Merge Chain Version 1.0 !!/7+E9O+N4T1
Each merge is composed of elements, tropes, themes, tones, etc. of the constituent jumps’ original settings, blended together in a way that hopefully creates an interesting world for a jumper to explore. I plan on using these in an alt-chain of my own, but I encourage others to make use of, or adapt these to their needs. Table of Contents
Refraction 5 Fantasy 12 1. Amid the Tumult and Ruin...... 5 36. Abyss Beneath...... 12 2. Appropriate Measures...... 5 37. Animal Kingdoms...... 12 3. Badasses, Inc...... 5 38. Arts & Crafts...... 12 4. Bump in the Night...... 5 39. Ashes, Blood, & Iron...... 12 5. Capes & Spandex...... 5 40. Borderline Adventure...... 12 6. Comfy Modern Fantasy Life...... 6 41. Court of War...... 13 7. Deniable Assets...... 6 42. Dragon’s Gate...... 13 8. Dust and Nightmares...... 6 43. Dungeons & Delvers...... 13 9. Extranormal Forces...... 6 44. Eon’s End...... 13 10. Flat Circles...... 6 45. Fabled Coronation...... 13 11. Hidden Things...... 7 46. Fantasy Quest...... 13 12. High-Stakes Archeology...... 7 47. Grand Chorus...... 14 13. Invaders Must Die...... 7 48. Idyll Skies...... 14 14. Knights’ Code Duello...... 7 49. Inheritors of Steel & Fire...... 14 15. Leviathan Manifest...... 7 50. Kingdom of Lost Souls...... 14 16. Life of Crime...... 7 51. Mordant...... 14 17. Liminalities...... 8 52. No Man’s Land...... 15 18. A Madder World...... 8 53. Quest for Deliverance...... 15 19. Mahou no Mazoku...... 8 54. Small Gods...... 15 20. Major Arcana...... 8 55. Stranger Wakes...... 15 21. Monument to Ruin...... 8 56. Telos...... 15 22. New New World...... 8 57. The Third Magic...... 16 23. Operation: Operate...... 9 58. Tower of Magic...... 16 24. Occult Arcanum...... 9 59. Warden’s Road...... 16 25. Remnants of Divinity...... 9 60. Worlds Apart...... 16 26. Restless Spirits...... 9 27. Soft Exit...... 9 28. Secret Agent Liscence...... 9 29. SSDD...... 10 30. Tarnished Age...... 10 31. They Walk Among Us...... 10 32. Veiled Threats...... 10 33. Vigor Mortis...... 10 34. Yo-Ho Adventure...... 10 35. Zoned...... 11 Sci-Fi17 Anachronism 21 61. Ad Vance...... 17 81. Across the Sands, Thunder...... 21 62. Bitter Means for Bitter Ends...... 17 82. Eschaton De-Immenatized...... 21 63. Bold Peace...... 17 83. Fairy Punk...... 21 64. Bootstrapped...... 17 84. Grim Remnants...... 21 65. C⊕Si...... 17 85. Higher Learning...... 21 66. Dreams in Digital...... 18 86. In The Shadow of Giants...... 22 67. Ethics Waivers...... 18 87. Lesbian Gems from Beyond Terra...... 22 68. Extinction Wars...... 18 88. Long After The End...... 22 69. Free Space...... 18 89. Open Season...... 22 70. Feudal Space...... 18 90. Pro Forma Ars Magica Bellum...... 22 71. Hands of Steel...... 18 91. Questant Regalia...... 22 72. Maintenance Engineer...... 19 92. Red in Tooth and Claw...... 23 73. Post Cyber Punk...... 19 93. Rise the Tower...... 23 74. Sailing Black Seas...... 19 94. Realms of Reckoning...... 23 75. A Softer World...... 19 95. Stray Future...... 23 76. Suited to the Task...... 19 96. War With Hell...... 23 77. Space Fantasy...... 20 97. Wastrels...... 24 78. Titanomachy...... 20 98. War at Long Last...... 24 79. Welcome to the Future...... 20 99. Winds of Change...... 24 80. Xenomate...... 20 100. Free Choice...... 24 Notes25 Key...... 25 Under Consideration...... 25 Jumps I’d Like to Use...... 25 Changelog...... 26 Refraction
1. Amid the Tumult and Ruin Artillery pounds the trenches, infantry slogs through corpse-strewn mud, planes roar overhead, and rear command wants another charge at the enemy lines, through the hell of the battlefield. Generation Kill Inglourius Basterds Platoon WW2 (WIP, ?)
