Here you'll hopefully find the answers to most of the questions you may have. If not please feel free to post a new thread in the Q and A section.
The FAQ'sTop Ten on Getting Started1. What the H E double hockey sticks is this place!?Well, I'm glad you asked, and thanks for the hockey reference. This is the message and information center for a chat based roleplaying game called Star Trek: Archangel. Here you will find most everything to get you started and keep you in the loop. It is also a place to kick back and hang out with the players, leave a message, find out about special events etc etc. Basically it does what most boards do.
2. Whoa, that's pretty cool!!I know right!! but this isn't a question..
3. So is this like TNG, DS9 or [ Insert your favorite Trek installment here] ?Though this room is based within the star trek genre and makes use of particulars of it's timeline it is in a sense it's own NEW installment of the trek realm. Set on a sovereign class-explorer named the USS Archangel and with a still fresh after taste of war with the romulans our trepidatious crew once again finds themselves readjusting to the "normalicy" of exploration and the ever present underlying edge of diplomacy. There is mystery abound, action, knee jerk personal drama's!!! All the most mind capturing, enthralling aspects of RP!!!! Excited as I am?? GOOD!
4. Great, thanks...but..what is this roleplaying thing you speak of?Well, to quote the lovely folks at roleplay.org
Role Play, simply defined, is acting. Acting, as a character that you either create or pick from a spectrum of pre-created characters. In some settings you determine vital characteristics of your character, in others, it is predetermined. You set your mind into this character, and play it out by improvising the characters' moves.
For more information please take a few moments to browse
http://www.roleplay.org/articles/rpg-intro/If you have any further questions after reading this feel free to ask.
5. I've looked it over and I'm interested in checking this place out..where do I begin.I would suggest skimming over the board and thenpopping into the room when there is rp in session. Take a gander as to what goes on, people's roleplaying styles, characters, rps in the works and then see if you are still interested in taking part.
6. I am in absolutely AWE!! I mean it..there are no words..where do I sign up?I know..we get that a lot. Basically the process is easy. Familiarize yourself with the board, rules and what is currently going on in the room. Then it's up to you to decide what kind of character you want to play. Male or Female. Age. Species.
Simply fill out the Character Template :
http://forums.roleplayoasis.com/Archangel/index.php?topic=15.msg16#msg16and submit it under the Character Submission section here :
http://forums.roleplayoasis.com/Archangel/index.php?board=8.0*please note, at this time we do not accept non trek species. As well there are some limitation to those playable and those believable as starfleet officers.
7. Done and Done. Now what?Now you just wait for one of our lovely admin to approve or amend your sheet and assign you rank and placement. In the meantime you will need some coding and if you like, an Av.
8. How long does it usually take for a sheet to be approved?It varies depending on the sheet itself, if any changes need to be made and the availability of an admin member.
9. How do I do coding, what is an AV and how do I go about getting these?Codes are basically the html that you use to identify yourself in the roleplay room. They generally consist of your rank, name, ship and the name of the room and chat site. However they can also include ghost tags, Avatars, rank bars, quote or song lyrics. Really it's up to you. Here is a standard set, feel free to use them as a template or personalize them.
<center><img src=insert av url here align=left></img><br><br><font color=515650 font face=verdana size=3>Rank And Name</font><br><font color=F6F0E4 font face=verdana size=2><i> U.S.S. Archangel NCC-73901 </i></font><br><img src="rank bar url"></img><br><font color=876437 font face=verdana size=1>callsign or other nickname </font><br><font color=876437 font face=verdana size=2>| Department assignment..aka medical, security, whatever officer..etc|</font><br><font color=D3D3D3 font face=verdana size=1><i>"quote, lyrics, or flight wing motto"</i></font><br><font color=696969 font face=verdana size=1>Star Trek : Archangel - RPO</font><br><br><font color=876437 font face=verdana size=2>
Now as to the Av part. Avatars as a picture representation of your character which you have probably seen are standard in most roleplaying rooms. If you would like to include one in your coding you can either make your own or request one from someone else. To request you have several options.
Ask around in general or visit a design board.
(addition) the rank pips... there is a set of
rank pips further down the FAQ feel free to use these for your codes.
10. I have all of the above and have been approved. What's happens now.Now you dawn your new character and enter the room. Usually new characters find it easiest to transfer onto the ship. So your first roleplay tends to be your character arriving or being picked up from somewhere depending on what is in play at the moment. Again depending on the story you can also be a survivor of something, or rescued etc etc. Check with one of the Admin for further information on this. Also feel free to play as if you are already an existing memeber of the crew. Any further questions on this feel free to ask.
Welcome Aboard!