D&D General Naming the Barbarian? [added battlerager]

[Morrus]

As I much as I tend to hate this kind of "woke culture" kind of stuff

What on earth are you talking about? Much as I am a proponent of inclusivity, this isn’t even vaguely an example of it.

(Actuallly, don’t answer that; I can’t see it going well)

 

[Minigiant]

Somebody mentioned battlerager up thread, and that’s now my current favourite.

Battlerager feels like it fits if you take all the cultural, wilderness, and "uncivilized" aspects out of the class.

 

[Morrus]

Battlerager feels like it fits if you take all the cultural, wilderness, and "uncivilized" aspects out of the class.

The class abilities have none of that. It's all attacks, rages, and critical. I can totally see a high elven 'battlerager'. All that stuff seems to be in the subclasses, not the barbarian itself.

 

[Morrus]

(I've added Battlerager to the poll, though it's probably too late now!)

 

[Dioltach]

How about "Mr Angry"?

Or else invent a goddess of battle called "Barbara".

 

[jmartkdr2]

"Battlerager" feels like a better version of "rager" - it still seems a bit video-game-y; in that it's a made-up word for the concept. DnD classes, traditionally, have been names for existing fantasy concepts re-purposed to meet the needs of the game (often slowly, over several iterations), rather than brand new words. At least for classes. Subclasses are new words.

 

[jasper]

D&D is at least 50% tradition for tradition's sake. It is what it is.

I half heartily endorse this message.

 

[jasper]

The class abilities have none of that. It's all attacks, rages, and critical. I can totally see a high elven 'battlerager'. All that stuff seems to be in the subclasses, not the barbarian itself.

Rager seems too angry. Need to be more cheerful Battleraver. You could put to music.

 

[Snarf Zagyg]

Lot of hit points.

Get angry.

....it's gotta be Hulk, right?

 

[Minigiant]

The class abilities have none of that. It's all attacks, rages, and critical. I can totally see a high elven 'battlerager'. All that stuff seems to be in the subclasses, not the barbarian itself.

That's what I mean.
The battlerager would lack many of the barbarian subclasses and reflavor the reminder.