New Barbarian | 2024 Player's Handbook | D&D

[@SodiumWage]

As a barbarian I appreciate this video since my INT is too low to read the book

[@DanTheYoutubeAddict]

I am VERY thankful that they finally made Berserker a viable subclass! The Exhaustion cost of Frenzy made it the only subclass that actively hurt the character for using their ability instead of it just being situational or underpowered. Thank you very much!

[@lazerrhino]

I think they got rid of that in baldurs gate. or maybe it was there and i never noticed because berserker is very good in that game

[@htlchtlc]

@@lazerrhino they got rid of the debuff in baldur's gate

[@MrAnothis]

It still had a stacking debuff of -1 on attack rolls every time you used a frenzy bonus attack, so that you'd get less and less accurate in a single encounter. Much more forgiving of course.

[@billtalent1]

@@lazerrhino baldurs gate is a third party game, it's not made by the people who make dnd

[@jalek462]

They've turned barb into "I unga therefore I bunga." and I love it.

[@funky2999]

"YOU DON'T SEE GROG!" Can now be mechanically viable.

[@mr.e822]

Yup - if you want it to make sense in a less meme-focused way, it could be hiding by holding yourself in an impossibly athletic position, supporting your body near the ceiling by pressing against two close walls, or something like that.

[@zippomage]

horrifying

[@Manahyde]

​@@mr.e822I think you should probably explain these not with physical feats, at least the stealth one. They keep putting emphasis on "primal power", just think of the Barb going full primal instinct hunter/gatherer mode, hiding his presence while stalking his prey. I know this sounds more like Ranger, but they're both in touch with nature so you're bound to have some overlap.

[@mr.e822]

@@AlphaOmega08922 This is true, although it is nice to have a rule you can point towards without asking your DM for permission. A great DM will look for creative uses of abilities like that, but not everyone has a great DM. This puts it in the hands of the player, and makes it something they have, not something they have to hope they are granted.

[@markdasaro9045]

A picture of more being the Batman stare.

[@zeekeno823]

I think of rage strength persuasion being like the anime protagonist angrily explaining their ideals while every else is shocked by their passion

[@MisterSmith00]

This is giving me Gabriel Seth vibes from Warhammer 40K; and I am HERE for it!

[@brilobox2]

They need to 1) make Intimidation usable with either STR or CHA for all characters 2) make Medicine an INT skill. WIS is too loaded with benefits, and Clerics/Druids/Rangers don’t need to know medicine, they have healing magic.

[@zeekeno823]

@@brilobox2 In 2014 players handbook, there was optional rules to use different ability scores if it made sense in the situation. Personally, I did exactly what you're describing in my home games

[@Marabcd315]

Primal Knowledge finally lets you play the Barbrogue slasher villain of your dreams

[@westofley]

oh my god that's such perfect flavor for a barb. Never dying, resistant to attacks, now stealthy as well?

[@evillaughinthebackground5732]

I'm gonna make a Jason Voorhees Barbarian with high Athletics for grappling and high Stealth. I'll terrorize the next bandits with a machete lol

[@beyondzion]

@@evillaughinthebackground5732love it. I hear the music now …

[@wdjigaming2200]

You can still do that Just go like 5 bear totem barb 15 rogue (swashbuckler) and go brrrrr

[@theheroofmagicical628]

literally just a serial killer lol

[@MapleSyrup666]

Considering that it's been stated that they had the most amoung of changes alongside the Fighter... please release the Ranger video soon.

[@mattheusfinco]

ranger tbh does not need even more buffs, they have spetacular spellcasting and a lot of optional features from the new books

[@davidsantos1299]

@@mattheusfinco Power wise, they absolutely do not need buffs. But they don't have a set of unique and cool features that represent the theme of a Ranger, the master hunter of a supernatural world

[@hitrapperandartistdababy605]

@@mattheusfinco Theyre strong but the buffs were more of a bandaid fix, they still need to be rebuilt from the ground up.

