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Barbarian

Barbarians are brave, even reckless warriors, and their great strength and heartiness makes them well suited for adventure. Barbarians scornfully reject the fighter traditions of arms training and discipline, instead tapping into a powerful rage that makes them stronger, tougher, and better able to withstand attacks. They only have the energy for a few such displays per day, but it is usually...

TypeBase class
Hit died12
Skill points4 + Intelligence modifier per level
Attack bonusfull - 1 per level, +20 by level 20
Strong savesFortitude
SpellcastingNone
AlignmentAny non-lawful
Primary abilityStrength

How it works

  • A pure Barbarian with Mighty Rage is immune to mind-affecting magic for as long as the rage lasts. Nobody else gets that out of raging.
  • The fear that Terrifying Rage spreads is rolled off your Intimidate: what a creature caught in it has to beat is your skill plus a d20.

Requirements

Alignment: any non-lawful.

What you gain, level by level

LevelGain
1Barbarian Fast Movement, Weapon Proficiency (martial), Weapon Proficiency (simple), Armor Proficiency (light), Armor Proficiency (medium), Shield Proficiency, Barbarian Rage (1x per day), Weapon Proficiency (Barbarian)
2Uncanny Dodge I
4Barbarian Rage (2x per day)
5Uncanny Dodge II
8Barbarian Rage (3x per day)
9Toughness
10Uncanny Dodge III
11Damage Reduction 1
12Barbarian Rage (4x per day)
13Uncanny Dodge IV
14Damage Reduction 2
15Greater Rage (4x per day)
16Uncanny Dodge V, Greater Rage (5x per day)
17Damage Reduction 3
19Uncanny Dodge VI+
20Greater Rage, Damage Reduction 4
21Epic Barbarian
23Epic Barbarian Damage Reduction
24bonus feat (and again every 4 levels to 40)
30Tenacious Blows
40Reckless Berserker, +2 Strength, +2 Constitution

Bonus feat choices

Each bonus feat is chosen from: Armor Skin, Devastating Critical (any of 40), Epic Damage Reduction (any of 3), Epic Prowess, Epic Toughness (any of 10), Epic Weapon Focus (any of 40), Mighty Rage, Overwhelming Critical (any of 40), Superior Initiative, Terrifying Rage, Thundering Rage.

Class skills

One point per rank instead of two: Craft: Harvesting, Craft: Mastery, Craft: Speed, Discipline, Heal, Intimidate, Listen, Lore, Parry, Ride, Taunt.

Races that favour it

Half-Orc, Minotaur (male characters), Mountain Dwarf (male characters), Orc (male characters), Stone Giant (female characters). A character of one of those races who stays single-classed in this one earns extra experience - see Character development.

See also