Barbarian

Barbarians are mighty warriors who are powered by primal forces of the multiverse that manifest as a Rage. More than a mere emotion — and not limited to anger — this Rage is an incarnation of a predator's ferocity, a storm's fury, and a sea's turmoil.
Some Barbarians personify their Rage as a fierce spirit or revered forebear. Others see it as a connection to the pain and anguish of the world, as an impersonal tangle of wild magic, or as an expression of their own deepest self. For every Barbarian, their Rage is a power that fuels not just battle prowess, but also uncanny reflexes and heightened senses.
Barbarians often serve as protectors and leaders in their communities. They charge headlong into danger so those under their protection don't have to. Their courage in the face of danger makes Barbarians perfectly suited for adventure.

Quick Build

You can make a barbarian quickly by following these suggestions. First, put your highest ability score in Strength, followed by Constitution and Dexterity. Second, choose the Soldier background.

Proficiencies

Armor: light armor, medium armor, shields
Weapons: Simple Weapons, Martial Weapons
Tools: One of your choice.
Saving Throws: Strength, Constitution
Skills: Choose any four Skills.

Equipment

You start with the following equipment, in addition to the equipment granted by your background:

• (a) a Greataxe, 4 Handaxes, an Explorer's Pack, and 15 GP.
• (b) 75 GP

Strikes

The strikes are presented in alphabetical order.

Charge. Cannot be used with a Ranged Weapon. You move up to half of your movement speed towards a creature that you can see. If you get within 5 feet of that creature, you can make an attack against them with advantage.

You can move up to your full movement speed when you reach 18th level in this class.

Cleave. Must be wielding a Melee Weapon with the two-handed property to use. Each creature within cone with a maximum length and width of 10 feet in front of you must make a Dexterity Saving Throw as you swing your weapon in front of you. Creatures take a roll of your weapon's damage dice and the next attack made against them has advantage on a failed save or take half as much damage and the next attack made against them does not have advantage on a successful save.

The length and width of the cone increase to 20 feet when you reach 18th level in this class.

Convince. If you fail a Persuasion Skill Check, you can use this Strike to re-roll that check and must use the new result.

When you reach 18th level in this class, you gain a bonus to the re-rolled check equal to your Strength or Dexterity Modifier (you choose which when you learn this Strike).

Crush. Cannot be used with Ranged weapons. Each creature within a 15-foot radius circle that begins in front of you must make a Dexterity Saving Throw as you slam your weapon or a fist into the ground in front of you. Creatures take a roll of your weapon or unarmed strike's damage dice and are knocked prone on a failed save or half as much damage and are not knocked prone on a successful save.

The radius of the circle increases to 30 feet at 18th level in this class.

Dash. Cannot be used with Ranged weapons. You move up to half of your movement speed + 5 feet in a straight line in front of you. Each creature that you pass through make a Dexterity Saving Throw as you cut down any foes in your way. Creatures take a roll of your weapon or unarmed strike's damage dice + your strength or dexterity modifier (you choose which when you choose this Strike) on a failed save or half as much damage on a successful save.

The radius of the circle increases to 30 feet at 18th level in this class.

Deflect. Cannot be used with Ranged weapons. When you would take damage from a ranged weapon attack, you can roll 1d10 + your Strength Modifier and reduce the damage taken by that much. If you reduce the damage to 0, you can use your reaction to force a creature within 15 feet of you to take the damage you would have instead.

When you reach 18th level in this class, you can also use this feature against ranged spell attacks.

Endure. If you fail a Saving Throw, you can use this Strike to re-roll that check and must use the new result.

When you reach 18th level in this class, you gain a bonus to the re-rolled saving throw equal to your Strength or Dexterity Modifier (you choose which when you learn this Strike).

Impose. If you fail an Intimidation Skill Check, you can use this Strike to re-roll that check and must use the new result.

When you reach 18th level in this class, you gain a bonus to the re-rolled check equal to your Strength or Dexterity Modifier (you choose which when you learn this Strike).

Knockback. You can use this Strike to force a creature make a Strength saving throw. The creature takes a roll of your weapon's damage dice on a failed save and is pushed back 15 feet in a straight line or takes half as much damage and is not pushed back on a successful save.