[@Maxxx1musP]

​@@davidsantos1299 Agree. They are formidable in practice. Yet they don't have a unique central theme to build off of, like Rage, as mentioned in this video. Rangers are mostly flawed because they are the ultimate hybrid class. What do you have to build off of? Favored Enemy, Deft Explorer? It's so hard to really pin down a feature to define a class that's "pretty good at everything".

[@brandonjones5879]

Rogue I believe is next. I have no idea when Ranger will come

[@brannenpfister2579]

People need to realize that the new “Rage” isn’t just “Rage” anymore. It’s not the barbarian getting mad. It’s the barbarian manifesting otherworldly power. Each barbarian can choose how to manifest it. That is the rebranding. They are just keeping the same name to not confuse players. The name should just be called “Primal Transformation” or something like that etc etc. Just an FYI for everyone complaining that it doesn’t make sense.

[@T0beyeus]

I think what is confusing is calling it Primal power when you have Zealot Barbarians that clearly are not getting their power from a Primal source. Now that they have divided magical forces into Arcane, Divine and Primal it makes it more confusing.

[@frost9681]

​@@T0beyeus The barbarians base powers are still primal, even if it gains further powers from a divine source

[@TheBostonBomb]

​@T0beyeus They should call it a primal trance, or just a trance. It's a good way to convey that they are in an other worldly state of mind. Half their mind being there own while the other half is opened up, taken over and empowered by other forces

[@erikwilliams1562]

That's how I tended to play it anyway. My Zealot Barbarian was more in a trance and not a screaming madman

[@welersoncarvalho2471]

Primal Rage could work

[@matthewhanson701]

"I would like to rage."

[@terry_the_terrible]

Barbarian: That's my secret. I'm always ra DM: You're raging. You can't talk. Barbarian: RAAA MAAA SAACRAAA! AM AAAWAAA RAJAAAAA!

[@matthewhanson701]

😂 Yes!!!

[@zippomage]

bidet

[@matthewhanson701]

​@@zippomage😂

[@shawnmayo8210]

I read this in Grog Strongjaw

[@fandomonium3789]

Considering the Great Old One Warlock, Dance Bard, and Assassin Rogue have been willingly 'leaked' to KZbinrs, my guess is that those three are next.

[@ZMM14]

The World Tree Barbarian is also out there prior to this too

[@dreamusmenus3759]

which youtubers

[@LexSchilperoord]

​@@dreamusmenus3759I know Mark "Sherlock" Hulmes has covered the GOOlock

[@jonasdemulder9317]

@@dreamusmenus3759 I believe it was the Dungeon Dudes.

[@equinox1188]

Ginni Di made a video on the Dance Bard

[@marimbaguy715]

Excited to see the final version of Brutal Strikes!

[@davidc9005]

I love the barbarian...under level 6 or 7 .. hope they have built in more things for it to do so players what to play barbs to 20th level

[@FeroDega]

I think they specified in the UA materials that every time you level up you get something. That way you don't have the levels block having a bunch of blanks like they did before for some classes

[@SophiaAphrodite]

Only about 1% of players run much above 10th save for one shots. Even then that is likely not more than another 1%. Not sure high level stuff should ever be a priority

[@gloryrod86]

They definitely deal amazing damage at all levels in the ua so they're probably in much better shape. We won't know for sure until the book comes out

[@BeaglzRok1]

The playtest dropped unlimited Rages at level 20, so I'm hoping they know better.

[@ferencfeher2647]

​@@SophiaAphrodite I have no idea what percent play at double digit levels, but as someone who does I am glad they paid some attention to higher levels.

[@Duskbreaker1780]

Looks like they clarified brutal strike advantage stacking.

[@weebikarp1806]

what did they say?

[@ad9aggie]

Sap weapon property is a good choice for barbarians. It removes opponent advantage with a hit while recklessly attacking.

