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<blockquote data-quote="S'mon" data-source="post: 7495537" data-attributes="member: 463"><p>Yes, I've played (GM'd) 5e up to 20th level in my Wilderlands campaign, and to 18th in my Runelords of the Shattered Star Pathfinder conversion - <a href="http://smonscurseofthecrimsonthrone.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">http://smonscurseofthecrimsonthrone.blogspot.com/</a></p><p></p><p>I think it works really well, much much better than 3e/PF. 4e works well at 18-20 too (not so much at 26+), but 5e is a lot looser and less concerned with balance. We had epic duels, like Barbarian-19 Hakeem vs the enhanced super-Titan Kainos Warbringer... ...Hakeem earned his epithet 'Godslayer' that day. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p><p>It also works well for group battles, eg the Lich Borritt Crowfinger and a small army of CR 6 Ghost Knights vs the PCs, or Mokmurian and his cohorts from 'Rise of the Runelords'.</p><p></p><p>Generally, if a battle is going to challenge the epic Tier PCs, it will be "above and beyond Super Epic Deadly" - eg Hakeem bbn-19 beat Kainos, who had to be at least CR 25 I reckon, with twice the attacks and 5 points of AC better than a regular CR 22 MM Titan. That was a bit of a fluke, but later on Hakeem bbn-20 absolutely kerb-stomped CR 21 ancient black dragon Matriarx, it was a massacre. As long as the GM doesn't expect the 5e encounter building rules to work, and just goes with what feels right, it should be fine IME.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="S'mon, post: 7495537, member: 463"] Yes, I've played (GM'd) 5e up to 20th level in my Wilderlands campaign, and to 18th in my Runelords of the Shattered Star Pathfinder conversion - [url]http://smonscurseofthecrimsonthrone.blogspot.com/[/url] I think it works really well, much much better than 3e/PF. 4e works well at 18-20 too (not so much at 26+), but 5e is a lot looser and less concerned with balance. We had epic duels, like Barbarian-19 Hakeem vs the enhanced super-Titan Kainos Warbringer... ...Hakeem earned his epithet 'Godslayer' that day. :D It also works well for group battles, eg the Lich Borritt Crowfinger and a small army of CR 6 Ghost Knights vs the PCs, or Mokmurian and his cohorts from 'Rise of the Runelords'. Generally, if a battle is going to challenge the epic Tier PCs, it will be "above and beyond Super Epic Deadly" - eg Hakeem bbn-19 beat Kainos, who had to be at least CR 25 I reckon, with twice the attacks and 5 points of AC better than a regular CR 22 MM Titan. That was a bit of a fluke, but later on Hakeem bbn-20 absolutely kerb-stomped CR 21 ancient black dragon Matriarx, it was a massacre. As long as the GM doesn't expect the 5e encounter building rules to work, and just goes with what feels right, it should be fine IME. [/QUOTE]
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