Post/Author/DateTime	Post
monkofpassion 02-10-06, 12:48 AM	Ok, me and the PC's have been playing for a couple of months now. They started at level 3 and are now 21 (we play every other night). The PC's are a sorcerer, fighter12/shaper9, rouge10/shadowdancer10 (he died at lvl 20), and last but now least a monk. I am a bit uncertain on how I should continue with their level progression. At this rate I am certain that they will reach level 30 or even 40 in just a few months and I need to know when i should start capping things. I understand that part of the fun in having epic characters is in doing extrodinary things, but eventually the monk will be so fast that he can simply run/tumble through a dungeon and take all the treasure back to the PC's without and real challenge. Please help me.
DanjaNinja 02-10-06, 01:30 AM	Wow... Even for playing every other night, that's lightning fast progression. Out of curiosity, about how many encounters do you have per night? As far as your concerns, that's just part of the silliness of epic games. You're going to have to learn to deal with it. It's hard to suggest specific examples without knowing more about your group, but you'll just have to pay careful attention to the types of encounters you throw at them. Speed and mobility are usually mitigated by close range encounters (such as an ambush). As far as dungeons, just throw in things that require each different character. It shouldn't be terribly difficult to play up to the strengths of everyone involved (no more so than designing epic adventures already is). Or perhaps shift the focus from location-based encounters to event-based encounters. The DMG has some suggestions on this.
Fixxxer 02-10-06, 01:34 AM	This may seem like a stupid question, but do you have the Epic level Handbook? If not, you should think about getting a copy, as it has material that is intended to keep the game semi-challenging for PCs above 20th level.