[@brannenpfister2579]

I don’t think any two handed weapons get sap unfortunately

[@tamahiro7343]

​@brannenpfister2579 though with changes to brutal critical choosing other weapons than greataxe is viable now

[@ad9aggie]

@@brannenpfister2579 No, but versatile ones do. Longsword and War Pick, from the playtest, if memory serves.

[@brannenpfister2579]

@@ad9aggie correct. You’re trading offense for defense. 1d10 vs d12/2d6

[@ad9aggie]

@@brannenpfister2579 Yep, an average decrease of 1/1.5 HP per hit. Not a huge sacrifice.

[@svantexx9484]

Path of the World Tree barbarians should 100% be able to just banish themself and an enemy to have a 1-on-1 duel on the branches of the world tree

[@HER0121]

Anyone else feel like their favourite class will be last

[@luisatilafreitas427]

Yes, my class will be the last one.

[@StoneCardinal45]

im just excited to see how they fix rangers and monks

[@johnfree1717]

Yes, I am expecting Warlock to be last or very close to it.

[@barnbydouglas4549]

@@StoneCardinal45 yeah me too

[@CerbaraNightwell-ny4ll]

mine will be so late its not even going to show up, the Artificer has been left out of the upgrads so Ill need to wait for a whole other book to be done

[@majinsole8554]

I love how Path of the World Tree just lets you yeet people all over the battlefield- very nice. ~_~

[@BeaDSM]

I hope you still kept the being-revived-for-free part of Warrior of the Gods, even if you added other stuff. It wasn't much more than a ribbon feature in terms of how often it would be useful in most games, but it was incredibly thematic and flavourful.

[@collectorsalmanac]

Thats what pulled me to make one and write a history for the character based around that. If its outright removed then you may as well play as a paladin.

[@V2Blast]

TBH, as a DM, I'd probably house-rule it in even if it's not in the 2024 version of the subclass.

[@dpittman42]

I have never wanted to play a barbarian. I now want to play a barbarian.

[@Kenobi_Cowboy]

It's been a sub-class for so long and is finally powerful enough to knock a stupid Fighter out of the park.

[@punkypony5165]

I've always wanted to play a Barbarian in THEORY but when I tried to sit down and come up with a fun build for the concept I wanted I would always just be disappointed. I love love LOVE this new Barb.

[@zach1972]

As a Barbarian main, I've never used Brutal Critical, mostly because I always forgot it existed because of how little I would roll a crit

[@GendoRokabundi]

I just realized the bonus action to maintain rage wasn’t actually a thing that existed already. I think it misread the ‘you can end the rage as a bonus action’ part as a being part of the previous sentence, and so have always allowed barbarians to ‘seethe’ as a bonus action. Good to know it’s official now

[@FrankDrebbin-de3te]

Thank you for letting Dungeon Dudes give us an in depth look at the World Tree Barbarian subclass. What a fantastic edition to the iconic Barbarian class! I love it!

[@matthewmoss7601]

I like that Berserker is tightened up.

[@yuen4817]

Warlocks together we can summon our class video by collectively beseeching our patrons to release the video 🙌🏾 *summoning warlock video*

[@OdinGamingCS]

Excited to see what they changed, Barbs are one of my favorites.... Have been forever

[@barcster2003]

They've made some good changes since the playtest. Berserker now sounds pretty nutty if you reckless attack and do brutal strike and the frenzy.

[@CritHitTheGiant]

Same here!

[@nojusticenetwork9309]

So the Zealot's "Rage of the Gods" feature...does it still allow you to fight even if you hit 0 or "die" like the original "Rage Beyond Death"? I kind of still want to be too angry to die. All the othe stuff sounds cool but I hope this wasn't taken away.

