Alternate Barbarian

Reveling in the chaos of battle, the Barbarians of this Primal Path don their signature spiked armor and charge headlong into combat. Learning to channel their Rage while wearing their signature armor, these savage warriors fight as if they have no regard for their own life, only the thrill of battle.

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You give yourself over to the chaos of battle with little regard for your safety. Once per turn, when you make a Reckless Attack while Raging, you can gain temporary hit points equal to your Constitution modifier (minimum of 1).

Your skills as an armorer have greatly improved. You can use smith's tools to turn magic armor into a set of Spiked Armor.

If the armor grants a bonus to AC, you can change it to a bonus to your Spiked Armor attack and damage rolls.

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While Raging, you can use a bonus action to move up to your speed and make an unarmed strike with your Spiked Armor.

Your armor thirsts for blood. When a creature hits you with a melee attack while you are wearing Spiked Armor, it takes piercing damage equal to your Strength modifier.

When Raging, you can use your reaction to add your Exploit Die to the damage your attacker takes from this feature.

For some Barbarians, their Rage boils up from an unrealized magical potential. When those born with an arcane spark fail to channel it in the correct way, this uncontrollable power can burst forth in a chaotic storm of magic-infused battle fury.

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The unstable sorcery which erupts from you disrupts normal orderly magic. You have resistance to all damage from spells. When you are Raging, creatures of your choice within 15 feet also gain resistance to damage from spells.

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Pain fuels your unpredictable magic. When you take damage or fail a saving throw while Raging, you can use your reaction to immediately roll on the Wild Sorcery table, replacing your current Wild Sorcery effect (if any) with this new result.

You have learned to control your untapped arcane potential. Whenever you roll on the Wild Sorcery table, you roll twice and choose which result manifests.

Finally, you learn the sundering strike Exploit, and it cannot be replaced. You can use it more than once per short or long rest by expending a use of Rage instead of an Exploit Die.

Not all Barbarians are savages who revel in bloodlust. Some walk a Path of spiritual connection. Those who walk the Path of the Ancestors form bonds with spirits who have passed from the mortal plane. Some stand as guardians of their ancestral tombs, others channel the power of legendary warriors, and others open themselves up to the power of any local spirit.

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When you are Raging, you can call on your ancestral spirits to defend your allies. When you see another creature within 30 feet take damage, you can use your reaction to command your Spectral Warriors to intercept it. The Spectral Warriors leave their current space and fly to the target, reducing the damage it would take by three times your Exploit Die.

After this reaction, the Spectral Warriors return to you.

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Your mystical bond with the spirit world allows you to extract knowledge of unseen or future things. While using Ancestral Knowledge, you can cast clairvoyance or commune without expending a spell slot or requiring its components. Once the spell ends, the benefits of Ancestral Knowledge end.

When cast in this way, clairvoyance conjures an invisible spirit, and commune consults the spirits you bond with.

The overwhelming power of your Rage infuses your Spectral Warriors with a fraction of the power it had in life. When you use Spectral Shield, the attacker takes radiant damage equal to the damage your Spectral Warriors intercepted.

Barbarians who follow the Path of the Beast Heart seek to align themselves with powerful spirits of nature. Taking the forms of wild animals, these spirits bestow barbarians with primal totems that enhance their Rage with spiritual magic. In turn,Beast Hearts decorate their bodies, weapons, and armor with symbols reminiscent of their bestial totem spirit.

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You enter a bond with a second Bestial Spirit from the list below. You add your Constitution modifier (minimum of +1) to the two skills associated with your Bestial Spirit:

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Your bond with the wild spirits of nature has grown stronger. You can perform a 1-hour ritual, which can be done as part of a short or long rest, to replace one of your Bestial Spirits with another Bestial Spirit of your choice from the same list.

Your mystical abilities grant you an instinctive knowledge of your surroundings. Whenever you finish a short or long rest, you gain the benefits of the commune with nature spell.

You bond with a final Bestial Spirit, chosen from the options below. While Raging, you gain this final Spirit's benefits:

The savage warriors known as berserkers live for the chaos of battle. For these barbarians, their Rage is a manifestation of their lust for violence and destruction. Often found on the front lines of battle, berserkers only feel fully alive when they are risking life and limb to test their might against their foes.

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Your Rage has grown so intense that you lose yourself in its primal grip. You can't be Charmed or Frightened while Raging. If you are Charmed or Frightened when you Rage, that effect is suspended for the duration.

Moreover, while Raging, you can ignore the effects of the first five levels of Exhaustion that you have.

