Method: POST
- Behavior: Adds a new player with "name" and "character" and assigns an id. Also will add a new empire with empty "captured" array
+ Behavior: Adds a new player with "name" and "character" and
+ assigns an id. Also will add a new empire with empty "captured"
+ array.
+
+ Note: If the client supports cookies and has previously set a
+ nickname in the current session via the upper-level /profile API,
+ then the name can be omitted from the data here and the profile
+ nickname will be used instead.
Example data: { "name": "Carl", "character: "Elvis" }