Barbarian - likes and dislikes?

[howandwhy99]

Likes: Pure simple fun. Just fill the room with cut down bodies.

Dislikes: Answers my NPCs' subtle innuendo with a confused look and a Greataxe.

 

[dagger]

Using the Berserker from Black Company is an option.....

 

[Wolfwood2]

Using the Berserker from Black Company is an option.....

Can you expand? How does the Berserker differ from the Barbarian and what are the advantages/disadvantages of these differences in a game?

 

[dagger]

Well it gets some other abilites beside Trap Sense, don't have the book on me at the moment. I think its cleave, great cleave and improved cleave?

 

[TheLe]

It sounds like people are fairly satisfied with the Barbarian as a whole.

`Le

 

[Stalker0]

It sounds like people are fairly satisfied with the Barbarian as a whole.

`Le

Its one of those classes that just keeps it simple. Barbarian take damage, barbarian smash!! Its not a class for everyone, but its a great class for a niche of people who want to take it and deal it, which is perfectly fine.

Also, I don't think the barb has the sterotype problem that rangers do for example, there are so many strong sterotypes for rangers that noone is ever satisfied with the flavor.

 

[Ahnehnois]

Likes:
Rage, and all its improved forms
Illiteracy
d12s
skill list

Dislikes:
DR comes too slow (slower than the warlock's!)
Uncanny Dodge (why not rage-related powers at levels 2, 5, and 8)
Trap sense (why?)

I would like to see the "Berserker" renaming as well.

 

[TheLe]

Likes:
Rage, and all its improved forms
Illiteracy
d12s
skill list

You like the Illiteracy?

lol

`Le

 

[JRRNeiklot]

You like the Illiteracy?

lol

`Le

As do I. A nomadic culture following the herd of caribou rarely has time or inclination to learn to read.

 

[Aust Diamondew]

The name. I wish they'd gone with "berserker."

You read my mind!

Berserker would be a much more appropriate name.

Mechanically its fine, and other than the name flavor wise it is good (the wild warrior or berserker is a common enough archtype).