Maze Guard (no ontology)

From Mazeworld

A Maze Guard is a member of the Maze Personnel and an iconic, almost ubiquitous creature in Mazeworld. Maze Guards represent law enforcement in Mazeworld and are basically the Mazes' police officers. They are armed, like Maze Soldiers, but their methods differ; they are generally neutral, promoting peacekeeping and problem solving by more pacific means, rather than making use of deadly force.

Guards enforce a set of laws and attach a Wanted Level to perpetrators they see or know about. Although Guards need to be present to enforce those laws and proceed to arrestations, anyone can be pegged with a Wanted Level if they have been reported.

Despite their generally peaceful nature, Maze Guards tend to dislike youkai, and further participate, along with the Maze Soldiers, to the segregation between humans and youkai. Youkai are not exempt from respecting the laws, but their treatment is even worse than that of human outlaws: they are often executed right off the bat, rather than made into prisoners. This explains why there are never any youkai prisoners.

Because the job of Maze Guard may be particularly dangerous, they are paid on a day-to-day basis, depending on their rank and branch. The base pay of a standard Maze Guard is 120 P$/day.

Maze Guards are declined in several variants and ranks, each with their own equipment.

Specifications

AC	Perk		HEAD group		BODY group		LIMBS group		EXTR. group		Weak points
Human	None		1 head		Upper body, Lower body		2 arms, 2 legs		2 hands, 2 feet, teeth		2 eyes(F), genitals

Skeleton type		CBT?		CUW?		LAW?
Human		Yes		Yes		Yes

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Other data

• Is peaceful.
• Can talk.
• Law Enforcement: They are the police force of the Mazes, enforcing its laws.
• Loyal: They are attached to their job. Contestants will have a hard time convincing them to join him/her.
• Backup call ability: See the relevant section for detailed information

Equipment

The equipment varies according to rank and status.

Regular police force

• Weapons:
  • A random, Class 1, Class 2 or Class 3 weapon as standard issue.

• Clothing and armor:
  • Headgear: Cop hat
  • Top: Guard shirt
  • Body armor: None
  • Arms addon: None
  • Bottom: Guard pants
  • Legs addon: None
  • Footwear: Regular shoes

• Load-bearing equipment depending on rank, with 1 extra magazine (or equivalent) for each of their weapons
• Handcuffs, which are used for arresting perpetrators
• Mobile phone with full battery

Extra equipment by rank

• Maze Guard: MK64 Trooper vest + Default belt
• Guard Sergeant: MK64 Trooper vest + Default belt, Nightstick, Type 2 Kevlar vest.
• Guard Chief: Always carries a Class 1 weapon, a Class 3 weapon and a nightstick instead of standard issue. Wears a Type 2 Kevlar vest, Armored elbow pads, Armored knee pads, and carries a VersaForce vest + Default belt

Special Response Team (SRT)

• Weapons:
  • A random Class 1 or Class 2 weapon as their standard issue main weapon
  • A random Class 3 weapon as standard issue sidearm
  • 1x M18 and 1x M84

• Clothing and armor:
  • Headgear: Dyneema helmet
  • Top: Guard shirt
  • Body armor: Heavy Dyneema vest
  • Arms addon: Dyneema arm pads
  • Bottom: Guard pants
  • Legs addon: Dyneema leg pads
  • Footwear: Military boots

• Load-bearing gear: RM/OMON vest + Default belt
  • 1 extra magazine (or equivalent) for each of their weapons
  • Handcuffs, which are used for arresting perpetrators
  • Mobile phone with full battery

Pay grades

• The base pay of a Maze Guard is 120 P$/day.
• A Guard Sergeant receives a pay of 200 P$/day.
• A Guard Chief receives a pay of 350 P$/day.
• A Guard that is part of the Special Response Team receives 300 P$/day.

Disguise

This lists only the required clothing the contestant needs for the disguise to be successful. Note that wearing a HEV Suit or an EOD Suit cancels immediately the disguise as these suits cover the entirety of the wearer's clothes and are, as such, unsuitable for disguising.

• Maze Guard: Cop hat, Guard shirt, Guard pants, Regular shoes
• SRT Guard: Dyneema helmet, Guard shirt, Dyneema arm pads, Heavy Dyneema vest, Guard pants, Dyneema leg pads, Military boots

Law enforcement

Maze Guards are the members of the Mazes' police forces. As such, the aspect of law enforcement is detailed here.

Laws

More information: Wanted Level
Guards enforce a set of defined laws, and are judge, jury and executioner. They handle all aspects of the law at the exception of lawmaking (which the GMs handle), from arresting, judging, sentencing, and imprisoning.

Backup calls

If a Guard needs to request backup, this is when their issued mobile phones come into play. Depending on the severity of the situation, Guards can call central and request either standard officers, or a Special Response Team. If the call is made to apprehend the Contestant, the backup sent depends on the Wanted level:

• Yellow, Orange: 1d3 Maze Guards, with standard equipment.
  • ETA: 1d4+1 turns
  • Cooldown: 10 turns
• Red, Code 11: 1d3+1 SRT Guards, with standard equipment.
  • ETA: 1d3+1 turns
  • Cooldown: 8 turns

For any situation not involving the Contestant as the perpetrator, the rules above are followed depending on the severity of the situation the Contestant witnesses, or even is a victim of, if applicable.

Arresting

More information: Handcuffs
A Maze Guard has the ability to arrest perpetrators using their handcuffs. Only they can perform an arrest - the handcuffs are used to immobilize the perpetrators, then Guards use their clearance to proceed and punish according to wanted level; either confiscation, or detainment.

Gallery

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See also

• Encounters
• Maze Soldier
• Bank (Guards may be assigned as bank security)