Builds

Supplement: Alt-Chain Builder

  • Liberties: 11
    • Expansion / Supplement (3): Cosmic Warehouse, BodyMod, [SECRET] (not counting Alt-Chain itself, that’s just pedantic)
    • Alt-Form Armoire: can switch between all available alt-forms
    • Braving the Gauntlet: able to attempt gauntlet jumps
    • Items Guaranteed by CP: all items bought with CP that don’t explicitly return when lost or destroyed are returned within a week of being lost or destroyed
    • Companion Slots (4): first purchase allows two companions; each subsequent doubles (currently 16)
    • Sparky: complete the super-long-term task to get the Spark (complete 52 jumps and then complete the End Jump; if the End Jump is failed, 52 more jumps must be done before it can be attempted again)
  • Restrictions: 11
    • Heavy is the Quill (6): each jump story must contain 1000 words per purchase (currently 6000, capped due to length of Pokémon Trainer story)
    • Entertain Me!: dance, monkey!
    • Companions Spend Their Own CP: imported companions make their own builds
    • Always Drop In: what it says on the tin (as PMD presents no background or origin selection, becoming the protagonist does not violate this restriction)
    • Diminishing Returns: addictive perks don’t stack nearly as well
    • Rolled Chain: next jump is decided by randomly or otherwise not by the jumper

Layer 1: Pokémon Trainer

  • https://imgur.com/a/lp6Pp
  • Start: 1000 CP
  • Region: 7 – Orre
  • Identity
    • Age: 3+9 = 12
    • Male (keep)
    • Drop In: free (see prompt)
  • Starter
    • Actual Starter: Turtwig – free
      • Level 5
      • 3 perfect 31 IVs: Attack, Defense, Speed
      • Other stats:
        • HP: 17
        • Special Attack: 22
        • Special Defense: 24
    • Moves: Tackle, Withdraw, Earth Power (Egg Move: 50 CP (950 left))
  • Skills and Abilities
    • Technician: 300 CP (650 left) Very handy with electronics.
    • Blend In: discount 150 CP (500 left) Easily avoid detection.
    • Savant: discount 300 CP (200 left) Perfect memory, calculator-fast mental math, perfect aim with firearms.
  • Gear
    • Starter kit: Bag, Pokégear, Pokédex, 5 Pokéballs, 3 potions, hat
    • 50K Pokedollars: 50 CP (150 left)
    • Motorcycle: 100 CP (50 left)
    • Laptop: 100 CP (-50 left)
    • Collapsible Baton: 50 CP (-100 left)
  • Flaws
    • Swarmed: +100 CP (0 left)

Supplement: Cosmic Warehouse and BodyMod

  • https://imgur.com/a/VDDwF
  • Cosmic Warehouse
    • Start: 150 CP
    • 40,000 sq. ft, concrete floor, florescent lights
    • Utilities
      • Electricity – 10 CP (140 left)
      • Plumbing – 10 CP (130 left)
      • Heat / AC – 10 CP (120 left)
      • Local Net – 30 CP (90 left)
      • ForceWall – 20 CP (70 left)
    • Structures
      • Shelving – free
      • Housing – 20 CP (50 left)
      • Medbay – 20 CP (30 left)
    • Miscellaneous
      • Stasis Pod – 20 CP (10 left)
      • Food Supply – 10 CP (0 left)
  • BodyMod
    • Start: 600 CP
    • Build: medium
    • Body type: none
    • Stats
      • Strength – 1 (50 CP; 550 left)
      • Endurance – 2 (100 CP; 450 left)
      • Speed – 1 (50 CP; 400 left)
      • Dexterity – 2 (100 CP; 300 left)
      • Appeal – 1 (50 CP; 250 left)
      • Shape – 1 (50 CP; 200 left)
      • Sense – 2 (100 CP; 100 left)
    • Perks
      • Evercleansed – 100 CP (0 left)

