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{{UnderConstruction|users=Tempest}} In MazeWorld, you are in control of your '''Player Character (PC)''' from the moment you begin your adventure, until the very end; whatever that end may be. As a game focused on combat, fighting, and survival, you are responsible for every action necessary to keep your PC alive; fighting, staying aliveusing items, doing jobs, but also eating and drinking, resting, training, and if you have any, healing injuries and fixing problems.

Often, you will need to roll the dice to resolve certain actions and determine whether you succeed or fail. As explained in the [[Basic concepts]] page, you will usually make use of d6s, d8s, and d100s, with the expectation of rolling that you ''might'' have to roll any and all kinds of diceat any moment. = In and out of combat = When playing MazeWorld, there are two major 'modes' of play; being '''out of combat''' and being '''in combat''' (known as '''[[Combat mode]]'''). The actions available to you differ depending on whether or not you are in combat, though it is possible to shift in any quantity and with any amount out of combat in an instant. Out of combat is the default mode of play. In this mode, the situation is assumed to be relatively safe and more relaxed, and there is generally no need to keep track of character positioning, time or turns passing, unless specific situations or conditions warrant the need to do so. Normal is the closest there is to freeform roleplaying, and greater leeway and flexibility should be granted to Game Masters (GMs) and players. When in combat, certain information becomes very important: character and item positioning, turns passing, and who does what in which order. Each of these may have an influence on the outcome of the fight. All of sidesthe specifics to fighting can be found on the '''[[Combat mode]]''' page. 

= In Depending on what actions you are declaring, the GM may ask you to roll dice, make choices, or confirm decisions; as necessary and out of combat =when appropriate.

When playing MazeWorld, there There are two major 'modes' three kinds of play; being actions in MazeWorld: ''Combat actions'out of combat', '' (what is referred to as Non-combat actions'', and 'Normal mode'Free actions'') . Combat and being '''in Non-combat''' (known as '''Combat mode'''). The actions available generally cost at least one turn to you differ depending on whether or not you are in combatperform, though it is possible whereas Free actions cost nothing to shift in and out of combat in an instantperform.

Normal mode (out * ''Combat actions'' are every type of action related to using a weapon or an offensive ability of some sort.* ''Non-combat) is actions'' are every type of action related to using any items or abilities that do not fall into the default mode category of playcombat actions. In this mode, * ''Free actions'' are relatively non-consequential actions which can be done freely and at no cost. '''Examples:'''* ''Combat action example: Attacking an enemy'' ; Private Bowens intends to attack the situation is assumed giant ant by shooting it three times, in semi-auto, with her [[AK-101]].* ''Non-combat action example: Using an item'' ; Johnny pulls out a syringe of [[Meds|morphine]] from his leg rig, and injecting it into his arm.* ''Free-action example: Talking'' ; Noriko screaming "I'm going to be relatively safe rip your eyeballs out and more relaxedmake you eat them!" at her opponents on the other side of the room. When outside of combat, most of what your character will do are non-combat and there is free actions. Combat actions ''can'', in certain circumstances, be performed outside of combat, but generally no speaking, if you need to keep track use a weapon of character positioningsome sort, time you're probably fighting or turns passing, unless specific situations or conditions warrant the need about to do sofight. Normal is the closest there is  Any combat or non-combat action takes '''1 turn''' to freeform roleplayingperform. If multiple turns are required, and greater leeway and flexibility should be granted to GMs and playersthen it takes as many actions as turns required.

''"Time" redirects here. For an in-universe explanation on the way people in the Mazes keep track of periods of time, see: [[Calendar]].'' A typical MazeWorld session focuses on one or more player characters, living moment to moment, room to room, throughout their adventures. It is not strictly necessary to keep track of the in-game clock down to the exact hours and minutes; the only important elements of time are what day it is and what the '''current day period''' is. Most shops and businesses in the Mazes are open 24/7, and all of the elements of the game that do rely on time will use day periods instead of precise hour and minute counts.

A typical MazeWorld session focuses on small groups of player charactersThe GM can, living moment to moment, room to room, throughout their adventures. It is customary, but not strictly necessary, to keep track of the in-game clockcourse, surmise and give make up an idea of how many days the characters have survived. The exact hour/minute time of corresponding to the current day is generally unimportantperiod (e.g., as most shops and businesses in if the Mazes are open 24/7. At the minimumcurrent day period is Dusk, the GM should tell can say something along the players what the current time period lines of "You see the day isclock on the wall reads 5:30 in the afternoon"), but it is generally not necessary (though possible, see advanced tip below) to keep track of exact hours and minutesshould be for flavor purposes only.

