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<blockquote data-quote="Leugren" data-source="post: 6701834" data-attributes="member: 44754">Depends on the character and the party comp. For the build I had in mind (greataxe-wielding mountain dwarf in a mostly ranged party), the only Totem Barb ability that I find myself envious of is the Bear Totem damage resistance. I really like the ability to go nova for a full encounter when I need to with Frenzy. Of course, the real icing on the cake for Berserkers comes downstream with Mindless Rage and Retaliation.&nbsp; In my experience, Totem Barbs have a real vulnerability to domination and other charm / fear effects which DMs like to exploit.&nbsp; Berserkers have this covered with Mindless Rage.&nbsp; Retaliation speaks for itself.&nbsp; In short, I'd change Frenzy to black (except for Polearm Masters and TWFers).EDIT: Mountain dwarves should also be rated sky blue. The fact that they're rated lower than Dragonborns seems ludicrous to me.&nbsp; The ratings should be reversed.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Leugren, post: 6701834, member: 44754"] Depends on the character and the party comp. For the build I had in mind (greataxe-wielding mountain dwarf in a mostly ranged party), the only Totem Barb ability that I find myself envious of is the Bear Totem damage resistance. I really like the ability to go nova for a full encounter when I need to with Frenzy. Of course, the real icing on the cake for Berserkers comes downstream with Mindless Rage and Retaliation. In my experience, Totem Barbs have a real vulnerability to domination and other charm / fear effects which DMs like to exploit. Berserkers have this covered with Mindless Rage. Retaliation speaks for itself. In short, I'd change Frenzy to black (except for Polearm Masters and TWFers). EDIT: Mountain dwarves should also be rated sky blue. The fact that they're rated lower than Dragonborns seems ludicrous to me. The ratings should be reversed. [/QUOTE]

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