Epic levels and Requirements

[Ariadne]

Originally posted by Athos69@Jul 2 2004, 09:13 AM
Should we allow characters with a Great bloodline to achieve levels higher than 20?* Shall we allow it to bloodlines of Major status?* Should we open it up to anyone with a Bloodline?

I'm of the opinion, that there's no problem not to open it for anyone (even non-blooded). Since you need XP to gain levels and you normally gain XP thought adventuring (or good rulership), it is normal that only "exceptional" characters will ever gain epic levels. Those exeptional characters are normally blooded, but I don't see a reason to restrict them by bloodline. If a "normal" unblooded Expert 20 slays a dragon (or whatever) and his XP would push im to Epic levels, tell me why he could not get 21st level? Well, normally an Expert would never get the idea to go adventuring, but so what? If he does, he IS exceptional...

[geeman]

tcharazazel writes:



> I agree definately up the the DM.



Since things are always ultimately up to the DM, I suppose the question here

is whether or not this situation is one of those things that really needs

some additional prose in the BRCS. In the same way that, say, the

Leadership feat has text that describes how the DM might not want to allow

it since it changes the nature of the campaign, does the epic level require

something similar for the BRCS?



Personally, I`m inclined to leave it alone unless there is some sort of

campaign-specific thing that makes sense to include. Basing access to the

epic level doesn`t strike me as being particularly thematic, for instance,

so I don`t think that`s enough to warrent inclusion in the update.



Gary

[tcharazazel]

Personally, I`m inclined to leave it alone unless there is some sort of
campaign-specific thing that makes sense to include. Basing access to the
epic level doesn`t strike me as being particularly thematic, for instance,
so I don`t think that`s enough to warrent inclusion in the update.

Aye, heheh, that's all i meant. It doesnt need to be in the rewrite of the BRCS.