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Once you're in a plot, start role-playing! If it's a single-post plot you can start right away (or as soon as it makes sense in the plot). If it's a [[# | Once you're in a plot, start role-playing! If it's a single-post plot you can start right away (or as soon as it makes sense in the plot). If it's a [[# | ||
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+ | 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're fun to write with! It doesn' | ||
===== Basic Rules ===== | ===== Basic Rules ===== | ||
+ | - **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' | ||
- Posts on Star Army, in general, do not have a word count, meaning they can be as long or as short as you need them to be. | - Posts on Star Army, in general, do not have a word count, meaning they can be as long or as short as you need them to be. | ||
- Game Masters and thread OPs may make exceptions to this based on their preferences, | - Game Masters and thread OPs may make exceptions to this based on their preferences, | ||
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- Do not control other people' | - Do not control other people' | ||
- Example: You can shoot //at// them, but you can't just //shoot// them, unless you're the GM. | - Example: You can shoot //at// them, but you can't just //shoot// them, unless you're the GM. | ||
- | - Please post in third-person, | ||
- | ===== Format and Use of Forum Code ===== | + | ===== Play by Post Roleplaying |
- | The following formatting | + | **Star Army** |
- | * Bold text is used for announcements (such as the ship's intercom) | + | See also: [[guide: |
- | * Italics | + | |
- | * Quote boxes should be used for any content from a previous post and for in-character | + | ===== Plots & Subforums ===== |
- | * Parenthesis are used to signify OOC (Out Of Character) comments. Please don't make off-topic OOC comments during JPs, and keep the OOC to a minimum in IC posts. | + | Most RP occurs in ongoing RP plots. After their second RP thread starts, they can get their own subforum. A //plot// in this case refers to an ongoing role playing story and its group of players. In the Star Army RP, these are often based on starships. |
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+ | See: [[:plots]] | ||
===== Communicate! ===== | ===== Communicate! ===== | ||
- | Communicate with other players and with your [[gamemaster]]. | + | Communicate with other players and with your [[game_master]]. |
Sub-plots, problems, questions, concerns, suggestions, | Sub-plots, problems, questions, concerns, suggestions, | ||
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* OOC threads | * OOC threads | ||
* Conversations (sometimes called PMs) | * Conversations (sometimes called PMs) | ||
- | * The [[https:// | + | * Discord |
===== Conflicts ===== | ===== Conflicts ===== | ||
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In the case that someone has used your character in some way, or done something that went against one of your plots, sort it out politely and quickly. Attempt to work it out with the offending Player first. If this fails, take it to the Plot GM. In an RP as large as this one to become, it is nearly impossible to avoid all problems, but if we can sort them out smoothly, politely and quickly, there will be minimal difficulties. | In the case that someone has used your character in some way, or done something that went against one of your plots, sort it out politely and quickly. Attempt to work it out with the offending Player first. If this fails, take it to the Plot GM. In an RP as large as this one to become, it is nearly impossible to avoid all problems, but if we can sort them out smoothly, politely and quickly, there will be minimal difficulties. | ||
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+ | See also: [[guide: | ||
===== Metagaming ===== | ===== Metagaming ===== | ||
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* John: "Luca, turn the game console off right now. Cut the power!" | * John: "Luca, turn the game console off right now. Cut the power!" | ||
- | **A:** Only the GM of a plot is okay with it. | + | **A:** Only if the GM of a plot is okay with it. |
===== Keeping Up ===== | ===== Keeping Up ===== | ||
- | Try your hardest to read each and every new post in your roleplay. This cuts down on confusion and prevents conflicts in the storyline from arising. If you don’t have time, at least read the ones involving your ship. Print them if you need to. You are expected to post regularly (at least one RP post a week). If you can’t for some reason, let people | + | Try your hardest to read each and every new post in the threads |
===== Starting a Side Plot ===== | ===== Starting a Side Plot ===== | ||
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==== Joint Posts ==== | ==== Joint Posts ==== | ||
- | Two more more players can collaborate on an in-character post. This is referred to as joint posting (JP). Joint posting saves time and can feel more exciting because it's done in real time. 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 (the 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' | + | Two or more players can collaborate on an in-character post. This is referred to as joint posting (JP). Joint posting saves time and can feel more exciting because it's done in real time. 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 (the 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' |
These accomplish several things, including: | These accomplish several things, including: | ||
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Yahoo messenger and IRC were once the most common JP tools but Etherpad type sites have become the most favored and used. They' | Yahoo messenger and IRC were once the most common JP tools but Etherpad type sites have become the most favored and used. They' | ||
- | * [[: | ||
- | * [[guide: | ||
* Etherpads | * Etherpads | ||
- | * [[http:// | ||
- | * [[http:// | ||
* [[http:// | * [[http:// | ||
- | * [[http:// | ||
* [[http:// | * [[http:// | ||
+ | * Chatrooms | ||
+ | * Discord Servers | ||
+ | * IRC | ||
