CHARACTER WIKI
People leave records.
Put a face to the file. Player portraits, public histories and reasons to meet.
Player-authored character records.
Security preserves tomorrow.
PAROXYSM
A MODERN SUPERNATURAL DYSTOPIA
The supernatural is real.
Under the Cortex, humanity endures.
We contain what others cannot.
A text-based, multiplayer roleplaying world.
MODERN WORLDSUPERNATURAL DYSTOPIA
PLAYER-LEDSOCIETIES & CONFLICT
EARLY ALPHATEXT-BASED ROLEPLAY
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THE WORLD
Real cities. A darker history.
The old world opened the gates to Hell. Almost half of humanity died. We closed them.
Familiar streets. Familiar faces. One authority that will not let it happen again.
Explore the worldARCHETYPES
Familiar faces. Unfamiliar natures.
They live among you. They hunger, listen and inherit powers no citizen has authorised.
A human face is not proof of a human nature.
Explore archetypes
CORTEX
Order contains chaos.
One world government. One permanent obligation. Through surveillance, containment and overwhelming force, we preserve the life you recognise.
Cooperation is appreciated. Compliance is required.
Learn about the Cortex
SOCIETIES
People persist.
They gather behind locked doors. Trade favours. Claim territory. Call themselves a community.
Beyond the Cortex, players build societies with their own beliefs, allies and reasons to resist.
Explore societiesSYSTEMS
More than a game.
A persistent roleplaying world built on player choice, conflict and the consequences that create the next scene.
EXPLORE THE SYSTEMS
Browse the wiki
FORUM
Discuss. Plan. Find your people.
Share ideas, find scenes and meet the community. Public to read. Discord sign-in to post.
Visit the forum
GETTING STARTED
Your first steps into the world.
Connect to the game. Create a character. Find your bearings before the Cortex finds you.
01 Connect with a MUD client02 Create your character in game03 Find a scene and start playing
Getting started
JOIN THE FIGHT.
Paroxysm is a world built by its people.
Play, explore and decide what happens next.