In a multiplayer game (as Paper Assain has said) you need to place the actual characters where you want different people to start.
Then when players play your game they can choose who to be.
E.G. you have the following people on your map in different places:
General (unarmed)
Conker (unarmed)
Skeleton (Minigun)
Players would be able to choose from who they wanted to start as... and your game would be very unfair seeing as only 1 person starts with a gun!
Hope that helped, Good luck!
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