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Message: <blockquote data-quote="drdevoid" data-source="post: 4390849" data-attributes="member: 5356">Rage (Ex)A barbarian can fly into a rage a certain number of times per day. In a rage, a barbarian temporarily gains a +4 bonus to Strength, a +4 bonus to Constitution, and a +2 morale bonus on Will saves, but he takes a -2 penalty to Armor Class. The increase in Constitution increases the barbarian’s hit points by 2 points per level, but these hit points go away at the end of the rage when his Constitution score drops back to normal. (These extra hit points are not lost first the way temporary hit points are.) ****While raging, a barbarian cannot use any Charisma-, Dexterity-, or Intelligence-based skills (except for Balance, Escape Artist, Intimidate, and Ride), the Concentration skill, or any abilities that require patience or concentration, nor can he cast spells or activate magic items that require a command word, a spell trigger (such as a wand), or spell completion (such as a scroll) to function.**** He can use any feat he has except Combat Expertise, item creation feats, and metamagic feats. A fit of rage lasts for a number of rounds equal to 3 + the character’s (newly improved) Constitution modifier. A barbarian may prematurely end his rage. At the end of the rage, the barbarian loses the rage modifiers and restrictions and becomes fatigued (-2 penalty to Strength, -2 penalty to Dexterity, can’t charge or run) for the duration of the current encounter (unless he is a 17th-level barbarian, at which point this limitation no longer applies). Now you can end the rage prematurely, but then you'd suffer the fatigued condition. Fatigue won't affect casting too much, but would affect your melee capability.Incidentally were you aware of the Druidic Avenger from Unearthed Arcana (a druid who rages)? <a href="http://www.d20srd.org/srd/variant/classes/variantCharacterClasses.htm#druidVariantDruidicAvenger" target="_blank">http://www.d20srd.org/srd/variant/classes/variantCharacterClasses.htm#druidVariantDruidicAvenger</a>There's also a "Rage Mage" (CWar p72) for reference. <a href="http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/iw/20031116a&page=7" target="_blank">http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/iw/20031116a&page=7</a> ****NOTE: This excerpt was pulled out of an early version of the manuscript, so it may have changed by the time it goes to print.The first level would help you a little. It's really only an arcane class, but it would let you cast in rage for 1/day.</blockquote>

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