A civilized Barbarian????? [Archive] - Wizards Community

A civilized Barbarian????? [Archive] - Wizards Community

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Myer Lynk
01-16-04, 04:24 PM OK here is the real question I am wanting to make a barbarian/fighter he could be civilized could he not?

Unfortunately when I think of a Fighter or Barbarian I think of unkept brutes who only know and like one thing.... Battle

am I to single minded?:behold:
Elith E'Lyan
01-16-04, 05:33 PM Well, that's kind of tricky, cause Barbarian kind of means "not civilized" by defenition.

But just because you're a Barbarian, you don't have to go around smashing heads and starting brawls. There's no reason you can't be the wise and reverent Barbarian character, capable of amazing feats of strength and endurance when required, but normally mild mannered, and charming. You could even have a character who sort of regrets what he becomes when he goes into a rage. Is that what you mean by a civilized character?

But, reading Faerun's greatest literary works and knowing which fork to use for the Oyster dish, doesn't really fit. Then you're just using the class for the stats, not the character.
The_Yellow_Dart_Swinger
01-16-04, 06:31 PM Prehaps you can focus on the rage part than the whole barbarian thing, like if you go on the battle your character is known for basicly going beserk when X thing happens (friend gets hurt, you take damage, something like that) And prehaps you do regret it, or you don't. Or prehaps your character has mastered anger/rage to use it effectively in battle as a style of battle per say.. or something.. blah blah blah
Myer Lynk
01-16-04, 06:49 PM I like that using just the rage and the skills aspect.... A berserker sounds nice... I was thinking in terms of civilized to make him berable ( one fork fits all ) not some god forsaken son of a pig who loves the smell of blood and rum in the morning
NZCardinal
01-16-04, 06:53 PM Just rename him a 'brute' instead of a barbarian. problem solved, and if anyone deigns to ask you what the character class "brute" is, tell them its identical to the barbarian class, except more urban. Or perhaps he abuses fly agar before battle to make him fight harder, as the viking berserks of old used to.
Myer Lynk
01-16-04, 06:58 PM That sounds like it would work :o) thanks all

now I'm thinking for fun to make it a halfing instead of human... small package... big whoopaz
NZCardinal
01-16-04, 07:06 PM Nothing scarier than a frothing at the mouth, burbling, angry halfling with a big club and an inferiority complex. Give him maximum intimidation.:b:

I had a Halfling fighter/thief back in AD&D the 2nd called Maff the Mad who essentially fits that description. His brutality was unrivaled by anyone, possibly due to some very lucky die rolls and a +2 Morningstar discovered early in the game. :ayyyy!:

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
Myer Lynk 01-16-04, 04:24 PM	OK here is the real question I am wanting to make a barbarian/fighter he could be civilized could he not? Unfortunately when I think of a Fighter or Barbarian I think of unkept brutes who only know and like one thing.... Battle am I to single minded?:behold:
Elith E'Lyan 01-16-04, 05:33 PM	Well, that's kind of tricky, cause Barbarian kind of means "not civilized" by defenition. But just because you're a Barbarian, you don't have to go around smashing heads and starting brawls. There's no reason you can't be the wise and reverent Barbarian character, capable of amazing feats of strength and endurance when required, but normally mild mannered, and charming. You could even have a character who sort of regrets what he becomes when he goes into a rage. Is that what you mean by a civilized character? But, reading Faerun's greatest literary works and knowing which fork to use for the Oyster dish, doesn't really fit. Then you're just using the class for the stats, not the character.
The_Yellow_Dart_Swinger 01-16-04, 06:31 PM	Prehaps you can focus on the rage part than the whole barbarian thing, like if you go on the battle your character is known for basicly going beserk when X thing happens (friend gets hurt, you take damage, something like that) And prehaps you do regret it, or you don't. Or prehaps your character has mastered anger/rage to use it effectively in battle as a style of battle per say.. or something.. blah blah blah
Myer Lynk 01-16-04, 06:49 PM	I like that using just the rage and the skills aspect.... A berserker sounds nice... I was thinking in terms of civilized to make him berable ( one fork fits all ) not some god forsaken son of a pig who loves the smell of blood and rum in the morning
NZCardinal 01-16-04, 06:53 PM	Just rename him a 'brute' instead of a barbarian. problem solved, and if anyone deigns to ask you what the character class "brute" is, tell them its identical to the barbarian class, except more urban. Or perhaps he abuses fly agar before battle to make him fight harder, as the viking berserks of old used to.
Myer Lynk 01-16-04, 06:58 PM	That sounds like it would work :o) thanks all now I'm thinking for fun to make it a halfing instead of human... small package... big whoopaz
NZCardinal 01-16-04, 07:06 PM	Nothing scarier than a frothing at the mouth, burbling, angry halfling with a big club and an inferiority complex. Give him maximum intimidation.:b: I had a Halfling fighter/thief back in AD&D the 2nd called Maff the Mad who essentially fits that description. His brutality was unrivaled by anyone, possibly due to some very lucky die rolls and a +2 Morningstar discovered early in the game. :ayyyy!: