Barbarian

Barbarians live for close combat. Relying on brute force and indomitable presence on the battlefield, they see each battle as an opportunity to test their strength and prowess. They are suited to stand toe-to-toe with almost any foe, delivering an array of punishing attacks that few can stand up against. Heavy armor is viewed as an encumbrance, meaning that Barbarians must rely on a high Hit Point pool in order to remain in combat for extended periods of time. They think very little about defense, as each time they take damage it only serves to fuel their raw fury, which can then be channeled into their next counter attack.

These battle scarred brutes believe in one simple tactic: the best defense is a good offense. Because their fighting style is so wild and undisciplined, Barbarians are not found among races that are smaller in stature or which tend to view themselves as highly civilized. Always spoiling for a fight, they are usually the first to join in on a good tavern brawl and engage in unarmed contests as a matter of sport.

Class Overview

Typical Roles: Melee Damage Dealer
Damage Types: Physical
Class Mechanic: Fury

Default Stats: During Character Creation you may choose to use the default stat line shown below, before racial modifiers. This can be instead of rolling for stats, or if after rolling ten sets of stats you don’t like the results.

During Character Creation you may choose to use the Default Stat Line, before racial modifiers, instead of rolling
for stats, or if after rolling ten sets of stats you don’t like the results

Proficiencies

Natural Armor Proficiency: Cloth, Leather
Trainable Armor Proficiency: Mail
Natural Weapon Proficiency: Knives, Bludgeons, Axes (including 2-Handed), Staves, Whips
Trainable Weapon Proficiency: Swords, Bludgeons (2-Handed), Hand Weapons, Polearms, Bows, Firearms

See Equipment section for details. When using weapons or armor that your class is not proficient with, see Combat Penalties. There is no level or title prerequisite to train in a new proficiency, however you must receive the appropriate Training.

Class Skills

Class Passive Skill: Hulk
Class Secondary Skill: (choose one) Dual Wield, Warmonger, or Bushcraft

Primary Skills

Fury

For Barbarians, bloodshed and pain are simple tools of the trade, where that trade is battle, death and glory. Above all other fury classes, the Barbarians truly embrace fury on the battlefield, gaining additional +1 fury when attacking due to their Hulk Class Passive. 

Level Ups

Barbarians use the following chart for levelling up:

HP Dice (Hearty): Small Race (1d10), Medium Race (1d12), Large Race (1d12)