Vote for your favorite Paragon Path - Part 12: Barbarian

[mkill]

Today's vote is filled with furious R A G E as we open the poll for your favorite Barbarian Paragon Path. As usual, the winner will cleave its way on to the Champions round.

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[Dice4Hire]

I have always liked the Bear Warrior. Bears are cool.

 

[Davachido]

I like calm fury, having better rage strikes is always fun in my book.

 

[Mengu]

Tough call on this one, as there are 3 that call out to me, but they all have bits I like, and bits I don't.

Bear Warrior's features are all attractive, but there isn't much flexibility, everything caters to the defender secondary role. I love the Fearbringer Thane's features, but I'm not fond of the level 12 and 20 powers. Ancestral Weapon's marks and the self healing boosts aren't exactly what I would look for in a Thaneborn barbarian, but everything else is good and the level 20 rage can be potent, very nice path for a Dragonborn Thaneborn, especially with a Tactical Warlord in the group. So despite some reservations about the marks, I'm voting Ancestral Weapon.

 

[Prestidigitalis]

I went with Bear Warrior, which has good flavor, but I'm actually not that thrilled with the mechanics of it. The current Paragon Path options are the weakest part of being a Barbarian.

 

[Victim]

Ancestral Weapon or Calm Fury both seem good. Most other barbarian paths don't seem very good at all.

 

[interwyrm]

I really love Dragonfoe Ragespell... despite the ridiculous name. It's not really a barbarian pp though. It's a barb/sorc pp... and arguably the best one for that sort of build. I don't expect it to win.

Another poll for hybrid pps would be good, but I don't know if there are enough to matter.