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<blockquote data-quote="Astrosicebear" data-source="post: 6412110" data-attributes="member: 67017">5e does have a valid action economy. And one that works well.&nbsp; Breaking that economy, even for epic characters can be a bad thing.So we see that there are two ways forward, grow laterally, or vertically.&nbsp; Scale in power, or scale in versatility.&nbsp; Stopping at lvl 20 with a hard cap forces lateral movement.&nbsp; Im a fighter, but now I'm going to learn to be a rogue.&nbsp; While I will have more things I can do, I cant do them all. Im still stronger, but not by much.&nbsp; This effect creates very gestalt characters, good at many things, master of something.The flip side is a continued progression, where power scales up.&nbsp; As a post-20th fighter, you may get epic feats, abilities, its own progression etc.&nbsp; This creates god-like characters, and does feel more epic than the first way.&nbsp; But it also introduces a scaling power level that is very hard to manage and balance.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Astrosicebear, post: 6412110, member: 67017"] 5e does have a valid action economy. And one that works well. Breaking that economy, even for epic characters can be a bad thing. So we see that there are two ways forward, grow laterally, or vertically. Scale in power, or scale in versatility. Stopping at lvl 20 with a hard cap forces lateral movement. Im a fighter, but now I'm going to learn to be a rogue. While I will have more things I can do, I cant do them all. Im still stronger, but not by much. This effect creates very gestalt characters, good at many things, master of something. The flip side is a continued progression, where power scales up. As a post-20th fighter, you may get epic feats, abilities, its own progression etc. This creates god-like characters, and does feel more epic than the first way. But it also introduces a scaling power level that is very hard to manage and balance. [/QUOTE]

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