I would be interested too.

Sounds very interesting...

Depending on the posting rate I'd be interested.

In reply to DarkLightHitomi (msg # 5):

Posting rate would be about three times a week. I would likely have a wildly unpredictable posting rate each day I was on though. I might post forty times one day and then once another. That would be the extreme maximum though. I want players to be rewarded for posting, both in frequency and quality equally. If you can't post more than two sentences you should post frequently. If you post detailed and thorough explanations, predicting questions I might have for clarification, I would likely reward you even if you posted once a week.

The important thing is not to slow down for more than a week. Sometimes RL happens, and holidays for a majority. Often for me, actually. In that case if I don't know, I'm going to assume you've just lost interest. So we'll move on until we know otherwise. Far too many concepts die for that one or two Players/GMs that never log in. If you let me know you need a pass (especially in combats) I will likely soft NPC your character enough that you don't miss much but still feel like your character wasn't in temporal stasis.

I post Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday most weeks. Some weekends I post, many I don't. I post early on some Mondays and not at all on others. Fridays are pretty much for OOC chat, and largely the casual stuff, not the GM duty part.

Bottom line: I post mostly five to eight hours each week. That's the main average Depending on what I require to make a post it may be just one in game post.

I want in!

Count me in please. I've been wanting to play in something like this for a very long time.

Definitely sounds like a potentially awesome game.

Sounds like some Hell needs to be quelled.

In reply to zeone3000 (msg # 10):

I'd be interested

Also in the interest of cinema, would you consider gestalt characters, not a breaker for me just a suggestion I'm fine doing it with or without :). Just most cinema characters seem to be gestalts :). And I mean Gestalt within reason....like can't have Prestige Classes on both sides. Normal Multiclass penalties apply etc :)
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would you allow in web material and/or 3rd party (approval required of course)? some classes don't have decent epic-ness (especially compared with epic spells) unless you do. also, will you be putting restrictions on epic spell creation?

another question occurred to me. how high an optimization level are you looking for? are we talking cinematic battles in which regular epic characters tier 1-5 are viable straight out of the box so to speak, or should we be capable of pulling off multiple 1000 damage attacks each round? i DM an epic game in which the battles are by necessity cinematic. however, i've had one or two players capable of the latter (damage output of 1-2 thousand and AC of 100-200), while one or two are the former (damage in the hundreds and AC less than 100). all the characters are good for rp, but the battles can be difficult for me as DM to plan due to the difference in optimization level.
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In reply to JRScott (msg # 11):

It probably won't be gestalt. Though it might be.

In reply to Karack (msg # 12):

I fail to see how you can get 200 AC unless you're very high level, or have massive casting os epic spells. 1,000 damage on the other hand is totally acceptable. 1,000 damage should be easier with warriors than spell casters though.

I'll be allowing very few 3rd party material. I am using, as a basis, the Immortal's handbook for epic alternate rules. I might be willing to accept web material on a case by case basis. Epic spellcasting will be limited by GM approval, if that's what you mean. If I feel an epic spell is not balanced, then I won't allow it. The standard rules for creating them will be used though.

Optimization is relative. If you want to make something powerful it would be good, but doing something to deliberately screw with the rules would not be accepted; i.e. Warmage/Rainbow Servant, Explosive Spell+Find City, the Word, the Wish.

Rping would be rewarded and mostly required. While it will have a lot of combat, the ratio of combat to rp will be even.

Does that answer all the question? Did I miss anything?

We have enough interest that I'll likely open a board next week. At least people can see the character creation rules and game intro. They'll also be able to RTJ with their concept(s).

This message was deleted by a moderator, as it was against the forum rules, at 09:45, Sat 23 July 2016.

a thought came to me, but i don't know if it would work or how well. if you don't want everyone to be gestalt, you might consider allowing tier 1-2 non-gestalt and tier 3-5 to be gestalt. again, don't know whether this would work and have never tried it myself. it was just a random thought.

@200 AC: yes, it is a very high level game that i took over. much greater power level for the players than anything i'm remotely used to or would in my wildest imagination have allowed myself. however, it might be an interesting challenge to create a cinematic story worthy of such ridiculous characters.

i've only ever seen 1000 damage on, say, the uber-charger and other such specific and limited builds. usually, my characters are only capable of the low to mid hundreds every round. is 1000 damage really possible/typical for characters at that level?

I've never seen a 200+ AC, but I think the highest I've ever played was level 30-ish. I can imagine 1000+ damage on a full attack, but on a single hit? Barring any Pun-Pun level of shenanigans anyway.

I don't think I'd be planning to optimize nearly that much. And I would be okay with or without gestalt, or using Karack's variation of it.

We can discuss the mechanics of the 1,000 damage cap at the game, when it's up. Simply put, use of Immortal Handbook feats, critical hits, and full round attack is what I was talking about.

I'll be opening a board this week, so look for it in a day or two. I'll be looking for compatibility on both post rate and concepts. It'll will probably be open for RTJs for about a couple weeks while I work on the campaign. I needed to make sure there was ample interest before I worked on the maps and encounter specifics.

I guess I was wrong to think people had lost interest in 3.5 epic. Will post the game link in a couple days (after the board is set up).
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Will sources other than core be required?
Is 3.0 material acceptable?

Really excited about this.

just looked over the immortal handbook for the first time. i can see the possibility now a bit more easily.

Which one exactly? I've seen quite a few of them while googling it.

In reply to DarkLightHitomi (msg # 18):

The epic level SRD is required. The Immortals Handbook Ascension is strongly advised, but if you don't own it I can help with feat suggestions (which is really the part I'd want players to be aware of).

I might allow some 3.0 material, yes, but on a case by case basis. I'll have to convert them to 3.5 though.

In reply to zeone3000 (msg # 21):
It's Ascension. The book is mostly for gods that scale up beyond the Great Gods. It also has some good epic feats that help supplement epic spellcasting to make non-epic spells still viable. It also has great feats for rogue and warrior types, i.e. stealing with extra dimensions, and allowing critical hits to be augmented further. Some of the feats replace ELH feats, but many just supplement them.

So it was that one. Okay, just wanted to confirm.

yeah, couldn't dig into it much, but what i read rather impressed me. looks like it adds quite a bit for the non-spellcasters to help narrow the gap between having epic spellcasting and not.

In reply to Karack (msg # 24):

Who made It's Ascension need to see if I can find a copy.

you can google it. Immortal Ascension pdf

The board is ready for those here to RTJ. Please direct your questions there. I won't be accepting players until after I've fully made the first three encounters. I will, however, be glad to answer questions as I see them.


I look forward to seeing your RTJs.

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