Aemon's CYOA Choices

ASOIAF CYOA

1000 cp

Origins

Canon - Jon Snow

Perks

General

Winter Is Coming (Free)

Westeros is not a place where the unprepared live very long, so your Benefactor has given you some basic tools for survival. You have a strong, healthy body that's resistant to common diseases and are competent at one of the common, non-martial local professions, such as smithing, sewing, teaching, and so on. (Smithing)

If you happen to belong to a bloodline known for certain... unfortunate practices, you're guaranteed not to have inherited any deformity or madness that could express in yourself or be passed on to your children or further descendants. No guarantees nothing will develop if you take up those practices yourself, though.

The Lands

The North - The Honorable Lord Stark

Most often - though not always - the Starks, a great deal of ASOIAF fic features a fast alliance being formed with the author's favored faction. Your ability to rapidly form strong mutual bonds, regardless of social status or the strangeness of a situation, is quite incredible, so long as you're being genuine about it.

As part of a group, you can rapidly rise in prestige and authority, so long as you discharge your duties well and prove worthy of the trust placed in you. You're the exception to the whole notion that bad things must happen to good people. So long as you do your part honestly, sincerely and well, you find that anyone else you have a right to expect loyalty and service from does theirs just as genuinely too.

Mage - 400 CP

There is power in this land, far more than one would think at first glance. But to grasp it is invariably dangerous - except for you. This perk ensures you have great potential in all of the magical styles that exist in this world, from the Cold Magic of the Others to the Shadowcraft and Flame magics of the Far East.

Within you, there is a replenishing well of power that you can draw from to fuel your magic in place of blood and lives. It is only enough for simple tricks, at first, at least with this alone, but it will grow with time and practice. Whatever magic you seek to learn, here or elsewhere, you will always have at least the potential, and this reservoir can be turned to any working with equal ease, be it great or small.

Moreover, should you wish to employ magics with certain inherent downsides such as Necromancy, or limitations such as requiring foci or incantations, or being impossible to cast in armor, sufficient skill and knowledge may eliminate these flaws at a commensurate cost in power - and even that will shrink as your mastery grows.

In addition, this perk ensures that all such paths to power are always open to you, in every world you go. Wherever there is a style of magic, or other supernatural skills to be learnt, you start with a decent level of talent in it, and can proceed without compromising any of your other skills in any way, even if certain kinds of power would normally be mutually exclusive.

Finally, you may choose to become a true exemplar in one or more styles by purchasing them hereafter, though this Perk is not required in order to do so. Should you do so, your well of power will grow as it would have over the years of training and effort required to hone those skills.

Making the Eight - 200 CP

Is a rather popular claim among the less... 'proper' lordlings of this world. And you're one who might have a very real chance, even without bringing in the matter of your social status or wealth. You have a charm, an absolutely captivating charisma, that makes anyone you're interested in putty in your hands. You know when to smile, when to laugh, what stories to tell to amuse and entice them... and how to satisfy, tire, or utterly break them in bed.

Even when it comes to multiple partners at the same time, you have a gift for managing them and making them get along, not to mention, at times, having them develop similar attractions among themselves... regardless of how little sense it makes.

Seamless Insertion - 100 CP

Dying one moment, beginning a new life in a new world in the next, and not a misstep between. You simply don't suffer culture shock, or feel any awkwardness adapting to the new culture, life and circumstances.

The memories and language of the person who you've replaced are now yours, and wherever you go you'll be able to fit in just as easily, assimilating local culture and languages in almost no time at all. Likewise, if there was ever any problem for you dealing with the disconnect between Jump-memories and your core identity before, there certainly isn't now - whether that means you can more easily integrate the two, or you have the ability to use the memories and mannerisms of your Jump-self without compromising who you really are, that's up to you.

The Seed is Strong - 600 CP

Very strong. You have the blood of kings and heroes in you now, and it runs true in all forms. You have any and all powers ever possessed by any of your ancestors, even the ones that were not supposed to be inheritable.

In addition, you are, in general, quite possibly the most perfect, the strongest specimen of your kind that exists in the world. As a human you become a Post-Olympian, a magnificent specimen of a person with strength, beauty, flexibility and all other attributes pushed as high as can be.

In future jumps too, if and when you become some other species, race or whatnot, you always emerge as equal to the absolute greatest of the kind that has ever been seen, if not greater still.

Drawbacks

All Seven Seasons +0 CP

You may choose between book or show canon, or a mixture thereof - and since this is a fanfiction Jump, you can also mix in as much or as little fanon, AU, and headcanon as you care to. Additionally, you may extend your stay in this world as long as you wish, and even do so during the Jump if and whenever you decide you want more time - however, you cannot then retract that decision.

Insert Protagonist Here +0 CP (Mandatory for Canon Origin)

You've been Inserted! Choose a significant canon character; you're now inhabiting their body. It's up to you how this came about, but by default nobody knows this is the case, and you have full access to their memories and mannerisms in a way that will not affect your identity or sense of self in any manner you don't wish it to. (Jon Snow)

Foibled +100CP

You now must grapple with all the flaws and poor habits of the character you're inserting into. You can fight it, but your thoughts will naturally fall into the character's old ruts if you aren't constantly paying attention. With consistent work you can build new habits, but it'll be a long, difficult slog.

Ambitious +100 CP

Lazing around is foreign to you; your sights are always set on the future. Unfortunately, you are willing to go very far indeed in pursuit of your goals. If you truly think kidnapping and impregnating a noble woman will fulfill your ambitions of having a child of prophecy, you certainly won't hesitate. And even if your goals are genuinely noble, there's a saying about the road to hell…

Born of Lust +200 CP

You're a bastard. That is, your parents were not married when you were born, or at least one of them was married to someone else, and everyone knows it. Since common Westerosi superstition is that bastard children are inherently wanton and treacherous by nature due to literally being "born of lust and deceit", this is a significant social stigma. In addition, you inherit nothing from either side of your family, not even their last name, and only a direct order from the King himself could legitimize you. Even then you would still fall behind any "trueborn" children in the succession, regardless of birth order.

Even should you be far from Westeros, the stigma will remain - there is no known civilised culture on Planetos that does not concern itself at least somewhat with bloodline and inheritance, and few indeed look fondly on a living reminder of the existence of adultery. Travel far enough and you might escape it being common knowledge - depending on how well-known you or your family are - but there's always the risk that it becomes known, and the far corners of the world have their own issues to worry about.