What Your Immortal Did

If you have an immortal, pick a date of birth. Then start at age 18 and add an event every d20+5 years. Interpret these events for the setting and for your character’s general progression and personality. Figure out how to make sense of nonsensical developments, or generate an alternative.

1. You stole the identity of a truly heinous monster.
2. A lover fell ill (or got old) and died.
3. You handled logistics in a distant war.
4. You inherited wealth from a slain immortal.
5. You fought bloody battles in a horrific war.
6. You stole the identify of a reclusive celebrity.
7. You raised a child.
8. You were humiliated by another immortal.
9. You were devastated by love gone wrong.
10. You had to kill someone you loved.
11. Your mentor was brutally slain, and you got revenge.
12. You sank into depression and poverty.
13. You were a fugitive, hunted and restless.
14. An immortal taught you a special expertise.
15. You became a member of a big family.
16. You found peace on holy ground.
17. You moved with a frontier.
18. You discovered monsters were real, and hunted them.
19. You lived among nomads.
20. You smuggled drugs.
21. A mortal taught you a special expertise.
22. You got credentials from academia, and researched.
23. You pursued a bloody vendetta against a whole group.
24. You were a spy.
25. You lived through the last days of a vanishing lifestyle.
26. You got religion and took it very seriously.
27. You were rich in a city.
28. You ground out a lonely rural life.
29. You were a vigilante/enforcer.
30. You were poor in a city.
31. You developed an expertise by connecting with your heritage.
32. You hunted immortals.
33. You gained a new mentor.
34. You trained a protoge.
35. You discovered a new purpose.
36. You ran afoul of a vengeful cult.
37. You very publicly died and had to start over.
38. You lost all your wealth to theft or catastrophe.
39. You fell in love with a new technology.
40. You connected deeply with an art form.
41. You barely survived a natural disaster.
42. You served jail time.
43. You championed a marginalized community.
44. You were on the wrong side of a cultural conflict.
45. You spent time sailing the oceans.
46. You were trapped in water, ice, or rock (or marooned).
47. You were law enforcement.
48. You developed a criminal specialty.
49. You were a teacher.
50. You found and lost a close-knit community.

You did dumb things. Why?

1. You were young and dumber.
2. You were loyal to misguided friends or family.
3. You had to keep a promise.
4. You were bitter and despairing.
5. You were forced to by someone with a hold over you.
6. It was the only way to outmaneuver a foe.
7. You did not realize the consequences until too late.
8. You were blinded by prejudice.
9. You were overwhelmed by the life force of a victim.
10. You thought you could sabotage other villains.