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Barbarian

For some, their rage springs from a communion with fierce animal spirits. Others draw from a roiling reservoir of anger at a world full of pain. For every barbarian, rage is a power that fuels not just a battle frenzy but also uncanny reflexes, resilience, and feats of strength.

Source: Player's Handbook

You must have a Strength score of 13 or higher in order to multiclass in or out of this class.

Barbarian Class Table

LevelProficiency BonusRagesRage DamageFeatures
1st+22+2
  • Rage
  • Unarmored Defense
2nd+22+2
  • Reckless Attack
  • Danger Sense
3rd+23+2
  • Primal Knowledge
  • Primal Path
4th+23+2
  • Ability Score Improvement
5th+33+2
  • Fast Movement
6th+34+2
  • Primal Path Feature
  • Ability Score Improvement
7th+34+2
  • Feral Instinct
  • Instinctive Pounce
8th+34+2
  • Ability Score Improvement
9th+44+3
  • Brutal Critical
10th+44+3
  • Primal Knowledge (x2)
  • Primal Path Feature
11th+44+3
  • Relentless Rage
12th+45+3
  • Ability Score Improvement
13th+55+3
  • Brutal Critical (x2)
14th+55+3
  • Primal Path Feature
  • Ability Score Improvement
15th+55+3
  • Persistent Rage
16th+55+4
  • Ability Score Improvement
17th+66+4
  • Brutal Critical (x3)
18th+66+4
  • Indomitable Might
19th+66+4
  • Ability Score Improvement
20th+6Unlimited+4
  • Primal Champion

Hitpoints

Hit Dice: 1d12 per Barbarian level

Hit Points at 1st Level: 12 + your Constitution modifier

Hit Points at Higher Levels: 1d12 (or 7) + your Constitution modifier per Barbarian level after 1st

Proficiencies

Armor: Barbarians are proficient with Light Armor, Medium Armor, Shields

Weapons: Barbarians are proficient with all simple and martial weapons.

Tools: Barbarians are not proficient with any tools.

Skills: Choose two skills from Animal Handling, Athletics, Intimidation, Nature, Perception, and Survival.

Saving Throws: Strength, Constitution

Equipment

  • (a) a greataxe or (b) any martial melee weapon
  • (a) two handaxes or (b) any simple weapon
  • Explorer's pack and four javelins

Class Features

Rage

1

In battle, you fight with primal ferocity. On your turn, you can enter a rage as a bonus action. If you are able to cast spells, you can't cast them or concentrate on them while raging. Your rage lasts for 1 minute. It ends early if you are knocked unconscious or if your turn ends and you haven't attacked a hostile creature since your last turn or taken damage since then. You can also end your rage on your turn as a bonus action. Once you have raged the number of times shown for your barbarian level in the Rages column of the Barbarian table, you must finish a long rest before you can rage again. While raging, you have the following benefits if you aren't wearing heavy armor:

  • You have advantage on Strength checks and Strength saving throws.
  • When you make a melee weapon attack using Strength, you gain a bonus to the damage roll that increases as you gain levels as a barbarian, as shown in the Rage Damage column of the Barbarian table.
  • You have resistance to bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing damage.

Unarmored Defense

1

While you are not wearing any armor, your Armor Class equals 10 + your Dexterity modifier + your Constitution modifier. You can use a shield and still gain this benefit.

Reckless Attack

2

Starting at 2nd level, you can throw aside all concern for defense to attack with fierce desperation. When you make your first attack on your turn, you can decide to attack recklessly. Doing so gives you advantage on melee weapon attack rolls using Strength during this turn, but attack rolls against you have advantage until your next turn.

Danger Sense

2

At 2nd level, you gain an uncanny sense of when things nearby aren't as they should be, giving you an edge when you dodge away from danger. You have advantage on Dexterity saving throws against effects that you can see, such as traps and spells. To gain this benefit, you can't be blinded, deafened, or incapacitated.

Primal Knowledge

3
10

When you reach 3rd level and again at 10th level, you gain proficiency in one skill of your choice from the list of skills available to barbarians at 1st level.

Subclass: Primal Path

3
6
10
14

At 3rd level, you choose a path that shapes the nature of your rage. Your choice grants you features at 3rd level and again at 6th, 10th, and 14th levels.

SubclassDescription
Path of the GiantBarbarians who walk the Path of the Giant draw strength from the same primal forces as giants.
Path of the Totem WarriorThe Path of the Totem Warrior is a spiritual journey, using their spirit animal to fuel their rage with supernatural might.
Path of the Ancestral GuardianThe Ancestral Guardian calls on guardian spirits for aid when they rage.
Battle RagerThe Battle Rager specializes in wearing bulky, spiked armor and throwing themselves into combat.
Path Of The BeastBarbarians who walk the Path of the Beast draw their rage from a bestial spark burning within their souls.
Storm HeraldBarbarians who follow the Path of the Storm Herald learn to transform their rage into a mantle of primal magic.
Path of the ZealotZealots are warriors who channel their rage into powerful displays of divine power.
Path of Wild MagicTransformed by curious magical forces, barbarians who walk the Path of Wild Magic are especially susceptible to wild influences.
Path of the BerserkerFor some barbarians, rage is a means to an end – that end being violence.

Ability Score Improvement

4
6
8
12
14
16
19

When you reach 4th level, and again at 6th, 8th, 12th, 14th, 16th, and 19th level, you can increase one ability score of your choice by 2, or you can increase two ability scores of your choice by 1. As normal, you can't increase an ability score above 20 using this feature.

Fast Movement

5

Starting at 5th level, your speed increases by 10 feet while you aren't wearing heavy armor.

Feral Instinct

7

By 7th level, your instincts are so honed that you have advantage on initiative rolls. Additionally, if you are surprised at the beginning of combat and aren't incapacitated, you can act normally on your first turn, but only if you enter your rage before doing anything else on that turn.

Instinctive Pounce

7

At 7th level, as part of the bonus action you take to enter your rage, you can move up to half your speed.

Brutal Critical

9
13
17

Beginning at 9th level, you can roll one additional weapon damage die when determining the extra damage for a critical hit with a melee attack. This increases to two additional dice at 13th level and three additional dice at 17th level.

Relentless Rage

11

Starting at 11th level, your rage can keep you fighting despite grievous wounds. If you drop to 0 hit points while you're raging and don't die outright, you can make a DC 10 Constitution saving throw. If you succeed, you drop to 1 hit point instead. Each time you use this feature after the first, the DC increases by 5. When you finish a short or long rest, the DC resets to 10.

Persistent Rage

15

Beginning at 15th level, your rage is so fierce that it ends early only if you fall unconscious or if you choose to end it.

Indomitable Might

18

Beginning at 18th level, if your total for a Strength check is less than your Strength score, you can use that score in place of the total.

Primal Champion

20

At 20th level, you embody the power of the wilds. Your Strength and Constitution scores increase by 4. Your maximum for those scores is now 24.

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