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Did anyone ever achieve Old One status?

Started by Settembrini, July 04, 2007, 02:33:21 AM

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Settembrini

July 04, 2007, 02:33:21 AM
There is the Immortal-Set for D&D. You can achive Hierarch status as an immortal.
And you can even become one of the Old Ones, by starting at level 1 again, and work up your way upt to immortality, and to hierarch level once again.

Holy smokes, did anybody in the real world ever reach Hierarch status for the first time, let alone a second time?

This seems to be nearly impossible.
If there can\'t be a TPK against the will of the players it\'s not an RPG.- Pierce Inverarity

DeadUematsu

#1
July 04, 2007, 03:18:40 AM
If anyone did legitimately, they would be my hero. Seriously, it's the only official way to beat D&D.
 

Settembrini

#2
July 04, 2007, 03:26:20 AM
Quote from: DeadUematsuIf anyone did legitimately, they would be my hero. Seriously, it's the only official way to beat D&D.

It says so in the book:

QuoteIf any
player character succeeds in the great journey,
not merely achieving Hierarch status but
proving his or her superiority by doing it
twice-well, no higher goal can be attained,
and no reward is too great. The player wins
and his character vanishes. And that is the
final end of this game.
If there can\'t be a TPK against the will of the players it\'s not an RPG.- Pierce Inverarity

Settembrini

#3
July 04, 2007, 03:27:52 AM
Would it be legitimate to lard the world with stuff as a hierarch, so the Ex-hierarch has an easier time the second time around?

What would prevent that from happening?
If there can\'t be a TPK against the will of the players it\'s not an RPG.- Pierce Inverarity

Melan

#4
July 04, 2007, 03:30:53 AM
It is a very hypothetical scenario. It takes forever to bring characters up to high levels in old D&D, so anything like this would take years of dedicated playing.

Maybe my horizons are narrow, but reaching name (9th) level is already something that counts as a "you have done something significant" event.
Now with a Zine!
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Settembrini

#5
July 04, 2007, 03:40:55 AM
Pundit had a group were they reached Immortal status within two years of regular play, IIRC.

And if you go by the official adventures, you can reach 36th level via playing about sixteen to eighteen modules, AFAIK.

Let´s say the equivalent of twenty modules, every module taking about six to eight sessions, would bring us to round about 140 playing sessions.
Still quite a feat.
And then you can begin your first immortal quest...
If there can\'t be a TPK against the will of the players it\'s not an RPG.- Pierce Inverarity

David R

#6
July 04, 2007, 05:39:19 AM
If it can be done I would not be surprised is my crew had done it. They only ever played TSR games and d20 stuff...so yeah, they may have done it. The GM has folders of campaign material and they were old (boxed sets) school players :D

Regards,
David R

Warthur

#7
July 04, 2007, 10:53:07 AM
I think the main barrier to this happening, ironically enough, would be that most groups would be inclined to stop playing and declare themselves to have "won" if their characters got to Immortal status the first time. The Immortals game really is very different from mortal-level D&D, and I never found the adventure opportunities for Immortals especially interesting.
I am no longer posting here or reading this forum because Pundit has regularly claimed credit for keeping this community active. I am sick of his bullshit for reasons I explain here and I don\'t want to contribute to anything he considers to be a personal success on his part.

I recommend The RPG Pub as a friendly place where RPGs can be discussed and where the guiding principles of moderation are "be kind to each other" and "no politics". It\'s pretty chill so far.

Settembrini

#8
July 04, 2007, 11:16:24 AM
Quote from: WarthurThe Immortals game really is very different from mortal-level D&D, and I never found the adventure opportunities for Immortals especially interesting.

I imagine it to be a Doctor Who-type extravaganza.
If there can\'t be a TPK against the will of the players it\'s not an RPG.- Pierce Inverarity

David R

#9
July 04, 2007, 11:59:00 AM
Quote from: WarthurThe Immortals game really is very different from mortal-level D&D, and I never found the adventure opportunities for Immortals especially interesting.

This is where you switch to Exalted...I am seriously considering doing this ;)

Regards,
David R

Tyberious Funk

#10
July 05, 2007, 01:21:09 AM
I played Basic D&D for several years and no-one in my group made it past 5th level.  If you made it to level 36, then very clearly your GM was a pansy.
 
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