Layer 2: Pokémon Mystery Dungeon

  • https://imgur.com/a/beIDL
  • Start: 1000 CP
  • Location: 5 – Post Town
    • set to Treasure Town – 100 CP (900 left)
  • My Form: Sandshrew (300 CP; 600 left)
  • Partner: Import Starter – Terra the Turtwig (300 CP; 300 left)
  • Perks
    • Free stuff
      • boosted physical stats and muscle memory
      • Combat Diagnosis – assess own health and PP usage
      • Pokeglot – can understand Pokémon language
    • Crush: free – potential romantic relationship with partner
    • Natural Instinct: 100 CP (200 left) – boost intuition, awareness, and muscle memory
  • Gear
    • Explorer Badge x2: free
    • Treasure Bag: 50 CP (150 left)
    • Aura Ribbon x2: 100 CP (50 left)
    • Persim Band: 150 CP (-100 left)
  • Drawbacks
    • Unlucky: +100 CP (0 left)
  • Starting Setup
    • My Moves (Sandslash; ended last run at age 22, so maybe have around that level)
      • Fury Cutter
      • Rollout
      • Defense Curl
      • Swift
    • Terra’s Moves (ended as a fairly recently evolved Torterra)
      • Bite
      • Mega Drain
      • Earth Power
      • Earthquake

Layer 3: Banjo-Kazooie

Robert

  • Start: 1000 CP
  • Background: Drop-In (free)
  • Age: 12+7 = 19
  • Species: any burrowing → pangolin
  • Location: 5 – Terrydactyland
  • Imports: 2 – 200 CP (800 left)
  • Abilities
    • Nearsighted: free – choose to blur or not perceive specific targets
    • Dig It: discount 200 CP (600 left) – burrow through ground at a slow jog pace
    • Tunnelvision: discount 50 CP (550 left) – see perfectly well in natural darkness
    • They See Me Rollin’: 50 CP (500 left) – rolling attack with force of body slam
    • Your Idea is Bad: 300 CP (200 left) – immediately identify flaws in plans
  • Items
    • Wading Boots (sentient): free
    • Beakers and Bottles: free
    • Backpack: 200 CP import onto Pokémon Trainer Bag (0 left)
  • Complications

Terra

  • Start: 600 CP
  • Background: Bear – 100 CP (500 left)
    • Imports: 1 Bird – free
  • Age: 12+5 = 17
  • Species: tortoise – 50 CP (450 left)
  • Abilities
    • Swimming: free – swim without tiring, hold breath for longer time
    • Wonderwing: 50 CP (400 left) – spend Gold Feathers (max 20) for perfect defense (2 seconds per feather)
    • Soil Brain: 200 CP (200 left) – quick ID of soil / ground, including fictional elements, and their properties
  • Items
    • Banjo: free
    • Feathers: 200 CP (0 left)

Manaphy

  • Start: 600 CP
  • Background: Witchdoctor – 100 CP (500 left)
  • Age: 12+5 = 17
  • Species: frog – 50 CP (450 left)
  • Abilities
    • Eekum Bokum: free – use magic source to turn willing targets into animals and back (one transformation per source)
    • Oomenacka: discount 300 CP (150 left) – up transformation magic power to allow turning into animated objects, including vehicles
  • Items
    • Zap Stick: free
    • Turbo Trainers (sentient): 50 CP (100 left)
    • Glowbo: discount 100 CP (0 left)

Bitbit

  • Imported via Terra’s background
  • Background: Bird
  • Abilities
    • Loudmouth – know insults for anyone you meet and how much it’ll hurt
    • Egg Blaster – store anything egg-shaped for potential use as ammo
    • Your Idea is Bad – immediately identify flaws in plans
    • Beak Bomber – take flight anywhere, with airborne charge attack

