Patchwork Universe

Bois d'Arbonne

A tall pine forest , perpetually foggy at night, around a couple of cleared acres with a house, gardens, and outbuildings.

Moderator Annaleigh

Bridges

Islands floating in space above a blue sea, connected by a dozen or more similar iron bridges.

Moderator Justice Paine

Dark Towers

Two black towers stand at the centre of this patch surrounded by a moat of blue fire, the rest of the landscape is blackened and charred.

Moderators Dr James Kirby, Snark Sinistré

Dogsend Lane

A three mile long stretch of country lane, lined with rowan trees and bordered on each side by fields, with a small copse of woodland surrounding a millpond.

Moderator William Bushman

Dunroamin

English country hillside, a winding road leads to a shady lane at the end of which can be found a small neat bungalow.

Moderator Mr Bones

Eirmouth

A sleepy seaside town in a temperate climate, with a river running through it, and woods and farmland outside the town, with modern technology.

Moderator Kelton Hassanu

Empire City

Empire City is a thriving metropolis on the eastern coast of the United States. The year is 1970. This patch contains Empire station which links to the underground railway network.

Moderator Dr James Kirby

Freedom Fields

An open wildlife resort, with a small white cottage in the centre.

Moderator Dr Sallaya Abydos

Green Globes

A patch of pure geometry. Regular shapes of varying complexity and colour drift through the space of the patch.

Harmont

A grim post-industrial town.

Moderator Alex

Hope Springs

A small town surrounded by desert. All the houses are made of cheap, rotting, warped wood. There is one main street through the small town, unpaved, and the small buildings almost line up along each side of it.

Moderator Hank Bigham

Hub

A city full of buildings with electic functionality. Some, such as the Map Room, Hub Station and the Tourist Information Office, are divine in origin. Others, such as the Cat Embassy, the House of Fun and Swashbucks, have been colonised by the people of the patchwork.

Moderator The Janitor

Jonestown

Once a thriving community, Jonestown is now virtually deserted and the landscape damaged by various magical and scientific effects. The Public House is still populated but the other homes in the village are shuttered and locked.

Moderator Jones

Kerya

Thick jungle covers these hills, watered by many streams and hidden lakes. The air is filled with bird calls and animal cries. Near the centre of the patch, a village sits at the foot of the highest hill.

Moderator Kalyndis

Laboratory

The laboratory is a low-lying bunker at the centre of a scorched and barren wasteland, across which is a network of well maintained roads. Part of the Tesselate alliance.

Moderator Dr Brainstorm

Maypole Hill

Maypole Hill and the nearby archeological excavation are inhabited by ghosts of the villagers and the archeology team. This patch contains Maypole Hill station which links to the underground railway network

Moderator Jewel Hart

Maze

The Maze is a collection of stone pathways running in all directions. Even those people experienced in navigation can find themselves lost for long periods.

Meadow

A peaceful meadow, where grasses and wild-flowers grow. There are rabbits and field mice scampering about.

Museum

A vast repository of knowledge from a vast range of worlds and realities. Now part of the Tesselate.

Moderator Dr. William T. Odom

Neverview Asylum

The main building is a large mazelike, gothic mansion set in overgrown gardens. It is crumbling and falling apart. There are two modern wings built on the side which are reminiscent of a prison facility.

Moderator Mab Feenan

Quetz

Dense, green, damp rainforests. Mayan architecture, which appears ageless, occasionally breaks through the treetops.

Moderator Joan Heya

Rainbow Land

A rainbow arcs from the top north west corner of this patch to the bottom south east. The shimmering colours are bands of different sizes.

Rockery

Large rocks, medium rocks and a scree of gravel that slids and shifts as you walk across it.

Moderator Dr James Kirby

San Pietro

It is hot and dusty in the hills and the village boasts few comforts - a shop, a bar and a tumbledown church. Part of the Tesselate alliance.

Moderator Father Michael

Seventh Sea

An expanse of water, as far as the eye can see... In places treacherous reefs lie just below the surface and in others the bottom is an awfully long way down. Charts do not exist.

Moderator Captain Magpie

Skull Island

The ocean is turbulent and prone to storms. Some travellers may glimpse though the fog banks the leering visage of an island shaped like a skull. Others, less fanciful, see only the wind and the waves.

Spire

Desert surrounding a mile high mountain similar in structure to a termite mound .

