Youtube Jumpchain CYOA v 1.

0 By Eyebrows

Welcome back to Earth. No, you're not done- You haven't lost your jumpchain, or won it yet.
You just... Deserve a bit of a break, right? There's more than enough intensity to go around-
Let's try something more mundane.

You find yourself on an earth almost exactly like yours, in the year 2007, just as Youtube starts
to truly become popular. Something something timelines, it doesn't matter- All you need to
concern yourself is your goal here. You have to make a Youtube channel, and a good one, too. If
it's not good enough by the end of your stay, you can consider yourself a failure.

And for the record, demonstrating any kind of supernatural powers will grab attention, yes, but
not really the kind of attention you'd like. Do try to keep it in your pants for at least ten years.

Rules:

 By the end of your 10 years' stay, you must have at least 1,000,000 subscribers, or you
go home as if you died.
 If you get your account shut down for whatever reason (Violating Youtube Terms of
Service, Broadcasting illegal things, closing it on purpose, etc.) then you will go home as
if you died.
 If you artificially inflate your subscriber count either by hacking or by making fake
accounts to subscribe to your channel, Youtube will catch you and shut down your
account.

Location: Roll 1d8 to determine the country of your birth, or pay 100 cp to choose freely.

1. USA- The good old US of A, and the birthplace of Youtube. Have fun being in the biggest
country on Youtube.
2. United Kingdom- One of the other more popular countries on Youtube, you can be from
anywhere in the UK- People love the accents!
3. Germany- The language barrier might pose a bit of an issue to english-speaking
audiences, but Youtube gets pretty big in Germany later on.
4. Canada- The True North Strong and Free, America's hat has just as much reason to be
involved in Youtube as anyone from the US. As a bonus, you might have a quebecois
accent and a bilingual upbringing!
5. South Korea- Korea certainly has an up and coming market in New Media. Maybe you
can break into the K-Pop scene early?
6. Japan- Japan mostly has its own website in the form of Nico Nico Douga, but Youtube
isn't completely forgotten.

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 7. Brazil- Once again, the language barrier might be an issue, but the internet is soon to
become a big thing in Brazil.
8. Free Pick- You lucky son of a gun. You don't just get to pick from any of the above
countries. You get to pick from anywhere in the world!

Backgrounds: Determine your age by rolling 1d8+16, and your gender stays the same. Pay 100
cp to determine one or both of these things.

Drop-in (Free): Drop into this world without any additional memories, but no history besides
your legal papers and identification. You also don't have any history with youtube, but on the
bright side, you can do whatever you want with your channel!

Let's Player (100 cp): Hailing from the Something Awful Forums, Birthplace of the practice of
talking over videogames you've decided to start putting your Let's Plays onto Youtube. You gain
a history with videogames.

Editor (100 cp): Your talents are best seen behind the scenes- You have a history with film and
special effects, and you've entered a partnership where you edit someone else's youtube
content for them. Eventually, this might turn into paying work...

Pundit (100 cp): The opinionated one, are you? You have a short history in traditional media,
and you've decided to set up a youtube channel where you shout your opinions at people-
Whether it's journalistic in nature or a review show, the essence is the same.

Creator (100 cp): You're one of those people who actually has some kind of creative skill, and
that's what you've made your channel about- You have a background in Art, Animation, Music,
or Drama.

Demonstrator (100 cp): Rather than entertaining people, you've decided to make a youtube
channel to help improve people's lives in a practical manner by educating them- Though, you
can entertain and educate at the same time. You also have a brief background with science
(meaning, you did well in science class).

Perks:

First! (100 cp, Free Drop-in): Whether it's a new video going up or the latest news, you're
always the first to know about it. You're exceptionally good at keeping track of the latest
happenings, and so long as something is public knowledge then you can be sure that you'll be
one of the first people to hear of it.

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Live Commentary (100 cp, Free Let's Player): Simply put, multitasking is hard. Playing a video
game and making witty commentary at the same time isn't something that comes naturally to
some people, since it essentially requires you to concentrate on two things at once. However,
you are gifted with the ability to carry on a conversation without losing focus on whatever
you're doing at the time, whether it be chopping up onions or battling a dragon (in a game or
real life, doesn't matter).

Video Editing (100 cp, Free Editor): Simply put, you're competent in the process of video
editing. This is actually really, really important when you're a youtuber, but not hard to learn- So
as an added bonus, you're exceptionally good at making visual humor with your video edits.

Blunt as a Biscuit (100 cp, Free Pundit): When you're in the business of bandying your opinion
about, it helps to have some proof to back it up. You're convincing in a debate, and you're very
good at lining your points out in a clear and convincing manner- Complete with references.

Talent (100 cp, Free Creator): A lot of artists on the internet have an ego that outstrips their
ability, but you're actually quite good at what you do. Pick a creative pursuit- Something like
animation, music, or digital art. You're quite good at it, to the point where you might be able to
make a living off of it.

Untrained Semi-professional (100 cp, Free Demonstrator): You might not have a degree or
anything, but you know what you're doing. Sort of. You're generally competent at practical and
scientific things, and if you don't know the facts about something, you know where to look it
up, so long as it's publicly available knowledge.

Diversified Portfolio (100 cp, cannot take with Drop-in): Many youtubers make multiple
channels in order to broaden their audience, and you're no exception. This perk allows you to
pick a second Background (besides Drop-in). Instead of gaining a full set of memories from this
background, instead you gain a small amount of experience in your second background's trade.
However, Freebies for your second background instead cost 50 cp, and discounted perks and
items are 3/4 their original price instead of 1/2 (200 becomes 150, 400 becomes 300, and so
on). You cannot take this perk more than once.

Epic Meal Time (100 cp) Once every seven days, Harley and the rest of his crew will show up in
your Cosmic Warehouse to cook one of their signature Epic Meals for you and your
companions. They seem to have an infinite supply of meat, cheese, and other junk food. Once
you're done eating, Harley and his crew will take the leftovers home (And there will be
leftovers).

How-to Basic (200 cp, Discount Drop-in): You can be... Odd at times. You have a habit of spitting

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out non-sequitirs, and your videos sometimes don't make a terrible amount of sense. That's
okay though, because no matter now nonsensical you are, people will understand you
perfectly- And think you're hilarious at the same time.

Like, Favourite, and Subscribe (200 cp, Discount Let's Player): You're generally charismatic and
people usually enjoy hearing about what you have to say. People are more disposed to doing
minor favors for you, but don't expect their kindness to extend forever.

Abridged Edit (200 cp, Discount Editor): You know how to make communication consice without
losing important information (or humor).

That's Your Opinion (200 cp, Discount Pundit): Hatred and vitriol does not affect you as easily,
and in general it's more difficult to make you angry. This doesn't make you immune to anger,
because eventually you'll still crack- But you're a lot better at dealing with it in general.

Miracle of Sound (200 cp, Discount Creator): You're competent at blending multiple areas of
interest into each other. It could be anything from a videogame-themed song or blending your
skills at blacksmithing and machinery. So long as you're not using anything supernatural, you
can blend your two skills much more effectively than you could before.

Crash Course (200 cp, Discount Demonstrator): You're competent at instructing others in
practical and scientific areas. People always find your guidance easy to understand, and even
entertaining- You're also good at keeping mundane explanations interesting to listen to.

Angry Army (200 cp): Your fans are enthusiastic, and above all, decent. Your fans are more likely
to share your videos with their friends, and when participating with you in an activity, are more
likely to be constructive and polite rather than disruptive. In other jumps, you'll always have the
contact information a small cadre of people with a small array of practical trades who will be
glad to work for you in whatever capacity you'd like to employ them.

Quality Streams (200 cp): You're no longer limited to using Youtube for your One Million sub
requirement. You can use any other major video website such as Nico Nico Douga, Twitch TV, et
cetera. You can even add up the subs of different accounts for your 1,000,000 sub count
requirement, though you can't count the same person more than once, even if they're
subscribed to different accounts. You need to have 1,000,000 different subscribers.