Layer 4: The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker

Robert

  • Start: 1000 CP
  • Origin
    • Child of None – free
    • Gender: male (keep)
    • Age: 2d8+8 = 15
    • Race: Rito – free
  • Location: 2 – Windfall Island
  • Perks
    • Great Grassy Goodies: free – the ability to find the Picori’s gifts when cutting tall grass
    • Treasure Circles: discount 100 CP (900 left) – treasure beneath the surface indicated with glowing rings and calling sound
    • Washed Ashore: discount 100 CP (800 left) – be washed to the nearest shore whenever facing death from being in a body of water
    • Talking is a Free Action: discount 200 CP (600 left) – stops hostiles from initializing an attack while having a conversation
    • The Wind Will Take Me: free – ability to read the wind and how to shape self to fly as wished
  • Companions
    • A Child with Blonde Hair and Long Ears [Medli]: free
    • A Red Fairy: 200 CP (400 left)
    • Jumper’s Pirate Crew(8): 300 CP (100 left)
  • Items (400 CP stipend)
    • Empty Bottle: free
    • Complimentary Coupon: free
    • Strangely Colored Gem (Red): discount 50 CP (50 left)
    • Color Camera: free
    • Treasure Map: discount 50 CP (0 left)
    • Phantom Hourglass: discount 300 CP (100 stipend left)
    • Family Legacy (hammer and shield): 100 CP (0 stipend left)
    • Delivery Bag: free
    • Valoo Scale: free for trading in Boat
  • Drawbacks

Bolt

  • Start: 600 CP
  • Origin
    • Child of Legend – free
    • Gender: male (keep)
    • Age: 2d8+8 = 17
    • Race: Hylian – free
  • Location: 6 – Forsaken Fortress
  • Perks
    • Time-Tested Techniques: free – basic mastery of all weapons
    • Shouldn’t That Have Exploded?: discount 100 CP (500 left) – able to perform Dead Man’s Volley against any projectile magic
    • Unconventional Fighting: discount 200 CP (300 left) – able to perform almost all creative combat applications of any tool
    • Kind Hearts and Pointy Ears: free – people are more helpful when you do them a favor
  • Items (400 CP stipend)
    • Empty Bottle: free
    • Complimentary Coupon: free
    • A Boat: free
      • S.S. Linejumper: 100 CP (200 left)
      • Talking Figurehead: free
    • Telescope: 100 CP (100 left)
    • Item Bag: free
    • Unmastered Sword: discount 100 CP (0 left)
    • Tingle Tuner: discount 200 CP (200 stipend left)
    • A Jar of Grandma’s Soup: discount 200 CP (0 stipend left)
    • Family Legacy (sword and shield): free

Cody

  • Start: 600 CP
  • Origin
    • Child of Water – free
    • Gender: male (keep)
    • Age: 2d8+8 = 13
    • Race: Hylian – free
  • Location: 1 – Outset Island
  • Perks
    • Life on the Waves: free – thorough knowledge of sailing
    • Auction Master: discount 100 CP (500 left) – master of driving a hard bargain, both buying and selling
    • Merchant’s Oath: discount 200 CP (300 left) – good luck towards fulfilling promises
    • Crystallized Magic: discount 300 CP (0 left) – ability to create Force gems and use them as currency
    • Kind Hearts and Pointy Ears: free – people are more helpful when you do them a favor
  • Items (400 CP stipend)
    • Empty Bottle: free
    • Complimentary Coupon: free
    • A Boat: free
    • Decoration Collection: free
    • Shop (merge with Boat): discount 100 CP (300 stipend left)
    • Gold Beedle Membership Card: discount 200 CP (100 stipend left)
    • Delivery Bag: 100 CP (0 stipend left)

Anita

  • Start: 600 CP
  • Origin
    • Child of Darkness – free
    • Gender: female (keep)
    • Age: 2d8+8 = 13
    • Race: Rito – free
  • Location: 2 – Windfall Island
  • Perks
    • I Envy the Wind: free – deep understanding of self and own motivations
    • Conquerer’s Power: discount 300 CP (300 left) – boosted strength and charisma
    • The Wind Will Take Me: free – ability to read the wind and how to shape self to fly as wished
    • Where I Need to Go: discount 100 CP (200 left) – predict anyone’s next move with even scraps of information
  • Items (400 CP stipend)
    • Empty Bottle: free
    • Ancient Ornaments (Zora, with halberd): free
    • Poe Lantern: discount 100 CP (300 stipend left)
    • Big Octo: discount 200 CP (0 left)
    • Puppet Jumper: discount 300 CP (0 left)
    • Delivery Bag: free
    • Valoo Scale: free for trading in Boat

