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Race: Custom Lineage, Variant Human could work as well
Feat: Polearm Master
Ability Scores(point buy):
Str: 14(+2)
Dex: 14
Con: 14
Int: 8
Wis: 9
Cha: 13
Ability Score Priorities(if rolling):
#1: Str
#2: Con
#3: Dex
#4: At least 13 Cha for multiclassing
Ideal Equipment:
-Glaive or Halberd
-Half Plate
-Javelins(for levels 1-5)
Level 1: Barbarian 1
-Rage
-Unarmored Defense
Level 2: Barbarian 2
-Reckless Attack
-Danger Sense
Level 3: Barbarian 3
-Primal Path: Path of the Giant
—Giant’s Havoc: Increased reach and size. We can add our rage bonus to thrown weapons
Level 4: Barbarian 4
-ASI or Feat: Great Weapon Master
Level 5: Barbarian 5
-Extra Attack
-Fast Movement
Level 6: Barbarian 6
-Elemental Cleaver, 1d6 extra damage per hit and we can give our polearm the thrown property
Level 7: Barbarian 7
-Feral Instinct, advantage on initiative and basically can’t be surprised
-Instinctive Pounce, additional movement is always great on a melee character
Level 8: Barbarian 8
-ASI or Feat: Crusher, +1 Str. A forced movement option we can use for free on most turns. Right now this only works with our bonus action polearm master attack but we’ll get another way to use it next level
Level 9: Warlock 1
-Otherworldly Patron: Genie(Dao)
—Genie’s Wrath: Additional bludgeoning damage which is another way to trigger the Crusher feat we just picked up.
-Spells: Armor of Agathys
Level 10: Barbarian 9
-Brutal Critical, one of the worst features in the game but the Path of the Giant features we’re going to get will make it worth it. Which is very rare for a Barbarian subclass
Level 11: Barbarian 10
-Mighty Impel: Throw other creatures up to 30 feet on a failed strength save. This can be used to throw enemies into harmful effects, to throw enemies into the air to make them take damage and fall prone, or to move allies out of harms way. A very versatile feature and the main reason we’re putting this character into a party based on forced movement.
Levels 12-15: Barbarian 11-14
-Relentless Rage, an ok defensive feature
-ASI or Feat: Resilient: Wis
-Demiurgic Colossus: Everything from Elemental Cleaver scales, which is great.
Levels 16-18: Fighter 1-3
-Fighting Style: Great Weapon Fighting
-Action Surge
-Martial Archetype: Battle Master
—Maneuvers: Pushing Attack, Precision Attack, Menacing Attack
Levels 19-20: Barbarian 15-16
-ASI or Feat: Slasher, +1 Str. Any Str half feat could work
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