Days can be are divided into halves and quarterssix periods of 4 hours each, as follows:

| ''Hours'' || ''Time Day period name''

| 8 AM to 11:59 AM || <span style="color:#BB7700">'''Morning'''</span>

| 12:00 PM to 73:59 PM || <span style="color:#BB7700">'''DayAfternoon'''</span>

| 8 4:00 PM to 117:59 PM || <span style="color:#BB7700">'''EveningDusk'''</span>

| 8 PM to 11:59 PM || <span style="color:#000088">'''Evening'''</span>|-| 12:00 AM to 3:59 AM || <span style="color:#000088">'''Late night'''</span>|-| 4:00 AM to 7:59 AM || <span style="color:#000088">'''NightDawn'''</span>

* Day periods in <span style="color:#BB7700">'''orange'''</span> are collectively referred to as '''daytime''', whereas day periods in <span style="color:#000088">'''blue'''</span> are in the '''nighttime'''.* The start of the morning (8 , and therefore of daytime, is '''08:00 AM) ''' and is called referred to as the '''daybreak''', and the . The start of the evening (8 , and thus of nighttime, is '''08:00 PM) ''' and is called referred to as the '''eventide'''. * Certain places and businesses in the Mazes with concepts of a "day shift" and a "night shift" use these hours as points of reference for when these shifts begin and end; for example, if you're visiting the local diner at 2:30 in the afternoon, you're going to see the employees work the day shift, but if you come back later at 1 AM, you will see the night shift employees instead.** Certain shops, in particular [[individual shops]] located in [[intersections]], are closed during either the day shift or the night shift.* Certain areas are referred to as '''Outside''' areas, affected by a day/night cycle just like in the real world depending on the current day period.** Outside areas during the '''evening''' and the '''late night''' are dark enough to induce '''[[Effects#Accuracy|Environmental blindness]]'''.

{{AdvancedTip| tiptext=Game Masters: If you really want to, and if your players have no issue with it, you can keep track The passage of the clock in the game at a more accurate level than simply tracking the current time periodis important for [[Inebriation]] mechanics as well, right down to as eliminating inebriation depends on the exact hours and minutes, using these pointers:<br/>'''+5 minutes''' when entering a new UA room<br/>'''+6 minutes''' per turn spent Waiting<br/>'''+6 minutes''' per turn spent Resting<br/>|}}number of day periods that have passed since the last drink.

== Daily Reset == The only most important part element of time is the amount of days that have passed in the game, and more specifically the moment at which the character enters into a new day. This point is known as the '''daily resetDaily Reset'''. Two important [[statistics]], [[Nutrition]] and [[Hydration]], rely on the daily reset Daily Reset for their significance. Every day at the daily reset, your character will lose a certain amount of nutrition and hydration, roughly corresponding to a day's worth of food and water. The exact amount of nutrition Nutrition and hydration Hydration lost depends on two factors: your character's specific attributes; please check the relevant articles for detailsBase Limb Health value and constitution.

* '''Example:''' After having successfully eliminated During a fight against a nasty creature, Sarah notices she has taken hits and sustained a few Wounds during the fightthree [[light wounds]], and is now bleeding. In order to access the [[Meds|bandages ]] inside of her [[Load-bearing equipment|backpack]], Sarah needs to spend a turn to drop her backpack on the ground and make the items accessible. Normally, this would be trivial, but every turn Sarah spends with at least one wound, means she is losing [[Blood]]. It will require one turn to drop the backpack, and one turn for every bandage required (one per Woundlight wound) in order for her to stop bleeding. Hopefully she is able  GMs are, however, encouraged to patch herself up before all expedite such processes for the sake of her red fluids are keeping the pace going, especially outside of combat and if players do have the resources on their characters to fix these issues, unless you absolutely want to run an intense, beat-by-beat, every-moment-counts session, it is usually better to simply let player characters heal themselves "for free". GMs and players may discuss about it and decide together how intense, detailed and granular their sessions should be. * '''Example:''' Normally, if Sarah were still in combat and had to heal 3 light wounds using bandages, she would have to spend the floorfirst turn dropping the Backpack (-0.3 Blood), use turn 2 to heal the first LW with a bandage (-0.2 Blood), then turn 3 for healing the 2nd LW (-0.1 Blood), then turn 4 for healing the 3rd LW (all wounds patched), losing a total of 0.6 Blood and 4 turns. However, the GM decides to let Sarah patch herself up without losing 0.6 Blood because she's no longer in combat, and there's no reason to waste time. 

The importance of your character's position in the world (and in turn, what you are allowed to do to move your character) depends on whether or not you are in combat, and on whether you are inside the [[Uncivilized Area ]] or a [[Civilized Area]]. This section will discuss what you can do outside of combat. For movement when in combat, see [[Combat mode]].

