Sundragon2012
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As a DM personally I find the berserking barbarian of the Player's handbook a bit of a cliche and ultimately fitting only a northman culture (and then only loosely because Berserks were a special class of warrior among the norse, not just barbarians). I just believe that the rage thing, if utilized in every babarian culture (with its warriors being barbarian-class barbarians) leads to a wierd sameness.
Following the class-logic to its ridiculous extreme would lead to Mongol-type, Celtic-type, Norseman-type, jungle savage-type barbarians all raging in battle. This might be fine for some DMs but for me and my players its a bit of a stretch into the ridiculous. This is especially true of situations and setting where there are no "northman" type barbarians but the class is still available in a given setting.
Does anyone have any suggestions that would allow me to replace a barbarian's raging ability with another useful ability that would leave the class equally powerful and distinct?
Plus, is anyone familiar with a berserker prestige class that would turn berserkers into what they were in Norse culture, a presigious society of warriors who where distinctly different from there barbarian kin?
Thanks,
Chris
Following the class-logic to its ridiculous extreme would lead to Mongol-type, Celtic-type, Norseman-type, jungle savage-type barbarians all raging in battle. This might be fine for some DMs but for me and my players its a bit of a stretch into the ridiculous. This is especially true of situations and setting where there are no "northman" type barbarians but the class is still available in a given setting.
Does anyone have any suggestions that would allow me to replace a barbarian's raging ability with another useful ability that would leave the class equally powerful and distinct?
Plus, is anyone familiar with a berserker prestige class that would turn berserkers into what they were in Norse culture, a presigious society of warriors who where distinctly different from there barbarian kin?
Thanks,
Chris
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