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=== Step 1: Inform yourself ===
=== Step 1: Inform yourself ===
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'''NOTE: IT BEARS REPEATING, BUT THE GAME IS ARGUABLY NOT SAFE FOR WORK (NSFW) - act accordingly and [[Explicit content|read this]]. The wiki is also a giant spoiler, so if you don't want them, don't read more than this page.'''
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The first thing to do, if the game is to your liking and you wish to participate, is to head on over to IRC and [http://webchat.rizon.net/?channels=mazeworld ask questions] about the game. Once you feel ready, it will now be time to think about making a character.
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The first thing to do, if the game is to your liking and you wish to participate, is to head on the [[Guide:Frequently Asked Questions|FAQ]]. If you have more questions, head to IRC and [http://webchat.stormbit.net/?channels=mazeworld ask questions] about the game. Once you feel ready, it will now be time to think about making a character.
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=== Step 2: Creating your [[Contestant|contestant]] ===
=== Step 2: Creating your [[Contestant|contestant]] ===
Creating a character is easy and fast, so long as you respect certain conditions. Due to the nature of the game, your character, the contestant, must comply to certain restrictions.
Creating a character is easy and fast, so long as you respect certain conditions. Due to the nature of the game, your character, the contestant, must comply to certain restrictions.
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==== Basic information ====
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First and foremost, select a [[Four genders|gender]] between male ♂, female ♀, otoko ☿, or futanari ⚥.
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First and foremost, select a gender between male ♂, female ♀, X-male ☿, or X-female ⚥.
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Next, think up of a name! Single-named characters are allowed as much as long form names, as long as they can be referred to with a simple, single informal name or a nickname. (If your character's name was to be Maximillian, it would likely be referred to as Max simply. If it has a nickname, it can be used as the main referral as well.)
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Next, think up of a name! Single-named characters are allowed as much as long form names, as long as they can be referred to with a simple, single informal name or a nickname. (If your character's name was to be something like "Maximillian", it would likely be referred to as "Max" simply. If it has a nickname, it can be used as the main referral as well.)
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'''Human''' characters are preferred. Not-entirely-human species are allowed, so long as they are virtually the same as a human and their assets are cosmetic only. No contestant must have anything more than a regular, healthy human at the beginning. Therefore '''no inherent ability and no magic''' is allowed - the game's point is to find and acquire your strengths.
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Next, the Contestant's species must be chosen. '''Human''' characters are preferred, though it is possible to be a '''halfling''', a term used to refer to beings which are mostly human in physical appearance save for minor animal features. None of the halflings have any advantage over a normal human, out of a concern for fairness.<br/>
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*Nekojin (♂/☿: '''nekomusuko''', ♀/⚥: '''nekomusume'''): People with feline ears and tails, but '''no''' claws or fangs.
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*Inujin (♂/☿: '''inumusuko''', ♀/⚥: '''inumusume'''): People with canine ears and tails, but '''no''' claws or fangs.)
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*Hebijin (♂/☿: '''hebimusuko''', ♀/⚥: '''hebimusume'''): Snake-people, so long as they have legs and arms, and their tail is not too long. Again, no fangs and no inherent poisonous bites.)
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*Alien or nonhuman creatures with light physical differences only. Abnormal skin, eye, and hair colors are tolerated
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*No extra limbs or features such as a third eye, wings, more than one pair of arms or legs, etc.
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*If you have something else in mind that does not enter the descriptions above, please ask questions on IRC and provide as much details as you can.
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===== List of allowed species =====
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After this, a short physical stats sheet is required. Data needed:<br />
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*Human
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Height, weight, age, skin color, hair length, hair color, eye color, and when applicable, breast size.
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**The default and recommended race.
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*Cat-person
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**They have feline ears and one tail (race/color can be chosen), but no claws or paws. Their fangs are slightly more pronounced, and they have feline eyes.
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**Their tail does not count as an extra limb.
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**They have slightly more hair than normal humans, which has the texture of cat fur.
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*Dog-person/Wolf-person
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**They have canine ears and one tail (race/color can be chosen), but no claws or paws. Their fangs are slightly more pronounced.
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**Their tail does not count as an extra limb.
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**They have slightly more hair than normal humans, which has the texture of dog or wolf fur.
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*Fox-person
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**They have short canine ears and one tail (race/color can be chosen). Their fangs are slightly more pronounced.
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**Their tail does not count as an extra limb.
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**They have slightly more hair than normal humans, which has the texture of fox fur.
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*Rabbit-person
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**They have long rabbit ears and one rabbit tail, which is always white. They have slightly more pronounced incisor (front) teeth.
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**Their tail does not count as an extra limb.
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**They have slightly more hair than normal humans, which has the texture of rabbit fur.
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*Mouse-person/Rat-person
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**They have short mouse ears and one mouse tail (race/color can be chosen). They have slightly more pronounced incisor (front) teeth.
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**Their tail does not count as an extra limb.
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**They have slightly more hair than normal humans; which has the texture of mouse fur.
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*Lizard-person/Snake-person
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**They have a reptilian tail, a thinner and longer tongue than a normal human (which may be two-pronged for snake-people), and reptilian eyes.
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**Their tail does not count as an extra limb.
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**Their skin is rougher, seemingly covered in scales, but is not more resilient than a normal human's.
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**Their skin color may vary, including natural human skin colors and lizard or snake skin colors.