Advertise Like A Shameless Whore (400 cp, Discount Drop-in): You find that it's much, much
easier for you to get your name out there. Any efforts you make towards getting your name out
there are more likely to garner attention from the masses- Provided you have the talent to back
up your claims.

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Hello, Everybody (400 cp, Discount Let's Player): People just love to hear the sound of your
voice. No matter what you're saying, people are more likely to pay attention to whatever it is,
because your voice sounds just that good. You could probably read the dictionary aloud and
make it interesting to listen to.

Behind the Scenes (400 cp, Discount Editor): It's not always beneficial to be at the forefront of
things. Sometimes, the way you know you're doing your job well is when nobody notices you're
doing your job at all. You excel at staying unnoticed and, if you so wish it, it becomes very
difficult to trace your manipulations back to you.

Integrity (400 cp, Discount Pundit): You're of a particularily stubborn mindset- It's incredibly
difficult to influence you or sway your opinions or emotions, whether it's with vitriol, money, or
something altogether more mystical. It should be noted that this does not prevent you from
learning and growing as a person, because you will still know in the back of your mind when
you're actually wrong (but it's not that that ever happens, really).

Speed Painting (400 cp, Discount Creator): You are extremely efficient when you put your mind
to something creative. Whenever you're undergoing a creative pursuit, then you find yourself
working much more quickly than before - You manage to get yourself working up to twice as
fast. You're also good at estimating how much you'll manage to get done in a certain amount of
time, barring unexpected developments.

Second Opinion (400 cp, Discount Demonstrator): Even if you're the best in the world at what
you, it never hurts to take a second look at things. You're able to take an objective look at your
own work from the perspective of someone who's never seen it before, and that helps a lot
more than you'd think in spotting errors in your reasoning. You're also very good at looking at
things objectively in general, and stay logical and level-headed under pressure.

Fake and Gay (600 cp, Discount Drop-in): People will beleive anything these days. Believe that
it's fake, that is. The skepticism of the internet is unbounded, and they are more likely to
beleive that something is fabricated, even when it's real. Somehow, you've managed to harness
this disbeleif to your advantage. You can basically get away with turning into godzilla and
everyone will dismiss it as special effects- So long as it's in a youtube video. Any supernatural
events you put onto camera will be dismissed as really good special effects. In person, however,
this weirdness censor can only stretch so far- So long as it could be explained by practical
effects, nobody will think what you've done is out of the ordinary. Turning into a dragon at a
con panel will still freak people out, and your weirdness censor only applies to video, not word
of mouth. This is a toggleable effect, so if you really want to you can turn it off.

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MLG Pro (600 cp, Discount Let's Player): You're good at video games. Real Good. So good, in
fact, that you can play competitively on the highest level and win consistently in whatever game
you so choose. You could probably make a living out of playing videogame tournaments. On top
of that, it turns out you really do know Mortal Kombat- Playing video games seems to let you
learn and practice skills as if you were actually using them. You can even practice supernatural
skills in this manner, such as ki manipulation or magic, though you cannot use this ability to
learn any supernatural skill you did not already possess.

Hey, Barry! (600 cp, Discount Editor): You have a curious and unique ability- You are able to
interact with people in video recordings using video editing software. You can interact with
them via visual edits and text, and they will see your text. You can talk to them for advice or for
interrogation, but you can only talk to them for as long as the recording lasts (though you can
pause it). Once you use this ability on a video, you can no longer rewind it, so once a recording
is spent if you wish to talk to them again you will have to use a different recording (though,
copying the unedited file will work, assuming you remembered to leave an unedited copy of the
file). The recording is just that- a recording, and is completely seperate from their real version.

Thank God For Me (600 cp, Discount Pundit): You're exceptionally good at analyzing current
trends and predicting the future. Even offhanded comments you make will end up coming true,
and if applied well, you could probably make a killing in the stock market. You're not psychic-
There are still outliers and even you can be surprised.

In the Groove (600 cp, Discount Creator): A lot of creative endeavors require the assistance of
multiple talented people, but sometimes those are in short supply. Not so anymore- When you
undertake any purely creative or constructive endeavor, you are able to fill as many roles as you
need (up to a maximum of twelve) at once. You could play every instrument in a song by
yourself, or act out every role in a play at once. It is almost as if a copy of you appears to do the
task you need help with, but it's still you doing it- It's weird. Don't question it.