[@sloubser01]

This was my concern also, the zealot is supposed to be temporarily immortal. Or as you say to angry to die

[@ΜάριοςΜπάγκος]

fully agree. This is the only change I didn't like. The concept of not even death can stop you is way too cool to be removed.

[@Chaosmancer7]

Well, even if they don't have that, the Barbarian base class had that with their "Drop to zero, con save, back up" ability. I actually wouldn't be too sad if Zealot lost it, just because the stacking of them could be a little hard to parse.

[@Narokh]

It was removed during UA and I assume it has not returned. I believe this choice was made because it was not a really well implemented ability. Sure, it might have been fun for the barbarian but it made them maybe a bit too unreasonable to deal with, especially with a now 10 minute rage. The wording of "instead" in the preview heavily implies it is gone.

[@omnom277]

​@@NarokhSleep. That's all it takes to completely negate Rage Beyond Death regardless of the duration. This feature was so well liked people were willing to tolerate all the underwhelming stuff till level 14. Removing this is a massive letdown.

[@Solo_the_Nerd]

Path of the World Tree Barbarian: closest D&D will ever get to Mortal Combat's "COME HERE!"

[@Crystalphoenix]

Honestly, besides being mechanically consistent (hey, bonus action to start rage, bonus action to maintain rage) it even makes narrative sense, because as you start using your bonus action for utility again (you know, not fighting) your character comes closer back to reality and less consumed by the Rage 🤔

[@barbarianlogic]

Darth Maul using his bonus action to maintain his rage during duel of the fates before it was cool

[@Baraz_Red]

In terms of game design, I can't pretend I like the Primal Knowledge allowing the Barbarian to Rage to use **Persuasion** (emphasis added due to some misreading) and Strength in any social situation. I would be OK with it *if* was to convince folks in combat, like Persuasion to exert leadership, give morale, etc. My reasons are obvious : some characters may be built to be social/charismatic, let them shine, rather than allow a Barb with 18 Str attempt his own non-combat Persuasion. Compare that with a Fighter who wants to play a leader: the Barb will oddly be better at Persuasion, pretty much for free (well, while Raging only), while that Fighter will invest in Charisma, a proper subclass, etc. - I am of course *not* talking about Intimidation, which is fine. Barbs could have a permanent feature to Intimidate with Str and I would be fine with that. I am also ok with Acrobatics using Str while Raging in combat or Persuasion with Str in combat to lead NPC allies in a charge.

[@PedroHISilva]

I guess it will be only intimidation among the CHA skills

[@Baraz_Red]

@@PedroHISilva The revision here includes Persuasion, in any situation, as long as the Barbarian burns one Rage. If I DM, I would moderate that to a situation where Raging makes sense, so with some form of conflict, which could include a social conflict (pre-combat if you will, that might even avoid combat).

[@PedroHISilva]

@@Baraz_Red fair enough

[@YetiBoatman]

"Well while Raging only" is a massive understatement here. Barbarians do not want to use their rages if they don't have to. If you feel like a Barbarian at your table is using this feature "for free" I'd challenge you to run more encounters per day because burning a rage should never feel free for a Barbarian player. Also, while some players do build their character to be social, there's also like every warlock who gets to be super good in social encounters just for playing a warlock. I don't see this as anything different other than it being way more limited due to the rage requirement.

[@Bomber13009]

I actually really like how this feature works: It gives a risk for expending a use of your rage for a better roll elsewhere; Do you risk potentially not having a rage for the next combat encounter just to get a better price on that magic axe? Also, on the DM side of things, I think that using Strength for some checks would lead to different results failure or success; Sure, you managed to persuade the shopkeeper to lower their price on the item, but in doings so, you’ve scared them so badly that they never want you to come back to the shop and will call the guards if you attempt to do so.

[@WMoore8787]

I love having all of those choices, in the “Totem Warrior” the new Wildheart. The more options the better. I just hope that the Elk with the increased mobility features, is still an option. That one is my favorite. Please Wotc have those options still be able to be chosen!

