- | Register an account on [[https:// | + | ==== Recent Events ====Â |
+ | The current year is [[timeline:YE 45]] (OOC: [[calendar: | ||
- | Optional: Create a wiki account. **The wiki login system is separate from the forum one, so you will need to register for both.** You'll need a wiki account to create and edit wiki articles (such as if you want to make a page for your character). [[https:// | + | Here's some other recent events that occurred in the last few years: |
- | :!: 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 a legitimate user for further review based on IP address, email, username, or other characteristics. | + | ---- struct list ----Â |
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- | ===== Creating Characters =====Â | + | * For recent OOC Announcements, see https:// |
- | 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. | + | |
- | * [[https://stararmy.com/ | + | {{:stararmy:2021_mindy_recruiting_poster_by_f4artz_commissioned_by_yuuki.png?300& |
- | * Got an idea for a roleplay thread? Start an interest check thread in the [[https://stararmy.com/ | + | |
- | * Find other players to RP with in the [[https:// | + | |
- | 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' | + | ===== Joining Roleplays =====Â |
+ | 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:// | ||
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+ | Star Army has an excellent guide to roleplaying here: [[guide: | ||
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+ | ==== Current Open RPs ====Â | ||
+ | These are the latest topics in the Open RP forum (with the time of the latest post in parentheses): | ||
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+ | ===== Adding | ||
+ | In addition to adding to the Star Army Universe | ||
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+ | * [[guide: | ||
+ | * [[guide: | ||
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+ | ===== Play With Privacy =====Â | ||
+ | You do not have to provide | ||
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+ | ===== Your Checklist =====Â | ||
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+ | - Read the [[guide: | ||
+ | - 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 | ||
===== Questions and Assistance ===== | ===== Questions and Assistance ===== | ||
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* Post on the forums (Ask questions in the [[https:// | * Post on the forums (Ask questions in the [[https:// | ||
* Talk to people in the [[https:// | * Talk to people in the [[https:// | ||
- | * You can also contact [[user:Wes]], the admin: [[https:// | + | * You can also contact [[members:wes]], the admin: [[https:// |
- | * if you can't log in, email stararmy@gmail.com or text to 1-209-782-7276Â | + | * If you can't log in or register, email wes@stararmy.com |
- | ===== Roleplaying Jargon =====Â | + | |
- | The following are some common terms in the Star Army Roleplay Community. | + | |
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- | * Damage Rating (DR): A guideline for how much damage weapons do. | + | |
- | * [[damage_rating_v2]]Â | + | |
- | * [[damage_rating_v3]]Â | + | |
- | * [[game_master]] (GM): A plot's storyteller/ | + | |
- | * [[guide: | + | |
- | * Joint Post (JP): A chat role-play session between multiple players, later posted on the forums. | + | |
- | * [[: | + | |
- | * Open Roleplay: Roleplaying threads that anyone may join. | + | |
- | * [[guide: | + | |
- | * [[: | + | |
- | * [[guide: | + | |
- | * [[:SARP]]: Star Army Roleplay ([[sarp: | + | |
- | * Single Post (SP): A role-play post by a single player, posted directly on the forum. | + | |
- | ===== Related Pages =====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. |
- | * [[wip: | + | |
- | * [[faction: | + | |
- | * [[stararmy: | + | |
- | * [[firearms_terminology]]Â | + | |
- | * [[faction: | + | |
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- | * [[guide: | + | |