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. Badasses, Inc. Everything is at least 20% cooler, and/or more 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/Modern Black Lagoon Jormungand
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 some crises prompt even bitter nemeses to team up. DC Marvel The Free Universe 6. Comfy Modern Fantasy Life When a more advanced society encounters a less advanced one, the same thing happens throughout history. The Breach would have been another example, had several governments not preemptively granted blanket provisional refugee status to any inhabitants who decided to cross over peacefully, and start a new life. Koboyashi’s Dragon Maid Gate: Thus the JSDF was Wanked Senko-San Oh, My Sweet Alien! Monstergirl Refugee Crisis CYOA
7. 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. Matthew Reilly Universe? True Lies Burn Notice
8. 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. WeirdWildWest Generic Western Red Dead Redemption/Undead Nightmare
9. 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
10. Flat Circles There’s a history to this sort of thing. It draws people in. You could say it’s in the blood, but that’s not exactly true. It runs, deep, though. It’s in the government, the wealthy, institutions. And it’s been happening for a long, long time. There’s a history to it. And if you know how and where to look, you can see traces of it. Deadly Premonition Night in the Woods Great Detective (True Detective) 11. 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
12. High-Stakes Archeology 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
13. 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 Generic Alien Invasion Legacy of the Aldenata?
14. 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)
15. 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
16. Life of Crime Crime, the organized sort, is much more common here. Mafioso and bratva run the world, from influencing politicians to selling drugs to kids. It’s a complex web of criminal activity, and you’re caught in it. Breaking Bad Mob GTA 17. Liminalities Dreams, when you think about it, are just as real to the dreamer as daily life is when the dreamer is awake. For some, the distinction between these worlds is less stark, and they find themselves between the two. Silent Hill Limbo American McGee’s Alice
18. 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. Yandere A Study in Emerald Lovecraft Cosmic Horror CYOA
19. 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
20. Major Arcana The power of the world rests in ideas, expressible as archetypes, demonstrated through reality’s narrative. To change that narrative, you just need to make that power of the world your own, and tell a different story. Persona Jojo’s Bizarre Adventures Cardcaptor Sakura
21. 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
22. New New World Due to some unlikely geological movements, the North American continent looks quite different. Now three large landmasses, only one of which is inhabited, and even more verdant than before. Turtledove Atlantis Europa Universalis Victoria 23. Operation: Operate Can’t go a block without tripping over terrorists, sectarian violence, a military coup, and a black ops team. Call of Duty Rainbow Six Splinter Cell PMC (WIP, ?)
24. Occult Arcanum 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
25. Remnants of Divinity The old gods are dead, or gone. All that is left of them are their ignorant by-blows and the descendants of their chosen. Scions of power, inheritors of their forebears’ portfolios, demigods adrift in a world of mortals. Percy Jackson American Gods Saint Young Men
26. Restless Spirits When people die, their souls usually depart to the afterlife. But some need some help moving on. Trapped by unfinished business, powerful spirits who choose to stay, and evil spirits that torment the living. Bleach Danny Phantom Shaman King Soul Eater
27. 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
28. Secret Agent Liscence 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 29. SSDD Everyday life here is just a little more interesting, comedic, and whimsical. It's Always Sunny Nine to Five Sitcom/Comedy
30. 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 Worm
31. 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
32. 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)
33. 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
34. 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
35. 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
36. 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 Underdark (WIP, ?) Distant Sky? Fallen London/Sunless Sea Catacombs CYOA
37. Animal Kingdoms Attributing human traits to animals is usually a failure of imagination or the result of ignorance. Even here, where animals have more human forms, societies, and behaviors, they can still be disturbingly inhuman. Redwall Zootopia Arthurian Legend? Guardians of Gahoole? Mouseguard (DNE)
38. Arts & Crafts Whether the formulae crafting that goes into solid constructs, or the ephemeral ritual of pymaric spells, magic is inimical to more mundane progress. It becomes less of a wonder, and more of an inconvenience. Escaflowne Unsounded Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magic Obscura
39. 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, ?)
40. Borderline Adventure 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 41. 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)
42. Dragon’s Gate Dragons and half-dragons litter the continent, the remnants of a great war between the mythical beasts and mortals. Here you’ll find adventurers, mercenaries, magic, ancient evils, corrupt kings, and twisted fiends. Slayers Dragon Half Fire Emblem: Elibe, Tellius, Archanea, Valentia
43. Dungeons & Delvers Within the mountain caves, floating high in the sky, and beneath the waves, there are mysterious places where monsters and items accumulate, and walls shift. There are riches to be found, but danger also. Etrian Odyssey Zendikar Dungeon Crawl GURPS Dungeon Fantasy
44. 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
45. 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 OLD fairytales aren’t so nice. Disney Princess Princess Bride Shrek Love is a Battlefield
46. 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
47. 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
48. Idyll Skies Suspended above a mysterious fog, are the floating, endless lands. Among the clouds, nations and races race for crystallized power, dragons swoop between clouds and flying ships, and storms threaten all. Final Fantasy XI / XIV Storm Hawks Skies of Arcadia Bastion? Granblue Fantasy (DNE)
49. Inheritors of Steel & 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, if dragons were introduced to the battlefield... A Song of Ice and Fire Mount and Blade Temeraire How to Train Your Dragon
50. Kingdom of Lost Souls The Necropolis is the last legacy of a once great kingdom that outshone the sun. Now, it sinks below dusk and into death, and damnation. Dead souls linger in this land, and they are no longer friendly or peaceful. Dark Souls Dark Souls 2 Dark Souls 3 Demon Souls Kingdom Death: Monster (WIP, Val)
51. 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. Bloodbourne Innistrad Van Hellsing Penny Dreadful? Darkest Dungeon Ravenloft Ravenwood?