[@TheSilverCrescent13]

About 17 minutes in you say something that isn't quite accurate. You claim that people thought they had to choose the same animal totems in the original version of Path of the Totem Warrior because they saw the same animals reappearing in each feature. While this is true, it leaves out the fact that the subclass description discourages choosing different animals, saying it is very rare for someone to have multiple types of totem animals. It said that you *could* use multiple, but to me it heavily implied that you shouldn't without consulting your DM.

[@paulh3892]

Bonus action to maintain rage?! YES! Thank you! 🙏 👍🤩

[@SetzerGabbiani]

Wish they visited Path of the Beast for this new system that uses rage outside of combat. Lot of options they could of added to further this within the theme that also isn't as aggressive as growing claws/tail/mandible.

[@V2Blast]

Who knows, they probably will in a future book!

[@Poduma_]

The Karen Barbarian who Rages in stores, maintains it with their bonus action, and uses Strength to "speak with the manager" 😂

[@tofubaba1315]

The problem with that is that nobody is actually persuaded by Karens.

[@Poduma_]

​@@tofubaba1315 They just need a higher Strength 😉

[@utopia2112]

Allows them to avoid minions and get to bosses.

[@tofubaba1315]

@@Poduma_ that just means Karens are using intimidation, not persuasion

[@deanospimoniful]

I appreciate the thought and care put into revising the classes (and the whole game, really). I look forward to channeling the power of salmon.

[@onurs6848]

I would love to see some attack options in the Wild Heart as in the BG3.

[@orc_daddy7652]

I am so excited for these updates! I love playing a barb and now being able to use strength for intimidation checks just feels right. I do however wish they would change how dual wielding off hand attacks works. With so many other things costing a bonus action dual wielding never feels good on any melee class. Like when i think of berserker I think of 2 hand axes or battle axes and just being a whirlwind of steel. But with frenzied strike, rage, and other things being tied to bonus actions the default is always just using a 2h weapon and using either the frenzy bonus attack or GWM bonus attack. I know they are adding the nick mastery for light weapon dual wielding, but I think if you took the dual wield fight style or feat that you would be able to make additional off hand attacks up to the amount of extra attacks you would get from your attack action. That way you would really feel like a true dual wielder instead of, "im going to swing with my main hand 4 times and then my off hand once" as a fighter.

[@TheFrostycake]

So if I get this right, while you are raging you can use strength for persuasion or intimidation (and a few others) but rage also gives you advantage on strength checks. So barbarian can actually be a party face 😮. Probably not as good as charisma based classes but still, that's pretty cool

[@nickcampbell3812]

I believe that Persuasion was mistakenly said. You might be able to find videos by youtubers who have early copies.

[@AcidArmy_]

Hey yall, the timestamp for the path of the zealot is a great deal later than it should be. Put it at 21:53.

[@AtahanSelekoglu]

thx bro :)

[@punkypony5165]

They made Barbarian, Rogue, and Fighter so damn cool! Haven't checked out the other ones yet aside from Paladin and Ranger (which are disappointing) but so far these are awesome.

[@kei2kei]

Path of the World Tree, I can see a campaign where you are slightly sapping the World Tree's energy every time you use it. If it's just a few barbs, it's NO PROBLEM. But when it's a few groups of barbs, it can cause instability to the World Tree. Could be a good campaign, if you play it as a plane-jumping hunt.

[@nickcampbell3812]

I wonder if Brutal Strike was intended to be used once per turn. I think thw wording drom the last playtest confused me a bit, since it is unclear when you "use Reckless Attack". Do you use it when you first declare you will attack recklessly or do you use it every time you attack, since you are using the advantage gained from it?

[@Yasha277]

Primal Knowledge is basically getting so frustrated when you can't solve a math problem that you force the universe to just tell you the god damned answer.

[@Snags5050]

Wildheart can change their always-on power with a long rest, but fighter can't change their Fighting Style with a long rest?

