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-====== The Star Army® Wiki ====== +====== Star Army Wiki ====== 
-This wiki is the Star Army® community's encyclopediaindex, and concordance for our ever-growing shared fictional universe and our guidebook for participating in and contributing to the RPGIt has grown to over 10,300 pages and 7,800 media files. Imagine how many printed RPG sourcebooks that would fill!+Welcome to Star Army! Star Army® is a creative community of role-playerswriters, and sci-fi fans that have been world-building our own unique setting since 2002. This wiki is our encyclopedia of the universe we've made over the years. It provides a common source of truth and [[guide:canon|canon]] for the various games set in the shared fictional universe. It's also the guidebook for participating in and contributing to the Star Army Roleplay (SARP).
  
-Help us keep the wiki updated. As events occur and characters appear in your Star Army RP, please add information about them so that we can keep the universe internally consistent. Your creations can help inspire others. 
  
-===== Table of Contents ===== +{{stararmy:starship_classes:sharie:sharie_orbit.jpg?650x300|image of a Star Army space battleship orbiting a planet}}
-{{ nepleslia:uniforms:nsmc_armored_uniform.png|Marine with CQBS-A2}} +
  
-The following links provide an overview of the Star Army® Roleplaying Game.+The Star Army universe continues to grow and there's always a need for inspirational content that fuels stories and adventures. You can use this wiki to plan your RP, for keeping track of events and details, and to share the historical record of what happened. Currently wiki contains {{NUMBEROFPAGES}} articles and {{NUMBEROFMEDIAS}} media files (mostly images)Imagine how many printed RPG sourcebooks that would fill!
  
-==== Introduction ==== +**If you're new to Star Army, see the [[guide:new_players|]].**
-    - **[[guide:new players]]** - "Must know" information for new players +
-    - [[guide:irc|Internet Relay Chat]] - Instructions on connecting to Star Army's IRC channel+
  
-==== Characters ==== +===== Navigation ===== 
-  - [[guide:characters]] - general guide for characters +There are three major ways to find content in the Star Army wikiThe Sidebar, Search, and Site Map. 
-  - [[guide:creating a character]] - Advanced character creation and species-specific guides +
-  - [[character:directory]] - lists of Star Army characters +
-  - [[guide:adoption|Adopting Old Characters]] - how to adopt an abandoned character as your own+
  
-==== Roleplaying ====+==== Sidebar ==== 
 +You can find a list of major topics in the [[:sidebar|sidebar]]. On desktops and laptops the sidebar is located on the left side of this page. On narrow screens such as phones, the sidebar is minimized and located in a drop-down menu near the top of each page. Some namespaces will have custom sidebars.
  
-  - [[guide:roleplaying]] - Instructional guide to roleplaying on Star Army +==== Search ==== 
-  - [[guide:military roleplaying|On Military Roleplaying]] - Thoughts on military RP +You can also search for articles using the search box. For search syntax see [[doku>search]]Star Army'wiki can be added to your browser's search providers by clicking the magnifying glass icon in your search box.
-  - [[guide:rules|Rules]] - Rules for roleplay on Star Army +
-  - [[:Player Rights]] - Your rights as a player +
-  - [[:List of Active Plots]] - Star Army'current roleplaying campaigns +
-  - [[user:directory|Member Directory]] - list of members +
-  - [[guide:Leadership|Game Master and Leadership Roles]] - Hub page for GMs, FMs+
  
-==== The Setting ====+==== Site Map ==== 
 +There is also a [[https://stararmy.com/wiki/doku.php?id=start&do=index|site map]] linked near the search box. On mobile, it is found in the drop-down menu. Star Army wiki pages are organized by type into namespaces, which are essentially folders. For example, there is a //timeline:// namespace for years and events.
  
