Helldritch
Hero
I join Dnd4vr in his assessment. I voted yes, but I would try it once and don't think I would use it again.
Well, to me, being stupid ridiculous it the whole point of epic games!.., doing it now without getting stupid ridiculous would be bard.
Epic rock music is not easy.Well, to me, being stupid ridiculous it the whole point of epic games!
I voted yes, but I think the real issue is not adding class levels. The real issue is having adventures that are epic in stakes and in scope, but which are not just another dungeon delve with bigger numbers. The PCs ought to be doing things like ruling nations (maybe even worlds), leading armies, controlling major organizations like factions and churches, but this is so different from the iconic D&D experience that we may need to introduce new rules, the DM may have difficulty adjudicating the outcome of the PCs' actions, and the players themselves may not be interested in taking the game into this new direction.
What you're describing is different from the iconic D&D experience, which is sad because it didn't use to be.
I believe @Alzrius is saying that it is sad that many people don't still play this way. It looks like you took the opposite meaning though.At your table maybe, but there are thousands of fans of the Expert Set (and BECMI or RC or AD&D) who gladly incorporated these notions in their games since it came out. There is nothing sad about that. I certainly welcomed it with joy in 1981. I play Munchkin when all I want to do kick the door, kill the monster and steal the loot.