On low levels I would recommending only recklessly attacking when facing creatures without multi attack. If the action economy is in your disadvantage it can very quickly turn nasty, but as you increase in hitpoints giving the enemies advantage to hit you is a great way to convince your DM to actually attack you which means they aren't hitting your weaker comrades. The reason I know this I did reckless attack against a night hag and she utterly gutted me because she has multiattack and I didn't.
1) Glad I got to be the 100TH person who like this comment. 2) I wasn't the only who who Squeed, giggled with joy and/or smiled like an idiot when she said "Also Ale" in the Grog voice!
@@darkbunny9994 Which is absolutely insane. He didn't even want to play initially and has never played before that birthday campaign for Liam. Laura had to talk him into it. He's relatively new to the game and a legendary player. The world needs more Travis.
@David_Blake Talk to your DM about it. I play in a game where there IS a gnome barbarian wielding a greataxe. Honestly, I don't quite get the restrictions for small races and heavy weapons anyway. You get less speed AND can't carry around those sweet weapons? Nah. Not at my table. Here, you get to be a tiny whirlwind of rage and steel. (For real though, they're just words on pages, not lines of code in a program. Season it to taste.)
Funnily enough, even though I don't have any Barbarian levels.. My Eldritch Knight's dice tend to roll a bit better after I declare that I would like to rage.. Must be a coincidence.
I played a Barbarian. He's an NPC now, because he kinda killed and decapitated 2/3rds of the rest of the party. Upside: That outcome was planned even before the character was created. But, I did feel a bit of kinship to Grog, in that my combat was usually "Apply Greatsword to face. Repeat as necessary."
I was thinking of a Scourge Aasimar Zealot Barbarian/Devotion Paladin. I got the idea from trying to figure out how to do a Diablo 3 Angel like Tyrael in DnD.
"because f*ck it" works on so many levels. I wanna hit you, I wanna crit you, I wanna great weapon mastery you and I don't care if you hit me because I'm raging anyway.
Love it, but I was secretly hoping Ashley would jump in for RAAAAAGE. (I know they filmed these months ago, but in my imagination they did this a couple weeks ago when she was in town)
Having a barbarian with magical duplicates would be so funny - "We would like to rage" xD And now imagine Pumat Sol as an enchanter/ barbarian mix... "You are really incredibly filthy and I cannot tolerate that in my fine establishment... I would like to rage" "I would also like to rage" "As for me, I'd like to do the same" And from the back of his shop "Hey myselves, don't destroy everything again, okaaaay?"
Just great.... I've had to hear "Also Ale" at the end of the video and NOW I'm rewatching the first campaign again from the beginning.. Thanks Travis..
Minotaur Barbarian here, rushing head first into combat is always the first thing that comes into my mind. Roll a strength save bois, i am taking you by my HOOOOORNS.
funny thing is both of travis' characters helped to inspire one of my favorite characters to build ever. Gan'on'Venom a Tiefling Barbarian/Warlock who actually thinks before letting his rage consume him meaning it's not only his barbaric rampages you have to fear but his cunning traps. There was one encounter where he was alone with a gang of pirates who had attacked one of the party members. The pirates were screaming out to attack before he could rage to which he smiled. "Rage? Oh no no no dear boys and girls I think we can go a little darker after all you hurt my friend...rage would be too quick...I'd like to savor this hunt..." before snapping his fingers casting darkness over the area. He then proceeded to take his time slaughtering the lot of them letting their screams echo in the darkness for dramatic effect. All they could do is cower and stumble blindly while he picked them off one by one as he had Devil's Sight allowing him to see in magical darkness clearly up to 120 ft.
One of the funniest builds, that one! A lot of fun with it, and if you get Pact of the Blade, then you're basically always ready to fight, and you can't be stripped of neither a weapon, nor armour, so good luck imprisoning that one.
Plus the terror of running into a Barbarian that can think. He's much more complex than your generic barbarian or warlock and has actually used words to end conflicts as well. Also since I took path of the storm herald on barbarian he is resistant to lightning damage and can breath underwater with a 30ft swim speed. Still waiting for a chance to use it for an ambush scenario cause I want him to make creepy whispers with Thamaturgy and then just rise from the water to cleave some poor shmuck in two that or grab people from the water and rage activating my storm aura (I know it wouldn't increase the damage but the imagery is just too beautiful to ignore >=D )
I used to have fun with the character before Xanathar's Guide came out and there were UA invocations. Namely: Claw of Acamar (before they scrapped the idea of patron-locked invocation, which I personally think were very cool). Claw of Acamar is a 1h flail with reach property (which in itself is awesome as hell) and smiting with it reduces the target's speed to 0 (but doesn't knockdown like the today's smite does). With that invocation in mind I went for a Great Old One warlock and Totem barbarian with Bear totem at 3rd level, just reflavoured to be an Umberhulk instead of a bear, since my character was an escaped slave of Illithids, and spent much of his life in Underdark. Since we were playing up until 20th lvl, I ended up as 15 warlock / 5 barbarian, using the pact flail and a magical shield + unarmored defense gave me quite a high AC, resistance to all damage (all except psychic from bear, and psychic from great old one) with some bursting potential due to smites and rage. Granted, at the highest levels my DM rolled a Rod of Absorbtion in the loot (look it up - amazing for Warlocks for their smites), and indulged me by creating a circlet that allowed me to concentrate on (any) spell and cast cantrips (and only cantrips) while raging, which was cool.
