Epic Level Handbook

CHAPTER 1:CHARACTERS,SKILLS & FEATSFavored Enemy: The epic ranger gains one additionalfavored enemy (and his bonuses against all existingfavored enemies go up by +1) every five levels after20th (25th, 30th, and so on).Bonus Feats: The epic ranger gains a bonus featselected from the list of epic ranger feats) every threelevels after 20th.Epic Ranger Bonus Feat List: Bane of Enemies, BlindingSpeed, Combat Archery, Death of Enemies, Distant Shot,Epic Endurance, Epic Prowess, Epic Speed, Epic Toughness,Epic Weapon Focus, Fast Healing, ImprovedCombat Casting, Improved Favored Enemy, ImprovedManyshot, Improved Spell Capacity, Legendary Climber,Legendary Rider, Legendary Tracker, Perfect Health, PerfectTwo-Weapon Fighting, Permanent Emanation, SpontaneousSpell, Storm of Throws, Swarm of Arrows, Two-Weapon Rend, Uncanny Accuracy.TABLE 1–10: THE EPIC RANGERRangerLevel Special21st —22nd —23rd Bonus feat24th —25th 6th favored enemy26th Bonus feat27th —28th —29th Bonus feat30th 7th favored enemyEPIC RANGERWhether cunning protector of the wild or cold-bloodedhunter of the weak, the epic ranger is one with thewilderness, moving with deadly grace and keen mindthrough the natural world.Like the epic paladin, you should divide your effortsbetween improving your offensive prowess (EpicWeapon Focus, Bane of Enemies, and Death of Enemies)while remembering the value of defense (Epic Toughnessand Fast Healing). Epic Skill Focus (WildernessLore) is a must for any serious tracker.Improve your Dexterity and Wisdom with most abilityincreases, while throwing an occasional boost toStrength or Constitution.Other Options: If you like to cast spells, think aboutpicking up Epic Spellcasting and one or more metamagicfeats. Epic Skill Focus (particularly for Spot,Listen, and other scouting skills) can be quite useful aswell. If you prefer thrown weapons to archery, try Stormof Throws, and Distant Shot works equally well with anyranged weapon.Hit Die: d10.Skill Points at Each Additional Level: 4 + Int modifier.Spells: The ranger's caster level is equal to one-half hisclass level, as normal. The ranger's number of spells perday does not increase after 20th level.EPIC ROGUEThe epic rogue is a trickster and a thief, a trap-detectorand a tale-spinner. Her skills are legendary, and her talesof derring-do even more so. If you listen to the stories,there's nothing she can't do.Your epic rogue must split her attention among threegoals: offense, defense, and skills. Improved SneakAttack, Lingering Damage, and Sneak Attack of Opportunityare all great feats for the battle-minded rogue.Epic Dodge and Self-Concealment help protectyou from danger. Epic Skill Focus is useful in anynumber of skills (particularly Hide), while other skillbasedfeats such as Trap Sense and Legendary Climbercome in very handy.TABLE 1–11: THE EPIC ROGUERogueLevel Special21st Sneak attack +11d622nd —23rd Sneak attack +12d6, uncanny dodge (+5 againsttraps)24th Bonus feat25th Sneak attack +13d626th Uncanny dodge (+6 against traps)27th Sneak attack +14d628th Bonus feat29th Sneak attack +15d6, uncanny dodge (+7 againsttraps)30th —14