The distance the target is pushed back is increased to 30 feet when you reach 18th level in this class.

Damage Resistance

You have Resistance to Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing Damage.

Rage Damage

When you make attack using Strength with either a Weapon or an Unarmed Strike and deal Damage to the Target, you roll an additional die of Damage that increases in size as you gain levels as a Barbarian, as shown in the Revised Barbarian Features Table.

Strength Advantage

You have Advantage on Strength Checks and Strength Saving Throws.

No Concentration or Spells

You cannot maintain Concentration, and you cannot cast Spells.

Duration

The Rage lasts until the end of your next turn, and it ends early if you don Heavy Armor or have the Incapacitated Condition. If your Rage is still active on your next turn, you can extend the Rage for another Round by doing one of the following:

• Make an Attack Roll against an enemy.
• Force an enemy to make a Saving Throw.
• Take a Bonus Action to extend your Rage.

Each time the Rage is extended, it lasts until the end of your next Turn. You can maintain a Rage for up to 10 Minutes.

Frenzy

At Level 3, if you have Advantage due to Primal Challenge while your Rage is active, you roll a second Rage Damage Die against the first target you hit on your turn with a Strength-based attack. The damage has the same type as the weapon or Unarmed Strike used for the attack.

Boiling Blood

Also at 3rd level, you gain Resistance to Fire Damage while your Rage is active.

Mindless Rage

Beginning at 6th level, you have Immunity to the Charmed and Frightened conditions while your Rage is active. If you're Charmed or Frightened when you enter your Rage, the condition ends on you.

Retaliation

Beginning at 10th level, when you take damage from a creature that is within 5 feet of you, you can take a Reaction to make one melee attack against that creature, using a weapon or an Unarmed Strike. This Attack deals Force Damage instead of its normal Damage Type when used with this Feature.

Intimidating Presence

Starting at 14th level, as a Bonus Action, you can strike terror into others with your menacing presence and primal power. When you do so, each creature of your choice in a 30-foot Emanation originating from you must make a Wisdom saving throw (DC 8 plus your Strength modifier and Proficiency Bonus). On a failed save, a creature has the Frightened condition for 1 minute. At the end of each of the Frightened creature's turns, the creature repeats the save, ending the effect on itself on a success.

Once you use this feature, you can't use it again until you finish a Long Rest unless you expend a use of your Rage (no action required) to restore your use of it.

Animal Speaker

At 3rd level, you can cast the Beast Sense and Speak with Animals spells but only as Rituals. Wisdom is your spellcasting ability for them.

Rage of the Wilds

At 3rd level, your Rage taps into the primal power of animals. Whenever you activate your Rage, you gain one of the following options of your choice. Whenever you finish a Long Rest, you can change your choice.

Eagle. When you activate your Rage, you can take the Disengage and Dash actions as part of that Bonus Action. While your Rage is active, you can take a Bonus Action to take both of those actions.
Shark. While your Rage is active, your allies have Advantage on attack rolls against any enemy of yours within 5 feet of you.
Tiger. While your Rage is active, you have Resistance to every damage type except Force, Necrotic, Psychic, and Radiant.

Aspect of the Wilds

At 6th level, you gain one of the following options of your choice. Whenever you finish a Long Rest, you can change your choice.

Owl. You have Darkvision with a range of 60 feet. If you already have Darkvision, its range increases by 60 feet.
Panther. You have a Climb Speed equal to your Speed.
Salmon. You have a Swim Speed equal to your Speed.

Nature Speaker

At 10th level, you can cast the Commune with Nature spell but only as a Ritual. Wisdom is your spellcasting ability for it.

Power of the Wilds

At 14th level, Whenever you activate your Rage, you gain one of the following options of your choice.

Falcon. While your Rage is active, you have a Fly Speed equal to your Speed if you aren't wearing any armor.
Lion. While your Rage is active, any of your enemies within 5 feet of you have Disadvantage on attack rolls against targets other than you or another Barbarian who has this option active.
Orca. While your Rage is active, you can cause a Large or smaller creature to have the Prone condition when you hit it with a melee attack.

