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A b i l i t y S c o r e I m p r o v e m e n t barbarians attribute their rage to different sources,
however. For som e, it is an internal reservoir where
W hen you reach 4th level, and again at 8th, 12th, 16th,
pain, grief, and anger are forged into a fury hard as
and 19th level, you can increase one ability score of your
steel. Others see it as a spiritual blessing, a gift of
choice by 2, or you can increase two ability scores of
a totem animal.
your choice by 1. As normal, you can’t increase an ability
score above 20 using this feature.
P a t h o f t h e B e r s e r k e r
For som e barbarians, rage is a means to an end-—that
E x t r a A t t a c k
end being violence. The Path of the Berserker is a path
Beginning at 5th level, you can attack twice, instead of
of untrammeled fury, slick with blood. As you enter
once, whenever you take the Attack action on your turn.
the berserker’s rage, you thrill in the chaos of battle,
heedless of your own health or well-being.
F a s t M o v e m e n t
Starting at 5th level, your speed increases by 10 feet F r e n z y
while you aren’t w earing heavy armor. Starting when you choose this path at 3rd level, you
can go into a frenzy when you rage. If you do so, for
F e r a l I n s t i n c t the duration of your rage you can make a single melee
weapon attack as a bonus action on each of your turns
By 7th level, your instincts are so honed that you have
after this one. W hen your rage ends, you suffer one level
advantage on initiative rolls.
of exhaustion (as described in appendix A).
Additionally, if you are surprised at the beginning of
combat and aren’t incapacitated, you can act normally
M i n d l e s s R a g e
on your first turn, but only if you enter your rage before
Beginning at 6th level, you can’t be charm ed or
doing anything else on that turn.
frightened while raging. If you are charm ed or
frightened when you enter your rage, the effect is
B r u t a l C r i t i c a l
suspended for the duration of the rage.
Beginning at 9th level, you can roll one additional
weapon damage die when determining the extra I n t i m i d a t i n g P r e s e n c e
damage for a critical hit with a melee attack. Beginning at 10th level, you can use your action to
This increases to two additional dice at 13th level frighten som eone with your menacing presence.
and three additional dice at 17th level. W hen you do so, choose one creature that you can see
within 30 feet of you. If the creature can see or hear
R e l e n t l e s s R a g e you, it must succeed on a W isdom saving throw (DC
equal to 8 + your proficiency bonus + your Charisma
Starting at 11th level, your rage can keep you fighting
modifier) or be frightened of you until the end of your
despite grievous w ounds. If you drop to 0 hit points
next turn. On subsequent turns, you can use your action
while you’re raging and don’t die outright, you can make
to extend the duration of this effect on the frightened
a DC 10 Constitution saving throw. If you succeed, you
drop to 1 hit point instead.
Each time you use this feature after the first, the DC
increases by 5. W hen you finish a short or long rest, the
DC resets to 10.
P e r s i s t e n t R a g e
Beginning at 15th level, your rage is so fierce that
it ends early only if you fall unconscious or if you
choose to end it.
I n d o m i t a b l e M i g h t
Beginning at 18th level, if your total for a Strength
check is less than your Strength score, you can use that
score in place of the total.

P r i m a l C h a m p i o n
At 20th level, you em body the power of the wilds. Your
Strength and Constitution scores increase by 4. Your
maximum for those scores is now 24.

Pr i m a l Pa t h s
Rage burns in every barbarian’s heart, a furnace
that drives him or her toward greatness. Different