Kaiserreich Jumpchain V1.

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By: RadicalRoadkill

Welcome to the world of Kaiserreich, Jumper.

The world of Kaiserreich is a tale of an alternate WW1 and the

result of the war, that of the Central Powers’ victory over
the Entente.

The loss of the Great War or the Weltkreig in this world, has
not been kind to the Entente, with both the United Kingdom and
the French Republic having Syndicalist revolutions. The
governments of both nations and their loyalists have become
exiled to their overseas territories, with the royal family
fleeing to Canada and the French government being exiled to
their North African territories. Russia was not spared from
its own civil war, with the Soviets fighting against the
‘White Movement’, with the Whites eventually beating back the
Soviets. While order was nominally restored in Russia, there
were a large number of splinter states sponsored by the
Germans, such as Ukraine and White Ruthenia.

To the Germans however, these past years have been prosperous

thanks to their victory in the Weltkrieg, having become the
most powerful nation in Europe, alongside gaining a sizable
overseas Empire in Africa and Asia. With the Syndicalists to
the west and Russians to the east, can the German Empire truly
remain dominant?

Over in the new world, the United States is in dire straits,

with unprecedented radicalism throughout the country
threatening to light the fires of civil war. This occured due
to a worsened Great Depression in the 1920’s as a result of
the revolutions in Europe, losing American investors millions
of dollars.

In the east, Japan has been maintaining its empire, with the
threat of radicalization slowly rising, who knows how long it
will last. The once great Empire of China has collapsed into a
series of warlord states, only paying lip service to the
Imperial Remnants, it is only a matter of time until the
status quo is shaken up once more.

In this world of war and revolution, one person can make all
of the difference, perhaps it can be you?

Location:

1. Random Location + 100 CP

For a small reward, you can be thrown to a random location in

the world, wherever you land, it is guaranteed to be safe for
the next 15 minutes. So, you won’t be landing in the Pacific
ocean, should this option be selected.

2. The German Empire (Berlin)

In less than 70 years since the formation of the Empire,

Germany has triumphed over the rest of the continent,
flourishing like never before. The victory in the Weltkrieg
has given Germany immense wealth and nearly uncontested
military might in Europe and large portions of the world. The
question is, how long will this success last?

3. The United States of America (Washington, D.C)

Once a proud and prosperous nation, the United States has seen
better days. The constant failures of the government has
continued to fracture the country little by little. If the
issues facing America are not addressed, sooner or later the
nation will shatter.

4. The Japanese Empire (Tokyo)

Similarly to its western allies, the land of the rising sun

faced hard times after their loss in the Weltkrieg, facing
economic instability and having to put down a Syndicalist
revolution in 1923. Unlike their former compatriots, Japan has
been able to maintain their empire after they stopped the
Syndicalists. Japan has continued to spread its influence
throughout Asia in the meantime, such as supporting a Chinese
warlord state in the Manchuria region, Fengtian and the
Russian breakaway state of Transamur.

5. The Russian Republic (Moscow)

From the ashes of the failed Russian empire, the Republic has
risen; conquering it’s Soviet adversaries in Russia proper.
Russia remains unwhole, with large tracts of land being stolen
by its rivals. It is only a matter of time until the Russian
Bear sets its sights on the reconquest of its former
territory.

6. The Dominion of Canada (Ottawa)

The sun has almost set on the British Empire, once thought
invincible, the empire has been shattered. The remnants gather
together in the loyal Dominion of Canada along with the
remnants of the once great empire, hoping that one day they
will return to the British isles.

7. The Commune of France (Paris)

With the success of the Syndicalist revolution in 1920, the

dream of a Syndicalist France has come true, but not without
struggle. The Weltkrieg and its economic fallout has been a
disaster for France, especially with the German Empire
retaining control of Alsace-Lorraine. Even worse, the
continued existence of the French Republic in exile still
remains a threat to the Commune.
8. The Union of Britain (London)

Seeing the success of the revolution in France lit a fire in

the hearts of British Syndicalists and 5 years after the
French revolution, Britain was taken over by Syndicalists in
1925. As a result of the revolution, the Union of Britain lost
much of its territory to the Imperial remnants in Canada and
rival countries. There remain many enemies for the Union, but
with the help of fellow Syndicalists in France, that threat
can be mitigated.

9. The Ottoman Empire (Constantinople)

Somehow, against all odds, the sick man of Europe remains

standing. The Ottoman Empire has managed to retain its
territory and then some, but still faces significant internal
divisions in the non-Turkish majority areas like Iraq and
Yemen. Can the Ottomans hold on, or will this be the end of
the empire?

10. The Qing Empire (Beijing)

The Qing Empire has been reborn with the help of German
backing, though not all is well in China. While the Qing
Empire is back on paper, they only control part of the country
of China, with a large number of warlords controlling a
majority of the country. Maybe with continued German aid, the
Qing can come on top and regain their past glory?

11. Your choice of location

You can select anywhere in the world to start at, not just the
mentioned locations.

You begin with the standard 1000 Choice Points

Origins:

Your age can be anywhere between 18 and 65 and your sex is up

to you. Though, it will be tougher for women considering the
Jump’s time period (1930’s).
Prince(ess) of Crime (Drop-In Optional) - Free

Well, who might you be? A stranger in a strange land, well,

the world is your proverbial oyster, my friend. You do not
legally exist in this world, nor do you have any connections
with anyone from this world, getting some identification
documents forged might be a good idea.

Canon Fodder - Free

You have taken up arms for a cause, be it patriotism, social

change or money; you have joined up with the military or a
paramilitary outfit (i.e. a militia). You are about as trained
as the average soldier in the various skills that make up the
life of a soldier, such as marksmanship, basic wilderness
survival and squad tactics. Your rank will depend on how old
you are, excluding if you upgrade your status later in the
Jump.

