Escalating Remorse-A MMR Challenge

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Escalating Remorse - A Majora's Mask Randomizer Challenge
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In this brand new MMR challenge, I'll have 24  real life hours to save Termina and help its citizens along the way (complete the bombers notebook). But every time I go back in time using the ocarina, the countdown timer will double in speed.







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Challenge Lore
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Link climbed up the steps of the clock tower, now face to face with Skull Kid. He had his Ocarina, but has not yet freed all of the Giants trapped behind masks.

"There's no way you can win Skull Kid. You were defeated the moment you dropped that Ocarina. Now I can go back in time as many times as it takes to stop your twisted plan!" exclaimed Link.

"You fool," Skull Kid taunted. "Can't you see that I have already won?"

Link looked confused. "What are you going on about Skull Kid?"

"Do I really have to explain this to you? Aren't you supposed to be the 'Hero of Time'?" mocked Skull Kid. "In each instance where you cowardly run away by playing the Song of Time, you create a new timeline, and you abandon the current one. Even if you ARE able to defeat me in one timeline, my plans will have already succeeded in many timelines before that. You know, the ones you ran away from."

Link stared at Skull Kid in disbelief. He shook his head and clenched his jaw.

"Even if you ARE speaking the truth, I will do what is necessary. I WILL help all the people of Termina, and I WILL end you Skull Kid!" shouted Link.

"But I wonder." Skull Kid chuckled. "Could you really go on living, knowing you have failed the people of Termina multiple times over?"

"Failed? You speak nonsense! I have helped them!" Link shouted. "I saved Romani from the Aliens! I saved the Zora children from the Pirates! I reunited Kafei and Anju! I healed the souls of Darmani and Mikau!"

"AND FOR WHAT?" said Skull Kid. "For all of them to die anyway? For you to abandon them in the next timeline? Don't you get it? Each time you play that STUPID Ocarina, I win. You, a joke of a hero who constantly abandons the people he's trying so hard to save, will be consumed by guilt until there is nothing left. The people of Termina will be crushed by this cursed moon over and over, and over again while YOU abandon them OVER and OVER and OVER again!"

"I will NOT be discouraged by your lies Skull Kid!" Link cried out desperately. "This cycle of suffering WILL come to an end!"

"And at what cost? Tell me, 'hero', WHEN and IF you get to the timeline where you finally defeat me, will you even BOTHER to save Romani from the aliens again?"

"Of course I-"

"And tell me boy," Skull Kid interrupted. "On the same timeline that you supposedly stop me, will Lulu ever see her children again? Will Kafei be stuck as a child forever, never being able to face his family or Anju? Will Darmani and Mikau still be at rest? You are a naive fool if you think that you can TRULY save them all."

"YOU did those things Skull Kid, not me!" Link screamed. "Enough with your mind games! I will defeat you and with haste!"

Skull Kid rolled his eyes and chuckled.

"We shall see how much blood you will have on your hands by then, 'hero'."

Link reluctantly turned away from Skull Kid's maniacal laughter and solemnly played the Song of Time, tears now running down his face.
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Escalating Remorse - Tier 1 (difficulty: hard)
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Main Rules
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1) I have 24 real life hours to 100% the bomber's notebook and defeat Majora. In this challenge I will be using a custom countdown timer (credit goes to Angelscradle for making it).
2) For each time I play the Song of Time to go back to the Dawn of the First Day, the countdown timer will double in speed.
3) If I save one of the five Great Fairies, she will reward us by using her magic to halve the countdown timer's current speed!
4) Inverted Song of Time is banned.
5) If the 24 hour countdown timer reaches 0, I lose the challenge. I can still continue and finish my run by making the timer countup at the same speed it was counting down to try and get a new P.B.
6) If the moon crashes, I lose the challenge. I cannot finish the run after a moon crash.

