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* Starts in [[Bast]] with 13 [[Cats]], 1 in all [[Statistics|Stats]], a [[Medical Items#First Aid Kits|Basic First Aid Kit]], and an [[Unknown]] quality [[Iron Club]]. Is also accompanied by a baby [[Bonedog|Mountain Dog]]. The dog has a 45-55 in all combat [[Statistics|Stats]], however due to the penalties from being a baby its [[Statistics|Stats]] often end up in the negative at the beginning. Over time the dog will age and the penalty will lessen, and eventually become a bonus. .
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* Starts in [[Bast]] with 13 [[Cats]], 1 in all [[Statistics|Stats]], a [[Medical Items#First Aid Kits|Basic First Aid Kit]], and an [[Unknown]] quality [[Iron Club]]. Is also accompanied by a baby [[Bonedog]]. The dog has a 45-55 in all combat [[Statistics|Stats]], however due to the penalties from being a baby its [[Statistics|Stats]] often end up in the negative at the beginning. Over time the dog will age and the penalty will lessen, and eventually become a bonus. .
 
* (''Playstyle: RPG'') (''Difficulty: Normal'')
 
* (''Playstyle: RPG'') (''Difficulty: Normal'')
   

Revision as of 21:22, 13 April 2020

Game Start

Known simply as "Game Starts", players begin the game by selecting one of the 13 Beginnings which change how the player starts their game. Each start can drastically change the equipment, skills, currency, and amount of party members that the player starts out with making the game easier / harder depending on the player's chosen start.

Full details on the characters, including both their stats and their equipment can be found on their page, accessed by clicking their name.

Starts

Wanderer

You are just a lone wanderer with nothing but a few coins, a pair of pants and a rusty sword, ready to venture out into the world. This is the way the game is intended to be played.
  • Starts the player in The Hub with 1,000 Cats, a rag loincloth, and an Unknown quality Iron Club. Starts with 1 in all Stats.
  • (Playstyle: RPG) (Difficulty: Default)

The Wandering Trader

Seeking to make your fortune, you spent the last of your savings on a backpack full of trade goods and a pack animal, and are about to start a new life as a trader.

The Holy Sword

A down and out and wanted criminal, scavenging a battlefield you find something interesting. A legendary sword said to be the work of the gods themselves. Someone's going to be missing this, that's for sure. But who cares? It's YOUR legendary sword now.

The Cannibal Hunters

"I seriously regret coming into cannibal territory. This was a stupid idea."

WARNING: You will be attacked immediately upon game start. Not recommended for a first time play.

  • Starts with 2 characters in a random cannibal village in the Cannibal Plains with 9 Cats. Both characters will have random basic gear for all slots and no backpacks. The first character will start with 5 in combat stats and a First Aid Kit while the second will have 2 in combat stats and 20 in stealth stats and a First Aid Kit/Splint. The group will start surrounded by a large group of Cannibals with more joining in from nearby buildings.
  • (Playstyle: Action RPG) (Difficulty: Dodgy)

The Hive Exile

You have been exiled from your hive for not loving the queen enough, sent out into the wilds with no food or equipment. If you don't die from pheremone withdrawl or beak things, you'll be faced with finding your place among the insane human civilisations.
  • Starts out with a single character that is always a Hive in the Dreg with 0 Cats. The player always starts out with an empty inventory, no equipment, 1 in all Attributes, 1 in all Skills, and have no cities marked on the map.
  • (Playstyle: RPG) (Difficulty: Hard)

Son of a Captain

Your father was a respected Captain in the United Cities army. He was killed in action, and after burning through your meagre savings looking for work, you find yourself penniless and hungry, with nothing left but your father's trusty katana and the shirt on your back. The United Cities are still your allies, but you will need them if you run into any troops from the Holy Empire. Those guys really hate you.

The Slaves

You are just another slave, working in the Holy Rebirth pits to build a pointless statue. You dream of the rumored free lands to the south, and hear tales of rebels to the north.

HINT: Get into a cage straight away to avoid a beating

  • Starts in the Rebirth with 2 characters as slaves of the Holy Nation. Due to the Holy Nation's hatred of Skeletons, they are the only race not available for this start. The characters will have 1 in all Stats, Dyed Trousers/Dyed Robes and 0 Cats.
  • (Playstyle: RPG) (Difficulty: Hard)

Rock Bottom

You've hit absolute rock bottom. You are alone, unarmed, naked and hungry, lost in the middle of a harsh desert teeming with slavers, and you just lost an arm. Good luck.

Empire Citizen

A simple citizen of the United Cities, you lost your job and your house at the whim of a noble lord. Faced with poverty and starvation, which is a crime in this place, you decide to head out of town and find some form of self-employment before you starve to death.
  • Money: 750 Cats
  • Spawn: Sho-Battai
  • (Playstyle: RPG) (Difficulty: Default)

Holy Nation Citizen

A simple citizen of the Holy Nation, you live in relative safety as long as you show obeisance to Okran and his priests. The world outside is said to be barbaric and violent and full of monstrosities, but you decide to venture out and decide for yourself.
  • Money: 200 Cats
  • Spawn: Bad Teeth or Stack
  • Faction Relations: The Holy Nation +15
  • (Playstyle: RPG) (Difficulty: Default)

Guy with a Dog

A homeless and hungry drifter rescues an abandoned puppy. It seems pretty useless. Maybe he will just eat it.
  • Starts in Bast with 13 Cats, 1 in all Stats, a Basic First Aid Kit, and an Unknown quality Iron Club. Is also accompanied by a baby Bonedog. The dog has a 45-55 in all combat Stats, however due to the penalties from being a baby its Stats often end up in the negative at the beginning. Over time the dog will age and the penalty will lessen, and eventually become a bonus. .
  • (Playstyle: RPG) (Difficulty: Normal)

The Freedom Seekers

Fed up with stifled city life and taxes, you gather a band to head out and found your own home base. You have assembled a group of 5 other like-minded people, and you've gathered a good supply of building materials to get started with.

Nobodies

A group of five nobodies, with nothing to their name, ready to go out and do something about it.

Trivia

  • The Guy With a Dog start seems to be a reference to the Fallout series (the player could obtain a pet called Dogmeat in Fallout 1,2,3 and 4). It could also be a reference to "A boy and his dog" a 1975 postapocaliptic indie movie. Or "Mad Max 2" (aka The Road Warrior) from 1981. Since "A boy and his dog" together with "Mad Max 2" inspired the creation of Fallout's Dogmeat the reference is hard to trace.
  • The Beginning "Son of a Captain" used to be called "The Retired Captain".