MERGE CHAIN Version 1.0.2 !!/7+E9O+N4T1
Each merge is a world composed of elements, tropes, themes, tones, etc. of the constituent jumps’ canonical settings, blended together in a way that hopefully creates an interesting original world for jumpers to explore. I plan on using these in my chain, but encourage others to use, alter, or make merges of their own. Table of Contents
Altered 5 Fantasy 12 1. Amid the Tumult...... 5 33. Abyss Beneath...... 12 1A. An Evolution of Conflict...... 5 34. Ashes, Blood, & Iron...... 12 2. Appropriate Measures...... 5 35. Borderline Adventurous...... 12 3. Battle of Wits...... 5 36. Court of War...... 12 4. Bump in the Night...... 5 36A. The Edge of Honor...... 12 5. Capes & Spandex...... 6 36B. Veneration Racket...... 13 5A. Tarnished Age...... 6 37. Dragon’s Gate...... 13 6. Comfy Modern Fantasy Life...... 6 38. Dungeons & Delvers...... 13 7. Dust and Nightmares...... 6 39. Eon’s End...... 13 7A. Extranormal Forces...... 6 40. Fabled Coronation...... 13 8. Eschaton De-Immenatized...... 6 41. Fantasy Quest...... 13 9. Flat Circles...... 7 42. Grand Chorus...... 14 10. Hidden Things...... 7 43. Idyll Skies...... 14 11. Knights’ Code Duello...... 7 44. Inheritors of Steel and Fire...... 14 12. Leviathan Manifest...... 7 45. Kingdom of Lost Souls...... 14 13. Liminal...... 7 46. Mordant...... 14 14. A Madder World...... 7 46A. The Swiftly Rising Night...... 15 15. Mahou no Mazoku...... 8 47. No Man’s Land...... 15 16. Monument to Ruin...... 8 48. Ostian Empire Knocks, The...... 15 17. Novatlantis...... 8 49. Quest for Deliverance...... 15 18. Occult Arcanum...... 8 50. People and Gods...... 15 20. Pro Forma Ars Magica Bellum...... 8 51. Telos...... 15 21. Deniable Assets...... 9 52. Towers of Magic...... 16 22. Remnants Ecumenical...... 9 53. Walking a Path...... 16 23. Restless Spirits...... 9 54. Warden’s Road...... 16 24. Rule of Cool...... 9 25. Secret Agent License...... 9 26. Soft Exit...... 9 27. SSDD...... 10 28. They Walk Among Us...... 10 28A. Invaders Must Die...... 10 29. Veiled Threats...... 10 30. Vigor Mortis...... 10 31. Yo-Ho Adventure...... 10 31A. High-Stakes Archaeology...... 11 32. Zoned...... 11 Sci-Fi17 Other21 55. Ad Vance...... 17 75. Across the Sands, Thunder...... 21 56. Bitter Means...... 17 76. Fairy Punk...... 21 57A. Bitter Ends...... 17 77. Grim Remnants...... 21 57. Bold Peace...... 17 78. Higher Learning...... 21 58. Bootstrapped...... 17 79. Lesbian Gems from Beyond Terra...... 21 59. C⊕Si...... 18 80. Long After The End...... 21 60. Dreams in Digital...... 18 81. Open Season...... 22 61. Ethics Waivers...... 18 82. Questant Regalia...... 22 62. Extinction Wars...... 18 83. Red in Tooth and Claw...... 22 63. Free Space...... 18 84. Rise the Tower...... 22 64. Hands of Steel...... 18 85. Stray Future...... 22 65. Maintenance Engineer...... 19 86. The Third Magic...... 23 66. Post Cyber Punk...... 19 87. To War With Hell...... 23 67. Sailing Black Seas...... 19 88. Wastrels...... 23 68. A Softer World...... 19 89. War at Long Last...... 23 69. Suited to the Task...... 19 90. Winds of Change...... 23 70. Space Fantasy...... 20 91. - 100. Free Choice...... 23 71. Star Kingdoms...... 20 72. Titanomachy...... 20 73. Welcome to the Future...... 20 74. Xenomate...... 20 Notes25 Key...... 25 Under Consideration...... 25 Jumps I’d Like to Use...... 25 Changelog...... 26 Altered
1. Amid the Tumult Artillery pounds the trenches, infantry slogs through corpse-strewn mud, planes roar overhead, and rear command wants another useless charge at enemy lines, through the blood-soaked hell of the battlefield. Generation Kill Inglourius Basterds Platoon WW2 (WIP, ?)