Scholar - Free

This is the time to be a scholar! A time of great advancement

and technological progress, of moral philosophy and debate!
Whatever subject you decide to school in will be a great boon
to your academic future, whether you continue to get your PHD
or go straight into an academic career, you will be moderately
knowledgeable in your field. Your education background will
depend on your age, such as a 24 year old having a bachelor's
degree or a 35 year old having a doctorate.

Adventurer - Free

You’re quite the free spirit, aren’t you? You are an

adventurer, you travel around the world doing odd jobs to get
by and document your travels in a journal you carry. You’ve
picked up some useful information throughout your travels,
such as languages and customs. Perhaps you could write a book?

Entrepreneur - 100 CP

Money makes the world go round, that might as well be your

motto. You own your own business(es), they are moderately
successful. The focus of your business(es) will depend on your
skills and the area you operate in, such as there not being
much of a demand for boats in a landlocked nation.

Firebrand - 100 CP

In this time of economic strife and political upheaval,

someone like you is needed to do the things that must be done.
Be it through peace or through force, you excel at leading
people. You have a position in a political party or something
of a similar nature, you are in the middle of the pack,
position wise. Your placement will depend on your political
beliefs and relevant skills.

Perks:

Prince(ess) of Crime/Drop-In:

Blue Collar Blues - 100 CP

While knowing how to fight or even kill can be important to

have as a skill, if you’re not inclined to be fighting all of
the time, you need to have another way of earning money. With
this perk, you are given the skills for a blue collar job of
your choice. This includes jobs such as an electrician, a
farmer, a blacksmith, etc. You will be given the equivalent of
a theoretical education in it plus 10 years on the job.

Bathtub Brewing - 200 CP

You are an expert on the manufacturing of most variants of

alcohol, such as moonshine, whiskey, vodka and many more. You
know a variety of methods to create your choice of alcohol,
both legal and illegal methods of brewing. This perk will also
allow you to use similar methods to construct more esoteric
variants of alcohol, should you learn them at a later date.
Want to make moonshine from the 9th dimension, sure; as long
as you could normally do that, you can now do so with
jury-rigged equipment.

Greasing Hands - 300 CP

Bribery is incredibly important for a less than legal career;

fortunately for you, you have immense luck and skill in
finding people willing to take bribes and are able to get the
most out of your bribes. While some may be moral enough to
resist your offers of immense wealth and favours, the vast
majority will have a price for their loyalty; something that
you can exploit.

Reclamation - 400 CP

Just like the Dominion of Canada or the French republic, you

too can retake what is yours, though it may take considerable
effort depending on what you may have lost. Something like
retaking your stolen country may take years, but something
lesser, like someone nullifying a specific ability will be
significantly quicker to reclaim, taking mere minutes.

Public Enemy Number One - 600 CP

Ever wished to become a master criminal? Well, do I have the

perk for you! You are what other criminals wish they could be
and much more. You are extremely skilled at what makes a good
criminal such as, finding legal loopholes, instilling loyalty
in your people, logistics, intimidation and exploiting the
weaknesses of your rivals. While there will always be a chance
of failure, if you are careful, nothing can bring you down.
Don’t forget to pay the IRS, even Jumpchan is afraid of what
they can do to you.

Fame, Fortune, the Whole Works - 800 CP

You have an immense luck when you are gaining a reputation for
something, be it music or warfare, everyone will know your
name. This will be focused on your main career, but can stem
off into other fields if you spend enough time with them.
There is an option to disable/enable this perk whenever you
wish, in case you want to go incognito, though you will not
lose the fame you have before turning the ability off.

Canon Fodder:

Fighting Fit - 100 CP

Many seek to create for themselves, what you have just

obtained. You have a peak human body, which you retain with
little work for the maintenance of such a physique. You are
comparable to Olympic athletes in all aspects of your physical
body, such as strength, flexibility, speed and durability.

Universal Black Belt - 200 CP

While numerous people claim to be a master of the martial

arts, none could truly be called an equal to you. You are a
master of several of the most popular martial arts (such as
karate, kickboxing, boxing, etc.) and are easily able to find
the strengths and weaknesses in a martial style, which allows
you to combine the martial arts you have learned effectively.
This also allows you to learn martial arts much faster than
the average person; with you learning around five times faster
than you normally would have.

Through the Gates of Hell - 300 CP

Through hell and highwater, your troops will follow you. You
can lead your soldiers incredibly well, almost unnaturally
well. This skill shows itself strategically through the expert
usage of squad tactics and through the inspiration from your
pre-battle speeches, comparable to the greatest that mankind
has to offer. You are able to easily tell who works well with
each other and can figure out how to stop infighting between
your soldiers easily. The focus of this perk is on smaller
groups of soldiers, such as squad based combat, though you can
still accomplish great things if you put in the work.

Multifaceted - 400 CP

Any Army or Airforce would be lucky to have you, in such a

turbulent time as this. You are able to pilot all major
fighting vehicles of the time (late 1930’s and mid 1940’s),
such as tanks, fighter planes. You know enough about naval
vehicles to substitute for your average crewman, but obviously
cannot substitute the entire crew as one person.

The Perfect Soldier - 600 CP

“How is this possible?”, many respond to your very existence.

You are the very best of what a soldier can become, your
strength, speed, reaction time and more are just past what a
human can accomplish. This does not even begin to mention the
technical skill you have, being able to operate the majority,
if not all of both your own country’s equipment, but also that
of your enemies equipment. You are capable of using equipment
similar to what you are used to and will quickly adjust to
what your enemies are using, despite any technological gaps.
This will not make you an expert in something you haven’t used
before, but you will be able to use the bare minimum to
utilise it in combat, such as figuring out the trigger of an
enemy’s laser rifle.