=== Joining a Joint Post === | === Joining a Joint Post === | ||
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To reiterate, a shorter post does not have to mean a bad post. | To reiterate, a shorter post does not have to mean a bad post. | ||
- | === Order === | + | === Posting |
As mentioned earlier, the order of posting will normally follow a logical order. For example: Between five players, the GM might begin with a post to set everyone in the JP. The character that most immediately needed to post will either do so, or be asked to by the GM in OOC. Then each player has their first post, and they continue in the same order unless a divergence is needed later. | As mentioned earlier, the order of posting will normally follow a logical order. For example: Between five players, the GM might begin with a post to set everyone in the JP. The character that most immediately needed to post will either do so, or be asked to by the GM in OOC. Then each player has their first post, and they continue in the same order unless a divergence is needed later. | ||
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Alternatively, | Alternatively, | ||
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=== JP Tips === | === JP Tips === | ||
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Most GMs even impose posting time limits in order to keep the pace up. If the game is lagging and you are able to post, do it. And don't just post to yourself! Try to interact with other characters to keep things exciting. | Most GMs even impose posting time limits in order to keep the pace up. If the game is lagging and you are able to post, do it. And don't just post to yourself! Try to interact with other characters to keep things exciting. | ||
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+ | Posting speed and leave of absence policies are set by individual GMs. On a site-wide basis, threads are considered inactive if it has been a month since the last RP post. | ||
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+ | ===== Flexible Timeline ===== | ||
+ | At a site-wide level, time in the Star Army universe the runs on the [[faction: | ||
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+ | Characters can be in multiple RP threads at once as long as it makes sense in terms of the timeline/ | ||
===== Scene ===== | ===== Scene ===== | ||
- | The scene is where the focus and action of the Joint Post takes place, usually, in a space where all the characters (and thus, an imaginary observer) can interact with one another. It is considered rude to post actions and speech which occur outside of the scene, because | + | The scene is where the focus and action of the Joint Post takes place, usually, in a space where all the characters (and thus, an imaginary observer) can interact with one another. It is considered rude to post actions and speech which occur outside of the scene, because |
- | It is both the players and the GM's responsibility to keep things within a unifed | + | - It disrupts the scene and |
+ | - Characters can't react to it. | ||
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+ | A scene is generally a room or area, such as a ship's bridge or a clearing in a forest; it is generally specified at the start of a roleplay (eg; ON: "YSS Sakura Wardroom" | ||
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+ | It is both the players and the GM's responsibility to keep things within a unified | ||
Players who post out-of-scene might have their posts removed from the edited transcript. | Players who post out-of-scene might have their posts removed from the edited transcript. | ||
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===== Subject ===== | ===== Subject ===== | ||
- | The subject is the person or thing taking action in a particular paragraph. If the subject changes, one should start a new paragraph. The subject (generally a PC) should always be mentioned in paragraphs, unless it is obvious (such as a verbal reply when only two characters are speaking). To avoid repetitiveness, | + | The subject is the person or thing taking action in a particular paragraph. If the subject changes, one should start a new paragraph. The subject (generally a PC) should always be mentioned in paragraphs, unless it is obvious (such as a verbal reply when only two characters are speaking). To avoid repetitiveness, |
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+ | ===== Format and Use of Forum Code ===== | ||
+ | The following formatting is standard for in-character posts: | ||
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+ | * **Bold** text is used for announcements (such as the ship's intercom) and emphasis. | ||
+ | * //Italics// are used for: | ||
+ | * wireless communication and telepathy (using quotation marks) | ||
+ | * Example: //" | ||
+ | * thoughts (with or without quotation marks) | ||
+ | * Example: //Ten seconds to get this [[items: | ||
+ | * emphasis (for things like sarcasm, etc. | ||
+ | * Example: " | ||
+ | * Quote boxes should be used for any content from a previous post and for in-character quotes of things like electronic mail, dinner menus, etc. | ||
+ | * Parenthesis can be used to signify OOC (Out Of Character) comments. You should start the OOC comment with **OOC:** so it's clear what it is. Please don't make off-topic OOC comments during JPs, and keep the OOC to a minimum in IC posts. | ||
+ | * Use caution with colored text, as it may not be readable on some styles (Star Army has blue, red, white, and black styles). | ||
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+ | ===== Risks to Characters ===== | ||
+ | See: [[guide: | ||
+ | ===== Trigger Warnings ===== | ||
+ | Trigger warnings are only used on SARP for NSFW subforums (where they appear on topics as a extra field the way RP Date and RP Location do) and NSFW thread tags are for sexual content. Trigger warnings are required for posts containing sexual violence or non-consent. | ||
+ | You're welcome to add your own warning into your posts if you like but it's not required for violence (e.g. war and fighting) generally. | ||
+ | ===== Article Notes ===== | ||
+ | This article is (mostly) written by [[members: | ||