Barbed
Known as Kuldjargh (literally “axe idiot”) in Dwarvish, barbed barbarians are dwarf followers of the gods of war and they specialize in wearing bulky, spiked armour. They throw themselves into combat, striking with their body itself and giving themselves over to the fury of battle.
Optional Restriction: Dwarves Only
In most settings, only dwarves can become barbed barbarians. They fill a particular niche in dwarven society and culture.
Talents
| Talent | CP | Prerequisites | Barbarian Talents Required |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barbed Armour | 5 | - | - |
| Reckless Abandon | 10 | Barbed Armour and 4 other Barbarian Talents | 5 |
| Bristling Charge | 25 | Reckless Abandon and 7 other Barbarian Talents | 8 |
| Spiked Retribution | 50 | Bristling Charge and 10 other Barbarian Talents | 11 |
Barbed Armour
Cost: 5 Character Points
While you are wearing spiked armour and are raging, you can use a bonus action to make one unarmed strike against a target within 5 feet of you. If the attack hits, the spikes deal piercing damage equal to your martial feat die. You use your Strength modifier for the attack and damage rolls.
Additionally, when you use the Attack action to grapple a creature, if your grapple check succeeds, then the target takes piercing damage equal to your martial feat die. This damage roll recurs on each round that you maintain the grapple.
Reckless Abandon
Cost: 10 Character Points
Prerequisite: Barbed Armour and 4 Barbarian Talents
When you use Reckless Attack while raging, you also gain temporary stamina equal to your Constitution modifier (minimum of 1). They vanish if any of them are left when your rage ends.
### Bristling Charge
Cost: 25 Character Points
Prerequisite: Reckless Abandon and 7 Barbarian Talents
You can take the Dash action as a bonus action while you are raging.
Spiked Retribution
Cost: 50 Character Points
Prerequisite: Bristling Charge and 10 Barbarian Talents
When a creature within 5 feet of you hits you with a melee attack, the attacker takes piercing damage equal to your martial feat die if you are raging, aren’t incapacitated, and are wearing spiked armor.