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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Artoomis" data-source="post: 5533018" data-attributes="member: 111">Since you asked, my response item by item (FWIW)1. Thou shalt feature Big BattlesNot needed, though at Epic level, PC actions should be more and more world-affecting as they advance.  Keep in mind, too, that PCs could stay at 30th level for quite some time before retiring.2.  Thou shalt make the game ChallengingWell, sure, otherwise it's boring.  This is true a Heroic and Paragon, too.3. Thou shalt embrace Collateral DamageA good point, though wiping out entire cities is not really needed, though the threat should always be there ad, if the players choose to ignore the threat, well, then, it needs to happen.4. Thou shalt include Contrasting Cut ScenesGreat stuff, but, really, not only for Epic tier.5. Thou shalt Explore the UnexploredI like what you've said here.6. Thou shalt eradicate the idea of Fixed Level EncountersYep - players need to be able to recognize when they should cut and run and the DM needs to be sure that this is (almost) always an option.7. Thou shalt have Monsters Much Bigger Than GargantuanI don't agree.  Heck, the deadliest monster of all is often a human.8. Thou shalt embrace PoliticsAbsolutely.  But be careful, it can get really tough for the players to keep track of it all, they'll need some help.9. With great power comes great ResponsibilityI might take issue with a few words here and there, but the general concept is valid and an important concept for robust epic play.10. Thy Weapons shalt be outrageousI like it, but it does kind of go against the grain somewhat for fourth edition game design.  Fourth edition has no truly outrageous weapons - even things like the awesome Holy Avenger are fairly underwhelming - it's all part of designing a well-balanced game system.  Still, I like the idea and i think it can be done, but it must be handled carefully.</blockquote>

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