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<blockquote data-quote="MadLordOfMilk" data-source="post: 4528293" data-attributes="member: 77691"><p>So I finally got to play my Warforged Barbarian today (woo!), if only for one encounter. I loved it. I didn't take Recuperating Strike; stuck with Howling and Pressing.</p><p></p><p>Howling strike is really the only at-will that does more damage than a basic melee AND can be used while charging AND stops OAs from charging while raging. Awesome. I used it SEVERAL times.</p><p></p><p>Pressing strike was nice to easily get into flanking positions, though I can also see it being really nice for manipulating enemy positions. One thing to note is that you DO push 1 if you hit with it, so you can't basically guarantee flanking to your allies. If the creature is 2x2 it's a bit tougher to get into flanking with it (read: it's not basically guaranteed), but you're still very able to move around the outside of the creature.</p><p></p><p>Recuperating strike I didn't take so I can't comment on it. I've heard a lot of good things about it but I can't really see it being as great as people are making it out to be. It's not like temporary HP stacks. Plus, pressing/howling strike allow for more aggression.</p><p></p><p>Avalanche Strike: ow. Combined with a greataxe that's (3-36dmg)+str+con, with an executioner's axe that's (9-36dmg)+str+con. The bonus to attack rolls against me didn't seem to make much difference: I wasn't being targetted really anyway. Of course, I'm also the type to really not mind taking damage to hack more at my enemy (I provoked an OA just to get Avalanche Strike off).</p><p></p><p>Rages I didn't get a chance to utilize, unfortunately (again, only one encounter at the end of our session). I'll comment more on that later. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MadLordOfMilk, post: 4528293, member: 77691"] So I finally got to play my Warforged Barbarian today (woo!), if only for one encounter. I loved it. I didn't take Recuperating Strike; stuck with Howling and Pressing. Howling strike is really the only at-will that does more damage than a basic melee AND can be used while charging AND stops OAs from charging while raging. Awesome. I used it SEVERAL times. Pressing strike was nice to easily get into flanking positions, though I can also see it being really nice for manipulating enemy positions. One thing to note is that you DO push 1 if you hit with it, so you can't basically guarantee flanking to your allies. If the creature is 2x2 it's a bit tougher to get into flanking with it (read: it's not basically guaranteed), but you're still very able to move around the outside of the creature. Recuperating strike I didn't take so I can't comment on it. I've heard a lot of good things about it but I can't really see it being as great as people are making it out to be. It's not like temporary HP stacks. Plus, pressing/howling strike allow for more aggression. Avalanche Strike: ow. Combined with a greataxe that's (3-36dmg)+str+con, with an executioner's axe that's (9-36dmg)+str+con. The bonus to attack rolls against me didn't seem to make much difference: I wasn't being targetted really anyway. Of course, I'm also the type to really not mind taking damage to hack more at my enemy (I provoked an OA just to get Avalanche Strike off). Rages I didn't get a chance to utilize, unfortunately (again, only one encounter at the end of our session). I'll comment more on that later. :) [/QUOTE]
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