To Wage War - 800 CP

Even in this time of mass warfare, there are few comparable to

you in the utilisation of strategy and tactics; you are the
type of General that nations would kill for. An often
overlooked aspect of warfare is that of improvisation,
something that you luckily have immense skill in. You will
think very quickly with regards to military tactics, both of
the strategic and tactical level. Another aspect of warfare
you shine in, is that of logistics; with you managing to
calculate the right amount of supplies required for your
soldiers and managing to get the most out of any supplies that
you have. This also results in you having immense skill in
multitasking, from you having to deal with the many issues on
the front at once.

Scholar:

An Apple a Day - 100 CP

This perk gives you a choice, a choice of which doctorate you

might wish to have. While this can be something simple, such
as a medical doctor or a psychologist. This can also appear as
one of the more specific doctorates, such as a doctor of
chiropractic medicine. This not only gives you the theoretical
knowledge of someone who has graduated from a university or
college for a specific degree, but also the equivalent of a
decade of practice in said degree.

Great Teacher Jumper - 200 CP

Teaching is often a passion of many people, it may be a

calling to some and a money racket for others; to you it is as
natural as breathing. While many other teachers will fail at
educating the class troublemakers, you are able to avoid this,
through being exceedingly personable to your students. You are
increasingly able to be seen as a responsible and consistent
role model for the people you teach, such as children or even
younger adults. The skill you have at teaching is comparable
to around 5 times faster than others would be able to
accomplish.

The Memory of an Elephant - 300 CP

As a result of this perk, you are granted a truly perfect

memory with unlimited storage. However, you have the option to
lock away a memory if you truly wish to (it can still be
accessed in an emergency, if you would die without the
information otherwise). This memory cannot be tampered with,
regardless of the source of the interference, such as magic or
super-technology.

Precision - 400 CP

You have the coordination of a machine, meaning that you can

make millimetre movements for things such as surgery and cut
as perfectly straight as possible with the tools you are
given. This means that you have as perfect control in an
action that a human can theoretically accomplish, giving you
almost machine-like precision. This allows you to do things
such as free hand surgeries, perfect martial arts forms and
much more.

Lightning Learner - 600 CP

Not a big fan of learning? Me too! Fortunately, with this

perk, you are given a prodigal ability to learn. You learn
approximately 5 times faster than you normally would. This
stacks on other learning based perks, including ones in this
Jump. As a neat side effect, Lightning Learner also increases
your thinking speed by a moderate amount.

A Real Egghead - 800 CP

Generally, people are envious of individuals that are more

intelligent than them. This is not an issue for you, mainly
because you are incomparable to them intellectually. You are
more intelligent than the majority of humanity’s geniuses,
with an approximate IQ of 300, including an emotional IQ of a
similar scale. This means that not only are you more
intelligent mechanically (technologically), but you are also
more intelligent emotionally towards humanity (socially).

Adventurer:

Natural Immunity - 100 CP

In the past, many humans faced an astronomical struggle

against disease when leaving their homeland, be it across the
continent or even to the new world. You, however, are
disease-proof. No disease can affect you, regardless of its
origin, synthetic, naturally occurring, or even magical, it
shall not harm you in any shape or form.

Mountaineer - 200 CP

While there are many stories of frontiersmen of your calibre,

most cannot truly compare, besides in mere legends. You are
truly a master of your environment, being able to withstand
the driest desert to the rainiest of forests. Regardless of
the terrain, you have some portion of knowledge that will help
you in your endeavours. Be it from a TV program you saw as a
kid or an experience first hand, you will have the knowledge
to be able to survive and thrive in a harsh environment.

Omniglot - 300 CP

The world is truly diverse in both language and culture.

Luckily for you, you spent quite a long time in the presence
of those other than your own culture. You have fluently
learned 5 other languages, besides your own; surely this is
some sort of record? Not only have you learned a number of
other languages, but from your experience you have gained
valuable insight to language in general; you now learn
languages 5 times the speed as you normally would have prior
to the acquisition of the perk.

Tomb Raider - 400 CP

Surprisingly, it isn’t very often that people run across

abandoned ruins or historical artefacts, as much as movies
want you to believe. Fortunately, you have immense luck in
finding things of such a nature. Say you are walking in a
jungle, you would be very likely to be the first to run into
an ancient artefact, had no one else ran into it yet.

Wingin’ It - 600 CP

As much as many people wish to believe, some of the most

important events in history have been the result of chance,
rather than that of planning. Let's say you have been forced
to steal an artefact of some sort at gunpoint, you could whip
up a plan in mere minutes to not only succeed, but to screw
over those that have forced you into anything. You are a
master of improvisation, regardless of the situation, you are
much more creative than one would expect with someone in the
situation you are given.

Living Life Dangerously - 800 CP

Sometimes life can be quite boring, fortunately, you have a

sort of luck that will always let you have something exciting
to do. Life is like an action movie or perhaps an adventure?
You will not be forced into these circumstances, but will be
given the opportunity to join. You can toggle this effect from
occurring, should you wish for a more peaceful life.

Entrepreneur:

Trendsetter - 100 CP

To some, the trends in the fashion world may be impossible to

predict; though you will be able to easily find trends in not
only fashion but also popular culture. You will be able to
predict these trends in both fashion and popular culture,
given sufficient data. You can use this early insight to set
the trend as far as the average person is concerned.

Supply and Demand - 200 CP

Given the appropriate data, you have the skill to know what
people want or rather what they have wanted in months past.
Essentially, you are given a boost in skill in using the
supply and demand of goods for your own aims. You are able to
see this information much easier than the majority of people,
needing much less data to make accurate conclusions regarding
market trends and still managing to be accurate. The accuracy
of these conclusions will improve with larger sets of data,
also allowing you to look further into the future of the
market, than if you had lesser amounts of data. This can allow
you to exploit the market in a number of ways, but can also
bite you in the bottom; should you fail to accommodate the
consumer.

