D&D 5E [poll] Barbarian Satisfaction Survey

[Bacon Bits]

My only complaints about the Barbarian are:

1. [Minor] Bear Totem's benefit is particularly good.
2. [Minor] Frenzy's exhaustion cost appears to be particularly steep. Giving the class an ability that lets you, say, spend a hit die during a short rest to lose one level of exhaustion once per long rest helps.
3. [Minor] It's really, really lame that Brutal Critical occupies three levels of abilities. It's not that good of an ability.
4. [Minor] Dexterity-based melee Barbarians lose a surprising amount of benefits, including things that are weird from a gamist perspective like the damage from Rage. Arguably it would step on the Ranger to change, but Ranger has a lot of problems with that.
5. [Minor] The class can sometimes struggle to keep up with other melee classes after level 11.

 

[Ancalagon]

After further though, not only the addition of backgrounds was liberating, allowing the creation of barbarians that aren't "cultural" barbarians (there was a huge thread about this, great stuff), but there is a fundamental change in the nature, in a fight, of the barbarian from 3e... it's not a glass canon anymore.

Sure the barbarian had 1d12 hp, and sure they gained CON (so more HP) when they raged... but they lost AC, so they got hit more. And when the rage dropped, they were at risk of dying from the CON gain HP going away (they weren't temporary "safe" HP!). That "glass jaw" aspect always bothered me... but it's not an issue anymore

 

[BookBarbarian]

After further though, not only the addition of backgrounds was liberating, allowing the creation of barbarians that aren't "cultural" barbarians (there was a huge thread about this, great stuff), but there is a fundamental change in the nature, in a fight, of the barbarian from 3e... it's not a glass canon anymore.

I love that I can play a High Elf Noble Barbarian. i also love that they are such damage sponges.

 

[Sacrosanct]

I love that I can play a High Elf Noble Barbarian. i also love that they are such damage sponges.

Pretentiousness is a mighty shield indeed.

 

[BookBarbarian]

Pretentiousness is a mighty shield indeed.

Whoops, that second sentence was supposed to be about all barbarians, but now it's too funny to edit.