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*Frog-person
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**They have reptilian eyes.
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**Their skin is smooth, but feels softer than a normal human's, however it is not any weaker or less tough.
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**Their skin color may vary, including natural human skin colors and frog skin colors.
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*Para-human
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**Humans with no animal features but with blatantly unnatural traits (so long as they are cosmetic), such as abnormal skin, eye, and hair colors.
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Combinations of the above are allowed, but please ask on IRC if your chosen ideas are valid.
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Age restrictions: Make it physically 14 years old at the very least and no older than 65. A certain fitness is required.<br />
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Height restrictions: No smaller than 145 cm and no taller than 205 cm<br />
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Weight restrictions: No overly lithe or weak characters, and nothing over the realm of overweight.<br />
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Constitution restrictions: A minimum amount of physical strength is required because your contestant is likely to carry a LOT of swag, but no physically better than an accomplished athlete - no Schwarzenegger-like bodybuilders either, because they have a superhuman advantage of strength.
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==== Detailed information ====
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It is optional, but if you have a '''backstory''' for your character, please provide it! It will adorn the contestant's very own article on the wiki and will be shown for all to see. It may be used to develop or reveal details about this contestant's past life, personality, behavior, etc, so use it to flesh your character up!
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After this, the following is needed:
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=== Step 3: Sign up and play! ===
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*Height
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Contact the [[Tempest|author]], usually through IRC, and request that your character is signed up for play, by providing your contestant's name, gender, and any physical details you can. A backstory is optional, but encouraged, as it speeds up the creation of your very own [[Contestant|contestant]] wiki article.
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*Weight
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*Age
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*Skin color
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*Hair length and hair color
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*Eye color
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*When applicable, breast size
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*Cause of death (The [[startgame]] explains the contestant died in their original world and accessed Mazeworld post-mortem.)
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*Particular traits
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Age restrictions: Physically, at the very least 14 years old, and no older than 65. A certain fitness and maturity are required.<br />
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Once you are officially signed up, check the [[Game Schedule]] to pick up a date to know when to play!<br />
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Height restrictions: Avoid heights under 145 cm (4' 9") and over 215 cm (7' 1").<br />
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The days are divided in two slots, Slot 1, or Early Game, and Slot 2, or Late Game.
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Weight restrictions: No overly lithe or weak characters, and nothing over the realm of overweight - adapt the weight in consequence.<br />
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Constitution restrictions: A minimum amount of physical strength is required because your contestant is likely to carry a LOT of gear, but no physically better than an accomplished athlete - no Schwarzenegger-like bodybuilders either, because they have a superhuman advantage of strength.
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==== Backstory ====
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The author lives in '''UTC+1 Standard (winter)''' time. Early Game is usually between 1 PM (13:00) and 7 PM (19:00), and Late Game is 11 PM (23:00) - 5 AM (5:00).
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It is optional, but if you have a '''backstory''' for your character, please provide it! It will adorn the contestant's very own article on the wiki and will be shown for all to see. It may be used to develop or reveal details about this contestant's past life, personality, behavior, etc, so use it to flesh your character up!
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The most common time zones employed by players of the game are:<br />
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UTC+1 (Western Europe, France) - Best adapted for both slots<br />
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GMT (Greenwich Mean Time - United Kingdom) - Best adapted for both slots<br />
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EST (Eastern Standard Time - USA East Coast) - Better for Slot 2<br />
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PST (Pacific Standard Time - USA West Coast) - Better for Slot 2<br />
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MSK+4 (Irkutsk Time - Central Russia/China/West Australia) - Better for Slot 1
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=== Step 3: Sign up and play! ===
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When you're done figuring out everything for your character, '''fill out this [http://pastebin.com/HFnC7JeY application]''' and keep it.
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| colspan="2" | GMT <span style="font-size:60%;">(+0)</span>
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Afterwards, contact the [[Tempest|author]], usually through IRC, and request that your character is signed up for play, and send him your application (via pastebin is recommended), as it will lead to the creation of your very own [[Contestant|contestant]] wiki article, if your application is accepted. If it is, your contestant will be added to the leaderboards and the author's personal files, and you will then be allowed to reserve games. If it is not accepted, you will be given a reason. Most often, applications are refused when they're incomplete or are missing mandatory information.
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| colspan="2" | PST <span style="font-size:60%;">(-8)</span>
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Once you are officially signed up, check the [[Game Schedule]] to pick up a date to know when to play!
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| colspan="2" | 12:00
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| colspan="2" | 07:00
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| colspan="2" | 04:00
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| '''19:00'''
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| colspan="2" | 18:00
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| colspan="2" | 13:00
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=== Step 4: Keep track! ===
=== Step 4: Keep track! ===
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MazeWorld has no leveling, and no attributes, but has heavy focus on gear and inventory. During your progress, you will have to keep track of your character's statistics, equipment, and inventory. To avoid the hassle of reminding it in full before every session, you must '''make your inventory sheet''' and track it appropriately, changing, adding and removing to it as you play. Although [[Tempest]] also tracks your sheet, try to ask for verifications only occasionally or if you really are unsure.
 