1A. An Evolution of Conflict Not content with the methods of dealing death at their disposal, the powers of the world have reached beyond their grasp to create new ways of waging war against one another. New machines. New humans. G.I. Joe Red Alert Uber
2. Appropriate Measures In early 19XX, a man walked into a diner and exploded. He continued to explode, and was unable to stop. Perhaps with a gentler introduction to those with special abilities, things would be different. Perhaps not. Aberrant Infamous Push Shadow Ops
3. Battle of Wits The game is afoot, the prize is pride, the rules are subject to interpretation, and the players are two of the most brilliant minds the world has ever seen. In the end, there can only be one victor, lamenting his success. Arsene Lupin Sherlock Holmes Investigation
4. Bump in the Night There is Good, and there is Evil, and long have they been at war. Every man chooses, every day, with every action, which side he’s fighting for. It’s unfortunate that Evil has so many more champions than Good. Evil Dead Dead By Daylight Horror Movies 5. Capes & Spandex Anyone can be a hero, but it turns out more people want to be villains. Either way, most just play cops and robbers, with pranks and minor heists. But there are rules, and some crises can prompt nemeses to team up. DC Marvel The Free Universe
5A. Tarnished Age When the novelty of caped crusaders wears off, what remains is a jaded and cynical reminder of how dreams cannot survive the light of day. Even when they have powers, people are people – fallible, flawed, and fickle. Incredibles Soon I Will Be Invincible Venture Brothers Worm
6. Comfy Modern Fantasy Life There is another, more fantastical world, that sits adjacent to our own. Sometimes, beings can slip from one to another, where they face challenges they are not prepared for. Like trans-fats, sales days, and a 9-to-5. Koboyashi’s Dragon Maid Senko-San Elf-San Wa Yaserarenai
7. Dust and Nightmares West of the Mississippi is a land of tall-tales and possibility. Maybe it’s the curse laid down during the Indian Wars, but things are a bit queer. You might see goat-suckers, jackalopes, or undead cowboys. Generic Western Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare WeirdWildWest
7A. Extranormal Forces When there’s a ghost in your graveyard, a witch in your woods, vampires in your abandoned mine, you call the government. They have people – not all of the exactly human, mind – who deal with this sort of thing. F.E.A.R. GURPS Monster Hunter Hellboy Jericho
8. Eschaton De-Immenatized God is missing from His throne, and His agents seem to be working at cross-purposes. Angels and Daemons, and the Devil Himself stalk these worlds, and it’s impossible to know who to trust with your soul. Unsong We Know The Devil His Dark Materials Chick Tracts
9. Flat Circles There’s a history to this sort of thing. It draws people in. It’s in the government, the wealthy, institutions. And it’s been happening for a long, long time. There’s a history you can see traces of, if you look deeper. Deadly Premonition Great Detective (True Detective) Night in the Woods
10. Hidden Things It’s not that the government is out to get you, specifically, man, it’s just part of a machine, you know? There’s all this stuff happening that’s bigger than you or me, and if we get in the way, we go splat. Conspiracy Theorist Stranger Things SCP
11. Knights’ Code Duello “Violence, naked force, has settled more issues in history than has any other factor [...]” In this world, duels (rarely lethal) are the de-facto way of settling disputes, deciding business deals and questions of honor. Dodgeball Keijo (WIP, ?) Girls Und Panzer (Girls und Blade) Sports Jump (Fencing, Kendo, and HEMA)
12. Leviathan Manifest As strong as the desire for freedom, there’s something in the human psyche that cries out for an unassailable authority, cold, cruel, demanding obedience. Bureaucracy at it’s best – and worst. The State. 1984 V for Vendetta
13. Liminal There are cracks between life and death, dream and reality, that people – or even places – can fall through. On the other side is danger, but also the promise of closure, or maybe something like enlightenment. American McGee’s Alice Limbo Silent Hill
14. A Madder World In the first quarter of the 17th century, ‘The King in Yellow’ was published – the first of many events that would come to define the 1800s, along with the rise of Old Ones, and a steep increase in lunacy. Cultist Simulator Generic Yandere Lovecraft A Study in Emerald Cosmic Horror CYOA
