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Plot immortality

Video game concept

Certain characters are immortal/indestructible because the plot demands their presence later in the story, regardless if you know this.

16
games
4
platforms

Name variations: plot invincibility, plot invulnerability

Driftmoon (Windows)
Driftmoon
WIN 2013-02-26
Gothic 2 (Windows)
Gothic 2
WIN 2002-11-29
Magicka (Windows)
Magicka
WIN 2011-01-26
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Windows)
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
WIN 2011-11-11
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Xbox 360)
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
X360 2011-11-11
Fable III (Xbox 360)
Fable III
X360 2010-10-26
Fallout 4 (Windows)
Fallout 4
WIN 2015-11-10
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat (Windows)
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat
WIN 2009-11-05
Syndicate (Windows)
Syndicate
WIN 2012-02-21
Gothic (Windows)
Gothic
WIN 2001-03-15
Gothic 2: The Night of the Raven (Windows)
Gothic 2: The Night of the Raven
WIN 2003-10-28
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (PlayStation 3)
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
PS3 2011-11-11
See also: safe zone (a location that enforces similar regardless of plot importance)
This is mostly interesting for cases where otherwise friendly fire is possible and you can kill bystanders as much as you want (disregarding any backlash from the populace this may have).

Popular tags

actionrpg elderscrolls fable-series gothic-series magicka-series

Parent group

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The first Plot immortality video game was released on March 15, 2001.

Bethesda Softworks, Arrowhead Game Studios and JoWood Productions published most of these games.

Platforms

Windows 11
X360 2
Linux 2
PS3 1

Most common companies

Bethesda Softworks4
Arrowhead Game Studios2
JoWood Productions2
Microsoft Game Studios2