Moderator Hive

Terminus

Multiple forms of transportation can be taken from this patch to almost any part of the patchwork. This patch can be reached from the underground railway network which terminates at Terminus Station

Moderator Peri

Territory

A walled suburb. Only those who like cats may enter the gates. This patch is part of the Tesselate.

Moderator Pixel

Tin Market

A peculiar region of bustling activity in an otherwise derelict city.

Moderator Exile

Toon Town

Toon Town is a small cartoon town, surrounded by cartoon countryside, an odd mixture of mountains, canyons, bridges, forests and rivers. The Toon Train connects to the railway network.

Moderator Abigail

Wu-Whei

A small, peaceful village set in the beautiful countryside on the lower slopes of a holy mountain.

Moderator Kao Sheng

Yggdrasil

A giant Scandinavian Ash, not alone in the patch but covered and surrounded by orchids, ferns, vines, air plants. A member of the Tesselate

Moderator Arnora

Announcements

Announcements about reshuffles, system changes and other gamewide effects. Please post your absence notifications here as well as in your patch.

Moderator Yarrow

Gameplay Discussions

An OOC area for players to discuss elements of the game.

Moderators The Janitor, Yarrow, Kao Sheng

(There Are No Stupid..) Questions

Players and visitors can ask anything about the game here. If you know the answer, or think you do, feel free to chip in. (Please post technical problems to the troubleshooting forum)

Moderators The Janitor, Yarrow, Kao Sheng

One Stop Plot Shop

OOC area for players seeking allies, enemies and plot-buddies to exchange details and plan stories in advance. Sign up here for the Mentoring Scheme.

Moderators Yarrow, Abigail

Technical issues and troubleshooting

Post any log-on, access and appearance problems here. This is a technical forum only and should not be used for any game play issues.

Moderators The Janitor, Exile, Yarrow

Beta-Test / Hiatus Plots

This forum has been locked. If you'd like to discuss any hiatus or beta test plot, start a new topic in Gameplay and link to the relevant locked topic in this forum if necessary.

Off-Topic Chat

Experimental OOC off-topic chat forum. Players can get to know each other here, but please keep the debate friendly.

Aldersley Manor

A sprawling, slightly dilapidated Victorian estate centring on an enormous 17th century manor house.

Moderator Lady Violetta Kingsley

Archipelago

A chain of small islands in a warm ocean patch.

Bonesplinter Camp

A large camp of tee-pees and log huts at the edge of a pine forest.

Moderator Kogor

Casa de Hoy

A small cottage rests in an olive grove. Outside, two comfortable chairs overlook a large fishpond.

Moderator Duke Baulino

Falcon's Rest

A small village and forest, based around a manor estate.

Moderator Grand Duke Zakhoravich

Gaia's Heart

A small agrarian community set amidst verdant country.

Moderator Aaron Mossweaver

Hollywoodland

A square mile that would look to 20th century eyes like the studios of a large motion picture company. Lots of very diverse sets haphazardly thrown together.

Moderator Lloyd

Leviathan

An endless maze of narrow tunnels, passages and chambers that shift and twist in the total darkness.

Moderator Progenitor Kulle

Limn Knoll

Limn Knoll, with five ancient stones set in a circle is a place of worship to earthly things.

Moderator Mustardseed

Mausoleum of Dreadful Night

A vast rotting ruin of a building, surrounded by giant pits in which dark fluids roil. In front of the doors is a long row of gallows, from each of which hangs the effigy of a fairy tale hero or heroine. Snow White appears twice.

Moderator Lord Doomshadow

Peerblind

A slum city of criminals, ruled by the Thief Lord Quickgrip.

Moderator Larkin Quickgrip

Palace of Repeated Wonders

An abandoned sultan's palace in the desert - now used as a makeshift theatre.

Moderator Emmanuel Del Brojt

Sandcastle

A castle built of sand, surrounded by sand bars and a low lapping tide. At night the water rises up the walls but the castle doesn't fall down.

Sovereign

A far-future metropolis ruled by totalitarian forces.

Moderator Gregory Black

Peaceful Sky

An area of warm and peaceful sky, with occasional clouds, in which the sun always shines.

Moderator Valoel

Void

A featureless black plain.

Zaritza

On the edge of the shifting sands of the desert is the city of Zaritza, home to many strange things...

Moderator Karl Groever