Now Hiring - 300 CP

You are the envy of HR worldwide with your skill at hiring and
your luck at finding workers appropriate for their jobs. This
is the combined effort of both skill and luck, meaning that
while you will not be guaranteed exceptional workers, if you
are competent, you can get them very easily. The workers you
hire will be competent in the areas they are hired for, but
will require training for jobs that are significantly
different from their hired positions.

Cooking the Books - 400 CP

There are many lawyers that may claim that they have a nearly
perfect rate of success. With your success rate, you have
significant skill in both accounting and financial law. This
is a major boon, with regards to your financial endeavours.
This allows you to circumvent both what is currently legal and
what may eventually be illegal, by anticipating future
economic issues.

Future Business Magnate - 600 CP

You have immense skill in the management of companies and

organisations, such as with maintaining the profits of an
organisation or even improving them. This grants you both the
social and mechanical skills required to maintain such a
profit in a company or organisation. You have increased luck
for acquiring businesses in similar fields as you, such as a
pharmaceutical company having an increased chance of absorbing
medical companies.

Innovator - 800 CP

As a result of this perk, not only does innovation come easy

to you, but so to does the creativity required of such an
innovator. With this kind of skill, perhaps you may be the
next Henry Ford (minus the racism hopefully). The
technological subject itself does not matter, as long as you
are knowledgeable on such a subject (i.e. automotive
manufacture), you can innovate upon it. This does include the
more esoteric subjects, if you are advanced enough to utilise
them; even something such as a conceptual focused technology.

Firebrand:

Election Winning Smile - 100 CP

You are handsome and/or beautiful, depending on your

preference. While you won’t be a perfect 10/10 for everyone
(You will be a 9/10 regardless), you are for those that prefer
your type of appearance. Your smile is especially charming, as
that aspect of a politician is often highlighted in an
electoral campaign, something you may be facing. Every vote
counts after all.

Rabble Rouser - 200 CP

Influencing large groups of people comes naturally to you.

You are able to know the mood of the crowd and how to
influence what they want. This can be used to more easily
disperse crowds, or even stir them into riots with the right
words and actions.

Backroom Backstabber - 300 CP

Just as most politicians, you are quite skilled at lying to

people and are consistent in your lies. You are also able to
see others' lies and are able to maintain your own lies. This
skill is great enough to give even machines pause, with them
usually being unable to tell your truth from lies; it isn’t
even worth saying what a human could detect (that being
nothing, excluding supernatural abilities).

Idealogue - 400 CP

Napoleon Bonaparte, Huey Long, Mao Zedong; these are the types
of ideological leaders that you are comparable to. You are
very charismatic and have excellent public speaking skills,
allowing you to easily win over the hearts of your people.
This also serves as a moderate improvement to your
improvisation skill, with regards to social interaction;
allowing you to improvise speeches and catchy political
slogans (such as “Every man a King”).

What is Truth? - 600 CP

To you, truth is merely another method of control over your

people, something that you can manipulate as easily as you
breathe. You are incredibly skilled at the usage of
propaganda, manipulating a narrative and are generally very
lucky when you are manipulating the public’s perception.

Behind the Curtain - 800 CP

You have obtained immense skill as a politician, especially

with regards to ruling a country or territory. This skill
shows itself in you having peak human skill in all that a
politician is required to do. This means that you have
incredible skill in not only the management of a country, but
also what may go on behind the scenes; such as maintaining a
conspiracy or two.

Items:

Prince(ess) of Crime/Drop-In:

McLovin - 100 CP

You have a set of false ID papers for your starting country,

such as birth certificate, drivers licence and any other
required paperwork. These papers are very well made, being so
similar to a government issued document, that it would fool
just about anyone.

Buried Treasure - 200 CP

A large number of firearms of various calibres have been

placed in a large container, buried in the ground close to
your starting location. This cache will include both the
firearms and a significant amount of ammunition. These weapons
will not have serial numbers, nor manufacturing labels.
Makeshift Pharmacy - 300 CP

There are many different formulas and chemicals required to

make certain drugs, fortunately for you (and unfortunately for
the law) you have both available to you en masse. You now have
a large shed on a property you own (or in your warehouse) that
has both the machinery, formulas and chemicals required to
manufacture artificial drugs, like for Methamphetamine,
moonshine or even a more mundane medicine such as
Acetaminophen (Tylenol).

Just Print More Money - 400 CP

You now have access to a method of producing significant

amounts of counterfeit money, with a variety of bills being
available as templates for your machines. This machinery
appears in a property you own, or in your warehouse, should
you be a Drop-In. These machines can easily incorporate other
templates based on non-Jump paper bills, should the ones
available not cut it.

Just a Sandwich Shop - 600 CP

A major problem for most criminal enterprises is making their

dirty money into legal money, something that you do not have
to worry about. This is because of your owning a chain of
sandwich shops (or other mundane shops) that will launder your
dirty money to prevent the government from catching you
legally.

A New “Family” - 800 CP

You have recently come into contact with a prominent criminal

organisation and quite amazingly you will have become the head
of it in the short amount of time since your arrival (around 1
month). Your “employees” will be very loyal to you, as since
you took the reins of the organisation, they have prospered
immensely due to your good luck. However, should you neglect
the organisation without taking proper care of it, you will be
replaced, or should you choose to not join the organisation in
the first place.
Canon Fodder:

Standard Issue - 100 CP

You are given your country’s standard issue military kit, for
whatever branch of the military you may serve in. This will
include the standard weaponry, clothing, rations and the other
standard equipment that a soldier of your country would have
in battle.