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===== ''More information: How to make an [[Inventory sheet|inventory sheet]]'' =====
===== ''More information: How to make an [[Inventory sheet|inventory sheet]]'' =====

Revision as of 18:51, 1 January 2015

Welcome on the Newcomer's Guide. This page will help you prepare yourself if you are new to MazeWorld and you wish to know everything you need as a player.

Step 1: Inform yourself

The first thing to do, if the game is to your liking and you wish to participate, is to head on over to IRC and ask questions about the game. Once you feel ready, it will now be time to think about making a character.

Step 2: Creating your contestant

Creating a character is easy and fast, so long as you respect certain conditions. Due to the nature of the game, your character, the contestant, must comply to certain restrictions.

First and foremost, select a gender between male ♂, female ♀, otoko ☿, or futanari ⚥.

Next, think up of a name! Single-named characters are allowed as much as long form names, as long as they can be referred to with a simple, single informal name or a nickname. (If your character's name was to be Maximillian, it would likely be referred to as Max simply. If it has a nickname, it can be used as the main referral as well.)

Human characters are preferred. Not-entirely-human species are allowed, so long as they are virtually the same as a human and their assets are cosmetic only. No contestant must have anything more than a regular, healthy human at the beginning. Therefore no inherent ability and no magic is allowed - the game's point is to find and acquire your strengths.

  • Nekojin (♂/☿: nekomusuko, ♀/⚥: nekomusume): People with feline ears and tails, but no claws or fangs.
  • Inujin (♂/☿: inumusuko, ♀/⚥: inumusume): People with canine ears and tails, but no claws or fangs.)
  • Hebijin (♂/☿: hebimusuko, ♀/⚥: hebimusume): Snake-people, so long as they have legs and arms, and their tail is not too long. Again, no fangs and no inherent poisonous bites.)
  • Alien or nonhuman creatures with light physical differences only. Abnormal skin, eye, and hair colors are tolerated
  • No extra limbs or features such as a third eye, wings, more than one pair of arms or legs, etc.
  • If you have something else in mind that does not enter the descriptions above, please ask questions on IRC and provide as much details as you can.

After this, a short physical stats sheet is required. Data needed:
Height, weight, age, skin color, hair length, hair color, eye color, and when applicable, breast size.

Age restrictions: Make it physically 14 years old at the very least and no older than 65. A certain fitness is required.
Height restrictions: No smaller than 145 cm and no taller than 205 cm
Weight restrictions: No overly lithe or weak characters, and nothing over the realm of overweight.
Constitution restrictions: A minimum amount of physical strength is required because your contestant is likely to carry a LOT of swag, but no physically better than an accomplished athlete - no Schwarzenegger-like bodybuilders either, because they have a superhuman advantage of strength.

It is optional, but if you have a backstory for your character, please provide it! It will adorn the contestant's very own article on the wiki and will be shown for all to see. It may be used to develop or reveal details about this contestant's past life, personality, behavior, etc, so use it to flesh your character up!

Step 3: Sign up and play!

Contact the author, usually through IRC, and request that your character is signed up for play, by providing your contestant's name, gender, and any physical details you can. A backstory is optional, but encouraged, as it speeds up the creation of your very own contestant wiki article.

Once you are officially signed up, check the Game Schedule to pick up a date to know when to play!
The days are divided in two slots, Slot 1, or Early Game, and Slot 2, or Late Game.

The author lives in UTC+1 Standard (winter) time. Early Game is usually between 1 PM (13:00) and 7 PM (19:00), and Late Game is 11 PM (23:00) - 5 AM (5:00).

The most common time zones employed by players of the game are:
UTC+1 (Western Europe, France) - Best adapted for both slots
GMT (Greenwich Mean Time - United Kingdom) - Best adapted for both slots
EST (Eastern Standard Time - USA East Coast) - Better for Slot 2
PST (Pacific Standard Time - USA West Coast) - Better for Slot 2
MSK+4 (Irkutsk Time - Central Russia/China/West Australia) - Better for Slot 1

UTC+1 GMT (+0) EST (-5) PST (-8) MSK+4 (+8)
13:00 12:00 07:00 04:00 21:00
19:00 18:00 13:00 10:00 02:00
23:00 22:00 17:00 14:00 06:00
04:00 03:00 22:00 19:00 11:00

Step 4: Keep track!

More information: How to make an inventory sheet
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