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What is randomized
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1) All heart pieces (except the 3 day Honey and Darling check and the 3 day Deku Playground check which are replaced with any day), masks, trade items, upgrades, songs (songs in song locations), all Bank checks, Zora Hall stage lights check, and Good Pictograph of Lulu check
2) All masks (including the Fierce Deity's Mask
3) All trade items (e.g. the room key, land title deeds, etc)
4) Dungeon Items
5) Stray Fairies
6) Great Fairy Rewards (Magic, Great Spin Attack, Double Magic, Double Defense, Great Fairy's Sword, and Great Fairy's Mask)
7) Royal Wallet (adds another progressive wallet to the item pool that can hold up to 999 rupees)

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Starting Equipment
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1) Kokiri Sword
2) Hero's Shield
3) 3 Hearts
4) Ocarina
5) Song of Time
6) Song of Soaring
7) Bomber's Notebook
8) All maps and compasses
9) Great Fairy Mask
10) Bunny Hood

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Other Settings
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1) Small Keys and Boss Keys are randomized within their own dungeon and kept through time.
2) All 7 checks on the moon will always be junk items.
3) Songs are randomized amongst themselves. Your starting song will always be a junk item. One of the other 9 remaining song checks will also be a junk item.
4) Ice Traps are set to extra.




















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Escalating Remorse - Tier 2 (difficulty: very hard)
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Changes from Tier 1
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1) If Link dies, I have to immediately play the Song of Time, thus speeding up the timer.
2) Link will not start with the Kokiri Sword or the Hero's Shield. You are still expected by the logic to perform combat checks.
3) Link will start with only 2 hearts instead of 3.
4) Double damage is turned on.
5) Ice traps are changed from extra to ice trap mayhem (so more ice traps).

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Main Rules
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1) I have 24 real life hours to 100% the bomber's notebook and defeat Majora. In this challenge I will be using a custom countdown timer (credit goes to Angelscradle for making it).
2) For each time I play the Song of Time to go back to the Dawn of the First Day, the countdown timer will double in speed.
3) If I save one of the five Great Fairies, she will reward us by using her magic to halve the countdown timer's current speed!
4) Inverted Song of Time is banned.
5) If the 24 hour countdown timer reaches 0, I lose the challenge. I can still continue and finish my run by making the timer countup at the same speed it was counting down to try and get a new P.B.
6) If the moon crashes, I lose the challenge. I cannot finish the run after a moon crash.
7) If Link dies, I have to immediately play the Song of Time, thus speeding up the timer.

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Starting Equipment
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1) 2 Hearts
2) Ocarina
3) Song of Time
4) Song of Soaring
5) Bomber's Notebook
6) All maps and compasses
7) Great Fairy Mask
8) Bunny Hood

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Other Settings
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1) Small Keys and Boss Keys are randomized within their own dungeon and kept through time.
2) All 7 checks on the moon will always be junk items.
3) Songs are randomized amongst themselves. Your starting song will always be a junk item.
4) Double Damage is turned on.
5) Ice Trap Mayhem is turned on.
6) You will be expected to be in combat and hit owl statues with Deku sticks.





















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Escalating Remorse - Tier 3 (difficulty: ridiculous)
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Changes from Tier 2
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1) If Link dies, the moon will fall and I lose the challenge.
2) Link will not start with the Ocarina or the Song of Time. This means you may die by moon crash if you can't find both the Ocarina and Song of Time on the first cycle.
3) Link will start with only 1 heart instead of 2.
4) Double damage is changed to Quadruple Damage.

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Main Rules
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1) I have 24 real life hours to 100% the bomber's notebook and defeat Majora. In this challenge I will be using a custom countdown timer (credit goes to Angelscradle for making it).
2) For each time I play the Song of Time to go back to the Dawn of the First Day, the countdown timer will double in speed.
3) If I save one of the five Great Fairies, she will reward us by using her magic to halve the countdown timer's current speed!
4) Inverted Song of Time is banned.
5) If the 24 hour countdown timer reaches 0, I lose the challenge. I can still continue and finish my run by making the timer countup at the same speed it was counting down to try and get a new P.B.
6) If the moon crashes, I lose the challenge. I cannot finish the run after a moon crash.
7) If Link dies, the moon will crash.

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Starting Equipment
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1) 1 Heart
2) Song of Soaring
3) Bomber's Notebook
4) All maps and compasses
5) Great Fairy Mask
6) Bunny Hood

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Other Settings
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1) Small Keys and Boss Keys are randomized within their own dungeon and kept through time.
2) All 7 checks on the moon will always be junk items.
3) Songs are randomized amongst themselves. Your starting song will always be a junk item.
4) Quadruple Damage is turned on.
5) Ice Trap Mayhem is turned on.
6) You will be expected to be in combat and hit owl statues with Deku sticks.