To anyone who bought the EPIC LEVEL HANDBOOK

[Godofredo]

Bump

 

[Hand of Vecna]

I got mine today (even though gaming shop guy said it wouldn't be in 'till Friday). The feats are quite nice, but the spells and monsters (especially all the Lovecraftian ones) are GREAT!

The (indirect) mention of Acererak was nifty, to....

 

[Oracular Vision]

Epic Level Handbook = Munchkin Level Handbook

That's all I have to say about that

 

[Wolfspider]

Epic Level Handbook = Munchkin Level Handbook

That's all I have to say about that

*rolls eyes*

 

[William Ronald]

I do have a character whom I have run since the mid 1980s who would qualify as an epic level character. Essentially, everything he has was earned through (if I may quote Churchill) "blood, sweat, toil, and tears." He has gone places no mortal was meant to go, faced horrors of Lovecraftian proportions, and buried many of his dearest friends. So, Oracular Vision, in what ways is this character a munchkin?

To me, a munchkin is a character that has power which is unearned. The word munchkin does get thrown out a lot around here. An epic level hero to me is someone who has achieved greatness through hard work, cunning, and perserverance. A munchkin (and I know some people who hate the word) is a character that has achieved great power by an overly generous DM.

There are many styles of play. I think if a character has an interesting story, it should not be stopped by an arbitrary level limit. (Hercules, Gilagamesh, Cu Chulainn, and Sigurd could well be considered epic level heroes from mythology.)

I have not picked up the book yet, but I will withhold my judgement until I do so.

 

[Numion]

That's all I have to say about that

...thank god.

 

[Kai Lord]

Epic Level Handbook = Munchkin Level Handbook

That's all I have to say about that

*shrugs*

Not everyone is intimidated by powerful player characters, or lacks the talent to run high powered campaigns of compelling drama.

 

[Krug]

Funny you should say that...

Epic Level Handbook = Munchkin Level Handbook

That's all I have to say about that

But.. the covers are different!

 

[Eternalknight]

Epic Level Handbook = Munchkin Level Handbook

That's all I have to say about that

I run a game that I like to think plays out like a movie or TV show, and these two mediums are both full of powerful characters and villians. I'm looking forward to this book.

 

[Angelsboi]

i agree. I hate Elminster as much as the next guy (in fact, im recreating him and keeping him in Hell but then again im on my own world =) )

I DEFFINATELY plan on using the Epic Level Handbook