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The barbarian is an excellent warrior. Where the fighter has
training and discipline, however, the barbarian has a powerful rage.
While in this berserk fury, he becomes stronger and tougher, better
able to defeat his foes and withstand their attacks. These rages
leave him winded, and he only has the energy for a few such
spectacular displays per day, but those few rages are usually
sufficient.
Alignment: Barbarians are never lawful. They may be horrible,
but at heart they are wild. This wildness is their strength, and it could
not live in a lawful soul. At best, chaotic barbarians are free and
expressive. At worst, they are thoughtlessly destructive.
Background: Barbarians come from uncivilized lands or from
barbaric tribes on the outskirts of civilization. A barbarian adventurer
may have been lured to the settled lands by the promise of riches, may
have escaped after having been captured in his homeland and sold into
"civilized" slavery, may have been recruited as a solider, or may have
been driven out of his home by invaders. Barbarians share no bond with
each other unless they come from the same tribe or land. In fact, they
think of themselves not as barbarians but as warriors.
::Game Rule Information::
Barbarians have the following game statistics:
Abilities: Strength is important for barbarians because of its
role in combat and several barbarian skills are based on
Strength. Dexterity is also useful to barbarians, especially
those who wear light armor. Wisdom is important for several
barbarian skills. A high Constitution score lets a barbarian
rage longer and live longer seeing that it gives him more hit
points.
Barbarian Rage: When he needs to, a barbarian can fly into
a screaming blood frenzy. In a rage, a barbarian gains
phenomenal strength and durability but becomes reckless and
less able to defend himself. While raging, a barbarian cannot
use skills or abilities that require patience and concentration,
such as moving silently or casting spells. The barbarian may
prematurely end the rage voluntarily. At the end of the rage,
the barbarian is fatigued for the duration of that encounter. The
barbarian can only fly into a rage once per encounter, and only a
certain number of times per day (determined by level).
The barbarian gains the extraordinary ability
to shrug off some amount of injury from each blow or attack.
Damage reduction can reduce damage to 0 but not below 0.
Illiteracy: Barbarians are the only characters that do not
automatically know how to read and write.
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