BARBARIAN

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alernian barbarians see their rage as a form Choose 2 skills from this list:
of magical inspiration, fueled not only Animal Handling
by their primal strength, but also by their
personality, dreams and memory. Athletics
As a barbarian, you gain the following class features: Intimidation
Nature
HIT POINTS
Perception
Hit Dice: 1d12 per barbarian level
Survival
Hit Points as 1st Level: 12 + your Constitution
modifier EQUIPMENT
Hit Points at Higher Levels: 6 (1d12) + your You start with the following equipment, in addition
Constitution modifier per barbarian level after 1st to the equipment granted by your Background:
• A greataxe, or a two-handed melee weapon of
PROFICIENCIES
your choice
Armor: Light armor, medium armor, shields
• Two handaxes, or a thrown melee weapon of
Weapons: Simple weapons, Martial weapons your choice
Tools: None • Four javelins, or a simple weapon of your
Saving throws: Strength, Constitution choice
• An explorer’s pack

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The Barbarian
LEVEL PROFICIENCY BONUS FEATURES RAGES RAGE DAMAGE
1st +2 Rage, Unarmored defense 2 +2

2nd +2 Reckless attack, Danger sense 2 +2

3rd +2 Primal path, Alignment affinity 3 +2

4th +2 Ability Score Increase 3 +2

5th +3 Extra attack, Fast movement 3 +2

6th +3 Path feature 4 +2

7th +3 Feral instinct 4 +2

8th +3 Ability Score Increase 4 +2

9th +4 Brutal critical (1 die) 4 +3

10th +4 Path feature 4 +3

11th +4 Relentless 4 +3

12th +4 Ability Score Increase 5 +3

13th +5 Brutal critical (2 dice) 5 +3

14th +5 Path feature 5 +3

15th +5 Persistent rage 5 +3

16th +5 Ability Score Increase 5 +3

17th +6 Brutal critical (3 dice) 6 +4

18th +6 Indomitable might 6 +4

19th +6 Ability Score Increase 6 +4

20th +6 Primal Champion Unlimited +4

RAGE • When you deal damage with a melee weapon,

A barbarian’s main strength is their ability to enter a
primal rage during battle, granting them incredible
offensive power and ferocity.
On your turn, you can enter a rage as a bonus
action. During a rage, you gain the following
benefits:
• You have advantage on all Strength checks and
Strength saving throws.
• You gain Resistance to bludgeoning, piercing
and slashing damage.
you deal 2 points of additional damage. This
additional damage increases when you advance
in level, as indicated in the Rage Damage
column of the Barbarian table.
Your rage lasts for 1 minute. You may end your rage
on your turn as a bonus action; it also ends if you’re
knocked unconscious while raging, or if you don’t
make an attack or take damage during your turn.
You cannot cast or concentrate on spells
during a rage.