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The unchecked ferocity that dwells within you inspires primal fear in your enemies. You can use the menacing shout Exploit at-will, without expending an Exploit Die a number of times equal to your Constitution modifier (a minimum of once), and you regain all expended uses of this feature when you finish a long rest.

In addition, if you hit a creature with a melee weapon attack, it has disadvantage on any saving throws you force it to make to resist being Frightened until the end of your following turn.

When you Rage, you are no longer yourself, giving in to the whirlwind of primeval violence that rages inside you. You can use the savage rebuke Exploit at will, without expending an Exploit Die.

You can also apply your Frenzy bonus damage once during each turn in combat, not just on your turn.

Your Rage has always been inside you, driving you toward the chaos of battle. You are a Blood Knight, a warrior who lives for the chaos and violence of battle. Always looking for more powerful foes to test yourself against, your savage power will grow the longer you remain in combat. A Blood Knight never admits defeat; they will find victory or die in the attempt.

Your otherworldly focus fuels your combat skills. Once per turn, you can expend Fervor in place of Exploit Dice to use one Exploit you know by expending 1 Charge of Fervor per degree of the Exploit. However, you roll d4s in place of any Exploit Dice you would normally roll as part of that Exploit.

You constantly stoke the fury that drives your lust for battle so you are always ready to fight. You only lose Charges of Fervor when they are expended, if you are incapacitated, or when you finish a short or long rest. You no longer lose your Charges of Fervor your Rage ends.

The whirlwind of blood and steel drives you to fight onward. Whenever you take damage, you can use a reaction to expend Charges of Fervor to reduce that damage by one roll of your Exploit Die per Charge of Fervor you expended.

You are a terror to behold on the field of battle, and often likened to the second coming of a god of war. While Raging, you can use a bonus action to expend 1 Charge of Fervor to move up to your walking speed and make one melee weapon attack with advantage. On hit, you regain 1 Charge of Fervor.

While most barbarians hail from the wild places of the world, brutes discovered their Rage in the underbelly of civilization. Their abilities stem from a combination of street smarts and pure grit. All those who follow this Path share one thing in common, they prefer to solve their problems with their fists.

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Fury empowers your strikes. While Raging, your unarmed strikes and improvised weapon attacks count as magical.

Also, when you hit a creature with an unarmed strike, you can use concussive blow without expending an Exploit Die. You can do so a number of times equal to your Constitution modifier. You regain all expended uses when you finish a long rest.

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When Raging, you can Grapple targets up to two sizes larger than you, your speed isn't halved while Grappling, and when you make an Athletics check to Grapple or Shove, you gain a bonus to your roll equal to your Exploit Die.

You can shrug off physical blows that would devastate lesser warriors. When you make a Strength, Dexterity, Constitution, or death saving throw, you roll a d4 and add it to your roll.

Should you roll a 20 or higher on a death saving throw, you instantly regain consciousness and stand up with 1 hit point.

At the front of every great fighting force stands a Champion. These elite warriors are masters of battle who stand as paragons of honorable combat and fair play. Often, they seek out the most powerful of their foes and look to swiftly end conflicts with honorable duels or athletic competitions.

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Starting at 6th level, you can draw upon your Rage to fuel a single mighty blow. When you hit a creature with a melee or thrown weapon attack while Raging, you can instantly end your Rage and turn that attack into an automatic critical hit.

Once you use this feature you must finish a short or long rest before you can do so again.

You have honed your physical abilities to their peak. You gain a climbing and swimming speed equal to your walking speed, and when you Rage, you gain the benefits of the Dash action.

Also, during the course of a long rest, you can spend 1 hour practicing combat drills and replace your Fighting Style with another Fighting Style of your choice from the Fighter Class.

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The thrill of battle renews your will to fight. When you score a critical hit with a weapon attack, you regain hit points equal to your Exploit Die + your Constitution modifier.

You have honed your body to the peak of mortal capability and nearly impossible to kill. When you start your turn with at least 1 hit point, you gain temporary hit points equal to your Constitution modifier.

Encounters with the great and terrible things that dwell deep beneath the waves often irreparably shatter the minds of the weak willed. However, some who survive these traumatic and otherworldly experiences awaken with an eldritch Rage that is rarely experienced on the material plane..

Those who walk the Path of the Deep are mortals who have survived an experience with the unexplained depths and gained extraordinary, and often unsettling, eldritch abilities.

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Your mind-altering experiences allow you to identify, and slip through, the cracks in reality. While Raging, you can use your bonus action to teleport to an unoccupied space you can see within 30 feet. You can do so when you enter your Rage.

