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Although the barbarian was introduced in Advanced Dungeons & Dragons (1st edition) in the Unearthed Arcana supplement, they were tribal wilderness warriors more akin to rangers, and didn't have anything resembling the rage ability. It wasn't until Dungeons & Dragons 3rd edition that barbarians appeared with an ability with the actual name "Rage." ...

Yes, of course Rage specifies that you cannot do anything that requires patience or concentration, but it does not eliminate your ability to attack accurately (it actually enhances that), nor does it eliminate your knowledge of taking foes unaware. The Sneak Attack ability represents the fact that a rogue has practiced taking advantage of vulnerabilities so ...

Yes, you can Sneak Attack while raging. As @KRyan has exhaustively explained, this need not be unreasonable. The reason this is mechanically possible is that Rage explicitly lists the activities that are impossible to perform while raging. While in rage, a barbarian cannot use any Charisma-, Dexterity-, or Intelligence-based skills (except Acrobatics, ...

No. You can only use a free action to attack once per round; from the Player's Handbook Update PDF (pg 19): Free Actions Page 267: Replace the “Free Actions” bullet in the “The Main Action Types” section with the following text. This update limits the power of builds that capitalize on recursive attack power combinations. ✦ Free ...

Assuming that there are no other criteria on the attacks, and that the power haven't been errataed, yes. Common restrictions: Extra attack is an immediate action (no more than once per full round, not on your turn). Extra attack is an opportunity action (no more than once per combatant's turn, not on your turn). Extra attack is a free action (no more than ...

Looking at this thread, there are a few of rage-substitute class features that fit the style you want: - Berserker Strength (PHB 2, p 33): Lose rage. Gain a rage that activates every time your hp drops to below 5x your barbarian level. - Crafty Hunter (UA, p 58): Gain favored enemy, archery combat style, improved archery combat style, and greater archery ...

No, there is no reason that prevents Berserker Fury from stacking with the rage benefits. Also, note that Berserker Fury is a class feature, while rage is not (it is a power keyword which has its own rules). However, besides for the specific rage daily power's benefits, there are no rage side-effects that could stack with Berserker Fury. In fact, Berserker ...

I haven't seen any indication in the rules which says that a "move through" must be a straight line. In fact, if "move through" meant a straight line, then you wouldn't even be able to make that move using Pressing Strike, as that power states that you may "move through" an enemies space. Since you are asking about the thunder hooves, and not pressing ...

Yes, the power should work on surfaces with zero hardness. I refer to part in the description where they reference hardness: This attack automatically hits and deals damage normally. If the barbarian manages to deal more damage than the floor’s hardness, the space she occupies and all of the squares adjacent to her become difficult terrain. Since this ...

Although the barbarian as a class was not introduced until AD&D, the idea of rage does predate that publication. The Dragon issue #3 (October 1976) had rules for a "New D&D Subclass: The Berserker" (by Jon Pickens). This class had an ability called Berserking. From that article: BERSERKING There is only a chance of a character ...

As far as I can tell from the text of the class feature, combined with the feat text it looks as if interpretation b is the correct one. You must frenzy when you use the encounter power for the first time (alternatively you can turn the frenzy on with a minor). However you may not frenzy again for the rest of the day when this happens. The spirit of the ...

In addition to the prior answers, I think the most important circumstances for a sneak attack in this situation are as follows: Target is flat-footed You are flanking/surrounding the target Squishy bits are in reach When raging, a barbarian wants to go for the throat implicitly, so when the unlucky recipient can't properly sidestep the attack it is all ...

I think the big change comes from now you can still do your barbarian's damage while you are under the fury but now add a multitude of small affects while removing the small hindering parts. Example: *Devastating strike at-will [1W] + 1d8 + [STR] effect take a -2 to AC until start of your next turn. The alternative is that while you are under fury you can ...

What if you kept the mechanics but changed the way it feels - called it "Fearlessness" or "Heroic Might" or some such thing? Or, if you don't like the limited-duration limited-uses-per-day feel of Rage, give the character a better DR bonus. I'd try one that's equal to half the character's Barbarian level (rounded down). Giving the character a flat STR bonus ...

OK, so here’s the text in question: Spell Rage (Ex) A rage mage can cast spells while in a rage, as long as the spell’s casting time is no more than 1 full round. When she casts a spell of the abjuration, conjuration, evocation, necromancy, or transmutation school while in a rage, the rage mage uses her character level as her caster level. ...

I see what your question is by looking at the rules of the powers and what you're going for. The Thunder Hooves power give you the ability to move through squares, but not shift through them. Effectively, if you used just Thunder Hooves, you'd take an AO when you moved through, since enemies still get AOs when you move through their threatened area, which ...