Intimidating Rage?

[dabrutsqad]

I'm making my first Barbarian, and was wondering if anyone has an opinion of the Intimidating Rage feat out of MoW. I'm going with a diplomacy/intimidation theme and thought this a fitting feat. Anyone have and opinions or experience with the feat in action?

 

[Crothian]

Intimidation can be a very powerful skill. With intimidating rage goinf you can easy intimidate someone five or more levels higher then you. I really like this feat and thing it adds character to the rage ability.

 

[mzsylver]

dude. it's all about the coolness factor. take it.

 

[Someone]

First, be sure you remember to use it, not like one of my players.

 

[incognito]

Barbarian/Bard + Intimidating rage makes for hack slashy goodness...but a lousy AC :-(

 

[durath]

it ain't bad

I play a PC with the intimidating rage feat. I have to admit I would not have taken it except for the fact you have to have it to play be a Frenzied Berserker.

As someone pointed out the first thing one must keep in mind is to remember to use it. I'm always forgetting I can do it because you are only able to during a rage.

When I have remembered to use it, it has come in very handy. My PC has a low charisma but even so I can usually force at least one opponent to become shaken every fight.

I will have to say that my DM kinda house-ruled the feat for me a bit. He ruled that if I succeed in causing someone to be shaken that if I can make them fail a second or even a third save vs. my intimidating rage that their fear increases which causes them to go into the deeper stages of fear.

Basically if I keep focusing my intimidating rage on the same opponent and they keep failing I can take them from shaken, to frightened, to panicked in just three rounds.

Hasn't happened yet, the best I've gotten is one guy failed twice and became firghtened, but I am hopeful that one day it will.

 

[dabrutsqad]

Yeah, I've been working on the Charisma angle. I actually put a 16 in there, since I'm actually gonna try and make him diplomatic (Still not sure if I can pull it off). I'm talking to the DM about using the Intimidate Skill with the Intimidating Rage Feat. The group is still debating the whole Low Charisma/poor Intimidate problem. Still think he'll be a kewl Barb. Might actually become a party leader or something.