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====== Character Species ====== | ====== Character Species ====== | ||
- | Most people start with a name, but before you can choose a name you need to know what species or race your character is. Often a species or race will have defined naming conventions that you should conform to, unless you have a really good in character reason for deviating from them. The availability of species or races will depend on what universe your chosen simulation exists in. Most simulations do not allow for cross-fandom species, and some don't allow fan-written species or those found in non-canon sources. Make sure you know the simulation' | + | Most people start with a name, but before you can choose a name you need to know what species or race your character is. Often a species or race will have defined naming conventions that you should conform to, unless you have a really good in character reason for deviating from them. The availability of species or races will depend on what universe your chosen simulation exists in. Most simulations do not allow for cross-fandom species, and some don't allow fan-written species or those found in non-canon sources. Make sure you know the simulation' |
====== Naming Your Character ====== | ====== Naming Your Character ====== | ||
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Where have you been and what did you do there? That's essentially all the character history is, a summary of your character' | Where have you been and what did you do there? That's essentially all the character history is, a summary of your character' | ||
- | The character history portion sometimes also includes a service history for military (or Starfleet) characters. The service history should //not// be filled out in paragraph form. Rather, it is formatted in a list. We've provided a sample for you, taken from Lieutenant Eneas Clio's biography on the [[Katana|Katana]]. | + | The character history portion sometimes also includes a service history for military (or Starfleet) characters. The service history should //not// be filled out in paragraph form. Rather, it is formatted in a list. We've provided a sample for you, taken from Lieutenant Eneas Clio's biography on the [[uss_katana|Katana]]. |
* 2363 - 2367, Starfleet Academy, student | * 2363 - 2367, Starfleet Academy, student | ||
* 2367 - 2368, //USS Archimedes//, | * 2367 - 2368, //USS Archimedes//, |