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| For those of you who are new to this style of parlour LARP (taken from the OURPGsoc Society Games), this page is here to serve as a primer to the Wikis and how we are using them for the game. | For those of you who are new to this style of parlour LARP (taken from the OURPGsoc Society Games), this page is here to serve as a primer to the Wikis and how we are using them for the game. | ||
| - | As always, if you have any questions regarding any of this, don't hesitate to email the [[gm:gms|GMs]]. | + | As always, if you have any questions regarding any of this, don't hesitate to email the [[gms|GMs]]. |
| ==== The Wiki ==== | ==== The Wiki ==== | ||
| - | The wiki is used primarily to keep all the information you need to know about the game's setting in one place (the information at game start, anyway: as the game progresses the information may become out of date and you will need to find in-game sources to keep up). Also, the wiki is used for players to submit their turnsheets, which is how we facilitate actions between sessions (see the page on turnsheeting [[gm:downtime|here]]). | + | The wiki is used primarily to keep all the information you need to know about the game's setting in one place (the information at game start, anyway: as the game progresses the information may become out of date and you will need to find in-game sources to keep up). Also, the wiki is used for players to submit their turnsheets, which is how we facilitate actions between sessions (see the page on turnsheeting [[downtime|here]]). |
| You won't be able to edit most of the pages on the wiki - the GMs keep on top of that - but you will be able to edit the turnsheets and other pages in your user space, as well as the playground, which is an OC page for game-related stuff. To get to your user page, you can use the buttons up at the top right of any page (when logged in) to reach it. | You won't be able to edit most of the pages on the wiki - the GMs keep on top of that - but you will be able to edit the turnsheets and other pages in your user space, as well as the playground, which is an OC page for game-related stuff. To get to your user page, you can use the buttons up at the top right of any page (when logged in) to reach it. | ||
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| ==== User Accounts/ | ==== User Accounts/ | ||
| - | Once you have come up with a character concept and gone through the [[gm:character_creation|Character Creation]] process, you need to email the [[gm:gms|GM Team]], who will make sure that everything is alright with your character before setting up a wiki account for you. This will be under the name of your character, and will provide you access to a user page with turnsheets and up to date information about all of the mechanical details of your character. | + | Once you have come up with a character concept and gone through the [[character_creation|Character Creation]] process, you need to email the [[gms|GM Team]], who will make sure that everything is alright with your character before setting up a wiki account for you. This will be under the name of your character, and will provide you access to a user page with turnsheets and up to date information about all of the mechanical details of your character. |
| - | This page is private, so only you can see it - you cannot see the user pages of any other players. You can, however, see their public bios in the [[gm:pcs|Player Characters]] [link to Player Characters] page, and will be required to create one of these for your own character. | + | This page is private, so only you can see it - you cannot see the user pages of any other players. You can, however, see their public bios in the [[pcs|Player Characters]] [link to Player Characters] page, and will be required to create one of these for your own character. |
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| On your user page should be a series of red links, named ' | On your user page should be a series of red links, named ' | ||
| - | The turnsheet will have a template prepared to show you the basic layout. You don't need to stick to this 100%, but it is much easier on the GMs if you keep a similar format so we can easily see what you're trying to do in that turn. Once you have written everything up, click the ' | + | The turnsheet will have a template prepared to show you the basic layout. You don't need to stick to this 100%, but it is much easier on the GMs if you keep a similar format so we can easily see what you're trying to do in that turn. Once you have written everything up, click the ' |
| ==== Emails ==== | ==== Emails ==== | ||