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<blockquote data-quote="S'mon" data-source="post: 6160054" data-attributes="member: 463">Custom EDs seem like a good idea for tying their themes closely in to the campaign; especially perhaps where a PC has a lot going on but doesn't seem obviously headed for a published ED. I guess published ones can also be reskinned but I'm maybe a bit averse to that, it kinda feels cheap - especially if I suspect a player wants a strong ED purely for the mechanics. I'd rather build up a mechanically weak ED so the crunch isn't a deterrent. Legendary Sovereign is a funny one in that it needs a fluff reskin just so it's more than &quot;you're the crown prince&quot;, and doesn't feel like a mere Paragon Path - I want the PC to be a legendary sovereign *during* the game, not after the campaign ends! And it needs the original endline from its first publication as Mythic Sovereign added back in; something like &quot;legends will say he only sleeps, to rise again at his nation's hour of greatest need&quot; - so it feels sufficiently King Arthur/Friedrich Barbarossa/Holger Danske.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="S'mon, post: 6160054, member: 463"] Custom EDs seem like a good idea for tying their themes closely in to the campaign; especially perhaps where a PC has a lot going on but doesn't seem obviously headed for a published ED. I guess published ones can also be reskinned but I'm maybe a bit averse to that, it kinda feels cheap - especially if I suspect a player wants a strong ED purely for the mechanics. I'd rather build up a mechanically weak ED so the crunch isn't a deterrent. Legendary Sovereign is a funny one in that it needs a fluff reskin just so it's more than "you're the crown prince", and doesn't feel like a mere Paragon Path - I want the PC to be a legendary sovereign *during* the game, not after the campaign ends! And it needs the original endline from its first publication as Mythic Sovereign added back in; something like "legends will say he only sleeps, to rise again at his nation's hour of greatest need" - so it feels sufficiently King Arthur/Friedrich Barbarossa/Holger Danske. [/QUOTE]

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