15. Mahou no Mazoku From the darkness of the human heart crawl dreadful monsters that seek only to create suffering. But to oppose these vile embodiments of evil, one force will never waver in protecting the innocent! Transform~! Madoka Magical Girl Noir Sailor Moon Generic Magical Girl
16. Monument to Ruin When sophomoric socio-political armchair philosophy, made possible by a collapse of the status quo, and established through advanced technology, meets base urges of mankind, the result is a fragile dystopia. Generic Dystopia Hunger Games
17. Novatlantis Due to some unlikely geological movements, the North American continent looks quite different: now three large landmasses, only one of which men inhabit, and even more verdant than before. Turtledove Atlantis Europa Universalis
18. Occult Arcanum 19. There are lots of rules in magic. Some of them cannot be broken. Some of them can, but really shouldn’t be. Mostly, they’re suggestions: with enough cleverness and desire, they can be bent to one’s own advantage. Dresden Files Harry Potter Pact
20. Pro Forma Ars Magica Bellum The general who can most effectively make use of alchemy, scrying, illusion, and curses can make irrelevant all mortal forces an enemy fields against him. This is why mages are a nation’s most precious war resource. Full Metal Alchemist Youjo Senki Witches and Inquisition CYOA Izetta: The Last Witch (DNE) A River of Commerce (DNE) 21. Deniable Assets Much like the real world, intelligence agencies get involved in shady business they probably shouldn’t. And when agents get caught assassinating a dictator or buying drugs, they become retroactively rogue agents. True Lies Burn Notice Matthew Reilly Universe Bourne Trilogy (DNE)
22. Remnants Ecumenical The old gods have largely left the mortal realm to their ignorant by-blows and the descendants of their chosen. Scions of power, inheritors of their forebears’ portfolios, and demigods adrift in a world of mortals. Percy Jackson American Gods Saint Young Men
23. Restless Spirits When people die, their souls usually depart to the afterlife. But some need help moving on: those trapped by something left unfinished, powerful spirits who choose to stay, and evil spirits that torment the living. Bleach Danny Phantom Shaman King Soul Eater
24. Rule of Cool Everything is at least 20% more awesome, badass, and/or likely to explode. You might expect to come across gun-runners, drug-dealing gangs, terrorists, and police firing two guns whilst jumping through windows. Action Movies (80s) Action Movies (Modern) Black Lagoon Jormungand
25. Secret Agent License Numerous agencies deploy suave covert agents overloaded with cool gadgets, to foil the dastardly plans of quirky, wealthy, often ideologically-motivated super-villains with cats, volcano lairs, and super lasers. 007 Kingsmen Archer
26. Soft Exit Humanity is in slow but evident decline, the world is increasingly dreamlike, and strange things (both events and beings) that defy explanation are increasingly common. But it’s okay, the golden sunset’s glow is comfy. Jinrui wa Suitai Shimashita Golden Sky Stories
27. SSDD Everyday life here is just a little more interesting, comedic, and whimsical than you might imagine or desire. Besides a few minor divergences, this world is largely identical to the Earth you left behind. It's Always Sunny Nine to Five Sitcom/Comedy
28. They Walk Among Us Sneaky xeno fucks think they’re going to subvert thousands of years of humans being absolute fucking units? They’re in for a rude awaking… or they would be, if they weren’t so fucking great at what they do. Shit. They Live Animorphs Generic Alien Invasion
28A. Invaders Must Die We are not alone, but the stars are not as peaceful as we’d hoped. Humanity is going to be dragged into a war they are horrifically unprepared for, one way or another. One with the species’ survival at stake. X-Com Legacy of the Aldenata Generic Alien Invasion
29. Veiled Threats Behind the veil, monsters wait in lonely corners of the world. They crawl from civilization’s cracks, and strike from the shadows. Most survivors misremember events. But not all. Some recall. A rare few hunt. Blade Buffy Constantine World of Darkness (Mortal)
30. Vigor Mortis A bacterium that behaves like a rapidly mutating virus, seemingly capable of communicating with itself. What could possibly go wrong? Turns out, you get a zombie apocalypse in a world unprepared for one. Dead Rising/Left4Dead Resident Evil Generic Zombie Apocalypse Highschool of the Dead
