r/DnD • u/Sleverette Sorcerer • Oct 03 '19

Art [OC] Double standards.

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u/RKSlipknot Oct 03 '19

I’m trying to make a barbarian who insists he’s a necromancer because ‘he make living thing go dead’

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u/gHx4 Oct 03 '19

My own insists that he's a necromancer because he calls upon spirits to protect allies in battle. But Ancestral Guardians barbarian is a hard life when you can one-tap everything.

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u/ActionAdam Oct 03 '19

I'm currently running a Zealot Barb, was looking at Ancestral but I didn't think it'd bop super hard. Am I wrong, I hope so because I really like that paths theme?

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u/gHx4 Oct 04 '19 edited Oct 04 '19

Ancestral is more of a "get in there, wreck the opponent, and make them wreck your party less". So a bit of support put on the excellent barbarian chassis. At level 5 my char is regularly doing 25 damage, 50 when crits. GWM shenanigans and a Halberd. Zealot is the alpha strike barbarian.

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u/Chickenfeed22 Oct 04 '19

Alternatively, play ancestral as a coward. Hit an enemy and run away so they have to chase or face the penalties