The Reapers' Game (死神のゲーム, Shinigami no Gēmu?) is a one-week competition in which those who have died may participate. Each potential participant is approached shortly after their passing and is given the choice by the Reapers. Games usually take place weeks apart, but sometimes games can be held two times in a row, and in rare instances, three times. Every contestant is called a Player and is given a player pin as a sign of his or her entry. The player pin lets the holder read the mind of any person not carrying a player pin or O-Pin, an ability called "Scanning." Every Player must give up whatever is dearest to them in order to participate. This entry fee can be physical, such as mementos or people, or more fiscal or immaterial such as one's appearance, dreams, or memories. Players are also provided with pins that allow them to use psychs, should they be talented enough to use them. At the beginning of a game, each player must forge a pact with another player to prevent Noise from attacking them and to be able to use psychs. Each player pairing must then survive seven days or be erased in the process. Missions are orders given by the Reapers to players on a day-to-day basis, but they can be issued over a longer period (a six day mission, for example), or not be issued at all (in the case of Sho Minamimoto). Players are only able to stay awake for a certain amount of time each day. If a mission is completed by any Player pairing, all Players that survived move onto the next day. However, Players can be erased by Noise or by failing the mission.
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After seven days, the remaining Players must defeat the Game Master of the Game, a Reaper supervising the contest.
All of the Game's staff are Reapers. The Game is run by the Composer. The Composer of the Game determines all the rules, which allow the Underground to exist. As such, the Composer controls the entire Underground's existence and composition. The Conductor works underneath the Composer, ensuring that the Game's course follows the rules. He is advised and served by high-rank Reaper officers. One of the officers is chosen to be the Game Master for the week, whose duty is to both set the missions and ensure that as many Players as possible are erased to cull the player pool. Harriers work under the GM to erase Players by summoning Noise, while Support Reapers set up obstacles and provide resources for the Game.
The purpose of the Game is to determine who is worthy enough to be rewarded in the afterlife, or to be given a second chance at life, and to hopefully improve that individual through his or her experiences in the Game. This is the reason for the apparently cruel and deeply personal Entry Fee: taking away what the Players value most forces them to examine those values.
The Game is watched by the Angels of the Higher Plane. The Producer, one of the Angels, is chosen to interact with the Composer so that he can create and give requested items to the Composer. He may interact freely with any participant of the Game, be they Reaper or Player, as long as his role as the Producer is kept secret.
After winning, Players may be presented with multiple options:
Weak Players are erased even if they win. Some may simply throw away life and choose to be erased on their own will.
If a Player has done or participated in any illegal activities in the Game, they will be erased. Special exceptions may give them penalties, such as requiring them to play again, with no more chances to play anymore.
Players may become a Reaper. Most are recruited under Support class, but rare cases (Beat) can be recruited immediately into Harrier.
Players may come back to life. This is considered a rarer occurrence in the Game despite it being the goal of many characters. This is considered no loss as the winners are expected to spread their talent and enrich others through their work and art during their new lifespan. The number of people to come back to life is determined by the Composer, and may change. It is unknown how they blend back into society if they are known to be dead in the RG: some theories include a wipe or rewrite of the memories of the RG-dwellers, reincarnating the players in the past or in an alternate dimension, or simply returning them to life and letting them figure it out. Similarly, the subject of the Player's corpse is never addressed.
Those players who completed the game but have not earned the right to be revived (due to the preselected number) may be allowed to play the Game again. Entry Fees are refunded to the survivors, but each Game requires one Entry Fee. This may or not be the same as the Player's original Entry Fee: it will always be the Player's most precious thing, but what that thing is may have changed over the course of the Game due to the Player's experiences.
The absolute best of the Players are given the honor of ascending into the Higher Plane.
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After seven days, the remaining Players must defeat the Game Master of the Game, a Reaper supervising the contest.
All of the Game's staff are Reapers. The Game is run by the Composer. The Composer of the Game determines all the rules, which allow the Underground to exist. As such, the Composer controls the entire Underground's existence and composition. The Conductor works underneath the Composer, ensuring that the Game's course follows the rules. He is advised and served by high-rank Reaper officers. One of the officers is chosen to be the Game Master for the week, whose duty is to both set the missions and ensure that as many Players as possible are erased to cull the player pool. Harriers work under the GM to erase Players by summoning Noise, while Support Reapers set up obstacles and provide resources for the Game.
The purpose of the Game is to determine who is worthy enough to be rewarded in the afterlife, or to be given a second chance at life, and to hopefully improve that individual through his or her experiences in the Game. This is the reason for the apparently cruel and deeply personal Entry Fee: taking away what the Players value most forces them to examine those values.
The Game is watched by the Angels of the Higher Plane. The Producer, one of the Angels, is chosen to interact with the Composer so that he can create and give requested items to the Composer. He may interact freely with any participant of the Game, be they Reaper or Player, as long as his role as the Producer is kept secret.
After winning, Players may be presented with multiple options:
Weak Players are erased even if they win. Some may simply throw away life and choose to be erased on their own will.
If a Player has done or participated in any illegal activities in the Game, they will be erased. Special exceptions may give them penalties, such as requiring them to play again, with no more chances to play anymore.
Players may become a Reaper. Most are recruited under Support class, but rare cases (Beat) can be recruited immediately into Harrier.
Players may come back to life. This is considered a rarer occurrence in the Game despite it being the goal of many characters. This is considered no loss as the winners are expected to spread their talent and enrich others through their work and art during their new lifespan. The number of people to come back to life is determined by the Composer, and may change. It is unknown how they blend back into society if they are known to be dead in the RG: some theories include a wipe or rewrite of the memories of the RG-dwellers, reincarnating the players in the past or in an alternate dimension, or simply returning them to life and letting them figure it out. Similarly, the subject of the Player's corpse is never addressed.
Those players who completed the game but have not earned the right to be revived (due to the preselected number) may be allowed to play the Game again. Entry Fees are refunded to the survivors, but each Game requires one Entry Fee. This may or not be the same as the Player's original Entry Fee: it will always be the Player's most precious thing, but what that thing is may have changed over the course of the Game due to the Player's experiences.
The absolute best of the Players are given the honor of ascending into the Higher Plane.
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