31. Yo-Ho Adventure Before the universe was mapped, in the age of sail and compass, the world was bigger than it is today. In the corners where civilization hadn’t yet reached, anything could be found. If one looked hard enough. Road to El Dorado Pirates of the Caribbean Uncharted Waters The Mysterious Cities of Gold
31A. High-Stakes Archaeology There’s always an adventure, if you’re willing to look for one. Treasure, monsters, even magic – out there, waiting for the right kind of person, one who scoffs at ordinary life, and seeks grandeur over the horizon. Indiana Jones Mummy Trilogy Tomb Raider
32. Zoned Around the globe, there are areas where the laws of physics and biology have started to go a bit wonky. A quarantine was established, the people there are cut off from the world, and left to fend for themselves. Metro 2033 STALKER The Division Fantasy
33. Abyss Beneath Deep, deep within the bedrock bones of the world, there is more to be found than darkness and claustrophobic terror. There is wonder, and conflict, and monsters, and even civilization of a sort. Avernum Distant Sky Underdark (WIP, ?) Catacombs CYOA
34. Ashes, Blood, & Iron Immortal wizard-kings rule over walled cities, ancient civilizations’ ruins dot the land, danger lurks behind every sun-blasted rock, and remnants of the displaced cannibal elf empire still practice their dark sorceries. Dark Sun Sword & Sorcery Elric (WIP, Stormbringer) Bronze-Age Collapse? (WIP, ?)
35. Borderline Adventurous On the outskirts of civilization, when ancient ruins are discovered, the undead rise, or forgotten beasts roused, only adventurers experienced with dealing with the unexpected dangers of the frontier will suffice. Goblin Slayer Pathfinder (WIP ?) Dwarf Fortress
36. Court of War In this world you’ll find hidden villages, wandering warriors, kami of nature, youkai trickery, and the ever- shifting political landscape of scented silks and carefully-applied cosmetics mirrors battlefield’s state. Basilisk Kamigawa Mononokehime Legend of the Five Rings (DNE)
36A. The Edge of Honor A people soaked in blood tries to remember peace, to recover, and forget the ravages of war. However, swords that shed blood are not so easily sheathed, and the beginning of an era is rarely without difficulties. Katanagatari Rurouni Kenshin Samurai Deeper Kyo 36B. Veneration Racket In something resembling the modern world, the supernatural has lost importance in daily life. Starved for belief, many less savory yokai must rely on underhanded methods to make ends meet, or meet their end. Mob Touhou Godfather (DNE) Yakuza (DNE)
37. Dragon’s Gate The world in the aftermath of the legendary Dragon War is not as nice as it once was. Bandits wander the countryside, clerics fly on pegasi, dark mages study ancient evils, corrupt kings plot, and twisted fiends rise. Slayers Dragon Half Elibe, Tellius, Archanea, Valentia
38. Dungeons & Delvers Within the mountain caves, floating high in the sky, and beneath the waves, hide mysterious places where monsters, traps, and magic accumulate in shifting walls. There are riches to be found, but danger also. Etrian Odyssey Zendikar Dungeon Crawl GURPS Dungeon Fantasy
39. Eon’s End The age of adventure is dead. Maybe it’s the new gods, or the advances in magitech, or the more peaceful philosophies being adopted, but things are certainly changing. For the better, perhaps. Perhaps not. Eberron The Gods Are Bastards
40. Fabled Coronation Not all princes are charming, dragons evil, witches cackly, and princesses beautiful. Some, sure. But most?. This world will surprise, fulfill and subvert expectations. Just remember, the older fairytales aren’t so nice. Disney Princess Princess Bride Shrek Love is a Battlefield
41. Fantasy Quest Dragons, elves, dwarves, wizards, and a host of other generic fantasy tropes and cliches wandering around. There aren’t “adventurers”, but many are convinced they’re on a mission from god to stop some terrible evil. Dragonlance Forgotten Realms Neverwinter Nights Baldur’s Gate
42. Grand Chorus In the Weaving, renegades sang a dissonance into being – the misfortune of the world. Repeating motifs and refrains can sometimes be expressed or taken advantage of, by those who are a part of reality’s melody. Narnia Lord Of The Rings/Silmarillion In Nomine A Practical Guide to Evil
43. Idyll Skies Above a ruined wasteland, the living world drifts among endless clouds. Nations vie for crystallized power, monsters and spirits swoop between flying ships, and growing storms threaten the peaceful calm. Skies of Arcadia Storm Hawks Bastion Granblue Fantasy (WIP, ?)