But That's Just A Theory (600 cp, Discount Demonstrator): People can be suspicious of new
techniques, and are creatures of habit more likely to fall back on what they know rather than
try something new. You, however, are able to enlighten them- Whether it's a more efficient
way to run a farm or the intricacies of faster-than-light travel, You're able to teach people the
next step in technology and spread it much faster than you would otherwise.

Companions:

Companion Import (50 cp per companion): It might help out to have a friend in the industry.
Import a companion, giving them any background besides Drop-In for free. They get their
background's freebie, and 100 cp to spend.

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Youtuber Companion (50 cp per individual, 100 cp per Group): You make friends with a
Youtuber or group of Youtubers. A group must be a cohesive, previously-established whole
(such as the Game Grumps, Pentatonix, or Retsupurae). If you want to pick-and-choose a dream
team, then you will have to purchase each youtuber individually. A Youtuber companion can act
as a regular companion, or as a bodiless commentator, and can switch freely between the two
roles. Being a commentator does not take a companion slot, but acting as a regular companion
does.

Items:

Recording Setup (Free): Everything you need to start up your youtube channel- A competent
computer, a good camera and mic, a greenscreen, et cetera.

More Youtube Money than God (50 cp): About $10,000 US. Use it wisely.

Bacon Strips, and Bacon Strips, and Bacon Strips... (50 cp, Comes Free with Epic Meal Time):
This small, red cooler has an infinite supply of high-quality bacon in it. Enjoy.

Google Fiber (100cp, Free Drop-in): You get a special internet cable in your Cosmic Warehouse
that has an absolutely perfect connection to the internet at all times, with no latency or
connection issues. After the end of your stay in the Youtube jump, you won't be able to use it to
connect to the internet, but instead a perfect copy of this world's internet will be copied to the
cable. Subscription-based services become free, and ads only appear when you want them to.
It's only accessible through this special cable, so only you and your companions can really use it,
but at least you can still use Wikipedia.

Completionist's Collection (100 cp, Free Let's Player): You have an extensive collection of
videogames, mostly from the 8-bit and 16-bit era of games. A lot of these are quite hard to find,
actually.

Aviator Shades (100 cp, Free Editor): A plain black pair of aviators that make you look really
cool. As a bonus, they work like a Google Glass, too, with no need for power and access to all
sorts of useful Heads-Up Displays.

Nostalgic Tie (100 cp, Free Pundit): This plain red tie helps jog your memory. So long as you
wear it, you find it easier to remember things, especially rehearsed speeches or skits.

Perfect Headset (100 cp, Free Creator): A pair of headphones with aboslutely perfect audio
fidelity, that comes with an attached microphone with equal quality. They're wireless, and can

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even record and play back audio on their own.

Diagrams for Everything (100 cp, Free Demonstrator): This small portfolio comes with a
portable stand that fits inside it, and comes with a seemingly inexhaustible number of diagrams
for anything you could possibly need. Whenever you need a diagram to help explain something,
just reach into the portfolio and pull one out! They dissapear once you put them back in, but
you can just pull the same one again out if you need it.

Iconic Outfit (100 cp, Comes Free with Angry Army): You have an outfit (Or even just a single
article of clothing) that, to your fans, exemplifies "you". So long as you wear this, fans, friends,
and companions can always pick you out from a crowd or see you from a distance. In addition,
people trying to impersonate you will find your iconic outfit difficult to replicate, causing them
to encounter more suspicion.

Vincesauce Corruptor (100 cp, Comes Free with Quality Streams): This is a green, mushroom-
shaped USB with a unique corruptor program on it that does one simple thing: Corrupt data.
You can use it on anything in the computer you connect the USB to, and can corrupt specific
files or even the whole thing. You can also control the level of corruption, from a few quirks to
incomprehensible garbage.

Mega USB (200 cp, Discount Drop-in): You have a USB stick that looks like a field of stars. It has
an absolutely ridiculous amount of storage space- A Yottabyte of data (1024 Bytes). Really, it
might as well be infinite, for your purposes.

