Immortals in Moranann

I have worked Immortals (from the Wite Wolf system game supliment Highlander: The Gathering) into the world of Moranann. Following are the rules that concern them.

Immortals are humans with a special power called the Quickening that lets them live until their head is severed from their body. With the help of the Quickening, they can heal much faster and live forever, among other things. Following are the Game Mechanics for Immortals

• Quickenkng Level (QLvl): each Immortal begins with a QLvl of 1 after First Death or First Quickening. To advance in QLvl, an Immortal must absorb a certain number of Quickening Points.
• Quickening Points (QPts): QPts can only be absorbed when the Immortal kills another Immortal, thus absorbing some of his power. When one Immortal kills another Immortal by taking his head they absorb a number of Quickening Points (QPts) equal to the QLvl of their victim. Also, as the Immortal progresses in QLvl, he has powers that allow him to be a more effective fighter. Here is the table of Qlvl, Qpts, Healing Time, and Powers:

   QLvl  QPts  Healing Time    Powers
     1     1     2Hp/turn    Breathe Water (at will)
     2     4     4Hp/turn    Danger Sense (continuous)
     3     9     6Hp/turn    Double actions per round for 1 turn*
     4    16     8Hp/turn    Infuse weapon with Quickening (+2h, +3Dmg)*
     5    25    10Hp/turn    Double healing for an amount of time in which 
                               no other action is taken (at will)
     6    36    12Hp/turn    Withdraw at will
     7    49    14Hp/turn    Redirect Lightning (1/hr)*
     8    64    16Hp/turn    Call Lightning (1/day)*
     9    81    18Hp/turn    Pregognition (DM discretion)**
    10   100    20Hp/turn    Lightning Bolt (1/turn)
    11   All    None         The Prize***

After using this power, the Immortal is drained for 2 hrs (-3 to Str, Dex, and Con; -2 to all saves)
**Precognition is never under the complete control of the Immortal. Usually, it only warns him of danger, or potential sources of danger.
***In game play, no Immortal will ever get The Prize, he'd have to kill off every other Immortal on Moranann and then seal the Rift Storms so that no Immortal could enter into Moranann ever again.

The Other Abilities

• An Immortal has other special abilities directly related to his Quickening; these include:
  • Sense Other Immortals: an Immortal can sense the presence of other Immortals within 5 feet per LvlQ
  • Sense Holy Ground: very few Immortals will fight, and none will kill, on any Holy Ground. This is because, for some reason, the Holy Ground itself sucks up the QPts from the dead Immortal and 1 QLvl (along with the appropriate QPts) from the victor.
  • Withdraw: this mainly activates when the Immortal is taken to below 0 Hp. At this point, the Immortal appears dead, but is actually healng at the normal maximum rate. He will come out of it when he has healed 2/3 of his total Hp or (if he has reached or surpassed QLvl 6) when he wants to.

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