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<blockquote data-quote="Leugren" data-source="post: 6688572" data-attributes="member: 44754"><p>By your own admission on other threads, you've never really seen a barbarian in action.&nbsp; The class has a lot more going for it than &quot;just damage&quot;.&nbsp; While raging, it's hit points are effectively doubled, which allows it to soak up more punishment than any other class (except moon druids at lower levels of play and at level 20).&nbsp; Raging also grants advantage on all Strength checks starting at first level.&nbsp; The level 7 Champion Fighter feature which you seem to extol does NOT grant advantage on Strength checks.&nbsp; It grants half of your proficiency bonus to any Strength check if none of your existing proficiencies apply.&nbsp; A barbarian can grapple an opponent with advantage, and then shove the opponent prone with advantage.&nbsp; The opponent cannot stand up until it breaks the grapple, and the barbarian gets advantage on its opposed checks to prevent that from happening.&nbsp; All at 1st level, and all without any investment in feats.&nbsp; This provides some of the best control in the game.&nbsp; In short, don't judge the class until you've actually seen it in action.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="Leugren, post: 6688572, member: 44754"] By your own admission on other threads, you've never really seen a barbarian in action. The class has a lot more going for it than "just damage". While raging, it's hit points are effectively doubled, which allows it to soak up more punishment than any other class (except moon druids at lower levels of play and at level 20). Raging also grants advantage on all Strength checks starting at first level. The level 7 Champion Fighter feature which you seem to extol does NOT grant advantage on Strength checks. It grants half of your proficiency bonus to any Strength check if none of your existing proficiencies apply. A barbarian can grapple an opponent with advantage, and then shove the opponent prone with advantage. The opponent cannot stand up until it breaks the grapple, and the barbarian gets advantage on its opposed checks to prevent that from happening. All at 1st level, and all without any investment in feats. This provides some of the best control in the game. In short, don't judge the class until you've actually seen it in action. [/QUOTE]

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