[@billyjoemaurillo929]

They can now actually, I think it was mentioned in the Fighter video.

[@brilobox2]

@@billyjoemaurillo929 its every time they gain a fighter level, instead of every time they get an ASI. One Weapon Mastery can be swapped on a long rest, like practicing weapon drills. Fighting Styles should probably require more than a few hours of practice and a sleep to change.

[@brilobox2]

@@ChicCanyon they...don't need to swap them, they're all active all the time

[@Damienx247]

00:32 What type of grip is that? You want your hands farther apart for greater reach and power.

[@edheldude]

It's called "I'm an artist who doesn't know how to hold a weapon" grip.

[@tuananhtrngng820]

Half-swording but with axe?

[@PatataM33]

maybe his arm got tired poor guy

[@not-a-theist8251]

I'm looking forward to this one Also very curious about the rogue and about sorcerer subclasses

[@oshermdaddy2058]

Like what subclasses will be included or just the mechanics of the subclasses? They announced what the sorc subclasses will be already I believe.

[@stargrace420]

​@@oshermdaddy2058 yep: draconic, wild magic, clockwork soul, and aberrant mind.

[@dmjohnston]

Really like the Zealot Barb changes. I've been playing one in a high level campaign and it's a blast.

[@Narokh]

I really like the little clarification for the zealot barbarian that they need not necessarily worship and particular god, or gods in general and can instead be linked to a different kind of divine source. I am currently playing a zealot barbarian who actually dislikes so many people's blind following of gods and instead draws power from the belief in his own potential.

[@Fro609]

world tree barb sounds like the barbarian version of a twilight cleric, sounds really cool

[@ktntwireless]

My question on instinctive pounce is that does this count against movement speed? Or is it an additional movement speed for activating rage?

[@stargrace420]

Going off the UA, it's an extra move you get when you rage

[@IronFist3]

I'm so looking forward to open these new books and flesh out so great PC's.

[@toadsage7194]

Hoping to finish up my campaign by the time these drop!

[@Mark-ki7ic]

I Reread Primal Knowledge on the UA and I really want to know how you Rage Sneak. Least Persuasion isn't on the list, I want to Rage Seduce the barmaid ain't right.

[@jonmattson6807]

"you get to choose the animal every time" BRAAAVE-STAR!

[@Z00PG00P]

I just need to see Ranger info, there were barely any changes in the UA so I need to see if anything’s different

[@brannenpfister2579]

I’m curious with Druids

[@hitrapperandartistdababy605]

hope they don't butcher moon

[@JohnDoe-sy6tt]

Bonus action to sustain is awesome but most DM’s give you time to act regardless, any combat beyond 10 rounds are high level battles!

[@Markcrazeer]

I would want the capstone for world tree barb to let you use plane shift.

[@kmalsom01]

I hope that there are statements in the PHB that the DM makes the final decision if something is allowed and appropriate.

[@KetchupRocket]

That has always been the case

[@Afrancis1968]

I really hope the zelott still has the feature that makes it easier to resurrect. I really like the theme that this person is a warrior that can basically be summoned without cost and is basically a summon. Please please please don't touch that

[@barcster2003]

They gave them a lay on hands for self ability instead. I'm pretty sure the resurrection ability is gone.

[@Afrancis1968]

@@barcster2003 I saw that, but it seems like he said it was replacing it. If that is gone, I'd be down to to tell a player they can swap it back cause it's just so cool thematically

[@rhylin26]

During the UA it was both, so hopefully he just misspoke.

[@Afrancis1968]

@@rhylin26 I pray to Helm you're right

[@barcster2003]

@rhylin26 well we know they've made changes so maybe they increased the healing and axed the death benefit.

[@brianc4013]

One of the most important parts of a tank is forcing your enemy to target you. It sounds like path of the world tree might be pretty good at that. Pretty excited about that!

