Baldur's Gate : The Sword Coast Chronicles : NWN2 Persistent World

There has been a lot of discussion on how to make this class better. Personally I think if we just gave Barbarians feats like we give fighters feats that would mitigate a lot of the poor class build. Whenever I go to build a Barb my personal complaint is not enough feats to get the cool goodies of a Barb but also getting feats that actually help like weapon focuses and such. While we are it why not open up the fighter feats to Barbs as well? Like allow a Barb to get epic focuses and such for weapons and other feats that are fighter specific? Seriously though a Barb would be pretty good if we could get more feats to add to them and not have to concentrate so much on making them pure to get any play out of the build.

Small edit: What about making FB synergize with Barbarian DR as well? So you can still attain the 8/- a pure Barb gets? Is there a way to do that? We all know that the FB class can really beef up a Barb but shouldn't it synergize with Barb? I know some counter argument may be that a Dwarven Defender should synergize as well but I am not aware that DDs need anymore AC as is. In fact I am pretty sure we all are jelly of the DDs ability to stand in battle for days.....(Although Kory made a good attempt at impersonating one during Bloodlust's final siege! LIKE A SETINEL! )

Barbarians should get a jump feat. They could use a rage to jump 10 feet from a standing position or 30 from a run. Would be cool to see that pnp ability in game

Yeah, a jump with a (improved) whirlwind attack on landing would be nice.
Or a jump with a knockdown (like shieldcharge).

THe ki-step annimation could be used here.

Calodan wrote:There has been a lot of discussion on how to make this class better. Personally I think if we just gave Barbarians feats like we give fighters feats that would mitigate a lot of the poor class build. Whenever I go to build a Barb my personal complaint is not enough feats to get the cool goodies of a Barb but also getting feats that actually help like weapon focuses and such. While we are it why not open up the fighter feats to Barbs as well? Like allow a Barb to get epic focuses and such for weapons and other feats that are fighter specific? Seriously though a Barb would be pretty good if we could get more feats to add to them and not have to concentrate so much on making them pure to get any play out of the build.

Small edit: What about making FB synergize with Barbarian DR as well? So you can still attain the 8/- a pure Barb gets? Is there a way to do that? We all know that the FB class can really beef up a Barb but shouldn't it synergize with Barb? I know some counter argument may be that a Dwarven Defender should synergize as well but I am not aware that DDs need anymore AC as is. In fact I am pretty sure we all are jelly of the DDs ability to stand in battle for days.....(Although Kory made a good attempt at impersonating one during Bloodlust's final siege! LIKE A SETINEL! )

I think this is a good idea. I'd alter it a little and give Barbarians free Extend Rage feats as they progress with their Rage :

Extend Rage I on level 1 (Rage)
Extend Rage II on level 11 (Greater Rage)
Extend Rage III on level 17 (Tireless Rage)
Extend Rage IV on level 20 (Mighty Rage)

That would go a long way to improving Barbarian as a class because, like Calodan pointed out, they are very feat starved. And Rage is Barbarian's bread and butter, in which they must invest majority of their feats which in turn leaves them short of other important feat choices.

I think if you are going to give then free feats, if they are going to b extended rage I think the core feat should be better. Upping the feat from +5 to +7 rounds would be a nice little bump.