I'm slightly confused what an "epic" is in this context.
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Great question! Games like D&D have a special play type called an "Epic" (we call it "Mutli-group Campaign" in Nurl) that is basically a group of groups. It's really fun to play if you can find one. Some local game shops where we are located host them every so often. Essentially, you have a DM that runs it basically as a narrator who hands off to the group DM's every so often. All the groups play individually but also in a co-op way that creates opportunities where one group's actions may affect another group. It's pretty cool.
Hope that answered your question?
Interesting. I've heard of that sort of thing before. I dimly remember a tale from a world of darkness crowd doing this in the early 2000s, and having a lot of "wait what?" pauses because one group was really set on keeping a low profile and the other was not.
I can't imagine getting that many people to actually show up and remember the plot, but I guess some people are out there!
I haven't been interested in DND style games as much lately, so this also might not be for me for that reason, too.