Vitality of the Tree

At 3rd level, Your Rage taps into the life force of the World Tree. You gain the following benefits.

Vitality Surge. When you activate your Rage, you gain a number of Temporary Hit Points equal to your Barbarian level.
Life-Giving Force. At the start of each of your turns while your Rage is active, you can choose another creature within 10 feet of yourself to gain Temporary Hit Points. To determine the number of Temporary Hit Points, roll your Rage Damage Die twice and add the results together. If any of these Temporary Hit Points remain when your Rage ends, they vanish.

Purity of Nature

Also at 3rd level, you gain Resistance to Poison Damage and have Advantage on Saving Throws made against the Poisoned Condition while your Rage is active.

Branches of the Tree

At 6th level, whenever a creature you can see starts its turn within 30 feet of you while your Rage is active, you can take a Reaction to summon spectral branches of the World Tree around it. The target must succeed on a Strength saving throw (DC 8 plus your Strength modifier and Proficiency Bonus) or be teleported to an unoccupied space you can see within 5 feet of yourself or in the nearest unoccupied space you can see. After the target teleports, you can reduce its Speed to 0 until the end of the current turn.

Battering Roots

At 10th level, during your turn, your reach is 10 feet greater with any Melee weapon that has the Heavy or Versatile property, as tendrils of the World Tree extend from you. When you hit with such a weapon on your turn, you can activate the Push or Topple mastery property in addition to a different mastery property you're using with that weapon.

Travel Along the Tree

When you activate your Rage and as a Bonus Action while your Rage is active, you can teleport up to 60 feet to an unoccupied space you can see.

In addition, once per Rage, you can increase the range of that teleport to 150 feet. When you do so, you can also bring up to six willing creatures who are within 10 feet of you. Each creature teleports to an unoccupied space of your choice within 10 feet of your destination space.

Divine Fury

At 3rd level, you can channel divine power into your strikes. On each of your turns while your Rage is active, the first creature you hit with a weapon or an Unarmed Strike takes extra damage equal to 1d6 plus half your Barbarian level (round down). The extra damage is Necrotic or Radiant; you choose the type each time you deal the damage.

Warrior of the Gods

At 3rd level, a divine entity helps ensure you can continue the fight. You have a pool of four d12s that you can spend to heal yourself. As a Bonus Action, you can expend dice from the pool, roll them, and regain a number of Hit Points equal to the roll's total.

Your pool regains all expended dice when you finish a Long Rest.

The pool's maximum number of dice increases by one when you reach Barbarian levels 6 (5 dice), 12 (6 dice), and 17 (7 dice).

Fanatical Focus

Starting at 6th level, Once per active Rage, if you fail a saving throw, you can reroll it once and you must use the new roll, then roll your Rage Damage Die once and add the amount rolled to the new result.

Zealous Presence

At 10th level, as a Bonus Action, you unleash a battle cry infused with divine energy. Up to ten other creatures of your choice within 60 feet of you gain Advantage on attack rolls and saving throws until the start of your next turn.

Once you use this feature, you can't use it again until you finish a Long Rest unless you expend a use of your Rage (no action required) to restore your use of it.

Rage of the Gods

Beginning at 14th level, when you activate your Rage, you can assume the form of a divine warrior. This form lasts for 1 minute or until you drop to 0 Hit Points. Once you use this feature, you can't do so again until you finish a Long Rest.

While in this form, you gain the benefits below.

Flight. You have a Fly Speed equal to your Speed and can hover.
Resistance. You have Resistance to Necrotic, Psychic, and Radiant damage.
Revivification. When a creature within 30 feet of you would drop to 0 Hit Points, you can take a Reaction to expend a use of your Rage to instead change the target's Hit Points to a number equal to your Barbarian level.

Arcane Sight

Prerequisites(s): Proficient in the Arcana skill

You can cast detect magic at will, without expending a spell slot.

Barbaric Speed

Prerequisite(s): 10th level, Dexterity 16 or higher.

You gain 5 extra feet of movement. You gain 5 more feet of movement at 15th and 20th level.

Blademaster

Prerequisites(s): 5th level, Proficiency with at least one Martial Weapon.

