Archetypes

While savagery is not inherently evil, some barbaric cultures thrive on depravity and welcome the act of feeding on their own kind.

ReplacesDamage Reduction, Improved Uncanny Dodge, Trap Sense +1

Some barbarians are truly savage, having little training in modern arms.

ReplacesTrap sense, Damage reduction

Some barbarians wear marks of prowess and savagery upon their bodies.

ReplacesFast movement, Uncanny dodge, Trap sense +1

Not all barbarians hunt forests, plains, and mountains.

ReplacesFast movement, Uncanny dodge, Trap sense +1

Coastal hunters and agents of the ocean's rage, sharptooth barbarians emulate the greatest predators of the sea.

ReplacesFast Movement, Improved Uncanny Dodge, Trap Sense +1

Many barbarians distrust magic.

ReplacesTrap sense, Damage reduction

In lands overrun by giants, dragons, and other hulking beasts, entire fellowships of barbarians hone tactics and traditions with one purpose—to bring low these massive foes.

ReplacesFast movement, Uncanny dodge, Trap sense +2

A barbarian often has a special totem that is the patron of her tribe.

Isolated and xenophobic tribes that dwell in areas untouched by civilization often see anything from cities and organized settlements as strange, dangerous, and decadent.

ReplacesFast movement, Trap sense

There are no rules in the wild.

ReplacesDamage Reduction, Improved Uncanny Dodge, Trap Sense +1

Every barbarian knows that city life can soften the spirit and the body, but some barbarians take on the trappings and ways of their adoptive homes and bend their savage powers to its challenges.

ReplacesFast movement

Rages are barely controlled, but there are those who wholly give in to their more savage side, letting their rages take them to a confusing and uncontrolled place of terrible savagery.

ReplacesUncanny dodge, Improved uncanny dodge

Some barbarians are born or bred outside the reach of civilization.

ReplacesTrap Sense

An animal speaker focuses not on the ears and minds of humans, but on the creatures of the wild and those in the underbellies of cities.

ReplacesFascinate, Well-versed, Inspire competence +1

A master of the martial applications of steel and spell, the arcane duelist blends both into a lethal combination.

ReplacesBardic knowledge, Countersong, Suggestion +4

No stodgy researcher, this archaeologist meets his research head-on in the field.

ReplacesThe versatile performance ability, Well-versed

Some bards greatly prefer academic pursuits to the drama (and sometimes melodrama) of their artistic brethren.

ReplacesInspire courage, Suggestion, Mass suggestion +4

Known for being known, a celebrity bard is a master of performance who captures the imagination and attention of his audience.

ReplacesInspire courage, Lore master, Dirge of doom

Spending years studying all of the finer points of erudition and etiquette, the court bard takes up the role of resplendent proclaimer and artist-in-residence at the hand of nobility, royalty, and the well-moneyed elite who aspire to join their ranks.

ReplacesInspire courage, Inspire competence, Dirge of doom +3

As quick at wordplay as at swordplay, daredevils are dashing heroes, inspiring their allies to match their clever repartee and acrobatic feats.

ReplacesBardic knowledge, Inspire courage, Versatile performance +2