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 You can enter a rage a number of times equal to
your proficiency bonus. Once you rage a number
of times equal to your proficiency bonus, you must
finish a long rest before you can rage again.
UNARMORED DEFENSE
When you’re not wearing any armor, your Armor
Class equals 10 + your Dexterity modifier + your
Constitution modifier. You don’t lose this benefit
by using a shield.
RECKLESS ATTACK
Starting at 2nd level, you can fight even more
fiercely. At the start of your turn, you may choose
to enter a Reckless Attack stance.
While you maintain Reckless Attack, you have
advantage on all melee weapon attack rolls that
use Strength, but all attack rolls against you have
advantage. You may end the Reckless Attack stance
as a free action at the start of your turn.
DANGER SENSE
When you reach 2nd level, you gain preternatural
reflexes against dangers you can see.
While you’re not Blinded, Deafened, Incapacitated
or Surprised, you gain advantage on Dexterity
saving throws.
PRIMAL PATH
When you reach 3rd level, you begin to develop
your culture’s advanced primal powers. Choose
a Primal Path from the chaotic Path of Battle
Madness, the cannibalistic Path of Communion,
the ritualistic Path of Scars, or the spiritual Path
of the Source. These primal paths are described
starting on page 5.
Your chosen path grants you an Alignment
Affinity (see the Alignment section) and gives you
specialized abilities related to how you wield your
Vaala. You gain Primal Path abilities at 3rd, 6th,
10th and 14th level.
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ABILITY SCORE INCREASE
When you reach 4th level, and again at 8th, 12th,
16th and 19th level, you may increase one of your
ability scores by 2 points, or two ability scores by
1 point each. You may not increase an ability score
above 20 by using this feature.
EXTRA ATTACK
Starting at 5th level, you can attack twice, instead
of once, when you take the Attack action during
your turn.
FAST MOVEMENT
Starting at 5th level, your base speed increases by 10
feet. You lose this benefit if you wear heavy armor.
FERAL INSTINCT
Starting at 7th level, your reflexes have become so
honed that you gain advantage on Initiative checks.
Also, you may enter a rage while Surprised. If you
do, you may act normally during that turn.
BRUTAL CRITICAL
When you reach 9th level, your fury manifests in
bursts of devastating strength. When you score
a critical hit, you may roll weapon damage one
additional time. This increases to two additional
damage dice at 13th level, and three additional
damage dice at 17th level.
RELENTLESS RAGE
Starting at 11th level, if you drop to 0 hit points
while raging and don’t die outright, you may make
a DC 10 Constitution saving throw. If you succeed,
you’re at 1 hit point instead. Once you use this
ability, you must finish a short or long rest before
using it again.
PERSISTENT RAGE
Starting at 15h level, you may maintain a rage even
without dealing or taking damage during your turn.
INDOMITABLE MIGHT
Starting at 18th level, the result of your Strength
checks may never be lower than your Strength score.
PRIMAL CHAMPION
Upon reaching 20th level, your rage turns you
into a superhuman champion, Your Strength and
Constitution scores increase by 4 points each. This
may increase either score above 20.
PATH OF BATTLE MADNESS
While many barbarians refer to their rage as ‘battle
madness’, very few learn to harness true, senseless
chaos and let it ride them into battle. The path of
battle madness comes from the chaotic armies of
the Fell Courts, where the fey change the rules of
reality even as battle unfolds.
If you take this path, you willingly give up your
sanity every time you enter a rage, gaining frightening
senses and unpredictable cunning in return.
Aspect
When you choose this path at 3rd level, you gain
the Dream aspect of your alignment (see the
Alignment section).
Harness Madness
Also when you choose this path at 3rd level, you
have learned to enter a preternatural communion
with the chaotic forces of Fai when you are raging.
During a rage, you have advantage on all
Wisdom saving throws. Also, If you become
Frightened while raging, you can end the
condition on yourself as a free action at the start
of your next turn.
At 6th level, this ability applies to the Charmed
condition as well.
At 10th level, this ability extends to the
Restrained and Incapacitated conditions.
At 14th level, this ability extends to the Stunned
and Paralyzed conditions.
Chaos Mind
Starting at 6th level, you have learned to let chaos
itself do the thinking for you during a rage.
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While you’re raging, you can Search as a bonus
action. Also, you may now cast or concentrate on
spells during a rage.
Mad Moves
Starting at 10th level, you can use your battle
madness to sidestep the laws of spacetime.
During a rage, you may move through the
spaces of other creatures as long as you don’t end
your move in an occupied space, and opportunity
attacks against you are made at a disadvantage.
One With the Madness
Beginning at 14th level, your rage turns you into a
force of chaos, unpredictable and unstoppable.
While you’re raging, you are immune to
enchantment and illusion spells, and attacks can’t
gain advantage against you. Also, every time you
end an effect on yourself by the Harness Madness
ability, you gain advantage on your next melee
attack during that round.
PATH OF COMMUNION
Some barbarians, particularly among the orc
tribes of Valerna, fuel their primal rage through
communion with what they eat, drink or otherwise
consume, letting the power in these substances
permeate and enhance their rage.
You have learned to commune with a specific
substance, which allows you to absorb and harness
its power to gain additional bonuses when raging.
Aspect
When you choose this path at 3rd level, you
gain the Will aspect of your alignment (see the
Alignment section).
Communion
Also when you choose this path at 3rd level, you
gain communion with a special substance, which
may be sacred to you or your culture, or simply
give you that extra kick you need to rage.
Choose one communion from the list below. You
may not change this choice later.
Blood. You must drink blood to fuel your rage,
usually the blood of a still-living creature, or one
that died within an hour of communion.
Herbs. There is a special, and specific,
combination of herbs or drugs that you must mix
and consume to enter communion. Upon reaching
3rd level, you gain a pouch with the necessary
herbs; if you ever lose this pouch, you may replace
it by spending 24 hours in the wilderness.
