Epic level

In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, epic levels are levels past 20th level.

History
Epic-level play was first introduced in the Immortals set for the original Dungeons & Dragons game.

The Third Edition introduced epic levels originally in the Forgotten Realms campaign setting. These rules were quite simple, allowing a character to select from a short list of options with each epic level gained.

With the release of the Epic Level Handbook, an entire system was introduced for playing past 20th level. Each of the base classes was given an epic progression, as were some of the more popular prestige classes. The book introduced epic feats, epic prestige classes, and epic monsters to the game. In additon, it created an entirely new spell system to create epic spells, while still providing options for improving existing spellcasting into epic levels.

When Dungeons & Dragons 3.5 was released, many of the epic rules were included in the Dungeon Master's Guide. Other books, such as Complete Warrior and Draconomicon have included additional epic content.

Since the release of the Expanded Psionics Handbook, fans have been asking for a similar treatment of the Epic Level Handbook on various message boards, such as EN World.

Epic Monsters

 * Abominations