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Jump Exist Active Derail Setting Rating Aria 0 0 0 Sci-Fi 0 CATastrophe 0 0 0 Post-Apocalypse Slice of Life 0 Dodgeball 0 0 0 Modern Slice of Life 0 Generic Slice of Life 0 0 0 Modern Slice of Life 0 Girls und Panzer 0 0 0 Anachronistic Slice of Life 0 Katawa Shoujo 0 0 0 Modern Slice of Life 0 Musician 0 0 0 Modern Slice of Life 0 Breaking Bad 0 0.5 0.5 Modern Intrigue 1 Demolition Man 0 0.5 0.5 Modern Action 1 Generic Mob 0 0.5 0.5 Modern Intrigue 1 Generic 0 0.5 0.5 Modern Action 1 FLCL 0 0 2 Anachronistic Slice of Life 2 Deus Ex Human Revolution 0 0.5 1 Modern Intrigue 2 Adventure Time 0 0.5 1.5 Science Adventure 2 Spice & Wolf 0.5 0.5 0.5 Fantasy Slice of Life 2 The Road to El Dorado 0.5 0.5 0.5 Fantasy Adventure 2 Macross 0 1 1.5 Sci-Fi ??? 3 Terminator 0 1 1.5 Modern Horror 3 They Live 0 1 1.5 Modern Action 3 Death Note 0 1.5 1.5 Modern Intrigue 3 Cowboy Bebop 0.5 0.5 1 Sci-Fi Adventure 3 Firefly 0.5 0.5 1 Sci-Fi Adventure 3 Pokemon (Trainer, Dungeon, Conquest) 0.5 0.5 1 Anachronistic Adventure 3 Redwall 0.5 0.5 1 Historical ??? 3 The Princess Bride 0.5 0.5 1 Fantasy Adventure 3 Archer 0.5 1 1 Anachronistic Action 3 Blade 0.5 1 1 Action 3 J.C Avatar 0.5 1 1 Warfare 3 Mount & Blade 0.5 1 1 Historical Warfare 3 Red Dead Redemption (Base, Undead Nightmare) 0.5 1 1 Modern ??? 3 Generic Horror Movie 0 1.5 2 Modern Horror 4 The Incredibles 0 1.5 2 Modern Cape 4 Generic Universal 0.5 1 1.5 Modern Horror 4 Sword Art Online 0.5 1 1.5 Fantasy ??? 4 Chronicles of Narnia 0.5 1 2 Fantasy Adventure 4 Stargate SG-1 0.5 1 2 Sci-Fi Adventure 4 Codex Alera 0.5 1.5 1.5 Fantasy ??? 4 Fire Emblem (Genealogy, Awakening)(Elibe)(Stones) 0.5 1.5 1.5 Fantasy Warfare 4 Mass Effect 0.5 1.5 1.5 Sci-Fi Warfare 4 A Song of Ice and Fire 1 1 1 Fantasy Warfare 4 Black Lagoon 1 1 1 Modern Action 4 Fallout 1 1 1 Post-Apocalypse Adventure 4 Generic 80s Action Movie 1 1 1 Modern Action 4 Generic Post-Apocalypse 1 1 1 Post-Apocalypse Survival 4 Metro 2033 1 1 1 Post-Apocalypse Horror 4 Gunnerkrigg Court 0 2 2.5 Urban Fantasy Intrigue 5 King Arthur 0.5 1.5 2 Fantasy ??? 5 TES (3rd Era, Skyrim) 0.5 1.5 2 Fantasy Adventure 5 The Legend of Zelda 0.5 1.5 2 Fantasy Adventure 5 Unsounded 0.5 1.5 2 Fantasy Adventure 5 (KOTOR, Clone Wars, Original Trilogy) 0.5 1.5 2.5 Science Fantasy Adventure 5 Supernatural 0.5 1.5 2.5 Urban Fantasy ??? 