44. Inheritors of Steel and Fire Mankind has always waged war, and some say that war has never changed. One could certainly make the argument that war can be very different. For example, should dragons be introduced to the battlefield... A Song of Ice and Fire Mount and Blade Temeraire Black Company (DNE)
45. Kingdom of Lost Souls The Necropolis is the last legacy of a once great kingdom that outshone the sun. Now, it sinks below dusk into death, and damnation. Dead souls linger upon this land, and they are no longer friendly or peaceful. Dark Souls Dark Souls 2 Dark Souls 3 Demon Souls
46. Mordant In tiny hamlets off the major roads, in the twisting alleys of crowded cities, in the ruins of ancient castles – they lie in wait, twisted and deadly reminders of how close humanity dwells to the shadow of damnation. Van Hellsing Penny Dreadful Darkest Dungeon Cultist Simulator? 46A. The Swiftly Rising Night The monsters have come out from their lairs, madness in the back of mankind’s mind comes to the fore, and dark forces make monsters of men, to combat against the things emerging more eldritch than monsters. Bloodbourne Innistrad Ravenwood Ravenloft
47. No Man’s Land A world where nine women are born for every man. Families flourish or die based on the choice of husband shared among a generation of sisters. Men without family are often stolen, or sold to disease-rife brothels. A Brother’s Price Otoyomegatari
48. Ostian Empire Knocks, The In Yurivka, Ukraine, a magical legion established a foothold. Hours later, Ffawyddog, Wales was occupied. Dozens of portals formed. Few held against Earth’s military, most collapsed, and a handful were captured. Gate: Thus the JSDF was Wanked Rome
49. Quest for Deliverance One ancient evil, one destined hero, McGuffins to taste. Mix well, stirring in obstacles and puzzles until properly challenged. Garnish with comedic relief and love interest, serve over threat of eternal darkness. Bravely Default Dark Cloud Deltora Quest Legend of Zelda
50. People and Gods A Shaman connects a People to the Gods. Through the Gods, a People flourish. When a People go to war, so do their Gods. When their Gods are pleased, life is good. When Gods are angered, the People suffer. So it is. Spice and Wolf Primal Rage Smite Greek Myth
51. Telos Anyone, at any time, can be thrust into violence, faced with corruption, or tempted by a promise of power. For many faced with evil, the only way to survive the darkness is to accept it. But all are lost regardless. Berserk Drakengard Path of Exile Diablo
52. Towers of Magic From all over the realm, children with the gift come to a Tower to learn the magic of the four elements. Spoiled noble brats and awe-stuck country bumpkins alike come to master the fundamental natural forces. Circle of Magic Avatar The Last Airbender / LoK Familiar of Zero Codex Alera
53. Walking a Path In this world, there are two kinds of people. The first are mortals. The second are those on the Sublime Path. More than mortal, the Sublime defend life and take it, living above the common man, seeking more than life. Xianxia Wuxia Anima: Beyond Fantasy
54. Warden’s Road Monsters, both human and other, often seek to prey on the weak and vulnerable. To keep safe the roads, to mete out justice, to slay monsters, to protect the innocent – such is a Warden of the Old Kingdom’s duty. Lone Wolf Old Kingdom Witcher Sci-Fi
55. Ad Vance Vance Column can be seen from anywhere, provided you’re on the correct hemisphere. It stretches, like a needle, away from the planet, and into the sky. To climb the tower is to seek: for power, answers, or hope. Destiny Phantasy Star Online Xenoblade
56. Bitter Means It can be said mankind is uniquely suited to war. Abandoned, exploited, and oppressed, colonies have struggled to achieve independence, and now have the strength to bring war against their former overlords – and each other. Killzone Infinity Red Faction
57A. Bitter Ends The squabbles that tore systems apart have come to a close, and not through peace. Humanity’s disparate factions are cut off, but the violence they inspired continues in the ruins of a prize nobody could claim. Ace Combat Gone With The Blastwave Generic Post Apocalypse
