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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Cyronax" data-source="post: 5437242" data-attributes="member: 822">I'm the DM for the campaign she is referring to. In the last two sessions, I tried to vaguely warn the party about the possibilities of TPK's if they just assumed that they were always going to win. I do follow the XP guidelines to a point, but they have received some magic items (including 2-3 artifact level items) that have made them perform like more powerful characters then they otherwise possible. For instance they went against a Level 22 level encounter and easily spammed through it two sessions ago, while this last session were extremely challenged by a 12-13th level encounter. Some combats feel extremely swingy, and many times it has to do with how the PC's coordinated on the battlefield as well as the fact that the party doesn't have a dedicated leader. As for the original OP, I don't think there's anything wrong per se with early access to Paragon and Epic feats. I just would ask the PC to provide a reason, since I probably wouldn't hand down carte blanche access. But I could see several reasons in-game to give the PCs a higher tier feat as a reward: 1) divine boon, 2) secret acquired knowledge, 3) eating an apple from the Tree of Life, 4) a pact with a dark power, or 5) training at a prestigious academy. C.I.D.</blockquote>