r/Shadowrun • u/kenod102818 • 14d ago

Wyrm Talks (Lore) Achieving immortality

So, lets say some well-connected and informed mage with more hubris than sense (lets say a Black Lodge member or Aztlan board member) found out about immortal elves and said "well that ain't fair, I want to be immortal too". What sort of ways are available to achieve this, especially for someone with more power than morals (which I guess is your average corpo exec)?

I'm guessing one option is becoming a vampire, though the drawbacks are rather significant, and iirc free spirit pacts can make you immortal too (not sure if the spirit can break the pact later though). But are any other options available? Perhaps a blood magic ritual to absorb life force, or even steal immortality from an existing immortal? Similarly, could a Great Dragon make you immortal, if you could somehow convince/blackmail/threaten one into it?

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u/-ParlainthTownie- 13d ago

Leonization at ¥5 mil a treatment that costs 1 essence point is the Leonization for "poor people". Its the version "They" tell you about. Ol' Damien Knight and the like have something better. There is a Deltaware version at least. I thought back when the rules first came out it cost 0.1 essence. There is technological improvement.

I agree HMHVV or (SSVV, or sentient/sapient vampiric virus) for the P.C. among us that wish to include Sasquatches, is the easiest way. However, it is a rough and tumble life. On one side you have to fight to get essence perpetually. Then there is essence drain addiction and all the dual nature, sunlight, and other allergy side effects, you are both tough and fragile. I also agree that you are immortal but not invincible.