Ultra Mega Cyber MLG Computer (200 cp, Discount Let's Player): You own a computer that
always seems to be at the cutting edge of whatever's that latest in graphics technology. It's
powerful enough to run any video game on the highest graphics setting, and do just about
anything you'd expect a cutting-edge commercial computer from the modern world to be
capable of.

Candid Camera (200 cp, Discount Editor): A digital camcorder and recording software of the
highest available quality. The camera is almost impossible to detect when hidden, and the
recording software is similarily undetectable.

Pundit Podium (200 cp, Discount Pundit): A podium with a personalized logo on it, Standing
behind this podium somehow makes you seem more professional and dignified, even if you
swing around a large purple dildo. People tend to take you seriously so long as you're behind it,
no matter what you say or look like.

Artist's Block (200 cp, Discount Creator): This clay brick splashed with multicolored paint has a

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peculiar effect. When used as a paperweight or desk ornament, it stimulates creativity and
promotes artistic discussion within an area about the size of an average house. In addition, just
looking at it invigorates you and motivates you to do something creative, though this effect only
really works once a day.

Safety Equipment (200 cp, Discount Demonstrator): A set of safety glasses, gloves, and a
labcoat resistant to most anything you might find in a laboratory. Fire, acid, chemicals,
radiation... They won't protect you in a fight, but they'll keep you (mostly) safe in the case of a
lab accident. They're self-cleaning and maintaining as well, so you'll never have to get another
set.

Drawbacks: You may take 2.

Rick Rolled (+0 cp): We're no strangers to love. You know the rules, and so do I! A real
commitment's what I'm thinking of. You wouldn't get this from any other guy! I just wanna tell
you how I'm feeling... I gotta make you understand!
(You get rickrolled constantly. I mean, at least once a week. And you keep falling for it.)

Youtuber Fanfics (+100 cp): Someone keeps writing creepy yaoi fanfics of you with another
youtuber- One that you certainly don't find attractive. Even if you're a girl, they will make you
into a guy for the story, for some reason. The more you ask them to stop, the more they'll
write. Expect (poorly drawn) fanart.

This is Bob (+100 cp): For some reason, your comments sections tend to be drowned in a sea of
copypasta and spam. Expect any useful feedback to be buried by pages of useless trash (even
moreso than normal).

Original Content Do Not Steal (+100 cp): With every innovator comes imitators and ripoffs, but
you seem to attract the worst of the bunch- People who take your videos and put them on their
own channels to rake in the views. They don't even credit you! Dealing with these people is
fairly easy to do, but it's an annoyance, and as you as you smack one down another seems to
pop up...

Youtube Comments (+200 cp): For some reason, whenever someone makes a comment on one
of your videos, Youtube doesn't bother notifying you in the usual way. Instead, they are read to
you telepathically in a shrill voice, the moment it's posted. While this will not interrupt your
sleep, expect a deluge of comments every time you wake up. No, you may not turn them off.
Ever.

RIP Headphone Users (+200 cp): You don't really have any concept of subtlety. You ovvereact to

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everything- Success or failure, you cannot help but let out a shriek that is sure to kill your mic
one of these days, and you always talk at MAXIMUM VOLUME. You're also terrible at balancing
sound, meaning that even if you don't talk in your videos at some point in every video there's
going to be an audio peak that's sure to annoy your viewers.

WOOOOOW (+200 cp): Whatever your channel is about, you're not terribly good at it. In fact,
you're terrible at it. Chances are, the average joe watching your video is going to be vastly more
competent at whatever it is you do. You can't play videogames without constantly being told
what to do, your cooking always ends in disaster, and whenever you report on news it turns out
all of your sources are vastly incorrect. The only reason anyone would ever watch your channel
is schadenfreude.