Select one type of martial weapon with which you are proficient. While you are wielding this weapon, it counts as magical for the purpose of piercing resistance and immunity. You also gain one additional Weapon Mastery.

Blazing Blood

Prerequisite(s): 3rd level, Path of the Berserker Subclass.

You can replace one Attack you take with the Attack Action with this Talent. You force every creature in a 25-foot Emanation around you to make a Dexterity Saving Throw. On a failed save, a creature takes two rolls of your Rage Damage Die in Fire Damage. You can only use this Talent Once per Round. You have a number of Uses of this Talent equal to your Proficiency Bonus, and regain all expended uses when you finish a Short or Long Rest.

Carnie

Prerequisites(s): Thrown Weapon Fighting Feat.

The ranges of any weapon you use with the Thrown property are doubled when you throw that weapon.

Duel of Honor

Prerequisites(s): Proficient in the Deception or Intimidation Skill. Intelligence, Wisdom, or Charisma 14 or higher.

You can cast compelled duel at 1st level once without using a spell slot. You can't do so again until you finish a short or long rest. Intelligence, Wisdom, or Charisma is your Spellcasting modifier for this spell (you choose which when you take this talent).

Divine Shield

Prerequisites(s): 3rd level, Path of the Zealot Subclass.

While not wearing armor or using a shield, you have a +2 to AC as if under the effects of the Shield of Faith Spell. This means that you cannot benefit from that Spell while this talent is in use.

Expert

Prerequisites(s): N/A
You choose one Skill or Tool with which you are Proficient. You gain Expertise with that Skill or Tool. This talent can be taken up to two times, and you must choose a different skill or tool to benefit from this Talent for each.

Giantslayer

Prerequisites(s): N/A

You gain a climbing speed equal to your walking speed if you don't already have one. If you already have a climbing speed, your movement is increased by 10 feet while using it. You can use your climbing speed to scale creatures that are at least one size larger than you. At the start of each of your turns while you are climbing this creature, you must make a Strength (Athletics) skill check contested by a Strength (Athletics) skill check from the creature you are climbing.

While you are climbing a creature in this way, you have advantage on your melee attack rolls against it while that creature has disadvantage on attacks against you. The creature you are climbing has advantage on a Strength (Athletics) Skill Check made to grapple you while you are climbing it.

Hard Landing

Prerequisite(s): Constitution 14 or higher.

You halve any falling damage you take. At 10th level, while you have this Talent, you reduce any damage you would take from falling to 0.

Mighty Blows

Prerequisites(s): 10th level, Strength or Dexterity 18

Once per turn, when you deal damage with a Melee Weapon Attack or Unarmed Strike, you can deal extra damage equal to your Proficiency Bonus.

Mythical Charm

Prerequisites(s): Proficient in the Persuasion Skill. Intelligence, Wisdom, or Charisma 14 or higher.

You can cast charm person at 1st level once without using a spell slot. You can't do so again until you finish a short or long rest. Intelligence, Wisdom, or Charisma is your Spellcasting modifier for this spell (you choose which when you take this talent).

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1.0

• Added Martial Talents, Power Attack, Martial Might, and Unbreakable as Class Features.
• Reworked Ability Score Increase; it now grants the ABility Score Increase Feat as well as another Feat of the Player's choice.
• All the other minor tweaks from my 2014 Revised Barbarian (i.e., choice of Skill Proficiencies, altered Primal Knowledge now mixed with the 2024 version)
• Extra Attack now grants (Proficiency Bonus - 1) Attacks per Attack Action, with a -2 to each Attack beyond the first.
• Primal Champion now caps the Strength and Constitution Stats at 26 rather than 25 for a nice even number.
• Granted some of the other Subclasses that lacked a unique Resistance a Resistance.

1.1

• Renamed Extra Attack to Multi-Attack, as the feature that some Martial Fullcaster Subclasses get will be Extra Attack to limit them.

1.2

• Replaced Reckless Attack with Primal Challenge, finally giving Barbarian the tool it needs to be a real tank.
• Rescaled Rage Damage from d4/d6/d8 to d4/d6/d8/d10 at the same levels Monk's die increases.