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<blockquote data-quote="wolff96" data-source="post: 3614719" data-attributes="member: 342">First off, let me just say that I think you've got a really cool idea with allowing the barbarian to diversify.&nbsp; You might want to look at Unearthed Arcana, for the other totems that a barbarian can follow -- it would give you some idea of what WotC considers balanced.I'm not seeing it.&nbsp; (I could just be missing it.)Unstoppable requires Swift as the Wind.&nbsp; Swift as the Wind (Requires Quick Stride or Improved Uncanny Dodge).&nbsp; Quick Stride is a first tier ability, so it can be taken at level 1.&nbsp; That fulfills the requirement for Swift as the Wind, so it can be taken at level 2.&nbsp; That means you can have Unstoppable at level 5.&nbsp; If that's supposed to be an &quot;AND&quot; instead of an &quot;OR&quot; in the requirements for Swift as the Wind, then it makes a bit more sense.As a capstone power, it's still ridiculously powerful.&nbsp; Especially given the line about making the move in any order he wishes -- that would allow, as written, the ability to make two attacks, drop a foe, then move forty feet and use your other attacks on someone else.&nbsp; That's WAY more powerful than even the epic feat. There's almost no situation where this Barbarian can't make a full attack.&nbsp; And he can stack up a heck of a lot more damage than an archer, which is the only other type of attacker that can almost always get a full attack.Ah.&nbsp; I hadn't realized you were restricting to Midnight only classes.&nbsp; You realize that this Barbarian -- with his cherry-picked abilities -- is going to come in as more powerful than the other Midnight classes.&nbsp; Especially if you pick the right bloodline to go along with it...&nbsp; the bloodline that gives DR makes the barbarian DR mostly useless, unless you alter it to stack...</blockquote>

[QUOTE="wolff96, post: 3614719, member: 342"] First off, let me just say that I think you've got a really cool idea with allowing the barbarian to diversify. You might want to look at Unearthed Arcana, for the other totems that a barbarian can follow -- it would give you some idea of what WotC considers balanced. I'm not seeing it. (I could just be missing it.) [i]Unstoppable[/i] requires [i]Swift as the Wind[/i]. [i]Swift as the Wind[/i] (Requires [i]Quick Stride[/i] or [i]Improved Uncanny Dodge[/i]). [i]Quick Stride[/i] is a first tier ability, so it can be taken at level 1. That fulfills the requirement for [i]Swift as the Wind[/i], so it can be taken at level 2. That means you can have [i]Unstoppable[/i] at level 5. If that's supposed to be an "AND" instead of an "OR" in the requirements for [i]Swift as the Wind[/i], then it makes a bit more sense. As a capstone power, it's still ridiculously powerful. Especially given the line about making the move in any order he wishes -- that would allow, as written, the ability to make two attacks, drop a foe, then move forty feet and use your other attacks on someone else. That's WAY more powerful than even the epic feat. There's almost no situation where this Barbarian can't make a full attack. And he can stack up a heck of a lot more damage than an archer, which is the only other type of attacker that can almost always get a full attack. Ah. I hadn't realized you were restricting to Midnight only classes. You realize that this Barbarian -- with his cherry-picked abilities -- is going to come in as more powerful than the other Midnight classes. Especially if you pick the right bloodline to go along with it... the bloodline that gives DR makes the barbarian DR mostly useless, unless you alter it to stack... [/QUOTE]

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