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Post by Last Order on Aug 6, 2022 13:30:08 GMT
Newbie Guide
YOUR FIRST STEPS So, someone, or something, has convinced you to check out Corinthean Dawn, and now you're wondering what to do next... Well, wonder no longer, because this guide is supposed to answer all your preliminary questions and get you started!
Emperor willing...
As with any site you join, the first step is going to be familiarizing yourself with the rules. They are pretty straight forward, but there are a few extra you won't see in most other places, so here's some links!
» General Rules » Character Rules
With those important bits out of the way, you can safely move on to some more useful information that will help you determine where you want to go next!
The Setting Primer The setting primer, found here, is a very brief, very basic overview of what Corinthean Dawn is about. You get a little introduction to the setting, which is the Corinthean Sector, as well as a detail about what factions are currently present and active in the sector, and in what capacity.
The Faction Summaries This useful document takes the latter half of the setting primer and goes deeper with it. The faction summaries, found here, only covers the active, playable factions within the sector. Unlike the primer, it does receive updates as things change, so if you're joining late, it will cover major developments.
The Locations in the Sector There is no official map of the Corinthe Sector, in fact, it barely even shows up in canon at all! So, this page helps detail some of the major points of interest, primarily within the capital system.
Once you've perused this information, you'll have enough at your disposal to determine whether or not you want to continue on with you next big step, which is creating your first profile!
THE FIRST PROFILE BEFORE YOU CREATE ITIf you've come this far, you're ready to create your first character profile. So, first things first, we'll get the important checklist type things out of the way.
» Face Claims » RP Positions » Organization List » Who's Who » Limited Character Rules
These fives links are going to be useful when determining who and what you want to play, or can play. Every character needs a face claim, so knowing what is taken ahead of time will help you pick your own.
RP Positions will cover what character fills what role in the game, but will also provide access to threads for Limited Characters. The rules page for limited characters goes over what these characters are, the requirements to play one, and the expectations place on those that do.
The Organization List is a good way to find a place you can fit in, or see what types of activity there is on the site. Likewise, it will also give you insight into what openings there may be, or whether or not we're likely to accept some organization you have in mind. We place extreme scrutiny on organizations that overlap and serve the same purpose, and prefer people join each other.
With these things out of the way, you should be able to narrow down your starting character concept. The first character, per our best recommendations, is one that is easily available for many things and isn't too far into a particular niche. Picking something like an arbites enforcer rather than a high ranking lex-mechanic stuck somewhere deep in the tech-vaults of Corinthe is probably a good bet.
Once you have the concept locked down, you get to create the profile and handle the hardest part: picking a name!
Each character gets its own profile, and each should have a name that is associated with it. Ksenia Vail, Fabricator General of Corinthe, is under Ksenia Vail, but could have easily been under just Ksenia, or even Vail. It is up to your discretion. ONCE YOU'VE CREATED ITYou've managed to pick a name and created your profile — a huge accomplishment!
By this point you should have a pretty good idea of what your character is going to be about, so we have two things to do: set up the character profile, and fill out some forum profile info.
Setting up the Forum Profile The forum profile is pretty easy, so we'll start there. Your profile is accessed through the profile button on the side bar. You'll be able to click the edit profile button on the page it opens (which should show your unfilled profile!)
When you start editing, it takes you to the Avatar page first. You will need to have an avatar associated with the character, and it should be your face claim. It is a 100x100 pixel sized image, but it will rescale and gently force some other sizes to fit. It is best to make it that size, first.
While it is square in the settings page and on the profile page, the avatar will be in a porthole on the forum, so keep that in mind!
After you set your avatar, switch to the Personal tab. There's some things here you can use, will use, and some you can't use at all.
Things you can't use:
- Location
- Website Name
- Website URL
These three things do nothing. Everything else serves a purpose!
What they do:
- Most Recent Status is actually best used as a character quote. It shows up top and center of your profile page.
- Signature, obviously, shows up at the bottom of your posts. It supports limited character count and does use BBCode.
- Personal Notes only shows up for you, but cant be used for notes if you want.
- Hover Image is where you put a "full" image for your face claim. The image is at 200x300 pixels and appears beside all posts you make and on your profile!
- Application is where you put your character's profile link. It will show up as a clickable icon on your mini-profile.
- Organization, like application, shows up as an icon, but only on your mini-profile. Use it to link to the organization your character is a member of, if any.
- OOC Profile is used by those who have an OOC profile for GMing threads that their character is not part of. An OOC profile is an optional feature, but if you have one, put the link to that profile here.
- Plotter & Tracker are used to keep track of things regarding your character and their development. They show up as links on your profile and icons in your mini-profile.
- Alias, Gender, & Occupation are three things that show up in the hover section of your mini-profile. Occupation should be your character's role within their faction, such as Inquisitor, Guardsman, Loota, etc.
- Posting Speed is where you indicate to others how often you post. It can be something like several times a day, daily, several times per week, etc.
- RP Preferences is where you give prospective RP partners an idea of what you are interested in. It should be macro thread types, such as action, drama, intrigue, or even any. I suggest you pick up to three things, as there is a 28-character "limit".
- Thread Types is for the type of threads you prefer, such as One-on-One, Groups, or Any.
- Played By is where you put your Discord ID. It lets people know who plays the character at a glance.
Most of the other profile tabs do not work, but one might be really handy. The Settings tab has the Default BBCode Option which allows you to preset a posting template if you use one.
Starting Your Character Profile With that other boring stuff out of the way, it is time to create your character's profile, or application. Head on over to the Character Registry, grab one of the templates from here, and then copy and paste it into a thread in the registry.
The Character Template section has a guide for what information goes where and what the basic expectations are. You are free to add new fields if you feel like it, or even add new headers, sub-headers, or other things of that nature, but are required to keep the requested fields mostly intact, and the template theme consistent with all others.
It may take a bit of time to get through everything, and some characters might require more information in certain fields than others. Some may not have any at all, such as vehicles. Most characters probably won't have any, so you can remove that section if you want, or leave it blank.
While working on your profile, you can ask any questions you have on Discord. There are multiple ways to get questions answered, and there may be quite a few people with the answer you seek, so don't hesitate!
Over the course of filling out the profile, you may be adding references to canon content, particularly regarding things like equipment. Canon equipment won't necessarily have a profile on the forum, so link that item to a page on one of the major WH40K forums so we can double check things as needed. Items with profiles on the forum will be linked to their respective threads.
Note: Items with extremely obscure sources or that have little information aside from a name might require a profile on the forum.
When you've completed your profile, you will need to post it in Notify Staff. In fact, any time you need staff's attention regarding something on the forum you will need to post in Notify Staff. Failure to do so will result in a lack of attention! Do not forget!
That being said, you may have to create other profiles alongside the character. This could be organizations, equipment, or even psyker powers. Keep in mind that adding more stuff will extend the amount of time it takes us to review your first character.
Once you have posted in Notify Staff, you will get to sit back, relax (if you can), and wait patiently for your review. Priority is given to the first character of each new player, but depending on current staff workload and number of active staff, it may still take a bit of time.
Do not bother staff about it, do not repost, try to bump, or make multiple notify staff posts about it. Doing so may have consequences.
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