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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Flights of Fancy" data-source="post: 9672076" data-attributes="member: 7037975">But "barbarian" isn't the right term, while "berserker" makes more sense. A barbarian "raging" is a WotC thing. I don't see Conan "rage" when he fights. Screaming and yelling and throwing yourself into a fight does not a barbarian make.Lucky you, then, I suppose, because I've never seen anything like that. Of course, I don't have much experience with players I would call "timid", either.But you're missing my point I think. You're still just moving and attacking. Unless a player uses rage while performing a STR check outside of combat for advantage, I see nothing unique about the class really. It is too combat focused, like the fighter, to feel unique to me.I could play a heavily-armored fighter who screams and launches themselves into a fight. Instead of taking the hits via half damage, he takes them via higher AC. The bonus rage damage is laughable, really, and STR-advantage only really helps with grapples/shoves, which I think in 2024 they changed anyway.But experiences differ certainly. Regardless, the point was the psw's don't have anyting really unique about how they are played if they aren't casting a spell.Anyway, this has little to do with psionics so if you feel like rage is enough to make a barbarian then fine, works for you I guess.</blockquote>