I've enjoyed reading through the Epic Level Handbook so far. Some of the things in there are very well done and balanced, others I think could have been better (seems too reliant on pre-21st lvl min/maxing), but overall I think they did a decent job. My main issue is with the Epic Spells.
All the classes in the ELH gain amazing powers that are awe-inspiring, this is as it should be. But it seems that those that wish to partake in Epic Spellcasting have been given the short end of the stick. Too gain the benefits of their classes, rangers, paladins, monks, etc., do not have to burn massive amounts of Experience Points. An epic fighter with all his awesome feats, powers, etc, doesn't have to burn 15k in XP to pick up one power (much less one that he can only use a few times a day) in addition to the XP needed to level. XP is the single most valuable commodity in D&D, why should it be the one that is wasted by Epic Casters while others do not have to?
Spend time, spend money, spend resources, etc on getting Epic Spells, but why XP? The "price of power" isn't an answer. What's the price of power for psionicists, what's the price of power for fighters, or rangers, etc? They don't have to pay the same and most valuable price that Epic Casters do.
All the classes in the ELH gain amazing powers that are awe-inspiring, this is as it should be. But it seems that those that wish to partake in Epic Spellcasting have been given the short end of the stick. Too gain the benefits of their classes, rangers, paladins, monks, etc., do not have to burn massive amounts of Experience Points. An epic fighter with all his awesome feats, powers, etc, doesn't have to burn 15k in XP to pick up one power (much less one that he can only use a few times a day) in addition to the XP needed to level. XP is the single most valuable commodity in D&D, why should it be the one that is wasted by Epic Casters while others do not have to?
Spend time, spend money, spend resources, etc on getting Epic Spells, but why XP? The "price of power" isn't an answer. What's the price of power for psionicists, what's the price of power for fighters, or rangers, etc? They don't have to pay the same and most valuable price that Epic Casters do.
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