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== Hello Cadet Diaz and welcome to Federation Space RPG or Fed Space as many here refer to it. This is a great game and community and I’m excited to have you joining us. I’ll be your Academy Instructor, helping you get ready for your time on ship. If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to ask me here or email me.
Before we move onto the first lesson, I want to make sure you know about the great resource our wiki provides. It has a lot of information, including what your department’s duties will be. Be sure to take some time to review.
While you’re checking out our wiki, don’t forget the Academy section. It has a lot of resources for you such as the New Cadet FAQ. We will be using the wiki later in our lessons, so it’s helpful for you to start navigating it now.
With that out of the way, let’s get started with Lesson one: Writing Format
Third Person, Past Tense:
Fed Space has players all over the world so we use a standardized set of formatting rules. By using one style, it makes it easier for everyone to follow and understand each other’s posts.
The first thing to know is that our posts are written in third person, past tense. An example of this style would be: Maddie was so excited to see her son graduate, she nearly fell off her seat. NOT: I fell off my seat because I was so excited to see my son graduate.
We also use double spacing between paragraphs and character’s spoken lines. This means when you write a spoken line with quotation marks “ ”, leave a space after. This makes it easier for players to follow. A good rule to follow is ‘When in doubt, double space!’
Your Character’s Internal Thoughts
To show your character’s own thoughts, we use italics. When writing your character’s thoughts, it’s acceptable to write in first person. An example of showing my character’s thoughts: I can’t wait for another cup of chai. Maybe I should make it a dirty chai next time.
Showing Emphasis
To make something really stand out in your post, such as if your character was shouting, we use bold text. An example of showing emphasis could be: Maddie loved a good cup of chai, especially with a bit of vanilla.
Telepathic Communication
In general, it is rare a character has the ability to communicate telepathically and because of this, it is closely monitored by our Senior and Commanding Officers to make sure it isn’t abused. With that said, there are a few telepathic races on Fed Space and on occasion telepaths will speak to each other through this unique skill. An example of telepathic communication is shown like this: ~ Hello, I am speaking directly into your mind. ~
If your character is not telepathic then, in general, you won’t need to worry about this technique, but I want you to be aware it exists in case you see crewmembers on your ship or others using it.
Using Communication Badges or Comm Badges
Characters can often receive verbal communications through a communication device, such as a comm badge, from another crew member or the computer. When receiving a message, you should drop the quotations “ ” and instead use brackets [ ].
For example, if I received a message from another officer, it would look something like this: [Commander Jasal to Captain Allen. We are out of chai.]
If you are the one speaking to somebody through a comm device, you would still use the quotations “ ”.
Out Of Character posting or OOC:
OOC posting is what I’m doing now. OOC text is surrounded by == ==. Use OOC when you want to talk to another player and not write it as part of the storyline. You won’t need to do this in general discussion areas such as your ship’s OOC sections like Crew Announcements as well as in Hailing Frequencies.
Proofing Posts:
When writing a post, it’s important to take time to run your posts through the spell check many writing software offers. Spell check won’t find all grammar and spelling errors, but will find many and help correct errors found. Rereading your post can help catch errors. We don’t need anyone to be a speller or grammar whiz, but taking the time to do this extra step will make it easier for everyone to understand what’s written.
A good way to get the feel of these formatting rules and to get a feel of the site in general is to browse the different ship forums. Take some time to look at the different ships. Take time to notice how our players use the elements listed above.
With all that said, let’s get to some posting! Your first assignment is to respond to my post below using the above formatting elements. If you have any questions, ask. Good luck and have fun!
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The holodeck shimmered to life as Maddie stepped inside. Sipping liquid from her cup, she tapped a few things on her console, wanting to review the cadet’s file she was to evaluate one last time. Maddie glanced toward the entrance just as Cadet Diaz arrived. She offered a welcoming smile.
“Cadet Diaz, welcome to your final exam. I’m excited to be evaluating you.” She paused to look at the cadet with curiosity. “Before we begin, I would like to know what drew you to tactical... Tell me your story.”
