D&D 5E (2024) Barbarian (Playtest 7)

[UngeheuerLich]

Am I the only one bothered by the raging scout?

I think I can get my head around that. I just don't have to imagine Rage as someone really angry, but someone that is very very frightening calm and concentrated. It is reckless attack that carries the weight of the anger.

 

[UngeheuerLich]

A stealthy or perceptive barbarian is fine, it’s primal knowledge. But yes, 10 minutes is just that, and you would rarely trigger it without a fight first. Still bugs me.

Maybe it would be better if you would not get it automatically whenever you rage, but you have to spend a rage to go into hunter mode.

If it is automatically, I am more bothered by stealth than by perception, but as I said before: i can live with that.

What about: using reckless attack gives you disadvantage on all skill checks?

 

[fluffybunbunkittens]

What about: using reckless attack gives you disadvantage on all skill checks?

...when would that ever come up?

 

[UngeheuerLich]

...when would that ever come up?

Perception?
Stealth?

 

[fluffybunbunkittens]

Perception?
Stealth?

I cannot remember ever seeing a barbarian needing to make those in a turn where he was recklessly attacking already.

 

[UngeheuerLich]

I cannot remember ever seeing a barbarian needing to make those in a turn where he was recklessly attacking already.

No. I neither. But it might calm people who think rage and stealth/perception does not fit well together.

 

[fluffybunbunkittens]

No. I neither. But it might calm people who think rage and stealth/perception does not fit well together.

But it's separate from rage... And if someone has a problem with MUSCLE SKILLS, nothing is going to make them accept it more anyway.

So I'm shocked that it looks like we're getting it as is (unless WotC does some weird rug-pull at the last moment).

 

[UngeheuerLich]

But it's separate from rage... And if someone has a problem with MUSCLE SKILLS, nothing is going to make them accept it more anyway.

So I'm shocked that it looks like we're getting it as is (unless WotC does some weird rug-pull at the last moment).

You might want to read some post above, why I brought reckless attack in. I won't do that for you.

 

[Clint_L]

To be fair AC is always laughably bad. Full plate and a shield is AC 20 and a first level PC has +5 to hit. So the heaviest and most expensive mundane armour makes it only three times harder for a first level PC to kill the wearer. At the extreme an adult red dragon attacks at +14 and has an AC of 19. Bounded Accuracy FTW.

100% this. I find that most players tend to dramatically overvalue the importance of AC.

 

[Parmandur]

Also, WT Barb is Kratos from the two most recent God of Wars, right?

Oh, hey, uh, yes it is.