White Picket Fence - 200 CP

The time you have spent in your nation’s military has been
spent well it seems. You have a house that could be considered
to be the equivalent of an ideal middle-class house for your
country of choice, including a moderate amount of surrounding
property for a backyard. This will obviously differ depending
on the country chosen for settling down in, such as the Union
of Britain differing from the Dominion of Canada with regards
to the legality and the distribution of a person/family’s
living space.

The Gun Reloading Bench - 300 CP

Even on the frontlines of the Weltkreig, soldiers from both

sides could have remissed having such a luxury as you now
have; that of an obscenely effective reloading bench. This
bench has enough materials available to recreate any available
firearm calibre and is able to translate most calibres into
other calibres, given enough work. This doesn’t just include
WW1 to Modern era bullets, but also other more advanced
projectile ballistics. Should you have the required materials,
you will find that you can manage to produce the required
munitions for your more advanced firearms than you would
expect (i.e. Railguns or explosive bullets).

Gunsmithing for Dummies - 400 CP

Perhaps making your own bullets isn’t for you, but altering
your guns may not be off the table. This mysterious book will
always manage to surprise you on what it can produce, showing
you a number of ways to alter your firearms; both cosmetically
and functionally. This can not only make your guns look more
aesthetically pleasing to you, but also improve the actual
performance of your firearms and make them more effective. As
long as the firearm in question is some variant of kinetic
firearm, the book will update to accommodate it; regardless of
how advanced it may be.

Arms Contracts - 600 CP

The contracts and relationships that you have with a number of

arms manufacturers are an incredible boon to both your country
and potentially to your future as a lobbyist for the
military-industrial complex. The specifics of this
relationship will depend on your chosen origin and your
starting country. Obviously, this would give you more options
in a country that purchases significant amounts of firearms
like the United States, than others.

Climbing the Ranks - 800 CP

Become a high ranking officer in your military, with Canon

Fodder origins becoming a Brigadier-General (or higher,
depending on age) or equivalent rank and other origins
becoming a Major or equivalent rank in their respective
countries. Drop-in’s however, will instead encounter a series
of events that will very likely end up with them befriending a
person significant to their starting nation’s military (unless
you are a completely unredeemable person).

Scholar:

A Surgeon’s Scalpel - 100 CP

Oftentimes, tools are required for a career, such as teaching

supplies for a professor or a microscope for a biologist. You
are given a top-tier set of equipment and supplies for your
job (for the late 1930’s that is), for whatever that may be.
This can be for any non-military career that is appropriate
for the time period.

Networking for Geniuses - 200 CP

Doctor Jumper! Have you heard about that new botanical

discovery in Germany?! No? Perhaps these contacts with others
in your field, such as phone numbers and addresses may prove
to be useful in your scholarly endeavours? What you are given
will depend on your location, such as being in contact with
large chunks of your starting country’s professionals in your
field. Regardless of your starting country, you will have the
contact information for some of the more prominent experts of
other countries; perhaps that Einstein fellow may collaborate
with your nuclear energy theory?

Research Fund - 300 CP

A common problem, even for the greatest of minds, is that of

funding their research projects. It seems that you now have an
academic sponsor interested in your findings, whatever it may
be; such as biology, theology, etc. Whoever your benefactor
may be, they will have a vested interest in whatever subject
you have chosen to study and will decrease or increase funding
depending on the results you show them, such as cutting
funding should you not give any updates on your projects for
too long.

Bookworm - 400 CP

As of right now, you now own a large library in your starting

country, one with some of the most modern scientific texts
available. Not only does the library automatically sort
itself, but it maintains itself as well. While in the library,
any books held in the building will have increased durability
and will not suffer the ills of age. The library also has a
large collection of fiction books from this world, both
classics you would expect, but also a large number of new one,
due to the historical deviation in World War One. Once the
Jump is over, your library will be transported into your
Warehouse and a mundane copy of the library will take its
place on earth (without anything you may not want people to
have access to, such as sensitive information or supernatural
books).

To Become Death - 600 CP

This bomb may perhaps be the culmination of your life’s work,

or perhaps it may be the culmination of someone else’s lifes
work. Regardless, the effectiveness of this bomb is not up to
debate; being capible of wiping a small city off of the face
of the earth in a matter of nano-seconds. You are given a bomb
that is comparible to that of the Fat Man used on Nagasaki in
the original Earth’s timeline. The bomb will appear in either
a property you own or your warehouse, whatever you may choose.
This bomb cannot be destroyed besides it’s detonation,
regardless of the source.

Earning That Doctorate - 800 CP

Congratulations on your tenure, rather young for such an

honour, aren’t you? You are given a position in a University
of your choice that operates within your starting country,
i.e. Harvard in the United States. Your origin will alter the
reputation you are given from this perk, such as a Soldier
origin giving you a hard-ass reputation or a Drop-In giving
you a mysterious reputation. The job will be surprisingly well
paid, regardless of your origin or the subject you are
teaching.

Adventurer:

Hiking Supplies - 100 CP

With such an adventurous life as your’s, survival supplies are

a requirement for survival. You are given items such as a
backpack, food, water purification tablets, etc. for a month
or perhaps more if you ration them. These items will be high
quality, but clearly not of supernatural make.

That’s Not a Knife - 200 CP

It really isn’t! You are given an indestructible machete,

which besides its indestructible nature is otherwise normal.
The sharpness of the machete is comparable to a professionally
sharpened blade, a blade which will also never dull from
continued usage. The styling of this blade can be however you
wish, its default appearance is a generic machete with a black
handle.

