Good Multiclass options for a Barbarian

[Mathew_Freeman]

Bear Warrior is now also in the Complete Warrior, and entirely 3.5 compatible. It's a class that I like the look of as well.

Frenzied Beserker is of course lots of fun as well, but make sure you take Iron Will so you've got a good chance of breaking out of the frenzy when you've finished killing the enemy.

 

[Plane Sailing]

My recommendations would be (like Mustrum) a level of Bard, so he can be a heroic skald/war chanter, encouraging his friends into battle and raising their morale with his piercing war-yodel

or

Another good thematic mix is a level of druid - you can get a nice animal companion and a couple of pretty shamanistic spells.

 

[Darklone]

Bbn/Brd is another possibility for Dragon Disciple

 

[rei jin]

a chaotic neutral bard/ druid absolutely rocks, just imagine the power of a raging legendary bear, enlarged with animal growth and augmented with bulls strength, along with companions and summons. no-one will stand up to that.

 

[silverblade]

A cleric or druid is an absoulte must for party survival. Without a steady supply of healing, you can find yourself in trouble very fast. Start with barbarian, then go straight cleric after that. If you get the strength and war domains, you'll be an effective combatant that can heal and throw down some offensive and buffing spells when necessary.

 

[Plane Sailing]

a chaotic neutral bard/ druid absolutely rocks, just imagine the power of a raging legendary bear, enlarged with animal growth and augmented with bulls strength, along with companions and summons. no-one will stand up to that.

Don't forget, he's only just starting at 1st level... you are talking about 140+ adventures down the line... and he has to survive those adventures first

Cheers

p.s. did you mean barbarian druid?

 

[jarlaxlecq]

Jar,

Uhm any restrictions on sources?

I'd keep it to Core Books, FR material and Stock Books like the BoVD, BoED, Complete series. Stuff like that. Also we're playing 3.5 rules

 

[Darklone]

Hehe, ok, no restrictions.

 

[Endur]

Pure Barbarian is awesome once you get into double digit levels. Uncanny Dodge, DR, lots of rages per day, lots of skill and hit points, what's not to like.

For multi-classing, I have seen Barbarians effectively integrate Fighter, Ranger, Tribal Protector, Bear Warrior, and Frenzied Berserker. They all work well, but I prefer pure Barbarians.

If you are never going to get high level and get access to the high level barb benefits, I have seen people building barb/fighters so they can combine rage and feats.

 

[Gaiden]

If forget the name now, but the barb/pal Prc in BoED is awesome. Multiclass barb with fighter and go into this PrC. Of course, for this to be any benefit you have to have a decent Chr - not one of the half-orcs strongest points. However, if you are willing to make that one of your top stats along with str and con, go for it.