Shadow

  • Start: 600 CP
  • Origin
    • Child of Legend – free
    • Gender: male (keep)
    • Age: 2d8+8 = 17
    • Race: Hylian – free
  • Location: 6 – Forsaken Fortress
  • Perks
    • A Final Act of Spite: 200 CP (400 left) – know when and where to act to hurt your enemy the most
    • Time-Tested Techniques: free – basic mastery of all weapons
    • Super Not Drowning Skills: discount 100 CP (300 left) – able to swim and outperform most peak adults at swimming
    • Hero’s Courage: discount 300 CP (0 left) – a share of the Hero of Winds’ karmic destiny
    • Kind Hearts and Pointy Ears: free – people are more helpful when you do them a favor
  • Items (400 CP stipend)
    • Empty Bottle (2): 50 CP (350 stipend left)
    • A Boat: free
      • Submersible: 200 CP (150 stipend left left)
    • Item Bag: free
    • Hyoi Pear: discount 50 CP (100 stipend left)
    • Hero’s New Clothes: discount 100 CP (0 stipend left)
    • Family Legacy (dagger and boomerang): free

Maria

  • Start: 600 CP
  • Origin
    • Child of Water – free
    • Gender: female (keep)
    • Age: 2d8+8 = 17
    • Race: Hylian – free
  • Location: 7 – World of the Ocean King
  • Perks
    • High Definition: 100 CP (500 left) – everything is more pleasant to look at
    • Life on the Waves: free – thorough knowledge of sailing
    • A Man from a Far-Away Land: discount 50 CP (450 left) – kind first impression from visited towns
    • Bounty of the Ocean: discount 100 CP (350 left) – excellent at fishing and hydroponics
    • Under a Barrel: 100 CP (250 left) – can be very stealthy at will
    • Kind Hearts and Pointy Ears: free – people are more helpful when you do them a favor
  • Items (400 CP stipend)
    • Empty Bottle (2): 50 CP (200 left)
    • Complimentary Coupon: free
    • A Boat: free
    • Color Camera: 100 CP (100 left)
    • Decoration Collection: free
    • Bone Ocarina: 400 CP (0 stipend left)
    • Item Bag: 100 CP (0 left)
    • Family Legacy (bow and shield): free

Terra

  • Start: 600 CP
  • Origin
    • Child of Water – free
    • Gender: female (keep)
    • Age: 2d8+8 = 16
    • Race: Korok – free
  • Location: 2 – Windfall Island
  • Perks
    • Life on the Waves: free – thorough knowledge of sailing
    • Bounty of the Ocean: discount 100 CP (500 left) – excellent at fishing and hydroponics
    • Goron Stomach: discount 200 CP (300 left) – can now eat rocks and minerals like a Goron
    • If You See {A} You’d Better Press That Button!: 100 CP (200 left) – excellent at ordering around and giving advice to others, even from a distance
    • Leaf on the Wind: free – can use a Deku Leaf indefinitely
    • Sapling Seed Spreading: discount 100 CP (100 left) – accelerate growth of plants you tend
  • Items (400 CP stipend)
    • Empty Bottle: free
    • Complimentary Coupon: free
    • Infinite Wallet: discount 200 CP (200 stipend left)
    • Koroki Bottle: 200 CP (0 stipend left)
    • Item Bag: 100 CP (0 left)
    • Musical Instrument: free
    • Deku Leaf: free for trading in Boat

