The Sleeper’s Options · Barbarian
Path of the Banked Fire
Hits meant for the party land on the barbarian and come back later as warmth.
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This subclass is sold inside its pack for now.
- 4 pages
- Screen and print editions
- Plain text for VTTs
- US Letter
- The 2024 rules for fifth edition
The cover. The rest is in the PDF.
Barbarian Path for 5e
Everyone within reach of this barbarian's Rage is under shelter. The path intercepts the hits meant for them and banks an Ember for each one, and the barbarian stands in the doorway getting bigger as the Rage goes on.
Ending the Rage on purpose brings the Embers back as warmth. That can be Temporary Hit Points for the huddle, or a clear head for anyone Charmed or Frightened. And once a day, somebody in reach who would have dropped stays standing, with the cost paid out of the barbarian's own hit points.
WHAT'S INSIDE
- One full subclass on the 2024 rules, with features at levels 3, 6, 10, and 14.
- Balanced against the strongest official 2024 subclasses.
- A play note and a d6 flavor table.
- A conversion sidebar for the 2014 rules.
- A screen edition and a plain-white print edition, both US Letter, plus the full text as a plain text file for VTT import.
- The PDF is bookmarked, with no password or lock on it.
Compatible with the 2024 rules for fifth edition. Includes material from the SRD 5.2 by Wizards of the Coast LLC under CC-BY-4.0. Full license statement in the PDF. Unaffiliated with Wizards of the Coast.
Hearth & Home (Options No. 5, $5.95) collects this path with the other three hearth subclasses. The night watch is Options No. 4, the dream half of the line is Nos. 1 and 2, and No. 3 is the ruin half.
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No. 1
Dream & Ruin
A barbarian who teleports through a Rage and a druid whose wall fights back, both built to keep working through level 20.
No. 2
Lullaby & Larceny
A lullaby bard, a sleepwalking monk, a dream-stealing rogue and a warlock who answers to a court, all four for 5e.
No. 3
Ruin & Remnant
What's left of a fortress, an oath, a spell and a temple, in four subclasses for 5e.
No. 4
Keep the Vigil
The night shift, split four ways between a ranger, a sorcerer, a monk and a paladin, all for 5e.
No. 5
Hearth & Home
Home, and four people who keep it safe: a barbarian in the doorway, a bard in the common room, a cleric at the fire and a druid at the hedge.
No. 6
On the Hunt
The Chase, a one-page pursuit procedure any table can run, plus a ranger, a fighter, a rogue and a warlock to run it with.
