Alternates: Lunarbound

***Alternates*** are reimaginings of various pop culture, fanon or real-life characters in a Dungeons & Dragons setting. This project was initiated and is maintained by ShadeTheNarwhal. Though the Alternates all originate from separate franchises and mythos, their Alternate forms share a continuity. This page's purpose is to detail both the Alternates and their canon.

***Lunarbound*** was originally the second season of Alternates. Whereas the first season focused on a traditional fantasy setting, this season will focus on a science fiction/space opera setting. On February 24th, 2022, Shade decided to cancel *Lunarbound* and instead create a new Season 2, set in the same world of *Alternates'* Season 1.

## Alternate Submissions

* Submissions begin when Shade announces them, which is often on a Sunday or Monday. To submit a character, just talk to ShadeTheNarwhal about it. The Alternate is randomly decided some time afterwards, usually two to three days after, and then uploaded to the page in the near future.
* The character can be from anything. They can be fictional characters, OCs, celebrities, FANDOM users and the like. Just note that I will only add OC/fanon characters if their original creator permits me to.

## Characters

### The Engineer

Alternate 2x1, submitted by Unkle Shane.

* Stats and Skills: STR12 DEX10 CON15 INT16 WIS13 CHA8 AC10 HP24. History (Intelligence), Perception (Wisdom) and Performance (Charisma).
* Details: Human (Variant), Level 3 Artificer (Artillerist) with the Skilled feat.
* Equipment: Light crossbow (20 bolts), guitar, studded leather armour, wrench (1d6 bludgeoning, spellcasting focus)
* Features:
	+ Racial: N/A
	+ Class:
		- *Magical Tinkering*, which allows the user to grant a tiny object a minimal magical property, such as possessing light or a voice recording.
		- *The Right Tool for the Job*, which allows the user to create any set of artisan's tools within one hour.
		- *Eldritch Cannon*, which allows the user to create a small or tiny cannon on the battlefield. Think of this like a Sentry Gun from TF2.
		- Proficiency with carpenter's tools, firearms, light armour, medium armour, shields, simple weapons and thieves' tools.
	+ Misc.:
		- Proficiency with mason's tools, smith's tools and tinker's tools.
* Spells:
	+ Cantrips: Light, Resistance
	+ 1st-Level Spells: Catapult, Grease, Shield, Thunderwave
* Artificer Infusions:
	+ *Enhanced Defense*, which makes a shield or suit of armour have a +1 bonus to one's AC.
	+ *Enhanced Weapon*, which makes a weapon have a +1 bonus to attack rolls and damage rolls.
	+ *Repeating Shot*, which gives a ranged weapon a +1 bonus to attack and damage rolls, as well as infinite ammunition.
	+ *Replicate Magic Item*, which allows the user to recreate a magic item.
* Backstory: *Del Colyxer* grew up on Planet Bikave, where he worked as an oil farmer for the Lunar Empire. As a reward for his services, the Empire provided him with encyclopedias on machines and technology up until his 18th birthday. With these books, Colyxer discovered an unrelenting intelligence within him, making him memorize everything in that book. In that flash of genius, however, he realized that the Lunar Empire had controlled him all his life, by tempting him with these books to force him to continue the gruelling task of oil farming. For two years, Del worked on a personal spaceship, just barely enough to get him to the Ryse System. When he left Bikave, he felt remorse for the people still on it, tricked into labour (and without pay, no less). Eventually, his ship broke down and crashlanded onto Planet Terraria. Little did he know, Planet Terraria was the secret base of *Operation Chainbreak*, a team of elusive freedom fighters. They rescued him, giving him as much shelter and food as they could manage (which wasn't much, but was more than enough). Del, inspired by their generosity and their mission against the Lunar Empire, chose to join their team as their head engineer. On his travels with them, he rescued a total of eight other people, all with their own unique abilities. They would later all become close friends, with their bonds as durable as steel walls, earning themselves the nickname *"Team Fortress"*.

### John Mulaney

Alternate 2x2, submitted by NJG319.

