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<blockquote data-quote="Dungeoneer" data-source="post: 5514623" data-attributes="member: 91777">I've just read (well, skimmed) this entire thread and it's pretty interesting stuff.&nbsp; The question that a lot of this discussion raises in my mind is this:I mean if Epic Tier is envisioned as the 'climax' of a D&amp;D game it really doesn't make a lot of sense to stretch it over 10 levels, does it? The climax of a 100-minute movie usually lasts 10-15 minutes.&nbsp; The climax of a 200 page book might be 20 pages.&nbsp; Why should the climax of a D&amp;D game last a full third of that game?This is even more important if Epic Tier is envisioned as a series of big, set-piece encounters.&nbsp; You can only fight with a balor on the back of a dragon that is falling into a volcano so many times before it gets a little ridiculous.Maybe the answer is that Epic Tier needs to be compressed down to about three levels.&nbsp; Or... maybe not?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Dungeoneer, post: 5514623, member: 91777"] I've just read (well, skimmed) this entire thread and it's pretty interesting stuff. The question that a lot of this discussion raises in my mind is this: I mean if Epic Tier is envisioned as the 'climax' of a D&D game it really doesn't make a lot of sense to stretch it over 10 levels, does it? The climax of a 100-minute movie usually lasts 10-15 minutes. The climax of a 200 page book might be 20 pages. Why should the climax of a D&D game last a full third of that game? This is even more important if Epic Tier is envisioned as a series of big, set-piece encounters. You can only fight with a balor on the back of a dragon that is falling into a volcano so many times before it gets a little ridiculous. Maybe the answer is that Epic Tier needs to be compressed down to about three levels. Or... maybe not? [/QUOTE]

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