A Dimensional Traveller’s Memoirs - 300 CP

With such thrilling adventures like the ones you are often
involved in, a book deal wouldn’t exactly be hard to come by.
Regardless, you have obtained a very profitable book deal,
detailing your adventures. The deal is fairly open ended on
the subject matter, as long as you’re doing something mildly
interesting, you will be fulfilling the contract. Your
publisher will require periodic updates for you to maintain
your contract, around every month or two at the minimum. The
publishing company will be of a moderate size and have a good
reputation professionally and in the public eye, due to their
past successes.

Currency Converter - 400 CP

An unassuming little black box that is able to convert

currency that uses metal coins or paper bills into other
variations of equal value. For example; it is able to convert
1 US Dollar to around 100 Japanese Yen. As long as the
currency is either paper, metal, plastic or a similar
material, it will have no problem processing the currency. The
box is very durable, but can be damaged. As luck would have
it, the machine has a self-repair ability, though it will take
longer depending on the extent of the damage; such as taking a
week or so to become fully repaired after being shattered into
pieces. There must be even a miniscule part of the machine for
it to repair, being completely atomised would render its
repair function null, however, anything short of that would be
repaired eventually.

They Kill People for Money - 600 CP

Amazingly, you have obtained a lucrative contract with a large

cadre of mercenaries for a year, all expenses paid. This type
of firepower should be greatly appreciated in the chaotic
times you live in. You have 2000 skilled mercenaries under
your employ with this contract, who are all seasoned veterans
from past conflicts and have any supplies that they may
require for combat(i.e. rations, ammo and even enough
transport vehicles to transport all 2000 men and their
support). They will automatically supply themselves, though
this can sometimes be less efficient than an actual military
resupplying.

It Belongs in My Museum - 800 CP

You are in charge of (and own) a museum in a country of your

choice, it will have a prestigious reputation and a number of
connections to other museums and other adventurers (i.e.
anthropologists, archeologists and other similar fields).
Without any input, the museum maintains and repairs itself,
including tasks such as cleaning itself. The rarities of the
items in your museum will depend on your origin, such as an
adventurer having a large amount of interesting artefacts from
your travels, while a Drop-In only has the building and
required equipment to run the museum. Post-Jump, you can take
your museum as a part of your warehouse, maintaining all of
its supernatural effects. You leave behind a copy with fake
artefacts (or real artefacts if you’d like), so as to not
arouse suspicion from the locals.

Entrepreneur:

Making the World go Round - 100 CP

Money. One of the most important resources available to the

modern person, something that remains true in the majority of
this world. To fund your activities, you receive $100,000 or
equivalent per purchase for the Entrepreneur origin and
receive $10,000 or equivalent for any of the non-Entrepreneur
origins.

Gearhead - 200 CP

The importance of the introduction of motorised vehicles to

modern warfare cannot be understated, changing warfare
forever. In your case the warfare you are involved in is a
social one rather than a literal one, with appearances often
helping to influence the public opinion of yourself and your
company. This is why you are being given a top of the line
motorised vehicle that self-fuels, repairs and maintains
itself. Not only will others see this vehicle as a status
symbol, but it is also a genuinely good vehicle, free of most
issues in its regular models (i.e. a break issue prevalent in
the base model will not appear in your variant) The model of
car will have to be a civilian one and be available during or
before the start date in this world, 1936.

Trailblazing - 300 CP

The companies that you own or work for have recently been
fitted with a substantial upgrade in tools and materials,
gaining cutting edge technology for whatever field(s) they are
involved in. Cutting edge in this instance is referring to
what is possibly available publicly and what is possible from
making private deals with patent holders, meaning that this
will not give you completely cutting edge technology (some
technologies are kept secret, such as the military not
allowing secret technology to be sold), but you will still
very likely be the most technologically advanced company in
your field.

Lobbying at its Finest - 400 CP

One of the most important aspects of maintaining a large

scaled business, are your company’s connections. You have
gained a number of connections to local and state/provincial
governments, giving you insider information and preferred
treatment. You even have one or two people on the national
level, though they are less lenient with what they share with
you, due to the increased scrutiny on them compared to their
peers in local and state/provincial governments. You will have
to maintain a cordial relationship with these people and
exchange both money and favours to keep these individuals as
sources.

Bigwig - 600 CP

Quite the leap up the corporate ladder, becoming the CEO of

such a large company in so little time. This company will be
focused on a specific industry, such as firearms or
automobiles. Your company will have been moderately
successful, despite some of the economic issues plaguing the
world, managing to become one of the largest companies in its
field. The company will be based in your chosen country, but
may have subsidiaries in other countries. As the CEO of the
company, you also own a large number of shares, or will come
across such an amount of shares at a cheap price in the case
of Drop-In origins.

Master of Puppets - 800 CP

You have total control of a large number of much smaller

companies, a good outlet for any potential dirty money or more
controversial businesses. These businesses will vary greatly
in what they do, but all will manage to be profitable, even
without any dirty money. These companies will be spread out
throughout your starting country's various provinces/states or
the equivalent of such a distance. As a result of this immense
diversification of your companies, you are given more leeway
legally, the law and accounting businesses in your retinue
certainly help with that.

Firebrand:

Staying Organised - 100 CP

Staying organised is very important to maintaining a proper

working schedule as a politician, union head or whatever
leadership position you may be in. You are given a durable
schedule book that is stylized with your preferences in mind,
with its base appearance being a high quality leather planner.
The book is immune to most hazards that would face a schedule,
such as stains, fire damage and water damage. Should you lose
this book, it will turn up shortly at a property that you own
or your warehouse if there are no alternatives.

The Little Book of Big Secrets - 200 CP

This book contains a significant amount of information on your

political opponents; this will include anything in the public
record and things that could reasonably be found with some
investigation. As a result of this, there will be a number of
dirty secrets of your opponents within the book. While finding
evidence to prove these dirty secrets will probably be needed
to use them against your rivals, you will at least know where
to start. The events in this book must have actually occurred
and had witnesses that have told others about it. This will
not include witnesses that are fully loyal to the person in
question, such as a private discussion between an opponent and
their childhood friend; unless they’re friend is a
blabbermouth or is not truly loyal to them. This will only
include information at the start of the Jump, not updating
over the course of the Jump (it’s only 200 CP after all).

