Epic Level Handbook
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The Epic Level Handbook is a rule-book by
Contents
The Epic Level Handbook contains rules for
Publication history
The Epic Level Handbook was designed by
Collins was the first designer scheduled for the book, and handled the core of the rules, while Cordell handled the epic spellcasting and epic monsters.[2]
The book was updated for the 3.5 edition via an update document available from the Wizards of the Coast website.
The 4th Edition covers this in an alternate manner with continuous 1-30 level progress. Wizards of the Coast covered the topic in their 2009 conference.[3]
Reception
The reviewer from Pyramid commented that before the Epic Level Handbook, the third edition did not make it easy to play powerful characters, especially compared to prior editions.[4] Another reviewer commented that the book "addresses how to keep the Dungeons & Dragons system functioning after 20th level. Due to the nature of the system, many conventions of the system such as save and attack bonus conventions do not work as well if extrapolated out past 20th level."[5]
James Voelpel from mania.com commented: "A landmark book from Wizards of the Coast, the Epic Level Handbook not only helps dungeon masters run high level games but encourages smart players to strive for it's [sic] unlimited greatness."[6]
Viktor Coble listed Epic Level Handbook as #6 on CBR's 2021 "D&D: 10 Best Supplemental Handbooks" list, stating that "It offers a wide scope of ways to engage extremely powerful characters and build them, and it even gives options beyond experience points for progressing and growing the characters. It helps scale the world around these outrageously strong characters and can even be used to help curb some munchkin behavior."[7]
References
- ^ "WotC Product Library: Epic Level Handbook". wizards.com. January 27, 2002. Archived from the original on April 8, 2002.
- ^ Ryan, Michael (July 17, 2002). "Product Spotlight: Epic Level Handbook". Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on September 27, 2004. Retrieved August 1, 2013.
- ^ Rupp, Danny (August 7, 2009). "Beyond Level 30". Critical Hits. Retrieved 2011-07-03.
- ^ "Pyramid: Pyramid Review: The Epic Level Handbook (for Dungeons & Dragons)". Sjgames.com. 2002-08-09. Retrieved 2014-05-26.
- ^ "Pyramid: Review of Epic Level Handbook". Sjgames.com. 2002-08-14. Retrieved 2014-05-26.
- ^ "Handbooks and Sourcebooks and Novels...Oh My!". Mania.com. October 13, 2002. Archived from the original on February 27, 2015.
- ^ Coble, Viktor (2021-12-17). "D&D: 10 Best Supplemental Handbooks". CBR. Retrieved 2022-04-28.