== Tag Cadet Diaz
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Before we move onto the first lesson, I want to make sure you know about the great resource our wiki provides. It has a lot of information, including what your department’s duties will be. Be sure to take some time to review.
While you’re checking out our wiki, don’t forget the Academy section. It has a lot of resources for you such as the New Cadet FAQ. We will be using the wiki later in our lessons, so it’s helpful for you to start navigating it now.
With that out of the way, let’s get started with Lesson one: Writing Format
Third Person, Past Tense:
Fed Space has players all over the world so we use a standardized set of formatting rules. By using one style, it makes it easier for everyone to follow and understand each other’s posts.
The first thing to know is that our posts are written in third person, past tense. An example of this style would be: Maddie was so excited to see her son graduate, she nearly fell off her seat. NOT: I fell off my seat because I was so excited to see my son graduate.
We also use double spacing between paragraphs and character’s spoken lines. This means when you write a spoken line with quotation marks “ ”, leave a space after. This makes it easier for players to follow. A good rule to follow is ‘When in doubt, double space!’
Your Character’s Internal Thoughts
To show your character’s own thoughts, we use italics. When writing your character’s thoughts, it’s acceptable to write in first person. An example of showing my character’s thoughts: I can’t wait for another cup of chai. Maybe I should make it a dirty chai next time.
Showing Emphasis
To make something really stand out in your post, such as if your character was shouting, we use bold text. An example of showing emphasis could be: Maddie loved a good cup of chai, especially with a bit of vanilla.
Telepathic Communication
In general, it is rare a character has the ability to communicate telepathically and because of this, it is closely monitored by our Senior and Commanding Officers to make sure it isn’t abused. With that said, there are a few telepathic races on Fed Space and on occasion telepaths will speak to each other through this unique skill. An example of telepathic communication is shown like this: ~ Hello, I am speaking directly into your mind. ~
If your character is not telepathic then, in general, you won’t need to worry about this technique, but I want you to be aware it exists in case you see crewmembers on your ship or others using it.
Using Communication Badges or Comm Badges
Characters can often receive verbal communications through a communication device, such as a comm badge, from another crew member or the computer. When receiving a message, you should drop the quotations “ ” and instead use brackets [ ].
For example, if I received a message from another officer, it would look something like this: [Commander Jasal to Captain Allen. We are out of chai.]
If you are the one speaking to somebody through a comm device, you would still use the quotations “ ”.
Out Of Character posting or OOC:
OOC posting is what I’m doing now. OOC text is surrounded by == ==. Use OOC when you want to talk to another player and not write it as part of the storyline. You won’t need to do this in general discussion areas such as your ship’s OOC sections like Crew Announcements as well as in Hailing Frequencies.
Proofing Posts:
When writing a post, it’s important to take time to run your posts through the spell check many writing software offers. Spell check won’t find all grammar and spelling errors, but will find many and help correct errors found. Rereading your post can help catch errors. We don’t need anyone to be a speller or grammar whiz, but taking the time to do this extra step will make it easier for everyone to understand what’s written.
A good way to get the feel of these formatting rules and to get a feel of the site in general is to browse the different ship forums. Take some time to look at the different ships. Take time to notice how our players use the elements listed above.
With all that said, let’s get to some posting! Your first assignment is to respond to my post below using the above formatting elements. If you have any questions, ask. Good luck and have fun!
== The holodeck shimmered to life as Maddie stepped inside. Sipping liquid from her cup, she tapped a few things on her console, wanting to review the cadet’s file she was to evaluate one last time. Maddie glanced toward the entrance just as Cadet Diaz arrived. She offered a welcoming smile.
“Cadet Diaz, welcome to your final exam. I’m excited to be evaluating you.” She paused to look at the cadet with curiosity. “Before we begin, I would like to know what drew you to tactical... Tell me your story.”
== Tag Cadet Diaz
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