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<blockquote data-quote="Mike Myler" data-source="post: 8229238" data-attributes="member: 6726030"><p>Wish that killer D&D 5E game didn't end at 20th level? Keen on taking up a fight with a god? Looking to sunder worlds? <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/verantheacodex/legendary-adventures-epic-dandd-5e" target="_blank">I have a thing for you.</a></p><p>[PRBREAK][/PRBREAK]</p><p><a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/verantheacodex/legendary-adventures-epic-dandd-5e" target="_blank">[ATTACH=full]134583[/ATTACH]</a></p><p></p><p><strong>What is this?</strong> A 128 page sourcebook for adventuring through 21st–30th level, including epic hazards and a bestiary of 50 lethal monsters.</p><p></p><p><strong>How much is it? </strong>$12 for the PDF, $30 plus shipping and handling for the shiny hardcover.</p><p></p><p><strong>Why? </strong>Many years ago, before the before time shortly after 5E came out, the <em>Hypercorps 2099 </em>Kickstarter (my second project; this is #10) hit a stretch goal for a 5E conversion. I am <em><u><strong>immensely</strong></u></em> proud of how the Pathfinder version of that book came out, but the 5E conversion just didn't jive right. It can still be fun mind you—the numbers just didn't work out right for the Hyper Score framework.</p><p></p><p>That still drives me right up the wall.</p><p></p><p>This book is my fix for that and after a year of playtesting I am EXTREMELY pleased with how it came out! Not only are the rules tight as a drum, but this is easily the prettiest book I've ever put together.</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/verantheacodex/legendary-adventures-epic-dandd-5e" target="_blank">[ATTACH=full]134584[/ATTACH]</a></p><p></p><p><strong>128 pages sounds extremely short for you. What are you hiding?</strong> Your keen instincts are correct—there is more to this project than the book. Throughout the rest of this month I'll be posting Epic Archetype Features to <a href="https://www.epic5e.com/" target="_blank">www.epic5e.com</a> for <em>every single D&D 5E archetype</em>. Originally these were going to be included in the book but ultimately I decided that online was the smarter choice. First of all I'd need to run a playtest game every day for more than a year to playtest all of that material, and perhaps more importantly it would have made <em>most</em> of the book into archetype features (roughly 30 pages of material).</p><p></p><p>That'd hardly be an agile tool! This whole design—the epic class levels, the hazards, the monsters—is fundamentally built on the principles of D&D 5E, reinforcing and strengthening them for high level play. So as much as I love big honking tomes (and I do, I've made several in excess of 300 pages) the right choice design-wise was to go lighter rather than heavier.</p><p><a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/verantheacodex/legendary-adventures-epic-dandd-5e" target="_blank">[ATTACH=full]134585[/ATTACH]</a></p><p><strong>When does it end?</strong> The Kickstarter closes on <em>Thursday, April 22nd at 4:59 PM EST.</em> You've got just under a month to get your pledge in!</p><p></p><p><strong>Where can I pledge?</strong> Right here! <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/verantheacodex/legendary-adventures-epic-dandd-5e" target="_blank">Legendary Adventures: Epic D&D 5E</a></p><p></p><p><strong>First Stretch Goal: </strong><em>Epic Depths</em>, an adventure for 21st level characters that'll be unlocked at $10,000</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]134752[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mike Myler, post: 8229238, member: 6726030"] Wish that killer D&D 5E game didn't end at 20th level? Keen on taking up a fight with a god? Looking to sunder worlds? [URL='https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/verantheacodex/legendary-adventures-epic-dandd-5e']I have a thing for you.[/URL] [PRBREAK][/PRBREAK] [URL='https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/verantheacodex/legendary-adventures-epic-dandd-5e'][ATTACH type="full" width="607px" alt="Legendary Adventures cover snapshot.jpg"]134583[/ATTACH][/URL] [B]What is this?[/B] A 128 page sourcebook for adventuring through 21st–30th level, including epic hazards and a bestiary of 50 lethal monsters. [B]How much is it? [/B]$12 for the PDF, $30 plus shipping and handling for the shiny hardcover. [B]Why? [/B]Many years ago, before the before time shortly after 5E came out, the [I]Hypercorps 2099 [/I]Kickstarter (my second project; this is #10) hit a stretch goal for a 5E conversion. I am [I][U][B]immensely[/B][/U][/I] proud of how the Pathfinder version of that book came out, but the 5E conversion just didn't jive right. It can still be fun mind you—the numbers just didn't work out right for the Hyper Score framework. That still drives me right up the wall. This book is my fix for that and after a year of playtesting I am EXTREMELY pleased with how it came out! Not only are the rules tight as a drum, but this is easily the prettiest book I've ever put together. [URL='https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/verantheacodex/legendary-adventures-epic-dandd-5e'][ATTACH type="full" alt="Epic DnD 5E spreads.gif"]134584[/ATTACH][/URL] [B]128 pages sounds extremely short for you. What are you hiding?[/B] Your keen instincts are correct—there is more to this project than the book. Throughout the rest of this month I'll be posting Epic Archetype Features to [URL='https://www.epic5e.com/']www.epic5e.com[/URL] for [I]every single D&D 5E archetype[/I]. Originally these were going to be included in the book but ultimately I decided that online was the smarter choice. First of all I'd need to run a playtest game every day for more than a year to playtest all of that material, and perhaps more importantly it would have made [I]most[/I] of the book into archetype features (roughly 30 pages of material). That'd hardly be an agile tool! This whole design—the epic class levels, the hazards, the monsters—is fundamentally built on the principles of D&D 5E, reinforcing and strengthening them for high level play. So as much as I love big honking tomes (and I do, I've made several in excess of 300 pages) the right choice design-wise was to go lighter rather than heavier. [URL='https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/verantheacodex/legendary-adventures-epic-dandd-5e'][ATTACH type="full" width="337px" alt="Time Maestro.png"]134585[/ATTACH][/URL] [B]When does it end?[/B] The Kickstarter closes on [I]Thursday, April 22nd at 4:59 PM EST.[/I] You've got just under a month to get your pledge in! [B]Where can I pledge?[/B] Right here! [URL='https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/verantheacodex/legendary-adventures-epic-dandd-5e']Legendary Adventures: Epic D&D 5E[/URL] [B]First Stretch Goal: [/B][I]Epic Depths[/I], an adventure for 21st level characters that'll be unlocked at $10,000 [ATTACH type="full" width="399px"]134752[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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