You can use this feature a number of times equal to your Constitution modifier (minimum of once). You regain one of your expended uses when you finish a short rest, and all your expended uses when you finish a long rest. Should you have no uses left, you can expend an Exploit Die to use it again.

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The aberrant power of your Rage has grown. Your Eldritch Tendrils grant you a climbing speed equal to your walking speed, and while climbing, your hands remain free.

Also, when you use your Eldritch Tentacles, you can target two creatures equal to your size (or smaller), or one creature up to one size larger than you. Your Tendrils can Grapple up to two creatures at one time.

You can reveal the eldritch horrors beyond this world. When you use Reality Warp, you can force creatures within 10 feet of the point you appear to make a Wisdom saving throw against your Exploit save DC. On a failure, creatures take psychic damage equal to twice your Exploit Die and are Frightened of you until the start of your next turn. On a success, they take half damage and aren't Frightened of you.

Dwelling in places of great elemental power, Barbarians who follow the Path of the Elemental Chaos come to embody the destructive power of the elements themselves. The primal fury of their Rage turns them into walking disasters; swirling blizzards, devastating hurricanes, and sweltering storms of flame.

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You can control the elemental chaos within you. You gain the benefits from Heart of Chaos even when you are not Raging.

Your primeval fury unleashes elemental power. While Raging, elemental chaos surrounds you in a 10-foot radius. Creatures of your choice in that range suffer your Element's effects:

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The intensity of your Rage draws out even more elemental chaos. The radius of your Elemental Whirlwind is 15 feet.

Also, creatures of your choice that begin their turn in your Elemental Whirlwind take damage equal to your Exploit Die + your Constitution modifier of your Element's type.

As an action, you can expend a use of Rage to unleash a blast of elemental destruction. Creatures of your choice within 30 feet must make a Dexterity saving throw against your Exploit save DC. On a failure, they take Element damage equal to six times your Exploit Die and fall Prone. On a success, they take half as much damage and do not fall Prone.

For most barbarians, their Rage is drawn from their lust for battle or a desire for revenge, but for others, their Rage is a gift. Warriors who walk the Path of the Favored receive their Rage from an outside source. Some are blessed by Fate to be mighty warriors, others are the scions of gods or archfey, and others may be the descendants of legendary adventurers..

Whatever the source of your supernatural blessing, you have a knack for finding success when others would surely fail, turning bitter enemies into stout allies, and overcoming obstacles that would seem impossible to all by you.

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Your presence motivates all who follow you in battle. When you enter a Rage, you and a number of creatures equal to your Constitution modifier (a minimum of 1) within 30 feet gain temporary hit points equal to 1 + your Exploit Die.

Whatever the source of your favor, it has empowered you to find success where others fail. Whenever you make an ability check in a skill that you are proficient with, you gain a 1d4 bonus to your roll.

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You embrace the supernatural power that guides your favored path through life. Once between each short or long rest when you make an ability check, attack roll, or saving throw you can use your Barbarian level in place of rolling a d20.

Also, while Raging, you can use each Fate-Touched ability once per round without expending Exploit Dice, rolling a d4 in place of your Exploit Die for these features.

You have become something more than mortal, and are able to perform feats of legendary might that rival heroes of myth. You learn the colossal strength Exploit. You cannot replace it, and does not count against your total Exploits Known. If you already know this Exploit, you learn another Exploit of your choice from those available to the Barbarian.

Whenever you use colossal strength, you calculate the base amount of weight you can push, drag, pull, or lift as if you had spent one additional Exploit Die (maximum of 6).

Finally, the bonus die you roll for your Tireless Hero and Wondrous Success features becomes a d6.

Across the lower planes, the eternal conflict between law and chaos rages. Devils against Demons, vying for control of the hells. Sometimes this conflict spills over into material plane and the corrupting influence of the Abyss infects the hearts of mortals. Sometimes cultists and worshipers of Archdemons seek the affliction of this overwhelming power.

No matter their origin, those who survive the corruption rise as soldiers of the Abyss, knows as Inferno Warriors.

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Bloodshed fuels your abyssal Rage. When you hit a creature with a Reckless Attack while Raging, you gain temporary hit points equal to your Constitution modifier (minimum of 1).

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The Hellfire of the Abyss burns within your spirit at all times. The benefits from your Abyssal Warrior feature become permanent, though you only take on a demonic appearance when Raging.

Hellfire also improves your Rage. When you use mighty leap while you are Raging, it grants you a temporary flying speed equal to the bonus jump distance from this Exploit, which lasts until the end of your turn.

