Patchwork Universe

"We are all patchwork, and so shapeless and diverse in composition that each bit, each moment, plays its own game." ~ Michel de Montaigne

Patchwork Universe is a story-telling project and a role-playing game run by a team of volunteer gamesmasters. Players invent a principle character who can come from almost any conceivable original world background.

Once 'patched' the character and a ten square mile area of their originating world are placed within the patchwork map: a gridlike arrangement of 'patches' each with their own physics, metaphysics, people and places. Principle characters can travel freely across this world and their stories are written by players interacting with each other across the forums. Conflicts between characters are resolved using a simple yet subtle system of power points; the result of which can be found using the power calculator.

Joining Patchwork costs nothing but does require a time commitment of visiting the site at least every other day. For more details consult the signup information. Information about the project and the patchwork itself is held on the wiki organised into the out-of-character Players Guide and the in-character Patchwork Encyclopedia. Stories from the project so far can be found using the archive functions.