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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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Creating a character is easy and fast, so long as you respect certain conditions. There are a few restrictions to respect, reflecting the game's nature.
First and foremost, select a [[Genders|gender]] between male ♂, female ♀, x-male ☿, or x-female ⚥.
First and foremost, select a [[Genders|gender]] between male ♂, female ♀, x-male ☿, or x-female ⚥.
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Height, weight, age, skin color, hair length, hair color, eye color, and when applicable, breast size.
Height, weight, age, skin color, hair length, hair color, eye color, and when applicable, breast size.
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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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Tips: Make your character reasonably realistic and avoid extreme values. This does not mean that you can only play fit and strong characters, but that you should avoid playing as very small preteens or giant muscle mountains, and so on.
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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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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!
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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==== In short ====
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A quick recap of what you need to sign up:
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* Username (which name you use to join the game)
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* Contestant name (which name you want your character to be)
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* Gender (Male/Female/X-Male/X-Female)
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* Species (Human/Halfling/Nonhuman) + details if needed
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* Height
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* Weight
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* Age
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* Skin color
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* Hair length and color
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* Eye color
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* If applicable, breast size
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* Personality (optional)
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* Backstory (optional)
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* Extra details (optional)
=== Step 3: Sign up and play! ===
=== Step 3: Sign up and play! ===

Revision as of 17:45, 26 April 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, is to inform yourself.

Make sure to read and understand the following.

If you wish to ask questions, you may join us on IRC, either via webchat or using your own client (irc.stormbit.net - #MazeWorld)

Once you feel ready to join us, 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. There are a few restrictions to respect, reflecting the game's nature.

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

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.

  • Halfling; human with minor animal characteristics (ears, tails, etc). Halflings exist in the Mazes in various species (Cat, dog, wolf, fox, rabbit, mouse, rat, lizard, snake, frog).
  • 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.

Tips: Make your character reasonably realistic and avoid extreme values. This does not mean that you can only play fit and strong characters, but that you should avoid playing as very small preteens or giant muscle mountains, and so on.

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!

In short

A quick recap of what you need to sign up:

  • Username (which name you use to join the game)
  • Contestant name (which name you want your character to be)
  • Gender (Male/Female/X-Male/X-Female)
  • Species (Human/Halfling/Nonhuman) + details if needed
  • Height
  • Weight
  • Age
  • Skin color
  • Hair length and color
  • Eye color
  • If applicable, breast size
  • Personality (optional)
  • Backstory (optional)
  • Extra details (optional)

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 author lives in France, which is the Central European Time (CET) time zone.

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

Step 4: Keep track!

More information: How to make an inventory sheet
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