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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Arkhandus" data-source="post: 3698282" data-attributes="member: 13966">I get the impression that the OP is the DM, and needs an NPC bruiser to maim his PCs.And Whirling Frenzy is broken.The Lion Totem barbarian variant isn't that great.  4 levels of fighter gives the same damage bonus through Weapon Specialization, but not limited to just charge attacks.I guess I'd suggest a half-orc barbarian 2/fighter 4.  He won't likely be around for too long, so several barbarian levels aren't needed; he won't be raging more than once probably.  Str 20, Dex 16, Con 16, Int 6, Wis 11, Cha 6.  Feats: Power Attack, Improved Sunder, Weapon Focus (Greatsword), Weapon Specialization (Greatsword).Also either Endurance and Diehard (for extra-long fighting ability), or Improved Initiative and Iron Will (for a better chance of acting first, and a better chance of resisting instant-halting enchantments and illusions like Color Spray, Deep Slumber, Hold Person, or Suggestion).You might also consider Reckless Offense as one these two feats (a general, non-psionic feat from the Expanded Psionics Handbook, or SRD <a href="http://www.d20srd.org/srd/psionic/psionicFeats.htm#recklessOffense" target="_blank">here</a>).  If you do so, you may also want to have him take Stand Still (same book, or SRD <a href="http://www.d20srd.org/srd/psionic/psionicFeats.htm#standStill" target="_blank">here</a>) in order to prevent enemies from escaping his reach.You may go with the <a href="http://www.d20srd.org/srd/variant/classes/variantCharacterClasses.htm#bearTotemClassFeatures" target="_blank">Bear Totem</a> barbarian variant, gaining Diehard as a virtual bonus feat while Raging.  Also, either way, you may swap out the 2nd Barbarian level with 1 level of Ranger, for the sake of Favored Enemy (whatever race is most common among the party or whatever).  That'll boost your damage a bit more still.You might also go with an orc instead of half-orc, taking 1 level of Orc Paragon (from Unearthed Arcana; you can see the class in the Races section of the Hypertext SRD) instead of the 1 level of Ranger.  Your Strength will go up by 2 points, and the Orc Paragon level will eliminate your orcish light sensitivity, as well as boost your Darkvision by 30 feet.  Only drawback will be -2 to Wisdom (as if that matters much to this, assuming you're making a melee machine to make the players curse up and down).Important equipment being a greatsword (either +1 or just masterwork), breastplate armor (either +1 or masterwork), composite longbow allowing +5 Strength to damage (might or might not be masterwork; his back-up weapon for any time he faces a nuisance that he can't reach on foot very quickly, like flying opponents), and possibly Gauntlets of Ogre Power (for +2 Strength enhancement, which would make his Strength total 22).</blockquote>

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