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<blockquote data-quote="Spatzimaus" data-source="post: 519238" data-attributes="member: 3051">These others have covered all the easy ways, although if what you're looking for is &quot;combat trance that gives extra bonuses but has other drawbacks&quot; you could do something like the Dwarven Defender.&nbsp; The splatbooks have a few like this too.But that's just getting around the problem: your DM.&nbsp; I'd ask him WHY you're not allowed to take Barbarian; it's not like the class is overpowered.&nbsp; Does he object to the concept of temporary bonuses, or is it the &quot;lack of control&quot; part?&nbsp; Or is it that &quot;Barbarian&quot; implies illiterate savages?&nbsp; Is it the d12 HD?&nbsp; If you can convince him to tweak the class into something he can live with instead of tossing it out entirely, you're better off.The only tough part is overhauling Rage itself.&nbsp; A while back on this board, in a thread called &quot;An Alternate Rage&quot; or something, the idea came up of a build-your-own-Rage system.&nbsp; I use something similar now, any Barbarian starts off with a fairly weak Trance, and as they progress in levels they can increase its power by adding abilities from various tables, or remove drawbacks.&nbsp; With a system like that, the DM can simply remove any abilities or drawbacks he doesn't think are appropriate.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Spatzimaus, post: 519238, member: 3051"] These others have covered all the easy ways, although if what you're looking for is "combat trance that gives extra bonuses but has other drawbacks" you could do something like the Dwarven Defender. The splatbooks have a few like this too. But that's just getting around the problem: your DM. I'd ask him WHY you're not allowed to take Barbarian; it's not like the class is overpowered. Does he object to the concept of temporary bonuses, or is it the "lack of control" part? Or is it that "Barbarian" implies illiterate savages? Is it the d12 HD? If you can convince him to tweak the class into something he can live with instead of tossing it out entirely, you're better off. The only tough part is overhauling Rage itself. A while back on this board, in a thread called "An Alternate Rage" or something, the idea came up of a build-your-own-Rage system. I use something similar now, any Barbarian starts off with a fairly weak Trance, and as they progress in levels they can increase its power by adding abilities from various tables, or remove drawbacks. With a system like that, the DM can simply remove any abilities or drawbacks he doesn't think are appropriate. [/QUOTE]

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