I am digging the Path of Storm Herald for the Tundra Soul. Temporary HP to all of your nearby allies EACH ROUND, plus your Storm Soul lets you freeze a 5ft cube of water into ice for 1 minute... like if your ship hits a reef and you need a quick patch to stop from sinking while your crew fixes the hole. Plus, with a curve-bladed glaive shaped like a hockey stick and a Canadian accent, you got yourself a fun character to roleplay, eh.
My firbolg totem barbarian is a big softie who only rages if his friends are hurt or if he sees tree-abuse. He'd never been indoors before he met the party and is a massive lightweight.
This is amazingly done Travis! You made it really engaging and fun to hear about the ruthless Barbarians and their mighty ways! Love it!! Can't wait to see the other videos for Handbooker Helper. I'm creating a character right now for a new campaign that is about to start with friends and I am inspired to make a grave cleric after seeing Caduceus in action.
This is such a quick, and simple build, I see it as a great base to build something more interesting on. Because you don't have to invest much in Game Mechanics to make it effective, you can then focus on affectations, and other nifty things to make it more interesting. In games where Role Play>Roll Play. It's always handy to have a Barbarian in the party, but that doesn't mean he has to be a Boring one. Even Conan had a rich backstory.
One of my all-time favorites was Vera Beryl. None of the characters even noticed She was a female Dwarf for several adventures, because her Beard got in the way. She was also a Jewler, hence the name. She was named for her brilliant Emerald colored eyes, and all of her Adventuring was to find gold, and jewels to supply her business.
Barbarians in a nut shell 🎵Great axes,long swords and don't forget hammers I do the pummelin' when I lose my manners Crushing in skulls and slashing through flesh These are a few of the ways I cause death🎵 🎵Picking up weapons and then I would rage Enemies become fragile as a page You can try to land a hit on me But I'm too tough when I get angry🎵
Polearms are also pretty fun on a barbarian, especially with the Polearm Master feat. Put a blade on the bottom of that thing plus a 10ft range and get ready to slice and dice all the things!
I'm gonna start bringing my 11 year old with me to the weekly campaign and the FIRST and only class he chose was Barbarian. Had him watch this, it's absolutely solidified his decision.
I wonder if they'll sneak in Orion Acaba to do a Sorcerer quick build. I don't know if there is any lingering bad blood there but I rather enjoyed some of the moments Tiberius had.
Same! I keep hoping he'll make a guest appearance for something or other. I suppose that ship has sailed though :/ (Unless it happened and I, as a relatively new critter, have missed it)
Btw here is a quick tip for Berserker Barbarians want to always be hitting things? Go with Mageslayer and Sentinel feats. They swing at you, you hit em. They cast a spell you hit em. They try to bounce you hit em, they dare to attack anyone besides you?! You hit em.
Im whole-heartedly suprised there was no mention as to the importantce of Dexterity in a Barbarians build. More AC with their unarmored defence, better initiative, having better reflex saves against at least 60% of offensive magics. Never forget my DnD brothers that you can make an incredibly potent dex build barbarian. Let that advantage on strength checks whilst raging be your bonus to strength and enjoy smacking away at your enemies. (Yes I understand strength also has it's uses and playing a dex build severely limits your weapon options. But Dexterity in 5e is as fundamentally important to every class as Constitution is)
Thanks to the glorious Travis WillingBLAM, my barbarian Goorflox is essentially Professor Grog. +1 Intelligence, baby! RAGE like a Grog, talk like a Tiberius.
Remember that you only get so many rages per day so don't waste them on peons early on. Also Tavern Brawler let's you bump up your unarmed attacks for those unscripted battles in places that make you check your weapons at the door. Dex is also a good stat to keep high because it will also make you harder to hit
This is pretty much the best advice you can give to a Barbarian "Reckless attacks, because F**k it. When all else fails apply more great axe, and remember... you would like to rage" "Also Ale"
Travis will forever and always be the Big brother of D&D for me. Dude just got charisma falling out of his ass like he ate at the street meat cart on the way home from that one Chinese buffet. Also ale.