57. Bold Peace Diverse species banded together to form the Alliance Council to expel an external threat, and promote peace between themselves. But all great works are opposed, and do not come to pass without difficulty. FTL Star Trek Mass Effect Stellaris Andromeda (DNE)
58. Bootstrapped Looking too deeply into the mind has lead to the birth of new threats to humanity: digital intelligences. Already, one colony is gone, and more are soon to follow, regardless of ideology or politics. Battlestar Galactica Eclipse Phase Eve Online 59. C⊕Si Two forms of life are mathematically incapable of sustained coexistence. No steady-state solution for the differential equation describing the relationship between Silicon and Carbon exists. I’m sorry. Goodbye. BLAME Biomega Bio Apocalypse
60. Dreams in Digital I’m not sure if androids dream of electric sheep, or if digital intelligences dream at all. When a person can buy and sell memories, and wake up in a new body, waking life can sometimes seem a dream. Ghost in the Shell Paprika Remember Me
61. Ethics Waivers Nearly everyone is augmented. And that means they’ve agreed to the terms and conditions. If they’d read the fine print, they’d know that means their asses belong to the corporations. Nobody ever reads the fine print. Katawa Shoujo Repo: The Genetic Opera Deus Ex: Human Revolution
62. Extinction Wars Apparently, the most successful strategy for a species is one of preemptive annihilation. We must be as ugly to them as they are to us, because nearly every single goddamn alien out there wants to kill us dead. Halo Starship Troopers Starcraft: Terran Warhammer 40K Guardsmen?
63. Free Space Life isn’t so tidy, out here on the rim. The central government only steps in to tell you what to do, or when they want something. Food and meds are scarce. Getting shot makes for a good day, long as you don’t die. Firefly RimWorld Cowboy Bebop
64. Hands of Steel We don’t know why the robots turned on us. There are theories, but anyone who knows for sure was probably killed in the alpha strike. We’re lucky not all of them went nuts. But it’s hard to tell, you know? Robocop Terminator Megaman Classic (Protomen Drawback) 65. Maintenance Engineer You have a goddamn engineering degree, but you’re a glorified space janitor. You should be r- what’s that? Is that the quarantine alarm? Shit! “Exciting opportunities aboard an experimental science station” my ass! Alien Dead Space Prey Space Station 13 Viscera Cleanup (Space)
66. Post Cyber Punk The overcast sky is lit from below by flickering hologram ads. You stink of pollution, greasy thai noodles, and vape juice. You’re jobless, your augs are malfunctioning, and your premium apartment subscription is due. Va11 HALL-A Blade Runner 2049 Blade Runner Cyber Punk (WIP, Worm)
67. Sailing Black Seas Weigh the grav-anchor and raise the solar sail! If you’re on this space ship, you’re seeking booty of one kind or another, and won’t stop ‘till you’ve found it, or you’re dead! I hope you know how to fire a laser canon! Outlaw Star Space Pirate Captain Harlock Treasure Planet
68. A Softer World Mankind remains in enclaves of hyper-advanced technology, small oasis of paradise in an otherwise intensely inhospitable ecological disaster zone. Peace is enforced through the ever-present algorithm. Demolition Man Wall-E Chibi Robo Idiocracy (DNE)
69. Suited to the Task Dimensional pirates, slavers, self-replicating killbots, mutated alien beasties – unique situations are always cropping up that the federation isn’t equipped to handle. So they outsource the job to someone with a suit. Warframe Mass Effect Metroid Cryptark 70. Space Fantasy If there is no greater force at work, why do the galaxies turn? How can anyone believe in nothing, when the universe bursts with life? It is both tragic and glorious that violence and peace are necessary and inevitable. Farscape Star Wars Riddick