You draw out the full potential of your Abyssal power. When you Rage, you gain one of the following abilities, which lasts duration of the Rage.

Lycanthropy is an ancient curse that changes those afflicted into mindless beasts with a wild hunger for flesh. While some Barbarians seek out this power, many have the curse thrust upon them. Those who follow this Path come to master their bestial curse, dominating it with the wild fury of their Rage.

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The primal nature of your curse has increased your physical abilities. You can use mighty leap Exploit at will without expending an Exploit Die, and you gain a climbing speed equal to your walking speed.

Your Natural Weapon attacks in both your normal and Beast Form count as magical. In addition, when in your Beast Form, you use your Proficiency Bonus instead of the Beast's.

Beasts of CR 1 and below have a Proficiency Bonus of +2.

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You can temporarily afflict others with your cursed savagery. When you hit a creature with a Natural Weapon attack while Raging, you can force it to make a Wisdom saving throw.

On a failure, you choose if it takes psychic damage equal to three times your Exploit Die or if it uses its reaction to make a melee attack against another target of your choice.

You can use this feature a number of times equal to your Constitution modifier (minimum of once), and you regain all uses each time you finish a long rest. If you have no uses left, you can expend an Exploit Die to use this feature again.

Your roar is fueled by the primal fury of your curse. You are no longer limited to using roar of triumph once between each rest, and can use it as long as you have Exploit Dice.

If a creature has temporary hit points from roar of triumph, it has advantage on its first melee attack on each of its turns.

Barbarians that follow this Primal Path make use of alchemy and dark transmutation magic to mutate their physical form. The savage fury of their Rage triggers massive physiological changes thanks to reagents in their blood. These mutants are often on a quest to evolve their bodies into the ultimate form..

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The potency of your alchemical experiments grows. During a short or long rest, you can use alchemist's supplies to make the effects of one Latent Mutagen permanent, if you are not Raging. However, when you do Rage, this Enduring Mutagen counts as one of the Mutagens you gain the benefits of.

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You can weaponize the toxins in your blood to afflict others. Once per turn when you hit a creature with a melee weapon attack, you can force it to make a Constitution saving throw against your Exploit save DC. On a failed save, it takes acid damage equal to four times your Exploit Die and is Blinded or Stunned (your choice) for 1 minute. On a success, it takes half as much damage and suffers no other effects.

A Blinded or Stunned creature repeats this saving throw each time it takes damage, ending this effect on a success.

You can use this feature a number of times equal to your Constitution modifier (minimum of once), and you regain all expended uses when you finish a long rest. When you have no uses left you can expend a use of Rage to use it again.

You have gained mastery over your body's mutability. While you are Mutated, you can use a bonus action to switch one of your active Mutagens for one of your Latent Mutagens.

Wild warriors all, Barbarians fight with a primal ferocity not seen in civilized soldiers. For some, this wild spirit calls out to the beasts of the wilds, and a bond is forged. Known as Packleaders, these primal warriors fight side by side with a Savage Companion, hunting their foes in deadly tandem.

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Your wild fury infects your Savage Companion. While you are Raging, your Companion is resistant to bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing damage while it is within 30 feet of you.

Your Savage Companion's attacks also count as magical for overcoming resistanc and immunity to non-magical damage.

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You and your Companion fight as one in battle. You and your Savage Companion have advantage on all melee attack rolls against a target if the other is within 5 feet of that target.

You can infuse your Savage Companion with the primal fury of your Rage. As an action, you can expend a use of Rage and cause your Companion to grow into a Primeval Companion for 1 hour, or until it is Incapacitated. For the duration, your Companion uses the Primeval Companion stat block.

When you Rage, you can expend two uses of your Rage to cause your Companion to transform at the same time.

While most barbarians focus on overcoming their foes with raw power and brute force, those known as Reavers augment their impressive strength with martial technique and tactical maneuvers. These fearless warriors are often employed as advance forces, and their combat skill and resilience strikes fear into the heart of any who stand against them in battle.

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Your combat prowess rivals that of heroes of great renown. Whenever you Rage, you gain one of the following benefits:

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The chaos and danger of battle fuels your battle focus. While Raging, you are under the effects of the freedom of movement spell, but this is not considered a magical effect.

You also learn one additional Exploit of your choice which does not count against your total number of Exploits Known. As normal, you can choose this Exploit from the Barbarian or the Fighter class Exploit list.

You have reached the pinnacle of your training, and woe to those who stand against you on the field of battle. One per turn when you hit with a weapon attack while Raging, you can forgo the Rage damage bonus for that attack to instead use an Exploit you know without expending an Exploit Die. The Exploit you use in this way must be able to be used as part of a weapon attack.

