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Message: <blockquote data-quote="RigaMortus2" data-source="post: 4007574" data-attributes="member: 11586">Some would say that a good feat for a Barbarian is Diehard, if you are worried about losing your hp and dropping too soon.Personally, I don't like the Diehard feat.  It basically lets you stay concious when you reach the negatives (-9 through -1hp) where you would otherwise fall unconcious.  I find this as a dangerous position to be in.  Generally, if you drop unconcious due to hit point loss, the DM is kind enough to stop picking on you and aim the evil NPCs at the rest of the party, giving you a couple rounds to either self-stabilize or give time for a party member to get to you and help stabilize you.  Now if you have Diehard feat and get dropped to -1hps and you are still up and fighting, the enemy will continue to see you as a threat and the next attack while most likely cause you to die.I think the intent of the Diehard feat is to give you that one last chance to heal or get out of harms way, but more often then not, it ends up getting you killed.  IMXP anyway...Sorry to go off on a slight tangent, but just wanted to present an alternative to help w/ your hp dilemna as well as a possible reason why you might not want to choose it.</blockquote>