[@eliaslovell5038]

Warlock and Wizard next please and thank you.

[@standotexe]

They seem to be doing Martials first, then spellcasters

[@yup4477]

Wild Heart sounds fun!

[@RulesLawyerDnD]

I love that the rage is now something you can use outside of combat. Thank you. Barbarians needed more outside of combat features.

[@ekinyank2723]

Wait, what? Is he fucking cooking for the first time?

[@danjbundrick]

That ability to use strength for other abilities will make my homebrew Path of the Hulking Transformation feature difficult. It replaces all Strength checks and attacks with INT.

[@brimford]

Are we getting all of the other class previews as well? Love to hear about Druid and Warlock.

[@user-jt1js5mr3f]

they're basically releasing one a day

[@SchmidtJustGotReal]

Sad they got rid of the Zelot undeath that was the feature that made me choose the class.

[@PeterCadier]

Really fun new features. Amazing job, but me as a DM is looking forward to the new monster book to counter some of all this. As of now it seems most of the dangers of being an adventurer is gone. Might be that I have played since 1983, times where different. Love your work and I will keep reading and listening.

[@gd_xl]

these videos need some text on screen to highlight each new change

[@paperwatt]

These changes are great! A lot of fun choices for barbarian players. I like some subclasses more than others. I sure hope I can buy them individually still. ;)

[@marinomele4575]

All these martials updates are great, but honestly I'm just waiting to see if the Sorcerer is a viable class or still a suboptimal Wizard. The one from UA7 was not promising and kinda messed up, hopefully they've listened to the community since then 🤔

[@Fenikkusu14]

Im curious how Frenzy will work with Brutal Strikes. Can you only use one at a time?

[@stargrace420]

You'll probably be able to stack them

[@EliasRoessler-p4y]

I wonder if they’re doing anything with artificers

[@x3r0prime45]

Forgo Advantage from Reckless... does that mean you can get advantage from something else, forgo the advantage from reckless and still have advantage but gain the benefits of the class feature?

[@DrWise-ut7jh]

Is it bad that I’m not crazy upset by any of the new changes I’ve seen? Like, I get the vibe from the comments that I should be angry and up in arms, but I’m not.

[@violencebf5183]

The main problem I encountered playing the Barbarian was problems with rage. but in the voiced fix, everything will be fine for barbarians up to level 14. But here an alternative point arises: in high-level adventures from level 16 to 20, the barbarian feels very weak, especially in the example of a warrior. Will you touch his peak form? is this an epic of power and fury, so to speak, his final version of the barbarian in DND?

[@Lord_Lumpi]

Barbarian was my first Class playing DnD The new Berserker Subclass sounds like the Subclass I really wanted. But the exhaustion condition made me to pick an other subclass

[@Thecavalryshere]

Did someone say powercreep? Going to be really great to see the MM is going to deal with all this increased player power.

[@notsochosenone5669]

Barbarian isn't some strong class - it needed buffs, lol. Like every other martial.

[@Thecavalryshere]

@notsochosenone5669 I'm not saying it's strong compared to other classes, if you watch all the new PHB videos, it's a massive powercreep across ALL classes. Going to need to see that power increase reflected in the MM.

[@nathanhedlund836]

@@Thecavalryshere don’t worry bro monsters are all overhauled to more accurate match their CR. With that being said a CR 5 should give 4 level 5s a decent challenge now instead of 2014 monsters.

[@TepigIsHot]

Relentless Rage is no longer stepping on a rake. "Get up, smack them, and then fall back down"

[@AMRosa10]

It sounds like the overriding philosophy for the 2024 Rules is "As long as the Players are having fun, it's good," which is great... Sadistic RAW DMs everywhere will now be pushing Homebrew Rules from AD&D with a Tomb of Horror's flavor.

[@Creepernom]

You play with bad DMs.