For example, if you hit a creature with a weapon attack, you could forgo the normal damage bonus to use rending strike without expending an Exploit Die.

Some Barbarians draw their Rage from their ancestry. Those who walk the Path of the Titan fuel their Rage with the giant blood that flows in their veins. Some Titanic warriors are descendants of giants, others are unaware of their titanic heritage until it manifests with their Rage. Unusually tall or strong for their race, mortals with giant blood are fairly obvious once you know the signs to look for.

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Your Rage draws out an ever-increasing amount of resilience from the power that flows in your blood. When you Rage, you gain 10 temporary hit points for each size you grow above Medium: Large (10), Huge (20), or Gargantuan (30).

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The power dormant within your blood is apparent even when not drawn out by your Rage. You manifest more specific traits dependent upon your Giant Bloodline, as detailed below:

You strike with the power of a true giant. As an action while Raging, you can make a single overwhelming melee weapon attack. On hit, that attack is an automatic critical hit.

You can use this ability a number of times equal to your Strength modifier (a minimum of once), and you regain all expended uses when you finish a long rest.

Hailing from the wild places of the world where the power of nature reigns supreme, Wardens are servants of the natural order who use the raw power of their Rage to channel spirits of the natural world. They often serve as defenders of sacred groves, Druidic Circles, and other places of natural power.

You can throw your primal fury behind your spells. When you use Reckless Attack, you also have advantage on spell attack rolls for your Warden spells for the duration.

You can ruthlessly weave minor spells with weapon attacks. When you cast a spell as your action, you can make a single weapon attack as a bonus action on that turn.

You can draw on your natural magic to blunt hostile magicks. When you take damage from a spell, you can use a reaction to expend one Primal Magic spell slot, reducing the damage you take by twice your Exploit Die per level of the spell slot.

You can channel cataclysmic primal power in the throes of a Rage. When you take the Attack action while Raging, you can cast a Warden spell with a casting time of one action in place of one of your attacks.

Finally, when you are Raging you can make saving throws to maintain your concentration as normal.

Some barbarians draw their Rage from their ancestry. Those who walk the Path of the Wyrmblood fuel their Rage with the giant blood that flows in their veins. While some Wyrmbloodic warriors are direct descendants of giants, some are unaware of their heritage until it manifests with their Rage. Unusually tall or strong for their race, mortals with giant blood in their veins are fairly obvious once you know the signs to look for.

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Your blood protects you from magical effects. When you are forced to make an Intelligence, Wisdom, or Charisma saving throw against magic while Raging, you gain a bonus to your roll equal to one roll of your Exploit Die.

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The draconic power in your blood allows you to exhale blasts of elemental power. As an action, you can force all creatures in an adjacent 30-foot cone to make a Dexterity saving throw against your Exploit save DC. They take 8d6 damage of your Element type on a failure, and half as much on a success.

You can use this feature a number of times equal to your Constitution modifier (minimum of once), and you regain all expended uses when you finish a long rest. If you have no uses left, you can expend a use of Rage to use this again.

You manifest the full power of your draconic bloodline. As a bonus action, you can manifest a pair of draconic wings. These wings grant you a flying speed equal to your walking speed, and last until you dismiss them as a bonus action.

Clothing that is not made to accommodate your wings is destroyed when you manifest them.

Your Rage has been implanted in you by the divine powers of the heavens. Whether you are the descendant of a powerful celestial, or the chosen champion of a deity, you now carry in you a spark of divine wrath. Those who walk the Path of the Zealot stand as champions of the gods and divine causes.

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Divine purpose allows you to find success when most would fail. If you fail a saving throw while Raging, you can expend one Exploit Die and add it to the result of your roll.

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As a bonus action, you can let forth a battle cry infused with fanatical zeal, choosing a number of creatures equal to your Barbarian level that can hear you within 30 feet. Until the start of your next turn, chosen creatures have advantage on all attack rolls and saving throws.

You can use this feature once per long rest at no cost, after which, you must expend a use of your Rage to use it again.

The gods will not allow you to die while you still serve them. When you are reduced to 0 hit points while Raging, you don't fall Unconscious. In this state, you continue to make Death saving throws on each of your turns, and each time you take damage you suffer one death saving throw failure.

If you begin your turn in this state with three death saving throw failures, you must make a DC 10 Constitution saving throw. On a failure, your Rage ends.

Should your Rage end while you have 0 hit points, you fall Unconscious. If you have three death saving throw failures when your Rage ends, you die instantly.