each class has an epic "weapon"

the mage epic focuses an outrageously badass pet

they all seem to have parts you can solo or do with a group, but there is always a fight or two that would be considered a "raid"

for example, here's the mage one:
http://everquest.allakhazam.com/db/quest.html?quest=760

involves raiding sky. nobody i know liked raiding sky back in the day, it was a multiday raid

i'm sure anyone not in one of the top guilds won't be seeing epics for quite awhile, so don't waste your time thinking about it :)

I get dizzy just thinking of trying to get my epic again. Trying to get people to commit to a multiple day raid in Plane of Sky has got to be one of the most difficult things to do in EQ.