[@AMRosa10]

@@Creepernom My DM is actually good and fair. I was referring to all of the RAW DMs on Reddit or some of the DM moderators on D&D Beyond Discord who are Pedant Trolls,

[@TheIndigoKnight]

Nah, I think they just stopped playing 5e like I did

[@Manahyde]

Palas weren't too happy with their vid

[@thejammiestjam]

Glad to see barbarians getting to use STR for more, but hate making them use a rage just to be good at a skill outside of combat. Just attach the bonus to subclasses or something else. They are already stretched for stats.

[@_Plyth]

I am hoping Call Emotions get a clause for Rage. It feels wrong that is no longer can be used to counter a Rage by pausing combat for a round. How is a barbarian able to use a bonus action to maintain rage when can't feel that rage?

[@starsnoireart]

I play-tested the new barbarian, and as someone who really dislikes melee classes, I thought it was really fun!

[@Wanderingsage7]

I'm meh on Barbarians getting weapon mastery for free but that's me. 6:56 'Krog Rage dances!' 8:33 thank star platinum dragon gebus they changed brutal critical

[@kainblack328]

Is there any word on weither or not brutal strike will apply to every attack made on a turn like advantage does with normal reckless?

[@westofley]

i think they said it's once per turn, like the new smite

[@jermanelondon4630]

So the path of the wild-heart is basically being like BraveStarr "Strength of the Bear, Speed of the Puma, Eyes of the Hawk, Ears of the Wolf!"

[@coleriedel751]

RAWR! My Beast-barian is not happy!

[@MarcusPrim3]

This could've been the opportunity to make Artificers cool. But looks like they'll be left behind. Especially since all other classes are free on DnD beyond. So that's another barrier to entry

[@johnpalacios9392]

World Tree sounds very interesting

[@nickcampbell3812]

Anyone else feel like Primal Knowledge sucks? You can use it on Acrobatics, Intimidation, Perception, Stealth, or Survival. You get to use strength for the check and since you are raging, you get advantage. Why does it use up a rage though? That cost is too high to be worth it. You can maintain a rage for 10 minutes, but how many of these checks will you make in a 10 minute span? I'd say you would be lucky to get 3 checks. You probably aren't chaining stealth checks. Once you try to intimidate someone, you'll either get what you need or you won't be allowed to try again. You usually won't be hiven multiple perception or survival checks in 10 minutes. And the chance of you neesing multiple Acrobatics checks in 10 minutes is low. Barbs shouldn't have to spend their combat resources to have any out of combat use, because then they won't be useful in combat (without rages) and are basically just a worse fighter. Not being able to rage in combat also locks you out of most of your subclass features most times. Reckless attack is hard to justify most times without rage resistance.

[@overcomemortal2094]

Is it true there's only 4 sub-classes per class in the handbook? They're just going to ignore half the 2014 wizard schools of magic or cleric divine domains?

[@Chaosmancer7]

Wildheart sounds super interesting

[@turningintoacrazydolphin1211]

The barbarian slapping themselves to keep raging

[@HowtoRPG]

I was suspecting I would see Dungeons & Dragons 4e mechanics and here it is in the Barbarian.

[@jboles588]

Battlerager better have some love. That subclass is iconic and it's so very underwhelming as it is.

[@SophisticatedBanjo]

Primal Knowledge sounds really cool, but I almost wonder if it would be better suited as a sub-class feature, rather than a main class feature?

[@MrScripted]

Oh wow, this will date Fantasy High season 3, because now, there is such a thing as barbarian healing

[@davidragan9233]

When you guys get to Sorcerer, can you correct ONE thing! *SORCERERS should be Constitution Casters (Power Overwealming)* not Charisma Casters (They are Not Warlocks who need to convince a Patron or a Bard who entertains) 🙃

[@jermanelondon4630]

Imagine having this new barbarian as a leonin in DnD especially as a berserker that would be terrifying to the enemy.