When outside of combat and in a Civilized area Area such as a [[town, ]] or an [[intersection]], you can travel to nearly any specific room, street, shop, business, or point of interest, simply by declaring an intent to travel to that location, so long as you have access to it. Towns and intersections generally have maps listing the places of interest available, and the preferred method of declaring movement is to simply say something along the lines of, ''"I'm going to the gun shop"'' or ''"Next, I'm going to visit the hospital"''.

You can specify a particular room or area if you know exactly where you're going, and you should be able to . You can also request to the GM your precise location to , or the GM current town or intersection map, whenever you desire.

In order to leave a Civilized Area, your character must be at a location where it is possible to transition into the [[UA]].

* '''Intersections''' do not have gap corridors. Instead, as intersections are plus sign-haped shaped ('''+'''), between 2 and to 4 of its outermost streets can rooms may be connected to the UA, each corresponding to a single destination.

When in the UA'''[[Uncivilized Area]]''', your character will be traveling through a series of randomly generated rooms, going from a starting point to a destination of your choosing, and reaching the next destination only after a set amount of UA rooms have been passed. See the article for more information.

Once you have selected = Downtime =Downtime is a special period during which your destination, you will character is still in the Mazes but not actively traveling from place to place. Downtime should be asked treated as a way to pick a '''traveling style'''. There are four traveling styles: '''Fast''', '''Safe''', '''Deep''', and '''Skip'''. Your chosen style will influence expedite the amount passage of UA rooms you need time and primarily employed to go through advance the plot when living day-to reach the next destination, and the chances of finding loot, monsters, and special areas. '''Skip''' is special - it is essentially fast travelday would be otherwise impractical or less than engaging. When Skip travelingFor example, your if a player character will travel an amount of rooms equivalent to got away with a Safe travelparticularly notable act (e.g., but will encounter zero enemies a crime, a heist) and zero itemsare wanted by a faction or a party, essentially trading dangers and loot they may want to lay low for saving time a while and convenience.* NOTE: Skip traveling may not always be possible, particularly during certain jobs. The GM can also disallow Skip traveling for any reason they deem necessaryavoid making waves; that is when Downtime comes into play.

When traveling in Downtime means the UAplayer character is not being fully actively controlled - however, the three important counters it doesn't mean they are the amount of UA rooms passedremoved from play, nor does the amount of UA rooms required player have no say in what happens to reach their character. The fundamental principles of Downtime are as follows:* Entering Downtime should be decided by consensus between players and GM '''based on the next destination, plot needs''' first and what your current destination isforemost. You can also choose to reverse course * The GM has the final say on how long Downtime lasts and when it's appropriate to begin traveling back to your original starting point; at which point the amount of UA rooms already passed becomes your amount of rooms to pass to reach the next destination(although that too can be discussed). Note that if you have begun reversing course, you shouldnThe recommended minimum downtime duration should be 't reverse back again; instead''3 days'''. Although there is no upper limit, return to your original starting pointbe reasonable.* To enter downtime, all player characters and select relevant allies (e.g., GM-controlled partners) must have access to '''safe shelter''' with a new destinationplace to sleep at the absolute minimum. Whenever Safe shelter isn't necessarily [[Civilized Areas]] only (especially if you play characters that live in the [[UA]]), but must be places that are ready unlikely to move into be visited by potential threats at any minute. (e.g., a new UA room[[hotel]], such as when you are finished visiting, lootinga [[residential area]], or fighting a raider hideout in the current room, you UA may "request qualify, but a random bed in the next rooms" or "the next doors" to the GMUA does not)* While under downtime, who will proceed player characters must be able to randomly generate three rooms, live and if applicable, extra possibilitiessustain themselves effectively like NPCs do. The description of each room follows the same nomenclature:* (Left, Front or Right), (If applicable: Shortcut or Detour value) (Roomstyle), (Decay level), (Code)** Their ability to remain in downtime ''Left, Front or Right'depends on their ability to fund it''' is flavor, and simply represents your first, second, and third choice.** ''Shortcut or Detour value'Basic needs:' indicates the amount of UA rooms you will lose or gain if you take this door. Usually written ''An average ballpark for most characters is [[File:Parallar symbol.png|10px]]'Shortcut -x''50 per day' or ''to sustain their nutrition and hydration needs. This value may be adjusted at the GM'Detour +x''s discretion depending on the characters'build, where x represents the amount of rooms skipped specific needs, and if necessary, medical condition (Shortcuts) or gained (Detours)e.g., bedridden, [[addiction|addicted]], etc.)*** Shortcuts '''decreaseShelter upkeep:''' If staying at the amount of UA rooms needed to reach the next destinationsafe shelter is conditional on a financial requirement, and should be used to shorten the trip.*** Detours '''increasethese costs must be taken into account''' the amount of UA during downtime. For example, characters staying in a [[hotel]] must pay for their rooms needed to reach the next destination, and should be used if you want whereas characters living in a [[residential area]] might need to look for more loot pay rent (or creatures to fightunless, of course, they own the unit outright).** ''Roomstyle'Additional needs:' is simply '' If the type and style of room GM determines a character has additional needs that must be paid for during downtime, it is ahead. The roomstyle determines the presence up to them to define and type of furniture insideset a value for these needs.** Player characters during downtime may receive ''Decay level'between 1 and 4 [[time|day periods]] of free time' indicates the age'' (2 day periods are reserved to resting and sleeping). Players can, level of decayfor additional costs, and damage that the room has sustained over '''assign their PCs to specific activities during free time. Low decay levels generally increase the chances of finding extra loot. High decay levels generally increase the chances of finding mushrooms''' See below for details.** The ''Code'' is either Got a letter or a number written between parentheses:*** life?''' If the code is your character has a safe day job that isn't excessively dangerous, the GM may ''number'assign fewer free time periods, but reduce or negate your downtime costs.'', it is a number representing the room's decay level. Decay level numbers range from 0 to 5After all, getting paid funds life expenses.*** If the code is a '''letterThe world does not stop moving during downtime.''', it This may either be S critical if your character is wanted, pursued, or Din another similar situation. S means The GM is free to interpret this however they need for the front door in this room is needs of the story!* Addicted, wounded, or otherwise compromised characters can, at any point during downtime, decide to use a Shortcut, day period of free time and D means the front door in this room is simply visit a Detour. {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:9pt; text-align:center" width="600"|-| hospital to fix any issues they may have (''Decay level'provided one is available' || ''Code'' || ''Chances of finding extra loot'' || ''Chances of finding mushrooms''|-| Deserted || (0) || 75% || 0%|-| Abandoned || (1) || 25% || 0%|-| * '''DarkEnding Downtime:''' || (2) || 50% || 50%|-| Disaffected || (3) || 10% || Upon returning from Downtime, [[Nutrition]], [[Hydration]], [[Pain]], [[Fatigue]], and [[Stress]] are all reset to 0%|-| Forsaken || (4or functional minimums) || 5% || 15%|-| Overgrown || (5) || 5% || 35%|}. [[Blood]] is reset to maximum, and any active temporary [[effects]] are wiped.

