Saturday, May 15, 2021

Path of the Chameleon | Barbarian Subclass, and a bit on barbarian subclass design


It's been a while since I've released anything, but I can promise there will be a whole bunch of content being released in the next couple days!

This subclass is a weird one. The concept is an elusive and charismatic barbarian, two things that aren't usually associated with barbarians. In addition to being weird thematically, it's also kind of weird mechanically. 

Now, barbarian structure is pretty simple—at 3rd level, you get a feature that augments you rage, alongside a potential secondary feature. Some examples of that feature are Totem Warrior getting rituals or Zealot getting a resurrection ribbon. Path of the Chameleon inverts that a bit. Skinshifter is the big feature, and it keys itself off of prof/lr uses, while the rage augment builds off of Skinshifter. The main combat feature allows you to move the target around the battlefield, making this a control barbarian (as opposed to defensive or damage), which I feel is the one that keys best into the ever-changing thematic. 

Didn't have much to say this time, but I hope you enjoy the path! This one is definitely one of my favourites, on virtue of just being so, so weird!

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