Startgame (no ontology)

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The Startgame is the name given to the beginning of a contestant's journey in Mazeworld, where they wake up and find out why they are in the Mazes. In a more meta sense, it is the early-game period during which players are setting up and customizing their starting gear.

On August 16th 2015, a new Startgame has been designed in order to be tested by the players. It has been officially implemented on August 26th 2015.

In-universe

The Startgame is the period during which the Contestant awakens, disoriented and with the impression that their death in their homeworld was a bad dream. The Contestant finds himself/herself inside of a hospital bedroom, naked and without any of their belongings from their previous life. They are woken up via television monitor by a medic, who then proceeds to ask a variety of questions to the Contestant, ranging from superficial questions about their physical appearance, questions about physical aptitude, combat skills, mental and psychological background, and so on, all of which serve to inform the medic about the Contestant's nature and confirm his or her good health.

The Contestant is then tasked to spend points into starting equipment, which the medic then delivers in order to ask a few questions in person, such as "Do you remember how you died?".

Afterwards, and once the Contestant has dressed and geared themselves up, they may ask questions on their own, to which the medic will attempt replying to the best of his abilities. The Contestant will then learn that they are in the town of Arnett, inside of a biotech lab facility, and that the first thing they should try is visiting the town before leaving for the UA.

Meta

Through the questions asked by the medic, the players may determine and create their Contestant from the ground up, starting with basic information such as name, age, gender, species, then with more precise questions about physical appearance, before moving on to the point-spend systems. The first allows allocating points to define primary Statistics. The second then allows allocating points into weapon skills, which will later determine starting weapons. The third and last allows allocating points into equipment (clothing and armor, load-bearing equipment, then weapons depending on the skills selected beforehand).

Once equipment has been selected, the medic will then show up to deliver the chosen gear to the Contestant.

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-The '''Startgame''' is the name given to the beginning of a [[Contestant|contestant]]'s journey in [[Mazeworld]]. The Startgame details the story on how they arrived in Mazeworld, their first talk with the [[Administrator]] via loudspeaker, and the reception of their starting equipment, before heading through the first door and start wandering in the mazes.
+The '''Startgame''' is the name given to the beginning of a [[Contestant|contestant]]'s journey in [[Mazeworld]], where they wake up and find out why they are in the Mazes. In a more meta sense, it is the early-game period during which players are setting up and customizing their starting gear.
-=== The story ===
+On August 16th 2015, a new Startgame has been designed in order to be tested by the players. It has been officially implemented on August 26th 2015.
-''This is narrated to the Contestant - in this case, the occurrences of the word'' <span style="color: red">you</span> ''will refer to the contestant, not you as a player.''
-You are dead. Your life was probably complex and full of events of various kinds, but one thing is sure, you don't remember well what happened. As you watch your body and float upwards, you believe you will make it to the Other world. However, instead of going ahead to the next part of your afterlife, your [[soul interception|soul was intercepted]]…
+== In-universe ==
-After what seemed like a long dream, you wake up, in a new body similar from the one you had before you died - you seem to be feeling perfectly fine: no wounds, no illnesses, this new body feels spotless and perfect. Except that where you are isn't Hell, nor Heaven, and this isn't even a new life. You feel that you simply woke up from a bad dream. In short… You feel the same as ever.<br />
+The Startgame is the period during which the Contestant awakens, disoriented and with the impression that their death in their homeworld was a bad dream. The Contestant finds himself/herself inside of a hospital bedroom, naked and without any of their belongings from their previous life. They are woken up via television monitor by a medic, who then proceeds to ask a variety of questions to the Contestant, ranging from superficial questions about their physical appearance, questions about physical aptitude, combat skills, mental and psychological background, and so on, all of which serve to inform the medic about the Contestant's nature and confirm his or her good health.
-You stand up and notice that you are as naked as in the first day. Looking around you, you notice you're in a square room, with bland, gray walls made of what looks like concrete. No windows, and some kind of door ahead of you. Above you, white, fluorescent light. And hanging from the ceiling, in the corner, some sort of loudspeaker.
-The loudspeaker starts coughing noise, apparently just being turned on. A male voice starts speaking out of it. &quot;Aha! Our newcomer just woke up. Perfect, perfect.&quot;<br />
+The Contestant is then tasked to spend points into starting equipment, which the medic then delivers in order to ask a few questions in person, such as "Do you remember how you died?".
-You wonder who that is and what you're doing here.
-&quot;Hello, new [[Contestant|contestant]]. Welcome to this place, which we call [[Mazeworld]]! You must be wondering why you are here, right? Well, I will explain. Your soul was judged worthy enough to be saved from your past life, and we are essentially giving you a chance for reincarnation. However, this is not going to be simple. Your objective is to find a way out of the mazes, preferably in a good enough shape as the body you now have, must be taken care of. For you will leave Mazeworld in this body, dead or alive.
+Afterwards, and once the Contestant has dressed and geared themselves up, they may ask questions on their own, to which the medic will attempt replying to the best of his abilities. The Contestant will then learn that they are in the town of [[Towns|Arnett]], inside of a biotech lab facility, and that the first thing they should try is visiting the town before leaving for the UA.
-The voice continues, while you take the time to sink in what he says. &quot;Oh, sorry, I've forgotten to introduce myself! I am [[Hebizuka Jinkou]], the Administrator, or Admin if you wish. My role is to monitor people like you throughout their journey in the Mazes. To be able to leave this realm, you must retrieve four divine artifacts, the [[Cardinal Amulet|Cardinal Amulets]]. They are scattered in the Mazes and can only be obtained through skill, patience, endurance, luck. No matter how long it takes to find them, you must continue until you find all four.<br />
+== Meta ==
-Once again don't forget this body you have now, will be the one you end up with at the end of this journey, dead or alive."
-"But before I throw you in the Mazes, you will have to answer to our patented Contestant Personality Test. At the end of those questions, you will receive your starting equipment and insight on yourself and your personality."
+Through the questions asked by the medic, the players may determine and create their Contestant from the ground up, starting with basic information such as name, age, gender, species, then with more precise questions about physical appearance, before moving on to the point-spend systems. The first allows allocating points to define primary [[Statistics]]. The second then allows allocating points into weapon skills, which will later determine starting weapons. The third and last allows allocating points into equipment ([[clothing and armor]], [[load-bearing equipment]], then [[Weapon|weapons]] depending on the skills selected beforehand).
-=== The questions ===
+Once equipment has been selected, the medic will then show up to deliver the chosen gear to the Contestant.
-On August 16th 2015, a new Startgame has been designed in order to be tested by the players. Once officially implemented, it will supercede the old one.
-=== Aftermath ===
-Once the contestant has finished the questions, he/she will receive free [[load-bearing gear]] (a Default Belt, and a Field Pack), plus all of the items corresponding to the answers chosen. Once this is done, the contestant is invited to pass one of the doors and enter the first [[Room|room]] of his/her journey in MazeWorld. Passing the first door is the official point at which the Startgame ends.
 == See also ==
 *[[Room]]
 *[[Missions]]
+*[[Towns]]
 *[[Endgame]]
 *[[Mazeworld]]