To anyone who bought the EPIC LEVEL HANDBOOK

[Psion]

Edena is a cleric/mage levels 120th/40th 2nd edition (levels in 3rd edition still unknown.)
Edena earned it.
Ihave explained why and how Edena earned it.

Fair enough. But let me say that I for one would have never approved your method of advancing the character; from all appearances, this 160th level character exists strictly in your mind, not in actual play in anyone's game, because you played the character to 21st level, and then only 5th level "avatars" of the character from then on out.

Is it fair to call you a cheater because of this? No, it's a bit churlish. What you do in your game -- or your mind -- is your own business.

But I do consider your self justification to feel like you earned it a little empty and a little pointless. If you are going to circumvent the rules to make your character 160th level, what's the point? As the character doesn't seem to exist in anyone's game, you could just as easily say "my character is 160th level" and leave it at that.

 

[Johno]

Yes but it is a bit silly to assume that you can "earn" the right to talk about having an epic level character.

XP has always been a subjective award system anyway. What one DM awards a character for and how much varies quite a bit.

So what difference does it make?

In my experience, it isn't the character, it isn't the level the character is, it isn't the game system, it is the people you play with, that make or break the session.

Whether Monty Haul, Super-Munchkin, Power Gaming, Deity-Slaying, or Incredible-In-Character-Depth-Role-Playing-Theatrics, it ain't worth cheese if the people you play with ain't good friends.

I intend to have a good time together with my friends when I get hold of ELH. I'm sure I can put agladan's character in a compromising situation regardless of what epic level feats he equips himself with...