mellored
Legend
Limited rages, rage being interrupted by a hold person, and calculating half damage is more complex than just rolling against AC.Why? Are you proposing making the raging barbarian more complex than the fighter?
But I really don't care what it is called. As long as there is a simple option for them.
If maneuvers aren't useful, then why have them?I submit that a battlemaster who simply uses zero manoeuvres isn't significantly less powerful than a champion anyway.
How about if you chose between maneuvers or passives?
I.e.
At level 2 you gain +X damage, or you may instead chose one of the following.
- you can attempt to blind a creature as a bonus action. Once you do so, they are immune to your attempts for 24 hours.
- You gain an extra action. You can't use this again until you take a short or long rest.
- Ect....