* In a room with a decay level of '''Dark''', the lights === Activities during downtime ===If you are broken, plunging the room in total darkness.* In rooms with a decay level Downtime and your character has day periods of free time at least 2their disposal, all electrically-powered furniture (televisions, radios...) will be non-functional.you can do the following:

Here is an * '''exampleDo nothing:''' [Next rooms] Left: Empty bar, abandoned Kick up your feet (1or equivalent appendages) // Front: (and relax. Costs nothing, does nothing.* '''Shortcut -2Go shopping:'''If your character has access to any [[Civilized Areas#Town facilities|facility]] that sells products or services (e.g., [[individual shops|individual shops]], a [[hospital]], or even a [[library]]) Empty workshop, disaffected a day period can be devoted to using these facilities as needed, just as during normal play. GMs are encouraged to expedite the process and not spend much time, if any, on roleplaying or mood-setting. Downtime shopping is strictly utilitarian!** During downtime shopping, GMs may ignore the shop generation rules and simply assume all shops have access to as much stock as needed, for the sake of expediency. (3) // Right: Featureless room (DAs always, players are advised to be reasonable.)* The first available choice is an abandoned empty bar'''Train [[combat skills]]:''' If you have access to a [[shooting range]] or a [[dojo]], the second is you can devote a disaffected empty workshopday period of Downtime to training. Under Downtime, costs and potential gains are highly simplified; you simply increase your expenses in exchange for Training Points at the third is following rates:** '''Firearm skills:''' Requires a featureless room with shooting range. [[File:Parallar symbol.png|10px]]'''200 per day period''' in exchange for '''4d10 TP in any 1 firearm skill'''** '''Heavy weapon skills:''' Requires a detour insideshooting range. Taking the second option (the front door) would make the player character go through [[File:Parallar symbol.png|10px]]'''600 per day period''' in exchange for '''4d10 TP in any 1 heavy weapon skill'''** '''Melee and misc skills:''' Requires a shortcutdojo. [[File:Parallar symbol.png|10px]]'''80 per day period''' in exchange for '''4d10 TP in any 1 melee or misc. skill'''* '''Use [[training machines]]:''' If you have access to a [[dojo]], you can spend a day period using a training machine. [[File:Parallar symbol.png|10px]]'''160 per day period''' in exchange for '''4d25 XP in any 1 machine'''. Any Pain, Fatigue, Nutrition, and remove 2 rooms on the amount needed to reach Hydration costs are ignored for the next destinationpurposes of Downtime.