Welcome Private James_Charlson!My name's Captain Luckystar, Commander of Training 'round here and I'll be helping you out on your journey. See below for your training instructions:
Phase 1. You may work on both parts now and when complete to an academy trainer's satisfaction you can move onto Phase 2.
Part a) Update your ID line. Your ID line will stay in your signature and appear on every post you make. Its a quick and easy way for everyone to know which squad you are representing when you post.
To access your signature you must update your profile. In Comnet you will see a link under the “Comnet5” image which says “Profile”, click on that and scroll to the bottom to see an area you can enter text, this is your signature.
Your ID line for now should read:
TRN/PVT [callsign]/.SQD/.PLT/1COM/1BAT/1RGT/VEA/VE
While you're here why don't you go and check out the army wiki here: http://www.vastempire.com/wiki/Stormtrooper_Corps
And the roster here: http://members.vastempire.com/roster/
Before you start Part B you should familiarise yourself with the Vast Empire's own continuity as well as our character race guide located: http://www.vastempire.com/wiki/Character_Creation_Guidelines (note this is a work in progress page)
Part b) Biography.
Post a biography here by copying and pasting the below and filling in the required information.
- OOC:
- == Physical Appearance ==
Name:
Homeworld:
Age:
Species:
Native Language:
Gender:
Skin Color:
Height:
Weight:
Hair Color:
Facial Hair:
Eye Color:
Distinguishing Features:
== Background History ==
(Give about 1-2 paragraphs worth of background history for your character. This doesn't have to be long and detailed since this is a new character for you, and you need to still flesh him/her out a bit. If you do want to go into great detail, by all means do so!)
== Character's Personality ==
List/write about your character's personality. What makes him/her the way she is? Anything in particular (pet peeves, etc.) that irk your character? Etc.
Rules for your bio:
You cannot mention Jedi/the Force/anything of the sort. Even as an obscure portion of your back story.
We are currently in 10 ABY (after battle of Yavin), so the Jedi are virtually extinct and live only in rumors especially in our neck of the woods, Thrawn is a threat to everyone not in his army, and the Emperor only died (as in ROTJ) five years ago. (The Jedi are beginning to appear in the galaxy as a whole, but they are mostly rumours)
“My parents/lover/friend were/was killed by rebels so I grabbed a gun and ran off to seek revenge" is a massive cliche. Try and think of something more original. Remember most soldiers are just normal people who walked into the job, not ex-assassins/bounty hunters/jedi killers.
Considering the following questions may help you write your biography (you do not need to answer them directly!):
What reasons brought your character to the army? In the real world many soldiers are just doing what they see as an available “job.” Most people will take the option of peaceful settled careers when the option is available.
What would you call your characters most defining personality trait? If your character had friends and they were asked to describe him/her how would they do so?
What does your character see in their own future? Do they intend to become a career soldier and rise through the ranks, do is this just temporary for them?
Our method of writing here is in third person, so please do the same, thanks. If you have any questions, feel free to ask!
The academy staff will work with you on your bio. You will receive feedback and one of the following grades:
Pass: Great job, your bio was so good that it passed first time with no real errors, well done! Your trainer will comment on what they liked about your bio and make some suggestions about the future prospects of your character in the VE e.g. “I'd see a character with those traits having in character trouble on long deployments, this would be interesting in story as...”
Minor corrections
: You just need to make a few changes for this to be passed. It might be a few typos or it could be a small issue with your character or your trainer may feel you need to add a bit more information. Your trainer will outline the nature of the required changes and comment on what they liked about your bio
Major Corrections: There may be large continuity issues with your character or it could be entirely lacking in satisfactory background information. Your trainer will outline the issues, but will explain what works well in your biography.
Once you have received a pass grade, carry on to phase 2, as described http://net.imperialnetwork.com/topic/149004/
