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<blockquote data-quote="ExploderWizard" data-source="post: 6365856" data-attributes="member: 66434">That is a fine explanation for a set of mechanical abilities (although I admit difficulty in seeing rage as a zen like state).The heart of the matter really is what says barbarian about that? The barbarian label is cultural. If you are Joe Schmo the regular guy in society, then class abilities don't matter-you are NOT a barbarian. Being a barbarian is all about not belonging to the accepted &quot;normal&quot; society. How many times you can rage per day is beside the point. You are considered a barbarian because you are not a cultured well spoken member of society. You might well be just that in your own culture but there you wouldn't be a barbarian either, just a regular person. When I want to play a barbarian, it is because my character concept involves being an outsider who is looked upon as uncivilized regardless of the mechanics involved. This can be as a fighter in B/X, as the actual barbarian class, or whatever. [bar·bar·i·anbärˈbe(ə)rēən/nounnoun: barbarian; plural noun: barbarians<ul>
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[QUOTE="ExploderWizard, post: 6365856, member: 66434"] That is a fine explanation for a set of mechanical abilities (although I admit difficulty in seeing rage as a zen like state). The heart of the matter really is what says [I]barbarian [/I]about that? The barbarian label is cultural. If you are Joe Schmo the regular guy in society, then class abilities don't matter-you are NOT a barbarian. Being a barbarian is all about not belonging to the accepted "normal" society. How many times you can rage per day is beside the point. You are considered a barbarian because you are [I]not [/I]a cultured well spoken member of society. You might well be just that [I]in your own culture[/I] but there you wouldn't be a barbarian either, just a regular person. When I want to play a barbarian, it is because my character concept involves being an outsider who is looked upon as uncivilized regardless of the mechanics involved. This can be as a fighter in B/X, as the actual barbarian class, or whatever. [bar·bar·i·an bärˈbe(ə)rēən/ [I]noun[/I] noun: [B]barbarian[/B]; plural noun: [B]barbarians[/B] [LIST] [*][B]1[/B]. (in ancient times) a member of a community or tribe not belonging to one of the great civilizations (Greek, Roman, Christian).] [/LIST] [/QUOTE]

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