The Bloc

The Bloc is an infinite tower, expanding both up and down without end through medium unknown. Its denizens are many, most of them nameless in the crowd of sighing workers. The Bloc is governed by an oligarchy closely resembling Communism, closely monitoring and controlling its citizens under the humble title of "Maintenance."

Maintenance holds control of the upper levels, restricting access to only its highest ranking officials. Their control reaches from their lofty headquarters all the way down to the very last fringes of civilization below. Throughout the mid-levels the bulk of Bloc society can be found, prosperity and quality of life increasing as you go up, and decreasing as you go down. Eventually there is the Underbloc, the last fragment of civilization before the endless depths below. The Underbloc is a slum, rife with crime and disease, as Maintenance begins to dwindle in presence.

Citizens are advised not to explore the very highest or very lowest levels, as things yet to be explained lurk both above and beneath.

Remember - any mention of "the outside" or "trees" or anything that is beyond the humble Bloc is strictly forbidden, both in-game and out.

Among babbling cultists, cold-gazing Maintenance officers, shiesty Divers and hungry hobos - where will you fit and how will you survive?

The Bloc is a place of collaborative storytelling, drawing its playerbase from all different places in the world. We converge here in spirit to create a strange and immersive world of government, metaphysics and affliction. Here you will find a unique environment with things such as original slang and immersive settings, along with many more enriching features. The environment we create is sustained by our reactions to it, and our interactions with others within it. This allows creativity to flow in a variety of interesting ways, from insightful satire to true expressions of personal experience.

This environment is known as The Bloc, an infinite tower of dilapidated concrete, extending forever both upwards and downwards. The citizens within are a curious, typically Slavic type of humans that exist within a complex system of totalitarian government, known as Maintenance.

There is no outside.

It is forbidden both out of game and in-game to speak of anything related to a supposed "outside," this includes mythical structures known as "trees" or made up objects such as the "sun."

There is only The Bloc, and within The Bloc - Maintenance is in control.

Our characters range from scrappy junkyard Divers to ominous Maintenance Officers to ravenous babbling cultists, there is truly something for everyone here at The Bloc. Unlike other roleplay communities, the nature of The Bloc itself is both nebulous and forever-unknown. This allows for very creative character and world building, you will not find us to be too rigid or restrictive.

The Bloc is a place for everyone to shed their day and immerse themselves in a new world, a world where you can be truly yourself. There is a place for everybody in The Bloc.

Bloc to Prosper.