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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Edena_of_Neith" data-source="post: 259803" data-attributes="member: 2020">Just my opinion ...  The higher the level of a campaign, the harder it is to achieve what is commonly referred to as Game Balance.  I am guessing that this is because as you go up in level, you increase the range of possibilities (especially in 3rd edition.)  A monster with a sword and no skill, swings the sword and hopes it hits.  Roll d20, get results, repeat procedure.  But a monster with great skill as a fighter, with many Feats with the sword, can do a heck of a lot more than just swing it and hope it hits!  And an Epic Level monster fighter, can do practically anything the DM can imagine with that sword, accomplishing feats that would shame the Three Musketeers.  Well, what goes with the sword, goes with any weapon, any monster ability, any kind of magic, and anything else in D&D.  You can come against your players in so many different ways, by 10th level, that they couldn't shake a stick (or a dozen sticks) at all of them.  At Epic Levels, it's Lasse Faire.  Only the Gods know what you the DM are going to cook up, and the players are probably hoping they won't have to discover your thinking, considering what it means for their characters.  An Epic Level monster, like any monster, can roll over and play dead.  Or, it could engage the party in a straight fight.  Or, it could use tactics and strategy to turn the fight into an epic campaign all of it's own, literally.  That's my take on things.  My opinion.  I certainly encountered the balancing problem with my own face to face games (nevermind the IR.  I won't go into what the IR demanded ...)  I do hope things work out for you and your group.</blockquote>

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