Monster flesh. You must eat the flesh of a
beast or monstrosity that died within one hour of
consumption to enter communion.
Ritual drink. You must prepare and drink a
special potion to enter communion. Upon reaching
3rd level, you gain a pouch with the necessary
ingredients to make this potion; if you ever lose this
pouch, you may replace it by spending 24 hours in
the wilderness.
Sentient flesh. You must eat the flesh of a fey
or humanoid creature that died within one hour of
consumption to enter communion.
If you consume your communion substance during
a short or long rest, you gain one additional rage,
which you may use at any time before your next
long rest.
If you spend hit dice to heal yourself during
a short rest in which you entered communion,
you regain additional hit points equal to your
proficiency bonus per hit die.
After communion, every time you enter a rage
grants you additional communion benefits until
your next long rest.
Orcs and the Path of Communion
The mechanics for the path of communion
are intentionally similar to those for the
empowering substance trait of Valernian orcs.
If you are playing an orc, you may use the
specific empowering substance granted by
your subrace to enter communion.
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Strengthening Communion
Starting at 6th level, you gain advantage on all
Constitution checks and saving throws while raging
after communion.
Enhancing Communion
Starting at 10th level, entering communion
physically modifies your body, granting you minor
alterations such as enhanced muscles, sharpened
fangs and nails, or glowing eyes.
You may add your Proficiency bonus to all melee
damage rolls while raging after communion.
Enlightening Communion
Beginning at 14th level, entering communion
expands your mind, giving you enhanced
perceptions gained from the memory of the
creature you consumed, or the ancestors that taught
your people the secret to make the herbs or potions
you used.
After communion, choose a skill that you have
no proficiency in; you are considered proficient
in that skill, and in Wisdom and Charisma saving
throws, until your next long rest.
PATH OF SCARS
You have learned that pain is the purest form of
strength, and nothing can empower your rage so
much as the ability to endure pain and wear its
marks on you. This path originated among the
Primalian tribes, which then took the custom to
the Altanesi Ascendancy.
The scars and tattoos on your body tell the
story of your life, make the tally of your feats, and
measure the strength of your rage.
Aspect
When you choose this path at 3rd level, you gain
one Aspect of your choice from Dream, Source or
Will (see the Alignment section).
Scars
Beginning at 3rd level, you gain a Scar — a ritual
mark that turns one of your old or recent battle
wounds into a permanent sign of your strength and
endurance. Choose one scar from the list below.
 You gain an additional scar at levels 6, 10
and 14.
Mark of Awareness: This scar reflects something
that branded your senses forever. You cannot be
surprised or flanked while raging.
Mark of Endurance: This scar is a reminder of a
harrowing encounter with the elements. If you take
acid, cold, fire, lightning or poison damage while
raging, you gain resistance to that damage type
until the rage ends.
Mark of Health: This scar shows your overall
toughness and resilience. Your unarmored defense
bonus increases by 1 while raging.
Mark of Life: This scar is a reminder of your
refusal to die. During a rage, you gain regeneration
equal to half your proficiency bonus (round up).
Mark of Pain: This scar shows you have
endured great pain and survived. You may add your
proficiency bonus to your maximum hit points.
Mark of Power: This scar tells the story of
your massive strength and fury. Increase your rage
damage bonus by 1.
Mark of Secrets: This scar is the mark of an
offensive spell, or a magical sigil inscribed by a
spellcaster. Choose one cantrip from the wizard
spell list. You now know that cantrip.
Mark of Skill: This scar flaunts your combat
ability. You can’t suffer disadvantage on melee
attack rolls while raging.
Scar Lore
Starting at 6th level, you have learned to make scars
and tattoos on yourself and others.
You gain proficiency in the Medicine skill if
you didn’t have it, and also become proficient in
calligrapher’s and painter’s supplies.
Forget Pain
Beginning at 10th level, you gain the ability to
erase the scars in your body, letting the past die.
Upon reaching 10th level, you may erase one of
your scars and choose another scar instead. You
lose the benefits of the erased scar, and gain those
of the newly acquired scar. You may repeat this
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process every time you gain a feat or an ability
score increase.
Living Scar
Beginning at 14th level, your years of enduring
pain have taught you to ignore it entirely. You may
not become poisoned, unconscious or incapacitated
while raging.
PATH OF THE SOURCE
Source mentors are nature spirits of Kaab, the
Source Aspect of magic. Each source mentor has
the shape, nature and behavior of an animal,
element or plant; mortals often seek these mentors
to learn the ways of nature from them.
Taught by your Source mentor, also known in
Nahuac as a Tána Spirit, you are more in tune with
nature and primal forces than any other barbarian.
Your rage is a form of spiritual meditation, and
your abilities are as focused on mystic abilities as
they are on combat.
Aspect
When you choose this path at 3rd level, you gain
the Source aspect of your alignment (see the
Alignment section).
Source Shape
Beginning at 3rd level, you gain the ability to
shapeshift when you rage. Every time you enter
a rage, your appearance changes to that of your
Source Shape — a humanoid with feral or plant
features. You choose your Source Shape — whether
it has fur, antlers, leaves or other features of your
choice — but it stays the same from that point on.
During a rage, your unarmed strikes deal 1d4
piercing or slashing (your choice) base damage, and
you gain darkvision out to 60 feet if you didn’t have
it already.
Spellcasting
When you reach 3rd level, your Source mentor
grants you the ability to cast spells.
At 3rd level, you know two druid cantrips, plus
two 1st-level druid spells of your choice.
 At 6th level, you learn two 2nd-level druid spells Path of the Source Spellcasting Table
of your choice, plus one new 1st-level druid spell. SPELL LEVEL
At 10th level, you learn two 3rd-level druid BARBARIAN 1ST 2nd 3rd 4th
spells of your choice, plus one new 1st-level and LEVEL
one new 2nd-level spell. 3rd 1 - - -