The City Times - 300 CP

Could this be considered the corruption of independent media?

Regardless of the moral implications, you have recently
acquired a medium sized media company that has a good
reputation for both its writers’ skill and the authenticity of
its reporting. By owning this company, you can help manipulate
the public perception of yourself and others, such as by
cutting a story that would make you look bad or slandering an
opponent. Obviously, this can harm your paper’s reputation,
should you be too bold with these types of actions. If you’d
like, you can choose to be hands-off with the company, which
will result in it maintaining its reputation and continuing to
make a tidy profit.

The Foundation of Power - 400 CP

It seems that you have a significant and dedicated supporter

base in your region. While all of these people will support
you in some capacity, not all of them will be zealous in their
support. There is however a sizable subsection of this group
that are fervent supporters of yours, being loyal to you over
any other authority (i.e. supporting you over your country’s
legitimate government). This allows you to possibly become a
splinter group in a situation like the US civil war or the
Chinese warlords infighting.

Top of the Food Chain - 600 CP

Here it is, the culmination of your life’s work, you have

finally become the leader of your great nation. The specifics
of this will depend on your origin and politics, such as a
Monarchist faking their politics to take power in the Commune
of France. You will start with a positive reputation with both
the people of your country and the rest of the government. For
Drop-In’s this is more tricky, with a series of incredibly
fortunate events occurring to eventually land them in office
of their chosen country, unless it would make absolutely zero
sense (i.e. a person known to want the total destruction of
the country they are elected in).

To the Victor, Goes the Spoils - 800 CP

Once your 10 years in the Jump are over, you are able to take
a copy of any land owned in the Jump, as long as you actually
control it (in name only doesn’t count). The maximum size this
territory can be is that of a complete copy of the planet
Earth, should you manage to take over the entire planet. This
will include any infrastructure or other buildings, unless you
wish to forgo such buildings in your copy of the territory.
The territory will either become a part of your warehouse or a
separate pocket dimension, depending on your choice. This
territory will automatically maintain itself, such as the
infrastructure or plantlife. The people of your territory will
not be copied alongside the territory, however, animals can be
copied should you wish (they will be maintained as well by the
same supernatural method as the copy of the territory).

Companions:

Multiplayer - 100 CP

Sometimes an experience may be much better with friends, maybe

this Jump is such to you? You are able to import up to 5
companions per purchase with this option. Each person will get
100 CP to spend in the Jump, on whatever they wish.

My Right Hand - 100 CP

In such dire times, it's always good to have someone watching

your back, luck seems to be in your favour in that regard.
Choose an origin for your future companion and they will
receive the 100, 200, 300 and 400 perks in the chosen origin.
The origin you have chosen will provide them with a
background, such as a Firebrand origin companion being an up
and coming politician that you befriended. Whoever you meet
will have a favourable disposition towards you and will be
very likely to join you in your adventures, unless you make
them completely despise you. They will have to be asked to
join you and they will have to agree, willingly (no mind rape
or equivalent).

Huey Long Has it Goin’ on - 100 CP

You get an opportunity to meet any prominent historical figure

of the time period in a favourable position a handful of times
and at the end of your 10 (or more) years of the Jump, you can
bring them along as a companion if they consent (this cannot
be forced).
 Drawbacks:

A Third Weltkrieg?! + 50CP per decade

If you’d like, you can choose to stay in this world for

longer, for this you will be rewarded of course. Every decade
you choose to stay here longer will net you + 50CP, with a
maximum of 10 decades or 100 years added on to your original
stay.

Butterfingers + 100 CP

Good luck trying to load a rifle in combat with this drawback.

You have become exponentially more clumsy as a person, not
just with your fingers as the drawback would suggest, but
every aspect of your body. Prepare for lots of stubbed toes
and constant Garand thumb, should you take the field.

Alcoholic + 100 CP

As a result of this drawback, you become an alcoholic and

cannot be forced out of it through supernatural means. You
must go sober on your own accord and your natural willpower,
facing withdrawal and other issues from quitting. This will
probably take a few months at the minimum.

Continued Service + 200 CP

Whether you served in the previous Weltkrieg or not, you

certainly look and feel like one. You have a number of old
wounds that a veteran of the world wars may have gotten,
giving you aches and pains. This also forces your age to be 36
or older, for you to have served in the war legally.

Outspoken + 200 CP

With the onset of the Second American civil war and a myriad
of other civil conflicts, it might be the best option to keep
quiet sometimes. Unfortunately for you this is impossible, as
you are very vocal about any opinions that you may have,
including some that might be quite sensitive. An example of
this would be being a Syndicalist in Germany or a being
Monarchist in France. This doesn't change your worldview or
opinions, it just makes you much more willing to speak out for
your beliefs and against others you find perpetuating
injustice.

We Need More Trains! + 300 CP

It would seem that your area needs to invest more in its

transportation infrastructure, getting goods will be much
harder for you than it would have been before, or maybe the
postal service just hates you specifically. It will now take
around 3 times longer for things you order to get to you, even
things such as military supplies. This does not affect
everyone, just you directly, even if someone else orders it
for you.

Johnny Can’t Come Marching Home + 300 CP

Sometime during the Jump, you will fall madly in love with
someone, with them reciprocating wholeheartedly. Your love
interest will be someone that you could have ended up with
prior to this drawback, meaning that they would essentially be
what you want in a partner, with you being the same for them.
They will pass away a few years into the Jump as a result of
your actions, directly or indirectly. You will face the
feelings this loss brings you without the comfort of your
perks or other ways of mitigating your emotions and most
importantly you cannot resurrect them. You will forget taking
this drawback until the end of the Jump. Is the power from the
drawback truly worth the cost? Could you ever forgive
yourself?

