Ys Origin

What is this game?

Ys Origin is an action RPG set at the foot of (and ascending through) Darm Tower, a prequel to the Ys series. You pick one of three characters — Yunica, Hugo, or Toal — and climb the tower floor by floor, gaining spells, movement abilities, gems, and equipment along the way.

What does randomization do to this game?

The items you would normally find while climbing — Double Jump, Dash, the Wind / Thunder / Fire spells, the three gem types, equipment upgrades, and key story items — are shuffled into the Archipelago multiworld. Climbing the tower and opening its chests sends location checks to the server, and the items you receive from your own or other players' worlds are written directly into the running game.

What items and locations get shuffled?

• Movement: Double Jump, Dash, Boost / EX Mode
• Spells: Wind, Thunder, Fire — base and charged tiers
• Gems: Emerald, Topaz, Ruby (three each)
• Equipment (optional): weapon, armor, boots, and accessory upgrades
• Key items: Statue of Fact, Idol of Luna, Aviel's Wing, Oxygen Upgrades
• Filler: HP Up, MP Up, Roda Fruit

Locations are the chests, hidden caches, gem pedestals, boss rewards, and story altars across each floor of Darm Tower.

What is the goal?

Reach and defeat Darm at the top of the tower (or, optionally, defeat every boss on the way up). Completion is reported automatically by the client.

Unique local commands

The client is a standard Archipelago text client; the usual /help, /connect, and /sync commands apply. See the setup guide for connecting it to a running game session.