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<blockquote data-quote="Jeremy Ackerman-Yost" data-source="post: 404292" data-attributes="member: 4720">Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: hrmBut fury can be cold.&nbsp; Fury can even be controlled and directed.&nbsp; As can rage.&nbsp; Powerful emotions are only chaotic if they are allowed to rule you.&nbsp; Does a paladin who becomes furious upon seeing a fiend slaughter an innocent start edging toward Chaotic?&nbsp; No, he directs that fury to a good and lawful end.&nbsp; Namely, smiting demon.I guess it comes down to their choice of terms in this case.&nbsp; If they had called them &quot;Berserkers&quot;, and called the ability &quot;Battle Frenzy&quot; I'd say, Chaotic all the way.&nbsp; But barbarians, in the larger sense, often had tight-knit, Lawful communities.&nbsp; And their incredible battle prowess came out of a) big muscles and b) notions of individual honor and valor.&nbsp; Heck, that sounds kinda like a paladin's MO.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Jeremy Ackerman-Yost, post: 404292, member: 4720"] [b]Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: hrm[/b] But fury can be cold. Fury can even be controlled and directed. As can rage. Powerful emotions are only chaotic if they are allowed to rule you. Does a paladin who becomes furious upon seeing a fiend slaughter an innocent start edging toward Chaotic? No, he directs that fury to a good and lawful end. Namely, smiting demon. I guess it comes down to their choice of terms in this case. If they had called them "Berserkers", and called the ability "Battle Frenzy" I'd say, Chaotic all the way. But barbarians, in the larger sense, often had tight-knit, Lawful communities. And their incredible battle prowess came out of a) big muscles and b) notions of individual honor and valor. Heck, that sounds kinda like a paladin's MO. [/QUOTE]

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