71. Star Kingdoms Hard sci-fi, harder realpolitik. Two great powers, and a multitude of smaller independent systems form an ever-growing web of influence, power, and wealth that stretches between humanity’s distant systems. Elite Dangerous Generic Space Opera Honorverse Legend of the Galactic Heroes
72. Titanomachy Mankind has finally colonized the solar system, and expanded beyond it, to the nearest star systems. Long ago, colony ships traveled there, and now tensions rise about just who controls these distant planets. Armored Core Battletech Cyber Knight Titanfall
73. Welcome to the Future The future is pretty much the same as the present, just… a lot fucking weirder. Like, holy SHIT this is weird. The aliens, mutants, and robots make sense, I guess. But THAT? NOT okay. What the FUCK future people? Futurama Rick & Morty Transmetropolitan
74. Xenomate Experimental ship crash-lands on an alien biosphere. What’s the worst that could happen? Well, for starters, you could get pregnant with an alien symbiote that can’t quite into human physiology. James Cameron’s Avatar Lost Planet Venom/Spider Man Ultimate Symbiote Other
75. Across the Sands, Thunder An emergency stop for religious colonists on a colony ship results in the terraforming of an unlikely desert planet, interrupted by the interacting magnetic fields of the binary star system and the planet. Dune Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak Trigun
76. Fairy Punk A more fantastic techno-dystopia is still a rainy, neon-lit jungle of concrete and corporate backstabbing. There’s just more to watch out for. Like troll hacker-wizards, mohawked goblins, and pixie street samurai. Artemis Fowl Shadowrun GURPS Technomancer
77. Grim Remnants What remains of humanity huddles within their last bastions, sending out teams of hunters to explore, scavenge, and kill the monsters that now roam the world, for that most precious of resources: essence. RWBY Neir God Eater (WIP) The Night Land (DNE)
78. Higher Learning The Lyceum has many factions, some of whom work at cross-purposes. But rarely fully against one another. For should they fall, none could stop the ever-waiting wilds beyond the Divide from overtaking the world. Gunnerkrigg Court A Certain Scientific Railgun? A Certain Magical Index?
79. Lesbian Gems from Beyond Terra Dinosaurs, martial artists, animal-people, flying cars, androids, and omnicidal fascist alien rocks with a new, if initially distasteful, source of power in the form of one pathetic little planet’s inhabitants. DBZ Stephen Universe
80. Long After The End In this post-history world, civilization has come and gone. The world is now the domain of barbarians, wizards, mutants, and stranger. Remnants of the old world can still be found, proof of a forgotten age. Adventure Time Samurai Jack Generic Post-Apocalypse
81. Open Season Most alien abductees don’t get to go home. They go to the park – one of many worlds the hunters stock with life forms from across the galaxy, for the purpose of creating training challenges or vacation getaways. Aliens vs Predator Carnivores Jurassic Park Predator
82. Questant Regalia The Throne of Heaven is empty. God is dead, the Angelic Host is splintered, the Demonic Forces scattered. But the Gates remain, connecting the countless worlds under the dominion of the Demiurges and . K6BD SBURB Traveler’s Gate Exalted
83. Red in Tooth and Claw Outside the small villages and walled cities, monsters rule. Some slay the creatures: hunters. Others train them: tamers. Scouts, Merchants, and Gatherers mostly try to avoid the various deadly flora and fauna. Monster Hunter Monster Trainer Nausicaa Pokemon
84. Rise the Tower To climb the tower is to become closer to the heavens, and in doing, their gifts. Those who climb high enough are granted wings with which to ascend and descend as they wish, and the strength to do so safely. Tower of God Aion
