Barbarian Scouts. [Archive] - Wizards Community

Barbarian Scouts. [Archive] - Wizards Community

Post/Author/DateTime Post
Aahz
08-28-05, 12:50 PM Should a Barbarian 1/Scout 1 be able to Skirmish while raging? Do they have enough presence of mind to do that?

Aahz.
Starman IX
08-28-05, 01:46 PM Archery Skirmish? Nah. Charging-In-And-Smashing Skirmish? Yesh.
Aahz
08-28-05, 01:57 PM That about what I thought but isn't that rather... potent?

Aahz.
q'afuu
08-28-05, 04:15 PM Skirmish pretty much means making 1 attack per round. At low levels, you'll only have 1 Rage per day, so it's hardly going to be something you can do all the time. At levels high enough to have 4 rages per day, you'll likely do more damage with a raging full attack without skirmish than with a raging skirmish attack. It's certainly not useless, but it's not all that powerful either.
Aahz
08-28-05, 04:24 PM A 1st level Barbarian can take More Rage as a Feat so you would have, I think it's 4?, a day.

Aahz.
ksbsnowowl
08-28-05, 05:08 PM A 1st level Barbarian can take More Rage as a Feat so you would have, I think it's 4?, a day.

Aahz.and that would be a rather wasteful use of your precious few feats. I suppose it would be ok if you only intended to take one or two levels of barb, but there are still better choices, if you ask me.

And by RAW, a raging barb could use skirmish at range as well.
K_Man
08-28-05, 05:24 PM One level of Barb with Scout is nasty...First, you get more weapons and armor (which I won't open the arguement of whether or not Mithral Breastplate is Light or Medium), HD, Fast Move and Rage.

I had one. He was quite nasty.
Lord Schpungus
08-28-05, 07:31 PM of course they can. You can't Cast Spells or use Mental Skills. Everything Else is perfectly fine and dandy. If a Barbarian can Sneak Attack while raging (And He Can), he can skirmish while raging. It's that simple.
thndraven
09-01-05, 04:57 AM be sure and take "leap attack" with the Barb/Scout combo as well. ;) that way you won't need additional attacks for most enemies. :)

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
Aahz 08-28-05, 12:50 PM	Should a Barbarian 1/Scout 1 be able to Skirmish while raging? Do they have enough presence of mind to do that? Aahz.
Starman IX 08-28-05, 01:46 PM	Archery Skirmish? Nah. Charging-In-And-Smashing Skirmish? Yesh.
Aahz 08-28-05, 01:57 PM	That about what I thought but isn't that rather... potent? Aahz.
q'afuu 08-28-05, 04:15 PM	Skirmish pretty much means making 1 attack per round. At low levels, you'll only have 1 Rage per day, so it's hardly going to be something you can do all the time. At levels high enough to have 4 rages per day, you'll likely do more damage with a raging full attack without skirmish than with a raging skirmish attack. It's certainly not useless, but it's not all that powerful either.
Aahz 08-28-05, 04:24 PM	A 1st level Barbarian can take More Rage as a Feat so you would have, I think it's 4?, a day. Aahz.
ksbsnowowl 08-28-05, 05:08 PM	A 1st level Barbarian can take More Rage as a Feat so you would have, I think it's 4?, a day. Aahz.and that would be a rather wasteful use of your precious few feats. I suppose it would be ok if you only intended to take one or two levels of barb, but there are still better choices, if you ask me. And by RAW, a raging barb could use skirmish at range as well.
K_Man 08-28-05, 05:24 PM	One level of Barb with Scout is nasty...First, you get more weapons and armor (which I won't open the arguement of whether or not Mithral Breastplate is Light or Medium), HD, Fast Move and Rage. I had one. He was quite nasty.
Lord Schpungus 08-28-05, 07:31 PM	of course they can. You can't Cast Spells or use Mental Skills. Everything Else is perfectly fine and dandy. If a Barbarian can Sneak Attack while raging (And He Can), he can skirmish while raging. It's that simple.
thndraven 09-01-05, 04:57 AM	be sure and take "leap attack" with the Barb/Scout combo as well. ;) that way you won't need additional attacks for most enemies. :)