Quick Start Guide

1. Read through the website and the Rules. Make sure this is the game for you.

2. Join the communities under your regular OOC journal. If you don't have one, or don't want people to know who you are, you may join under a character's journal. But what fun is that? There is no player audition - you want to join? Great! You're now an Agent - welcome to Shooting Stars.

3. Create your Actors! See the Actor Creation guide for how to make an Actor. You may have anywhere from 1 to 3 Actors to start. If you'd prefer, you may adopt an Actor from the ALT talent pool. Only one Actor from ALT per Agent, though - they get pissy if you steal too much of their talent.

4. Have your Actor audition in The Casting Office. See How To Audition for details. Remember this is the character (Actor) auditioning, not the player (Agent) - so answer the audition questions as your Actor.

5. The Director will reply to the Actor, and may ask them additional questions. The Director will make a decision...

6. If your Actor is accepted into the 4-D Studios Roster, congratulations! They can now hang out with the other Actors in The Actor's Lounge, and will be eligible for the better roles in Shows.

7. If your Actor bombs the audition, or doesn't do quite-as-well as expected... they will be an Extra and cannot participate in the Actor's Lounge until they level up. Don't worry, a few good performances in Shows and they'll be a full-fledged Actor in no time! You can also push another one of your Actors into auditioning - maybe they'll do better!

8. Have your Actor(s) participate in shows and they will earn Points which translate into Renown and Star Power. See Points, Renown, and Star Power for what these do for you!

9. The more Star Power your Actors have, the more respected you are as an Agent. You can earn Agent Perks, like the ability to manage more Actors. Woo!

10. Above all, have fun! And remember, while Actors are prone to drama, Agents should be level headed. If you have a problem with the game mechanics, other Agents, or The Director and his staff - please just let us know and we'll work things out.