New Starfighter School
Starfighter School
Welcome to Starfighter School (SS), the most important phase of Basic Training (BT) for pilots-in-training.
This Intermediate Academy course is designed to help new recruits both IC (as TIE-pilots and new members of the Imperial Navy), and OOC (as writers and new members of this club). Over the course of their studies, recruits will learn the basics of aero-space combat and the TIE-series of starfighters, as well as how to develop their character in basic story posts, and how to belong to an active squadron in the VE. Now you may have already been placed in an active squadron, but there is still much work to be done. Upon completion of Starfighter School, active crewman will receive promotion to the rank of Senior Crewman, and with that, the capability to begin to take leadership positions in the Vast Empire Navy with promotion to Petty Officer 2nd Class.
This course has several phases, called Chapters, each of which tries to improve the pilot one step closer toward taking an active role in the day to day running of the squadron, and being able to improve both their writing capability and their knowledge of the ins and outs of being a TIE Fighter pilot. While we don't have a set time limit in which you need to complete Starfighter School. We definitely recommend that you complete the course in a timely manner, but there is no rush. As with all things, you get out of it what you put into it.
PLEASE NOTE: Should you 'go AWOL,' by disappearing or otherwise neglecting your training/duties without first notifying your direct reporting officer, you will eventually be placed as Missing in Training until you complete your Starfighter School.
So, without any further ado, here are the Chapters of Starfighter School:
Contents
Chapter I: The Character
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Stories aren't stories without a plot, and plots are driven by characters - which is where you come in. The Vast Empire is a literary rpg - we each role-play as a primary player-character (PC, for short), by writing stories in collaboration with other members, mostly from the point of view of our PC. Now, as a member of the VEN who's chosen Starfighter School, your PC will begin his/her career as a TIE pilot by default. But he/she wasn't born in a flight suit: his or her background, personality, look and style, and other defining characteristics are totally up to you to define. Creating an interesting character will make for interesting stories, so let's get creative!
Chapter II: The Pilot
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As we've said, the Vast Empire is a text-based role-playing environment. Since your PC is a pilot in the Navy, this means you will be doing a lot of 'role-playing' from a starfighter cockpit. In this chapter you will learn some basic information about the vehicles and equipment used regularly by the Vast Empire's Navy, and some conventions that make for a good story post. The goal of this course, and especially of this Chapter, is to supply you with enough basic information to ensure you can write a basic post, and enough detail to allow you to write more elaborate and extensive posts as times goes on. This chapter is focused above all else on making your writing - as a Pilot - believable.
Chapter III: The Squadron
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For the final Chapter of Starfighter School, we're going to broaden your focus. Whereas previous Chapters have concerned you and your character, Chapter III concerns your first active-duty position, as a member of a squadron. Squadrons work together: members work with their fellow members, as writers of collaboratively-told stories (OOC), and as pilot-characters in those same stories (IC). This Chapter is an essential guide for new Naval personnel: it'll tell you what you're expected to do, once you graduate, so that you're an asset to your assigned squadron. Once you have passed this chapter you may move on to the final test.
Flight Report[edit]
The following link is provided for the convenience of Flight Leaders only; new recruits should ignore it.
