Guide to the Immortals

objectives, forging a new legion of individuals that
one-day, perhaps, will inherit the Multiverse.
Thus begins the journey that promotes the most
worthy to fill a post among the Celestial Spheres. Some
simply wish to overcome mortal barriers and becoming
something more, some thirst only for power, some seek to
defend good, evil, order or chaos in the universe, some
face the challenge purely because it exists. Not all are able
to realize their dream. Only the smallest part of those that
begin the journey to Immortality see the dream achieved,
those doing so must inevitably become aware that with
that absolute power also comes greater responsibility for
the welfare of other beings. Once immortal, the character
is able to manoeuvre (more or less directly) the course of
events, pursuing progress in their Sphere and advancing
themselves in the hierarchy, with the ultimate goal of
reaching the summits of power.
Since nearly all the Immortals were at one time mortal,
and the tasks of candidates seeking advancement are
constantly being pursued, the DM can allow characters to
research Immortality, undertaking their own long journey
to become legend. The most tenacious and heroic
characters will prove their worth and achieve Immortality.
Once they do so, however, it’s extremely likely that they
will disappear from the world, living on only in legend
and in the words of their priests (since their field of play
becomes the broader stage of the Multiverse).
The only reliable way to enter the Celestial Spheres
requires the completion of several tasks of extreme
difficulty. There are five paths that lead to Immortality,
each one of which corresponds to one of the five Spheres
of Power. Any intelligent mortal that achieves maximum
level can try to achieve Immortality by following one of
these paths. The fifth path, the one that leads to entropy,
is one that only evil or extremely egotistic individuals
would pursue, and is the only one which has four variants
(each one of which rests in opposition to one of the paths
of the other four Spheres).
PREREQUISITES FOR CANDIDACY
In order to enter onto the path to Immortality, the
candidate must be a figure of proven experience and of a
certain fame won thanks to his enterprise. 3 These paths
aren’t commonly known, and the DM should use this task
as the basis for a long adventure, at the end of which the
candidate must have gained at least one level of experience
before being ready to encounter his Patron.
Each path for Immortality begins in the way described in
the following paragraph: it is assumed that the relative
complications of the various paths have been well
3 For the Classic D&D rules (Rules Cyclopedia and Basic-Master
sets), for candidacy towards Immortality a human character must
have achieved at least 30 th level, while a demihuman must have at
least to 2,000,000 XP. For the D&D Third Edition rules it’s
necessary that the total levels of the character be at least 18 th and
that he has at least 5 levels in a single class (considered his
preferred class).
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presented before the character makes his choice.
1. Selection of the path for the Sphere of Power that
the character desires to serve.
2. Selection of a Patron Immortal of Celestial or higher
rank.
3. Obtaining the Patron, by seeking out an Immortal
and requesting a petition.
The task of an Immortal and the petition for obtaining
his sponsorship constitutes the first of many difficult tasks.
The task of a Patron often takes the seeker to the summits
of remote peaks, famous for being particularly dangerous
and inaccessible places.
Once the location is chosen, the mortal must obtain a
treasure of incredible value that is suited to the Immortal’s
Sphere (this obviously implies that the mortal must be
informed on the significance of the Spheres of Power and
on their objectives, before he selects which Immortal to
devote himself to). This gift must be of particular beauty
and have characteristics corresponding to the nature of the
Immortal’s Sphere. The possibility of a positive response
on the part of the Immortal is directly proportional to the
value of this gift.
At this point, the journey can begin. It must demand at
least one year in game time; also, as previously stated, in
the course of the journey the character must advance one
level. 4 The journey must be very treacherous and filled
with a series of collateral events that should distract the
character from his final quest. The gift must therefore be
diligently guarded to avoid theft or damage; should the
worst occur, the damage must be fixed or the gift retrieved
before the journey can continue. The petitioner's journey
is completed only once he has scaled the mountain under
his own power, which is obligatory.
During the ascent, the DM must set up seven
encounters, each acting as a test of one of the following
qualities:
Honour and reliability
Loyalty to the Sphere of Power
Resourcefulness
Courage
Tenacity in the face of adversity
Cleverness and wisdom
Mercy and charity (in the case of the Sphere of
Entropy these two qualities become “subterfuge
and egotism”)
These characteristics can be adjusted based on the
quester’s alignment. It’s not always necessary to defeat an
encounter, so long as the quester demonstrates possession
of the qualities shown above. Reaching the summit, the
character must meditate for 1-6 days, praying with fervour
to the Immortal. The invocation will have immediately
made the Immortal aware of the petitioner but, before
responding, they will carry out an appraisal of the
4 Or by gaining at least 150,000 XP in the case of the Classic
D&D (Rules Cyclopedia and Basic–Master sets) rules system.