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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Frostwyre" data-source="post: 6682495" data-attributes="member: 6799886">Howdy! I know this is a year late, but I've recently rolled a barbarian, and really like what you were getting at. I've tinkered with the idea and expanded it to be more focused on particular elements. I hope it's not too overpowered. I tried to limit the combat bonuses and keep things relevant to the barbarian way of life. Channeling the raw power of a chosen element (earth, fire, or storm), the barbarian's rage becomes somewhat of an avatar state rather than pure, unhindered anger. Lemme know what y'all think!Barbarian: Path of the Elemental HeartSome barbarians act as harbingers of the great elements that make up the world. In combat, the barbarian draws upon an inner power to empower themselves and their allies while in their raging state. The focus of the elements transforms their rage into a surge of raw elemental power, leaving the barbarian with one level of exhaustion when the effect ends.To gain union with any given element takes discipline and patience. Additionally, the elements at be are in constant war with one another to retain a balance in the universe. As such, it is impossible that any one barbarian would summon the power of multiple elements.Elemental ServantYour journey has branded you with the symbol of your element as you walk this world. On your forehead, chest, wrist, palm, or back you bear the crest of your element engraved into your skin. Additionally, your chosen path is carried with you for life. You may not change paths, after one is chosen.Elemental RageYour devotion to your element grants you unnatural hardiness in the face of combat. At 3rd level when you choose this path, you gain certain combative advantages depending on the element you follow.Earth. The earth has made your skin thick and your spirit hardy. While raging, you receive +1 to your AC and have advantage to saving throws against non-physical damage (not resistance to damage).Fire. The lick of the flame has dulled your sense to the harshest heat. While raging, you are resistant to fire and lightning damage. Additionally, while raging you harness the raw power of fire with one attack per turn, adding 2d4 fire damage.Storm. Your spirit has been weathered by the essence of the storm. While raging, you are able to use the Dash action as your bonus action on your turn and receive resistance to cold, lightning and thunder damage.Natural AttunementAt 6th level you continue your spiritual path and gain a stronger bond to your chosen element, giving you additional magical benefits. You display a keen attention to your environments, giving you +2 on rolls for to Survival and Nature checks and +1 to Perception checks.Lifeblood of CreationAt 10th level, you are able to cast mass resistance once each time before resting. When you do so, you are imbued with elemental energy and bestow it upon your party, granting 1d4 to one saving throw against any one predetermined type of non-physical damage to each member in the party. Mass resistance can only be cast as a ritual spell.Primordial VengeanceAt 14th level, you are granted the greatest insight and power over your chosen element, giving you supreme power to focus your rage on the battlefield.Earth. You become as sturdy as the mountains themselves. When you begin raging, you restore 3d8 Hit Points, increasing your total Hit Points temporarily by the same amount and you have advantage on all Constitution saves. During the duration, you grow in size according to the Hit Points gained.Fire. Your attacks carry the might of a wildfire, raging without restraint. While raging, your flaming attacks leap to up to two additional targets within 10ft. All targets must make a Constitution saving throw with a DC of 14 or they become lit on fire, taking 8 fire damage each turn. Damage is halved if the saving throw is made. Saving throws are made at the moment of the attack as well as at the beginning of each turn.OR (not sure which to use)Fire. You summon the power to strike with the might of a dragon. Once while raging, you may, upon making a successful strike, empower the blow as if it were a critical hit no matter the initial score of the attack roll.Storm. Like a storm yourself, you move in a flurry around the battlefield. While raging, after expending your movement, action and bonus action, the barbarian may make a bonus lightning strike to any one target within 5ft so long as the barbarian has not hit that target already that turn. Lightning strike takes effect if the attack hits, and deals and additional 2d6 lightning damage.</blockquote>

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