Absolute Power Corrupts Absolutely + 400 CP

You are incredibly power hungry and will attempt to get more
control of whatever organisation you are a part of, such as
the government or a PMC if you are not already. You will use
underhanded and immoral methods in your attempts to get what
you believe you are owed, the effectiveness depends on how
skilled you truly are. Whatever morals you may have will
likely be violated by the altered version of yourself in the
pursuit of power. However, if you are already an evil/immoral
individual, this drawback will do the opposite. You will
become a charitable and kind individual, resenting the power
you have over others and will either give it up or use it for
the good of mankind out of guilt; such as a formerly greedy
CEO utilising the company’s resources to make a number of
charities at the expense of the company.

Not-So Voluntary Service + 400 CP

Yikes! Whatever did you do to get this punishment? As a result

of the crime of taking this drawback, you are forced into your
country’s military into a penal battalion or closest thing to
one in your country. This will mean minimal pay and shitty
conditions throughout your stay in the armed forces.
Fortunately, you will not be in the penal battalion for too
long, only 4 years! After this time limit, you can choose to
move to a normal military position or leave the armed forces
entirely.

Kaiserredux + 400 CP

By toggling this drawback, the world will get a bit more

interesting. This drawback makes it so the geopolitical
landscape of the world is a bit more wacky than it should be,
such as an unpopular ideology making a comeback and taking
over a country out of almost nowhere. All events that occur
are possible normally, but very unlikely to occur, but
technically possible.

Vanilla Playthrough + 600 CP (Requires at least 1 other Jump

prior to this Jump)

You no longer have access to all of your non-Jump perks

(excluding body mod), non-Jump items and your warehouse. Your
companions will be similarly affected, being reduced
physically to peak-human in their attributes; which even
includes the more esoteric companions (i.e. a living concept
or something similar). While this will not directly remove
knowledge from you, had you gained a mundane skill from a Jump
for example. This will still prevent you from using any
supernatural knowledge that would benefit you, however, such
as certain words being magic or something of a similar vein.

Shattered World + 600 CP

With this drawback toggled, the nations of the world are

shattered into a plethora of smaller states, often being
around the size of a state/province of their country. This
will have changed a number of events after the Weltkreig,
which was still a German victory, a lot of things happened in
between. As a result of this splintering of the world’s
nations, there is much more conflict and strife in the world.
The main ideologies of Kaissereich are still prevalent in the
territories of the fallen countries, such as most German
states being constitutional monarchies and most French states
being Syndicalist, though there are exceptions.

Meme Mode + 800 CP (Cannot Have the Kaiserredux Drawback)

The world had gone mad. When you take this drawback, you are
damning the world to a series of extremely unfortunate events,
sparking a significant amount of wars and civil wars across
the planet. The worst of this will culminate in the creation
of a number of super-nations that are incredibly strong
militarily, often incredibly insane and completely
nonsensical. This includes factions such as the Imperium of
Mankind, a Nation of sentient monkeys, an inhumanly competent
Future Joe Biden, Leon Trotsky leading Antarctica and many
more. This world will be an immense challenge to survive in,
with a number of factions being hostile at best and genocidal
at worst. Good luck.

Optional Scenarios:

Return of the Exiles

You must ensure that Canada, the French exiles and the rest of
the Entente win against their syndicalist rivals in Europe,
allowing them to restore the United Kingdom and the French
Republic respectively.

Reward: You gain the perk “The Return”, if you are losing a
fight, near the tail end of the fight you will gain a second
wind that will bring you back to your full strength for as
long as the fight has been going (i.e. the battle was 2 hours,
so you get 2 more hours at full strength) and pass out once
the time is up. This ability will refresh at the rate of once
a week.
 Worldwide Revolution

By the end of the Jump most countries of the world must have a
form of Syndicalism for their government by the end of the
Jump, it doesn’t matter which form of Syndicalist government
it is.

Reward: You gain the perk “Revolutionary”, becoming very

skilled in the exploitation of the circumstances of the
discriminated and downtrodden. You can use their problems in
the name of a cause, such as with unions and Syndicalism. You
have enough skill to cause a revolution by using a group’s
circumstances to spark a revolution, regardless of the
ideology chosen (you are not restricted to Syndicalism). This
is done through both your own immense skill in the matters
involved and a large amount of luckiness gained from the perk
that pertains to revolution.

The Continued Kaiserreich

The Kaiserreich and its German hegemony over Europe must be

maintained until the end of the Jump at the minimum, otherwise
this scenario will fail.

Reward: You gain the perk “The Status Quo”, this perk allows
you to enforce the status quo in a Jump or your world. This
will be done through astronomical luck on your behalf, such as
a potential martyr (who somehow had a pre-existing condition)
dying of a stroke instead of dying in a status quo country’s
prison, averting a potential revolution. This will not be
perfect, as luck can only go so far, though the perk will
still avert the vast majority of potential issues.
 What Next?

Stay in This World

Go Home

Continue on your Adventure

 Authors Notes:

Hello everyone! It’s been a while since I've done a Jump, so I

hope that I’ve made it worth your time. This Jump, if you
don’t already know, is based on the hit Hearts of Iron mod,
Kaiserreich. While I’ve always liked the mod and the lore
surrounding it, I hadn’t really considered making a Jump until
trebuchet111 contacted me on Reddit if I was considering
making one, so special thanks to him. As always, I hope you
enjoyed the Jump!

Also, just as a disclaimer, I of course do not support any of

the authoritarian ideologies present within the mod/setting of
Kaiserreich.