Berserker

From Paradox Haze

Berserker

Alignment: Any Chaotic

Hit Die: d12.

Class Skills

The barbarian’s class skills (and the key ability for each skill) are Climb (Str), Craft (Int), Handle Animal (Cha), Intimidate (Cha), Jump (Str), Listen (Wis), Ride (Dex), Survival (Wis), and Swim (Str).

Skill Points at 1st Level: (4 + Int modifier) x4.

Skill Points at Each Additional Level: 4 + Int modifier.

Table: The Berserker

Level	Base Attack Bonus	Fort Save	Ref Save	Will Save	Special
1st	+1	+2	+0	+0	Berserker Rage, Steely Resolve 5, Diehard
2nd	+2	+3	+0	+0	Chaotic Spirit
3rd	+3	+3	+1	+1	Steely Resolve 10
4th	+4	+4	+1	+1	Swift Death
5th	+5	+4	+1	+1	Steely Resolve 15
6th	+6/+1	+5	+2	+2	Furious Blow
7th	+7/+2	+5	+2	+2	Steely Resolve 20
8th	+8/+3	+6	+2	+2	Frenzied Rage
9th	+9/+4	+6	+3	+3	Steely Resolve 25
10th	+10/+5	+7	+3	+3	Furious Abandon
11th	+11/+6/+1	+7	+3	+3	Steely Resolve 30
12th	+12/+7/+2	+8	+4	+4	Aura of Chaos
13th	+13/+8/+3	+8	+4	+4	Steely Resolve 35
14th	+14/+9/+4	+9	+4	+4	Chaotic Rage
15th	+15/+10/+5	+9	+5	+5	Steely Resolve 40
16th	+16/+11/+6/+1	+10	+5	+5	Tireless Rage
17th	+17/+12/+7/+2	+10	+5	+5	Steely Resolve 45
18th	+18/+13/+8/+3	+11	+6	+6	Deathless Abandon
19th	+19/+14/+9/+4	+11	+6	+6	Steely Resolve 50
20th	+20/+15/+10/+5	+12	+6	+6	Vicious Rage

Berserker Rage - A berserker can fly into a rage a certain number of times per day. In a rage, a berserker temporarily gains a +4 bonus to Strength, a +2 bonus to Dexterity, and a +2 morale bonus on Will saves, but he takes a –4 penalty to Armor Class. While raging, a berserker cannot use any Charisma-, Wisdom-, or Intelligence-based skills (except for Balance, Escape Artist, Intimidate, and Ride), the Concentration skill, or any abilities that require patience or concentration, nor can he cast spells or activate magic items that require a command word, a spell trigger (such as a wand), or spell completion (such as a scroll) to function. He can use any feat he has except Combat Expertise, item creation feats, and metamagic feats. A fit of rage lasts for a number of rounds equal to 3 + the character’s Constitution modifier. A berserker may prematurely end his rage. At the end of the rage, the berserker loses the rage modifiers and restrictions and becomes fatigued (–2 penalty to Strength, –2 penalty to Dexterity, can’t charge or run) for the duration of the current encounter (unless he is a 17th-level berserker, at which point this limitation no longer applies; see below).

A berserker can fly into a rage only once per encounter. At 1st level he can use his rage ability once per day. At 4th level and every four levels thereafter, he can use it one additional time per day (to a maximum of six times per day at 20th level). Entering a rage takes no time itself, but a berserker can do it only during his action, not in response to someone else’s action.

Steely Resolve - Your rage allows you to temporarily set aside the pain and hindering effects of your injuries. When an opponent strikes you, the injury does not immediately affect you.

You have a delayed damage pool that allows you to forestall the effects of many injuries. This pool begins at 0 with each encounter. When you are attacked, any hit point damage the blow deals is added to your delayed damage pool. At the end of your next turn, you take damage equal to the total stored in your delayed damage pool, which then resets to 0. Any healing you receive can either increase your current hit point total as normal, or reduce the total damage in your delayed damage pool. When you receive healing, you wish whether it affects your damage pool, your hit points, or both (you can split the amount of healing as you wish). Most Berserkers opt to keep as much damage in their delayed damage pool as possible to maximize the benefit of their chaotic soul ability.

Special effects tied to an attack, such as energy drain, stun, and so forth, still affect you as normal, and their effects are not delayed by this ability. For example, if you are bitten by a venomous spider, you must still attempt a fortitude save against the poison immediately, even though the bite damage shifts to your delayed damage pool. By the same token, any other special attack that imposes a condition takes effect immediately.

At 1st lvl, your delayed damage pool can hold up to 5 points of damage. Any damage beyond that comes off your hit points as normal. the maximum damage your pool holds increases at every odd level past 1 by 5.

Chaotic Spirit - During your turn, you gain a bonus on attack rolls and damage rolls equal to the current value of your delayed damage pool divided by 5 rounded down (minimum +1), up to a maximum of +6.

Swift Death - Furious Blow - Frenzied Rage - At 8th level, a berserker’s bonus to Strength during his rage each increases to +6,his dexterity bonus to +4, and his morale bonus on Will saves increases to +3. The penalty to AC remains at –4. Furious Abandon - deathless Aura of Chaos - Chaotic Rage - At 14th level, a berserker’s bonus to Strength during his rage each increases to +8, and his morale bonus on Will saves increases to +4. His Dexterity Bonus remains at +4. The penalty to AC remains at -4. Deathless Abandon - Tireless Rage - Vicious Rage - At 20th level, a berserker’s bonus to Strength during his rage each increases to +10, and his morale bonus on Will saves increases to +5. His Dexterity Bonus remains at +4. The penalty to AC remains at –4.

Table: Delayed Damage Bonus

Damage		Chaotic Spirit Bonus
1-9		+1
10-14		+2
15-19		+3
20-24		+4
25-29		+5
30+		+6