5 Dune 1 1 2 Sci-Fi Intrigue 5 Final Fantasy XI 1 1.5 1.5 Fantasy Adventure 5 LOTR 1 1.5 1.5 Fantasy Adventure 5 Hunter 1 1.5 1.5 Anachronistic Adventure 5 Primal Rage 1 1.5 1.5 Urban Fantasy Slice of Life 5 Stalker 1 1.5 1.5 Post-Apocalypse Survival 5 1 1.5 1.5 Fantasy Adventure 5 Dragonlance 1 1.5 2 Fantasy Adventure 6 of Zero 1 1.5 2 Fantasy Adventure 6 GURPS Monster Hunters 1 1.5 2 Urban Fantasy Action 6 Harry Potter 1 1.5 2 Urban Fantasy Slice of Life 6 Hellsing 1 1.5 2 Urban Fantasy Action 6 Buffyverse 1 1.5 2.5 Urban Fantasy Action 6 Drakengard 1 1.5 2.5 Fantasy Warfare 6 Hellgate London 1 1.5 2.5 Post-Apocalypse Survival 6 Penny Dreadful 1 1.5 2.5 Historical Horror 6 Worm 1 1.5 2.5 Modern Cape 6 Shadowrun 1 2 2 Urban Fantasy Intrigue 6 Generic Apocalypse 1.5 1.5 1.5 Post-Apocalypse Horror 6 Highschool of the Dead 1.5 1.5 1.5 Post-Apocalypse Horror 6 0.5 3 3 Anachronistic ??? 7 Gravity Falls 1 2 2.5 Anachronistic Intrigue 7 Lone Wolf 1 2 2.5 Fantasy Adventure 7 Marvel (Base, Cinematic, X-Men Movies, Ghost Rider) 1 2 2.5 Anachronistic Cape 7 Underworld 1 2 2.5 Urban Fantasy ??? 7 Berserk 1 2 3 Fantasy Horror 7 DragonBall 1 2.5 2.5 Anachronistic Action 7 Cabin in the Woods 1.5 1.5 2 Urban Fantasy Horror 7 Dark Sun 1.5 1.5 2 Fantasy Survival 7 Metroid 1.5 1.5 2 Sci-Fi ??? 7 Generic Dungeon Crawl 1.5 2 2 Fantasy Adventure 7 Rick and Morty 1.5 2 2 Sci-Fi Adventure 7 A Practical Guide to Evil 1 2.5 3 Fantasy Warfare 8 Touhou Project 1 2.5 3 Fantasy ??? 8 Bleach (Base, HollowQuest) 1.5 2 2.5 Fantasy Action 8 Changeling the Lost 1.5 2 2.5 Urban Fantasy Horror 8 Dresden Files 1.5 2 2.5 Urban Fantasy Intrigue 8 RavenLoft 1.5 2.5 2.5 Fantasy Horror 8 Terra Formars 2 2 2 Sci-Fi Action 8 Yusha Gojo Kumiai Koryugata Keijiban 2 2 2 Fantasy ??? 8 DC (Base, TT, YJ, Hellblazer, Occult, JL Dark) 1.5 2.5 3 Anachronistic Cape 9 Devil May Cry 2 2 2.5 Urban Fantasy Action 9 Generic Creepypasta 2 2 2.5 Modern Horror 9 Tower of God 2 2 2.5 Anachronistic Action 9 Persona 2 2 3 Urban Fantasy ??? 9 Naruto 2 2.5 2.5 Anachronistic ??? 9 Twilight 2 2.5 2.5 Urban Fantasy Horror 9 SBURB 2 2.5 3 Anachronistic Adventure 10 JUST DROPPING IN

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This set of rules was made to accomplish two goals. First, to provide a framework for stories. Being creative is much easier when there are guidelines to use as inspiration. Second, to help make JumpChain more interesting. Blatant wish-fulfillment powerwank is not interesting, in this writer's opinion - but solving problems and finding solutions to obstacles is fun.

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Main Rule • The Drop-In origin is mandatory for the jumper and all companions.

Choice Points • ?Once a jump of a given rating has been completed, jumps more than one tier below it grant no CP, except that gained by taking drawbacks.? • Up to 1000 unspent CP may be reserved. • There is no free CP for Warehouse; instead, jumpers must spend reserved CP. There is a spending limit of 1000CP for the warehouse (multiply all CP costs by 5). [spoiler]Fuck your other supplements: Body Mod is nonsensical, the others make things far too easy. [/spoiler]

Jumps • You must write at least 500 words about a jump, before you take another. • Jumps are randomly selected from among those with a rating of one below to one above the highest rated completed jump. (E.G. if a 3 has just been completed, but the highest level of any cmpleted jumps is 4 then the next jump will be a 3, 4, or 5.) The exception to this is that for every 10K words you write, you receive a FREE CHOICE of jump. This choice does not have to be made immediately. • Starting location is always rolled for. You can spend 50CP to argue with Jumpchan and re-roll. Tough luck if it turns out the same. No choosing gender or age unless it's offered free of charge, either. • Jumps will closely, but not perfectly match the source material, and are subject to realistic forces. The resemblance will be there, but names, dates, locations, and details may not be what you expect. If the Jump is a large one, you are unlikely to run into the main cast by accident. • "Canon" plots are mostly butterfly-resistant. As long as you don't meddle, things will go pretty much as they did before. Once you involve yourself, however, all bets are off. • Some settings have multiple jumps. In such cases, your actions in previous jumps become history for the next jump in the sequence. Companions • Companions must be podded (or at least in the warehouse) at the end of the previous jump. If a jump ends with a companion who isn't stored, they will be lost forever (or until you go back). • Companions die when they are killed. • Imported companions (excepting groups) pick what any CP alloted to them is spent on. • New companion purchases may serve to import a companion, who gains any perks, alt-forms, or other qualities that purchased companion would have had. • You do not have to purchase a companion to stuff a random person in a stasis pod. • Multi-person companions are not treated as normal companions. They lose the ability to be imported, except into another multi-person companion role. The group gains the quality that they can be stored in the warehouse, or transferred along with any following properties, without the need of stasis pods.

Alt Forms • Any sufficiently different bodies granted by perks become alt-forms. • When appropriate, all forms scale to the age set when entering the Jump. • Unless otherwise stated, Jumpers can swap between alt-forms by concentrating for a handful of seconds. • All alt-forms benefit from perks applied to the base form. The reverse is not true. Physical perks apply only to the form provided when the jump is entered.

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Exist • The threats NPCs face on a daily basis (knowingly or not). Take note of inequalities among populations/areas.

Active • The average day in the life of a . The danger an active (if minor) member of the canonical cast faces regularly.

Derail • The highest level of problems a jumper could encounter (tracked down, or drawn in by messing about) in the setting.

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0 Peaceable, justified expectation of safety, real-world levels of risk or less.

0.5 Conflict not unexpected, but at baseline level. Typical for historical settings.

1 Conflict expected, war zones, magic is Reliable/Simple/Safe, tech is utility, not military. Action Movie.

1.5 Constant baseline threats, RPG combat magic, magic/advanced tech brings new problems, won't stay dead.

2 No-sell baseline opposition, Clarke Tech, common problems require uncommon supernatural or preternatural tech solutions.

2.5 Speedsters, mental contamination, active gods, unexpected threats are common.

3 Existential threats, wish magic, reality warping, conceptual magic, YHWH-level enemies are a certainty.

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Each perk contributes (CP+50*(EAD))/(500-50*(EAD).

Where CP is the cost (before discounting), EAD is the average values of Exist, Active, and Derail of the setting for the jump in which the perk was purchased.

After collecting any relevant contributions to the situation, do the following: Sum all of the numbers. Take the square root of the sum unless the sum is less than one.

The resulting number (significant to two decimal places) will be the upper bound (the lower bound is 0) of the random function used to "roll" a value.

This random value is compared to a target: a number similarly derived from the specifics of the situation (exactly how is TBD). The higher the value is than the target, the better the result.

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Setting: Where the story takes place.

Sci-Fi Technology that doesn't exist in the time period the story is written in. Fantasy It's got magic in it. Includes Low, Heroic, High, Dark, and Sword and Sorcery subgenres. Science Fantasy Contains themes of both Sci-Fi and Fantasy. Advanced technology and magic are present. Urban Fantasy It's got cities and fantasy themes both. Includes and Noir. Modern Setting resembling the world after 1900, but before 2050. Automobiles, electricity, plumbing. Historical Settings resembling the world before 1900. Smaller nations, less technology, more conflict. Post-Apocalypse A catastrophe has wiped out a portion of human civilization and/or population. Anachronistic Difficult to say what level the technology level is, or where the setting falls on the Fantasy scale.

Genre: What happens in the setting.

Action Great emphasis on problems solved primarily with violence, fighting, and car chases. Adventure Characterized by exotic locations, puzzle-solving, exploration, and some combat. Horror Includes such subgenres as Slasher, Survival, Cosmic, Gothic, Psychological, Body, etc. Warfare There is conflict at a large scale, by which everyone will invariably become affected. Monsters Unusual creatures play an important part in society, and are a vital part of the setting, whether digital, pocket, or kaiju. Capes There is a strong Heroes vs Villains dynamic going on that rarely directly involves baselines. Slice of Life An exploration of an everyday life. May include specific aspects of life, or unusual settings. Survival Characters struggle to live despite challenges posed by both environment and inhabitants. Intrigue A bunch of stuff going on behind the scenes. Includes such as Spy, Crime, Noir, Conspiracy, etc.

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