* Stats and Skills: STR10 DEX12 CON8 INT15 WIS14 CHA17 AC11 HP15. Acrobatics (Dexterity), Animal Handling (Wisdom), Deception (Charisma), Performance (Charisma), Persuasion (Charisma) and Sleight-of-Hand (Dexterity).
* Details: Half-Marbilian, Level 3 Bard (Satire) with the Entertainer background.
* Equipment: A rapier, an entertainer's pack, a dagger, bagpipes (spellcasting focus), a wallet with a Djinn on it
		- *Darkvision*, which allows the user to see in darkness.
		- *Fey Ancestry*, which gives the user advantage on saving throws against being charmed, as well as an immunity to magically-induced sleep.
	+ Class:
		- *Bardic Insipiration*, which allows any one person that can hear the user to roll a d6 on any check or saving throw, adding the result of the d6 to the result.
		- *Jack of all Trades*, which allows the user to add half of their proficiency bonus to any ability check.
		- *Song of Rest*, which allows the user's allies to regain an additional 1d6 hit points following a short rest.
		- *Tumbling Fool*, which gives the user an ability called tumbling. Tumbling has the benefits of dashing and disengaging, gives a climbing speed to the user equal to their ground speed, and makes the user take half damage from falling.
		- Proficiency with thieves' tools.
	+ Misc.:
		- Proficiency with disguise kits and bagpipes.
* Spells:
	+ Cantrips: Friends, Message
	+ 1st-Level Spells: Animal Friendship, Charm Person, Feather Fall, Sleep
	+ 2nd-Level Spells: Aid, Zone of Truth
* Backstory: *Jaen Mallani* was a small-time performer from the Planet Burnam in the Gravitan System. His minimal life was finally getting to a point of genuine success, for each day brought in a larger audience. That is, until Planet Burnam's populace was forcibly turned into a war camp. Mallani originally accepted this fate, but after seeing his fans shoved into a world of military, he decided to take a stand against the Lunar Empire's tyranny. He rallied and protested against them, alongside a small group of supporters. Alas, it was all for naught, and the Lunar Empire defeated all of them. They spared most of their lives, but stripped them of all of their belongings, including all of Mallani's money. Years later, a raid by *Team Fortress* set many of the forced soldiers free, including Mallani. *Del Colyxer* himself freed Mallani and took him back to Planet Terraria. The two quickly became friends and bonded over their musical proficiency. Mallani even gave Colyxer the idea for a new invention, a wallet that explodes if stolen. "If you want it, go get it!"
	+ On an unrelated note, Operation Chainbreak once attempted to access parallel universes. Jaen Mallani was one of the test subjects. However, the experiment went wrong, and Mallani was teleported to a world with unusual physics, where he took the form of a humanoid pig with a skin-tight, red and blue suit.

### Lord Vortech

Alternate 2x3, submitted by Ininjago.

* Stats and Skills: STR13 DEX8 CON16 INT17 WIS13 CHA10 AC9 HP23. Arcana (Intelligence) and History (Intelligence).
* Details: Nebulian, Level 3 Wizard (Quandrix).
* Equipment: A quarterstaff, an arcane focus (attached to the quarterstaff), an explorer's pack, a spellbook
		- *Darkvision*, which allows the user to see in darkness.
		- *Telekinetic*, which allows the user to cast Mage Hand invisibly, and to magically shove other creatures.
	+ Class:
		- *Spellbook*, which allows the user to save and learn new spells.
		- *Diminishing Function*, which allows the user to subtract 1d6 (average 3) from an enemy's next attack.
		- *Supplemental Function*, which is essentially the opposite of Diminishing Function.
	+ Misc.:
		- TBA
* Spells:
	+ Cantrips: Dancing Lights, Gust, Mage Hand, Prestidigitation
	+ 1st-Level Spells: Chromatic Orb, False Life, Magic Missile, Magnify Gravity
	+ 2nd-Level Spells: Enlarge/Reduce, Hold Person, Magic Weapon, Spike Growth
* Backstory: TBA

## Bestiary

Note that the bestiary does not list "Half-" species under ordinary circumstances. If a species is named "Half-(species name)", it means that the other half is Human. Note that the term "humanoid" refers to any species that is both bipedal and sentient.

* *Half-Marbilians* are a humanoid species, often semi-tall, decent-looking and sporting minimally pointed ears. They are known for their social skills.
	+ Half-Marbilians are based on Half-Elves.
* *Humans* are the most common species across the three Systems. They are known for their adaptability.
* *Marbilians* are a humanoid species, often tall, good-looking and sporting prominently pointed ears. They are known for their artistic taste.
	+ Marbilians are based on Elves.
* *Nebulians* are a humanoid species with star-dotted bodies, reminiscent of space. They often have glowing eyes and echoing voices. The few that are aware of their existence know of their rarity and intellect.
	+ Nebulians use Custom Lineage.

## World Details

This world, unlike last season's, is unnamed. However, the three most prominent locations (the three systems) are.

### Ryse System

The only galaxy with little to no control from the Lunar Empire. Within Ryse, a small group of rebels known as *Operation Chainbreak* are fighting for freedom and truth. They have their technology and their wits, but it does little against the dominating forces of the Lunar Empire.

* **Terraria**, a planet with a key abnormality amongst other planets: Biome diversity. The headquarters for Operation Chainbreak are situated here.

### Materia System

What is essentially a collage of planets mostly used for mining operations between the two other systems.

* **Bikave**, a desert planet rich with oil. It is one of many planets that the Lunar Empire has overtaken solely for its oil supply. Del Colyxer grew up here.

### Gravitan System

This system is known for its many moons, as well as it being completely overtaken by the Lunar Empire.

## Timeline

Note that the three systems have a different system of months. It has four months, each with 100 days, with each one associated with (but not necessarily belonging to, depending on the planet) Spring, Summer, Autumn or Winter. On this page, they are referred to as SP, SM, AT and WT, though note that these are not their canonical names.

TBA

## Copyrights

1. Team Fortress 2 and all associated aspects, including The Engineer and Team Fortress, are properties of Valve Corporation. Terraria is a property of 505 Games.
2. John Mulaney is a property of himself. See Section 1 for further details.
3. LEGO Dimensions and all associated aspects, including Lord Vortech, are properties of Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. LEGO is a property of The LEGO Group.

## Notes

1. ↑ Strength, Dexterity, Constitution, Intelligence, Wisdom, Charisma, Base Armour Class, Hit Points.