Tooty

  • Start: 600 CP
  • Origin
    • Child of Light – free
    • Gender: female (keep)
    • Age: 2d8+8 = 12
    • Race: Hylian – free
  • Location: 8 – Free Pick: World of the Ocean King
  • Perks
    • Life on the Waves: 100 CP (500 left) – thorough knowledge of sailing
    • Ancient Hylian: free – instinctive grasp of ancient languages
    • Inherited Glory: discount 100 CP (400 left) – easily inspires loyalty in subordinates
    • Kind Hearts and Pointy Ears: free – people are more helpful when you do them a favor
    • Puzzle Master: discount 100 CP (300 left) – expert at solving “practical” puzzles such as riddles and treasure hunts
  • Items (400 CP stipend)
    • Empty Bottle: free
    • A Boat: free
      • Bigger Boat: free
      • Ghost Ship II: 200 CP (100 left)
    • Treasure Map: 100 CP (0 left)
    • Gossip Stones: free
    • Potion Collection: discount 200 CP (200 stipend left)
    • Bone Ocarina: discount 200 CP (0 stipend left)
    • Family Legacy (sword and boomerang): free

Manaphy

  • Start: 600 CP
  • Origin
    • Child of Water – free
    • Gender: male (keep)
    • Age: 2d8+8 = 11
    • Race: Hylian – free
  • Location: 6 – Forsaken Fortress
  • Perks
    • Life on the Waves: free – thorough knowledge of sailing
    • A Man from a Far-Away Land: discount 50 CP (550 left) – kind first impression from visited towns
    • Kind Hearts and Pointy Ears: free – people are more helpful when you do them a favor
    • Puzzle Master: discount 100 CP (450 left) – expert at solving “practical” puzzles such as riddles and treasure hunts
    • Puzzle Maker: discount 200 CP (250 left) – know how to build “practical” puzzles like in Zelda games
  • Items (400 CP stipend)
    • Empty Bottle: free
    • Complimentary Coupon: free
    • A Boat: free
      • Submersible: discount 100 CP (150 left)
    • Phantom Blade: 400 CP (0 stipend left)
    • Decoration Collection: free
    • Telescope: discount 50 CP (100 left)
    • Private Oasis: discount 100 CP (0 left)
    • Family Legacy (lance and dagger): free

Jump 5: MOTHER

  • https://imgur.com/a/9tWyo
  • Start: 1000 CP
  • Location: 5 – Tazmily Village
    • Choose: Onett – 100 CP (900 left)
  • Origin:
    • Drop-In – free
    • Gender: male (keep)
    • Age: 1d8+7 = 10
  • Abilities
    • Gearhead: 100 CP (800 left) – create lethal weapons from household objects, people less likely to question why you’re packing heat
    • PSI [Defense]: 200 CP (600 left) – ability to use Assist and Recovery PSI abilities
    • Spring Therapy: discount 150 CP (450 left) – regenerate and heal while relaxing in still water; best if hot
    • Calm Spirit: discount 300 CP (150 left) – sincerely appreciate life to relax in any situation, boost willpower, and especially resist corruption
  • Gear
    • Improbable Allowance [$50,000 a month]: 50 CP (100 left)
    • Wall Staples: 50 CP (50 left)
    • Saturn Table: 0 CP (50 left)
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Jump 5: MOTHER

  • https://imgur.com/a/9tWyo
  • Start: 1000 CP
  • Location: 5 – Tazmily Village
    • Choose: Onett – 100 CP (900 left)
  • Origin:
    • Drop-In – free
    • Gender: male (keep)
    • Age: 1d8+7 = 10
  • Abilities
    • Gearhead: 100 CP (800 left) – create lethal weapons from household objects, people less likely to question why you’re packing heat
    • PSI [Defense]: 200 CP (600 left) – ability to use Assist and Recovery PSI abilities
    • Spring Therapy: discount 150 CP (450 left) – regenerate and heal while relaxing in still water; best if hot
    • Calm Spirit: discount 300 CP (150 left) – sincerely appreciate life to relax in any situation, boost willpower, and especially resist corruption
  • Gear
    • Improbable Allowance [$50,000 a month]: 50 CP (100 left)
    • Wall Staples: 50 CP (50 left)
    • Saturn Table: 0 CP (50 left)
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