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 "We made gods and jailers because we felt small and ashamed and alone. We let them try
  us and judge us and, like sheep to slaughter, we allowed ourselves to be... sentenced.
  See! Now! Our sentence is up." - Grant Morrison, "The Invisibles", 3:1 
  

The World

Within the vast world of Puzzlebox, most of the action on the muck takes place in a series of habitats called The Mess.

The Mess is divided into six Warps:

• Up, a clinical but benevolent technocracy
• Down, a cyberpunkish urban ruin
• Top, pastoral home of aristocrats and aesthetes
• Bottom, a perpetual Dionysian street festival
• Charm, land of whimsy and fantasy
• Strange, crawling with horror and corruption

There are plenty of places to see within the six Warps, and a few notable places between and beyond the Warps, too.

The Denizens

• Characters -- those who have taken the stage
• Factions -- they make things happen, sometimes
• The Functions (a.k.a. wizards) -- don't ask us, we just work here
• Outside contacts -- the people behind the masks

The Stories

• Plots - summaries and backstory on current RP plots.
• Old plots - The (disputed) past. Also see Lies.
• Repose - Bungee connect? Catch up here.
• Buzz - IC rumors, requests, chatter, and innuendo.
• Quotes - Pithy wit from the Puzzlebox.

Imagery

• Gallery - Links to art about Puzzlebox from its joint creators.

Discussion

• Concepts - topics, backgrounds, and themes
• Cliches -- boldly going where everyone has gone before
• Meta - exploration and philosophizing
• Gripe - complain to the Functions, we just work here
• Glossary - in-game concepts explained
• Media Resources - bibliography of recommended fiction, art and other experiences
• We'd Love To See - new OOC ideas from the players
• Players Wanted - selves for the selfless
• Research - suggest real-world topics of relevance

Disclaimer

Please note that the information presented on this wiki is not strictly canonical unless otherwise noted. As a user-edited site, it's more accurate to think of this as a hotbed of rumor and hearsay, and not an encyclopedia. Feel free to correct the misapprehensions other authors have; the same ideals of mutual creation and harmony apply to this project as they do to the muck itself.

Note: if you edit a page and then decide to make further changes to the same page, be sure to reload the edit page the second time around. Otherwise, the first set of changes might go missing without your noticing.

MUCK Reference

• Announcements - official OOC events, meetings, news, etc.
• Notice Board - unofficial OOC messages
  • (For IC news, see Buzz)
• Newbie Guide - world summary for newcomers
• Application Guide - if you'd like a character, start here
• Muck Commands - tech help for MUCK newbies
• Etiquette Guide - short version: "Be nice."
• Building Guide - creating stuff

On Wiki

• Wiki Guide - for those new to wikis
• Editing Guide - how to use a wiki
• Sandbox - designated "safe" page for learning to edit
• Administration - who runs this thing?
• System Actions - how do you run this thing?
• ToDo - for those with a nose for the new, a passionate few

Puzzlebox Links

• http://www.puzzleboxmuck.org/ - the Puzzlebox homepage.
• [tekalalmuck] - Original Livejournal community - used for PBX announcements now.
• [puzzleboxmuck] - Livejournal community.
• [puzzleboxnews] - collation of all PB-related Livejournals.
• #puzzlebox, on [AnthroChat IRC]
• [wheel_of_masks] - Theme Function's Livejournal, with occasional design notes, polls, and collaborative projects.
• [The Lexicon of the Mess] - 1. the self-referential mirrorplay you engage in. 2. The "true" Puzzlebox Wiki (by which we mean false) 3. Welcome to paradise
• Roleplaying Tools - handy online resources for RP
• [Function XOR's email]
• [Function OR's email]