Epic

The epic rules are the means by which your character will continue his adventuring career.

Epic Character
Characters become epic characters once they have gained 21 levels. At this point any feats can be taken from the epic feats list.

e.g. A character with 10 Rogue, 10 Barbarian and 1 Assassin level is an epic character.

Epic Class
To become Epic with a specific Class the character must have 21 levels for a base class, or 11 levels for a Prestige Class. However, the 11th level of a prestige class cannot be taken unless the character has a total of 20 levels already.

e.g. A character with 10 Rogue, 10 Barbarian and 1 Assassin level has no epic classes, but a character with 21 Rogue and 1 Assassin level is an epic Rogue.

Epic Bonus Feats
Epic classes gain bonus epic feats which can be selected from a list specific to that class. If a class has bonus feats pre-epic then it will be possible to select epic feats if the character as a whole is epic.

e.g. A character with 9 levels of Ranger but a total of 21 levels, will be able to choose an epic feat chosen from the epic Ranger feat list in addition to the usual Favored Enemy feat options.