At 14th level, you learn two 4th-level druid 4th 1 - - -

spells of your choice, plus one new spell of each
level from 1st to 3rd. 5th 2 - - -

The Path of the Source Spellcasting Table shows 6th 2 1 - -

how many spell slots you have to cast your spells 7th 2 1 - -
of 1st level and higher. To cast one of these spells,
8th 3 1 - -
you must expend a slot of the spell’s level or higher.
You regain all expended spell slots when you finish 9th 3 2 - -
a long rest.
10th 3 2 1 -
Spellcasting Ability
11th 3 2 1 -
Wisdom is your spellcasting ability for your
druid spells. 12th 3 2 1 -

Spell save DC = 8 + your proficiency bonus + 13th 4 2 1 -

your Wisdom modifier
14th 4 2 1 1
Spell attack modifier = your proficiency bonus
15th 4 2 2 1
+ your Wisdom modifier
16th 4 2 2 1
Source Senses
Starting at 6th level, you gain advantage on 17th 4 3 2 1
Wisdom ability checks, skill checks and saving 18th 4 3 2 1
throws while raging.
19th 4 3 2 1
Source Fury
20th 4 3 3 1
Starting at 10th level, you may make an unarmed
attack as a bonus action while you’re raging. You
add your full Strength modifier + rage damage
bonus to this attack.
Source Wisdom
Beginning at 14th level, you become one with your
source mentor. You may cast or concentrate on
druid spells even while raging.

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