52. 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
53. 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
54. Small 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 displeased, People suffer. So it is. Spice and Wolf Primal Rage Smite Greek Myth
55. Stranger Wakes This world is a dream – ours’, or the gods’, it is unknown. But it is known there is another realm, sinister and insidious, seeking to encroach on this idyllic existence, threatening life and sanity. The Nightmare. Dragon Age The Elder Scrolls Kingdoms of Amalur Divinity – Original Sin
56. 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 they are lost regardless. Berserk Drakengard Path of Exile Diablo 57. 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
58. Tower of Magic From all over the realm, children with the gift come to the Tower to learn the magic of the four elements. Spoiled noble brats and awe-stuck country brats alike come to master the fundamental natural forces. Circle of Magic Avatar The Last Airbender / LoK Familiar of Zero Codex Alera
59. 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
60. Worlds Apart 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 as being above the common man. Anima Beyond Fantasy Exalted Xianxia Wuxia Sci-Fi
61. 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 Mass Effect? Xenoblade?
62. Bitter Means for Bitter Ends “Two nations, both alike in weaponry, in split Verona, where we lay our scene. From ancient grudge break to new memory where civil blood makes nations’ hands unclean. From forth the fatal arms of these two foes a pair of star-cross'd missiles take the sky, and mistimed popular overthrows do with great rage unleash the people’s cry.” Ace Combat Killzone Gone With The Blastwave Red Faction
63. Bold Peace Diverse species banded together to form an 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. Andromeda (DNE) FTL Star Trek
64. 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. Eclipse Phase Battlestar Galactica Eve Online
65. 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 66. 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. Remember Me Ghost in the Shell Paprika
67. 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
68. 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?
69. 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
70. Feudal Space The galaxy is quickly becoming full – not of people, necessarily, but of political entities. Star nations rise, system empires coalesce, and tensions between groups wax and wane with the turning of the spiral arms. Legend of the Galactic Heroes Honorverse Elite Dangerous
71. 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) 72. 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 Viscera Cleanup (Space) Space Station 13?
73. 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)
74. 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
75. A Softer World Mankind remains in enclaves of hyper-advanced technology, small oasis of paradise in an otherwise inhospitable ecological disaster zone. Peace is enforced through the ever-present algorithm. Demolition Man Wall-E Chibi Robo Idiocracy (DNE)
76. 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 77. 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
78. 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
79. 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
80. 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 Venom Symbiote Parasyte Anachronism
81. 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 Trigun Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak
82. 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
83. 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 Gargoyles?
84. Grim Remnants What remains of humanity huddles within their last bastions, sending out teams of hunters to explore, scavenge, and kill the black monsters that now rule the world for that most precious of resources: essence. RWBY Neir God Eater(DNE?) The Night Land (DNE)?
85. 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? 86. In The Shadow of Giants Sometimes the most important things in life are small. But rampaging eldritch monsters need to be stopped. And conventional artillery just doesn’t do the trick. Thus, creepy giant robots. Godzilla Pacific Rim Evangelion CthulhuTech (WIP)
87. 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
88. 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
89. 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
90. 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)
91. 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
92. 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. Nausicaa Pokemon Monster Trainer Monster Hunter
93. 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
94. Realms of Reckoning In a land beyond reckoning, vast cities of travel shifting landscapes. These people have strange customs, and stranger techno-sorcery. Their ancient ways benefit their godly rulers at the expense of the grist-caste. New Gods (WIP HeavensAnon) Mortal Engines Stargate The Mummy
95. 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
96. 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 Hell Invasion CYOA Hell Rebellion CYOA? 97. 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
98. 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
99. 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
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 Refraction 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. Anachronisms are for anything that falls into more than one category, or is hard to define. Red listings need to be pared down or split up. (DNE) means the jump Does Not Exist, but the setting could be used for inspiration. Italics indicates the jump is a CYOA, or could use some research, review, or rethinking.
Under Consideration Refraction FA Girls+Medabots+Small Soldiers+Megaman Uber+Red Alert+ G.I. Joe+Supergod? Arsene Lupin+Sherlock Holmes+Investigation Mortal Kombat+Street Fighter+Dead or Alive Brutal Legend+Metalacolypse+Musician+Scott Pilgrim Fantasy New Phyrexia+Nechronica+Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress Katanagatari+Rurouni Kenshin+Samurai Deeper Kyo Sci-Fi Space Patrol+FLCL Sins of a Solar Empire + Revelation Space Anachronism Drakengard 3+Ciel Nosurge+Ar Tenolico Digital Devil Saga/Nocturne+Digimon+Megaman Battle Network?
Jumps I’d Like to Use Claymore Cryogenic Cyborg CYOA Generic Post-Apocalypse Generic Space Opera Infinity Neir: Automata Rome Stellaris Touhou Ugly Americans (DNE) Warhammer 40K: Astartes, Sororitas, Mechanicus, Freelancer, Imperium Warhammer Fantasy: Bretonnia, Dogs of War, Kislev, Amazons Wheel of Time 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.