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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Greenfield" data-source="post: 5557260" data-attributes="member: 6669384">Barbarian rage resembles real world rage the same way military intelligence resembles intelligence.  (Note that we're talking about full berserk rage, not just being pissed off.)Real world, rage comes over you as a loss of control, usually in response to some outside event.  D&D rage comes over you in a 100% controlled manner, and only on your action (as opposed to it being triggered by some outside event.)D&D rage can run for a while, or be turned off like a light switch.  Real world rage fills you with adrenaline, runs your blood pressure and heart rate up, and often causes you to breath heavily, hyperventilating your blood full of oxygen.  It takes a body a while to come down from that, even if the person is no longer conscious.  So I can see it lasting a while after someone goes down.  D&D rage somehow gives you *more* self control, in the form of heightened Will saves.  Real world berserk rage is a total loss of self control.  I can see an argument for the person ignoring some effects, but the general boost to Will saves seems weird.</blockquote>