-    - [[calendar:Timeline]] - The Star Army universe's history by year. +===== Adding Content ===== 
-      - [[calendar:ye_36]] - The current year. +In general, everything that happens in the Star Army RP becomes [[guide:canon|canon]], so please add information about any events that occur and characters who appear in the roleplay, so that we can keep the universe internally consistentCreative contributions are also encouraged; you can expand the edges and fill in the gaps of the setting. Also feel free to fix any typos you find and update outdated pagesBe bold!
-    - //Factions and Organizations// +
-      - [[guide:factions|Factions]] +
-        - [[:Yamatai Star Empire]] - Star Army's anime-inspired main faction. +
-          - [[:Star Army of Yamatai]] - YSE's military. The site's namesake. +
-          - [[elysia:elysian_celestial_empire]] - YSE's Elysian suzerainty. +
-          - <del>[[:united_outer_colonies]]</del> - Failed rebellion +
-        - [[nepleslia:democratic imperium of nepleslia]] - the big human/cyborg faction +
-          - [[nepleslia:navy|Nepleslian Navy]] - DION's space fleet +
-          - [[nepleslia:nsmc|Nepleslian Space Marine Corps]] - DION's space marines +
-        - [[mishhuvurthyar:NMX]] - Evil tentacle aliens +
-        - [[Abwehran Star Empire:Abwehran Star Empire]] - Four armed heavyworlders +
-        - [[:iromakuanhe astral commonwealth]] - Horned humanoids. +
-        - [[gartagens:government]] - Alien dudes +
-        - [[:lorath|Lorath Matriarchy ]] - Winged humanoids +
-        - [[Origin:Origin_Industries]] - A megacorporation +
-        - [[:freespacers:freespacers]] - Networked space hippies +
-        - [[:kingdom_of_neshaten]] - Fox dudes +
-          - [[neshaten:shukara_volunteer_navy]] +
-        - [[:hidden_sun_clan]] - Feline alien scavengers from the South +
-        - [[sesestran_colonial_union:sesestran_colonial_union]] - Humans and UOC remnants +
-      - [[List of Notable Organizations]] +
-      - [[List of Known Species]] +
-      - [[guide:languages]] +
-    -  //Geography// +
-      - [[:space_map|Star Map]] +
-      - [[List of Star Systems]] +
-        - [[nepleslia:territory]] +
-        - [[yamatai:territory]] +
-      - [[List of Nebulae]] +
-      - [[:phenomenon]] +
-      - [[guide:places:starbases]] +
-      - [[:monuments]] +
-    - [[guide:Contributing to the Setting]] - How to add to the Star Army universe.+
  
-{{  character:uso.png}}  +You need to be logged in to edit pagesThis wiki and the [[https://stararmy.com/roleplay-forum/index.php|forum]] have separate login systems.
-==== Items & Equipment ==== +
-    - [[:food]] - Things your character can eat. +
-    [[:water]] - Dihydrogen monoxide and you. +
-    - [[Military Equipment]] - Star Army's incredible selection of gear. +
-    - [[List of Starship Classes]] +
-    - [[List of Starship Systems]]  +
-    - [[List of Small Aerospace Craft]] (Shuttles, Fighters, Bombers) +
-    - [[List of Ground Vehicles]] - Cars, trucks, and tanks to drive +
-    - [[List of Mecha and Power Armors]] +
-    - [[guide:custom_apparel]] - Make your own epic clothing. +
-    - [[List of General Melee Weapons|List of General Melee Weapons]] +
-    - [[List of Documents and Manuals]] +
-    - [[List of Firearms and Combat Gear]] - GunsLots of guns. +
-    - [[List of Medicines and Medical Supplies]] - Drugs and things to help you heal. +
-    - [[List of Miscellaneous Products]] - Neat stuff to buy. +
-    - [[:list of drinks]] - Neat stuff to drink. +
-    - [[List of Notable Starships]] - Ships by name+
  
-==== Miscellaneous Articles ==== +==== Documentation ==== 
-    - [[guide:Aerospace communication protocols]] +Page tools are located **floating on the right side of the page**. The pencil icon is used to edit pages. On narrow screens (phones) the tools are in the "tools" dropdown menu.
-    - [[guide:Firearms Terminology]] +
-    - [[guide:starship combat]] +
-    - [[guide:space-combat-by-derran]] +
-    - [[guide:armor combat:index]] +
-    - [[guide:theories on planetary invasion]] +
-    - [[guide:military assault of a planet]] +
-    - [[guide:computing_systems_and_the_lack_of_invulnerability]]+
  
-==== Podcasts ==== +  - [[wiki:dokuwiki]] - About this wiki software 
-  - [[:SARPcast]] +    - [[wiki:syntax]] - Coding guide for editing wiki pages (See also: [[wiki:cheatsheet]]) 
-  - [[:SARPtalk]]+  - [[wiki:creating_pages]] 
 +    - [[templates|Page Templates]] 
 +    - [[guide:style|Wiki Style Guide]] - What pages should look like 
 +  - [[wiki:namespaces|Wiki Namespaces]] - Where to put your pages 
 +    - [[wiki:moving_pages]] - Changing namespaces or page names 
 +  - [[wiki:struct]] - Structured data plugin used for many lists on Star Army
  
-==== Share Star Army ==== +===== Top Content ===== 
-  [[guide:advertising]] +The most-visited pages on this wiki are
-  - [[calendar:conventions]] + 
-  - [[:patches]] +{{top}} 
-  - [[guide:feeds]] + 
-  - [[http://mycroftproject.com/search-engines.html?name=stararmy.com|Add Star Army's wiki as a search engine]]+===== Random ===== 
 +Or you could just start somewhere random! 
 + 
 +  * <randompage_link>Random Page</randompage_link>
  
-==== Legal ==== 
-  - [[guide:terms_of_service]] - Website TOS. Includes copyright policies. 
-  - [[guide:privacy]] 

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