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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 |
+ | ===== What is Star Army? ===== | ||
+ | Star Army is a primarily a community for role-playing, | ||
- | ===== Roleplaying Overview =====Â | + | The core element of our universe is the [[stararmy: |
- | In Star Army, you and other members create characters who live in the high-tech fictional universe | + | |
- | **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 | + | Star Army can sometimes contain mature themes, so we only allow adults |
- | Most RP occurs | + | ===== The Setting =====Â |
+ | 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: | ||
- | **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' | + | {{:guide:npg1.png? |
- | For the full guide to roleplaying on Star Army, see [[guide: | + | ==== Technology ====Â |
+ | Common technologies in the Star Army setting include FTL drives, androids, synthetic life, brain-uploading, | ||
+ | ==== Languages ==== | ||
+ | The common galactic standard language is called [[language: | ||
- | ===== Account Setup =====Â | + | ==== Playable Factions |
- | Star Army is an " | + | You can make characters |
- | Register an account on [[https://stararmy.com/ | + | * [[faction:yamatai_star_empire|Yamatai]]: |
+ | * [[faction:democratic_imperium_of_nepleslia|Nepleslia]]: | ||
+ | * [[faction: | ||
+ | * [[faction: | ||
+ | * [[faction: | ||
- | 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 | + | Some of these playable factions have sub-factions |
- | :!: If you have trouble registering, | + | {{:guide:npg2.png? |
- | ===== Creating Characters =====Â | + | ==== Recent Events |
- | 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. | + | The current year is [[timeline:YE 45]] (OOC: [[calendar:2023]]) The factions of the Kikyo Sector recently fought off an invasion in the [[timeline: |
- | * [[https:// | + | Here's some other recent events that occurred |
- | * Got an idea for a roleplay thread? Start an interest check thread in the [[https:// | + | |
- | * Find other players to RP with in the [[https:// | + | |
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+ | ---- | ||
+ | * For recent OOC Announcements, | ||
+ | * For recent In-Character News, see https:// | ||
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+ | ===== 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:// | ||
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+ | Star Army has an excellent guide to roleplaying here: [[guide: | ||
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+ | There' | ||
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+ | ==== Current Open RPs ==== | ||
+ | These are the latest topics in the Open RP forum (with the time of the latest post in parentheses): | ||
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+ | ===== Adding to The Setting ===== | ||
+ | In addition to adding to the Star Army Universe with roleplaying, | ||
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+ | * [[guide: | ||
+ | * [[guide: | ||
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+ | ===== Play With Privacy ===== | ||
+ | You do not have to provide a real name to participate (See [[https:// | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===== Your Checklist ===== | ||
+ | Here's what we recommend: | ||
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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. | + | |
- | Â | + | |
- | * 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: | + | |
- | * [[: | + | |
- | * [[guide: | + | |