85. Stray Future The precursors left clues to their existence in the lost and hidden caves of shining mysteries. They left us the wandering islands, the fish, the birds, the factories on the bottom, and their last wish for us: “be happy”. Aria CATastrophe Cave Story Splatoon Endless Ocean CYOA 86. The Third Magic There are two kinds of magic commonly practiced: Mystic Arts and Summoning. The first grants abilities to the magus. The second magic summons servants compelled by a seal. The third magic is not discussed. Bartimaeus Dishonored Type Moon
87. To War With Hell The afterlife, or something very like it, is real. And it’s not the good place. Perhaps the collective unconscious of the human race, the source or result of all human suffering, now infringes upon the material world. Doom Hellgate: London
88. Wastrels Where the hell did the leather-club-cannibals get cars? I mean, who keeps them running? Where are they getting fuel, ammo, and materials? I wasn’t aware a bloodsport-based society could support engineers. Fallout Mad Max Borderlands
89. War at Long Last The battle has been going on so long, no one is sure how it started. But these new designs for airships, mechanized infantry and cavalry, artillery, and submersibles promise an end to intermittent skirmishes. Last Exile Ring of Red Wolfenstein Valkyria Chronicles
90. Winds of Change Raw magic can have some strange effects on living things. Unpredictable effects. So when the aetherwinds blow, you’d best get yourself inside a shelter. Or you could end up like those things that stalk the wilds. Elona Endless Legend Stormlight Archives
91. - 100. Free Choice Roll 1d6. 1. Substitute with a merge of your choice. 2. A combination of 2-4 random jumps. 3. Any previous setting, including Home. 4. Double the number of polled merges. 5. Halve the number of polled merges. 6. Pick one of the other rolled options. Notes
Key Altered means the setting is close to the Earth we know, except different in some way. Fantasy usually has magic, multiple sapient races, or mundane settings that aren’t Earth. Sci-fi indicates a high degree of technological sophistication, usually space travel, aliens. Other falls into multiple categories, is hard to define, or is intensely anachronistic. !!!Red!! listings are missing something, or need to be pared down, split up, or rethought. (DNE) means the jump Does Not Exist, but the setting could be used for inspiration. Italics indicates the jump is a CYOA, WIP, DNE or needs research, review, and rethinking.
Under Consideration Altered Trump Arcana: Persona+Jojo’s Bizarre Adventures+Cardcaptor Sakura Ready? Fight!: Mortal Kombat+Street Fighter+Dead or Alive ???: Brutal Legend+Metalacolypse+Musician+Scott Pilgrim Operation Operate: Call of Duty+Rainbow Six+Splinter Cell+PMC (WIP, ?) Fantasy ???: Drakengard 3+Ciel Nosurge+Ar Tenolico Animal Kingdoms: Redwall+Zootopia+Guardians of Gahoole+Mouseguard (DNE) Stranger Wakes: Dragon Age+Elder Scrolls+Kingdoms of Amalur+Divinity Original Sin Carry the Flame: Claymore+Kingdom Death Monster (WIP, Val) Sci-Fi Action Figures: FA Girls+Medabots+Small Soldiers ???: Cryogenic Cyborg CYOA+Neir: Automata+The Matrix ???: Space Patrol+FLCL Other Year Zero Exploit: Digital Devil Saga/Nocturne+Digimon+Megaman Battle Network? In The Shadow of Giants: Godzilla+Pacific Rim+Evangelion+CthulhuTech (DNE) ???: New Phyrexia+Nechronica+Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress Jagannath’s Wheel: New Gods/Fourth World+Mortal Engines+Stargate
Jumps I’d Like to Use Apotheosynthesis: Transformers+Machine Apotheosis (DNE) ???: Oh, My Sweet Alien!+Ugly Americans (DNE) Escaflowne Unsounded Arcanum Of Steamworks and Magic Obscura Tokyo Souls Changelog 0.9.1 1/4/19 Can’t believe I forgot Vigor Mortis. Added a changelog. 0.9.2 1/10/19 Moved some merges to unlisted. Added some jumps to existing merges. Got the list down to 55. 0.9.3 1/14/19 Realized I don’t have to worry about power levels since I’m going to be filtering everything through GURPS pts conversion anyway. 1.0.1 3/12/19 99 Merges and 1 Free Choice. Swapped out a few merges, split Capes and Spandex, added a few DNEs. Alphabetized. 1.0.2 3/31/19 Removed, renamed, replaced some merges. Made some sequences out of related refraction merges. Reshuffled space jumps too many times. Changed “Anachronism” to “Other”, “Refraction” to “Altered”.