Fan Dumb (+300 cp): Normally, having enthusiastic fans is a good thing, but in your fans' case,
there's one hell of an exception. You will always have a small but very, VERY vocal subset of
your fanbase that will viciously defend you against any perceived threat, whether that be other
youtubers, other youtubers' fandoms, or even other members of your own fandom. You will
constantly be fighting an uphill battle to impress upon viewers and other youtubers alike that
your fans don't represent your opinion, especially that part about women and kitchens. You will
never get your rabid fans to leave you, and you will have an equally difficult time explaining to
them that what they're doing is hurting your income. Expect not to make many friends.

Social Media Nightmare (+300 cp): Usually, it's just your Youtube comments full of hatred and
trash, but now your... most passionate subscribers have infected every facet of social media.
Expect constant hatemail, death threats, and flame wars full of bigotry from every social media,
email, and instant messaging account you own. Your anti-fans will find your contact information
to any accounts you have no matter how well you hide it. If you try to circumvent this by having
no social media, then someone will make an account in your name and pose as you, spreading
vitriol and hatred that will drive away your other subscribers, and will continue to do so until
you make a social media account of your own for them to harass. And lastly, if you do not check
your accounts and read every comment on them daily, then they will be shut down for
inactivity. Taking this alongside Youtube Comments is... Ill-advised.

Copyright Minefield (+300 cp): Copyright lawyers are cold and uncaring at best, but it seems
that they've got it out for you specifically. So much as a two-second a capella rendition of a song
will get you a copyright claim, and sometimes you'll even get strikes on your channel for
something that wasn't even in your video. If you give something a bad review, expect the
spiteful publisher to take a claim on your video just to fuck with you, and corporations will be
more than eager to steal your ad revenue even when you're operating under fair use. And
remember: Three strikes, and you're out...

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There Can Be Only One (+600 cp, takes both Drawbacks): Being good isn't enough for you, is it?
You have to be the best, do you? Well, in that case, you no longer have to have a mere
1,000,000 subscriber count by the end of your stay. You have to be the creator (or editor) of the
Number One channel on Youtube by the end of your jump, or you lose and go home.
Attempting to assassinate your Youtube rivals will invariably backfire, landing you in jail and
getting your channel shut down. Oh, and by the way? As of 2015, the most popular channel has
36 million subscribers. Have fun.

SOPAcalypse (+800 cp, takes both Drawbacks): Are... Are you sure? Are you positive you need
these youtuber abilities this badly? Well, in that case... in 2012, at the start of your fifth year as
a Youtuber, then the Stop Online Piracy Act will be forced though the United States Congress
despite every effort made to the contrary. Ultimately, it will be used to burn Youtube, Twitch,
and every other video-streaming website to the ground over the course of 2012. Starting at the
beginning of 2013, you will have to fight an incredible uphill legal battle to get SOPA repealed,
and you will have to do so before the end of your jump- That 1,000,000 subscriber requirement
hasn't gone away, and if you cannot bring back Youtube from its ashes then you will go home as
if you had died. Good Luck, Jumper.

The End:

Well, now. Have you had enough fun? Now that your ten years are up, let's look at your
Subscriber count. Provided that you've made the requirement and haven't been kicked off of
YouTube, you have the following options:

Go Home: Go back to your Home Earth. Maybe your stay here made you homesick? Whatever
the case, your affairs in this world will be set in order- You died of a freak hospital accident.
You'll be missed.

Stay Here: Maybe you want to stay on earth, but you don't want to go back to your earth? Fair
enough. Your affairs back home will be set in order, and you're free to continue your successful
YouTube Career.

A Third Option: Don't want to make the choice between this Earth and yours? Why not have
both? You'll find yourself back on Your version of earth, but your YouTube career will still exist-
In fact, it's been integrated into your life seamlessly. The best of both!

Move On: Vacation's over, bucko. If you want to keep moving towards that end goal, you know
the drill.

Notes:

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 If you take WOOOOOW with MLG Pro as a Let's Player, then your gaming ability will
plummet whenever you are being watched or recorded, but you will retain your skill so
long as nobody else will ever see you play. Taking screenshots counts.
 Trying to corrupt an Artificial Intelligence with the Vinesauce Corruptor is... Advised
against. We take no responsibility if the AI goes crazy and tries to kill you. Because
that's probably what's going to happen. Don't act like you didn't think it would.

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