Savage Berserker (3.5e Prestige Class)

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A remake of the frenzied berserker without the friendly fire, stupid weakness and not as abusable. 9 Other Other

Savage Berserker

“	I will cleave you! I will cleave you to death!	”
—Unknown Savage Berserk on Rampage

The savage berserker class is more or less a remake of the frenzied berserker class without the friendly fire, immortality and general campaign wrecking madness.

The savage berserker are often classified as a 'meat grinder on legs', they capable of feats lesser barbarian are barely capable of imagining. A savage berserker is a feared enemy on the battlefield and unlike their frenzied berserker cousin they are not feared by their allies. A savage berserker is pretty much the same as a normal barbarian in term of fighting, rage, charge and cleave.

Becoming a Savage Berserker

Entry Requirements  

Alignment:	Any non-lawful.
Base Attack Bonus:	+9.
Feats:	Cleave, Diehard, Great Fortitude.
Special:	Must have the Greater Rage class feature.

Table: The Savage Berserker

Hit Die: d12

Level	Base Attack Bonus	Saving Throws			Special
		Fort	Ref	Will
1st	+1	+2	+2	+0	Fearless Maniac, Savage Frenzy
2nd	+2	+3	+3	+0	Savage Combat Maneuvers
3rd	+3	+3	+3	+1	Herculean Rage, Supreme Cleave
4th	+4	+4	+4	+1	Quick Berserk
5th	+5	+4	+4	+1	Delayed Effect
6th	+6/+1	+5	+5	+2	Spirit of Savagery
7th	+7/+2	+5	+5	+2	Leaping Fury
8th	+8/+3	+6	+6	+2	Greater Savage Frenzy
Class Skills (4 + Int modifier per level) Balance (Dex), Climb (Str), Escape Artist (Dex), Intimidate (Cha), Jump (Str), Knowledge (Local) (Int), Knowledge (Nature) (Int), Listen (Wis), Martial Lore (Int), Perform (Cha), Ride (Dex), Search (Int), Sense Motive (Wis), Speak Language (None), Spot (Wis), Survival (Wis), Swim (Str), Tumble (Dex).

Class Features

All of the following are class features of the Savage Berserker.

Fearless Maniac (Ex): A 1st level savage berserker is immune to [fear] effects.

Savage Frenzy (Ex): At 1st level a savage berserker gain an heightened state of rage, she may enter a savage frenzy as a free action during her turn. While frenzied, she gains a +6 bonus to Strength and, if she makes a full attack action, gains a single extra attack each round at her highest bonus. However, she also takes a —4 penalty to Armor Class and takes 2 points of nonlethal damage per round. A frenzy lasts for a number of rounds equal to 3 + the savage berserker's Constitution modifier. She may end her frenzy early as a free action. The effects of frenzy stack with those from any rage ability the character may have.

A savage berserker can enter a savage frenzy once per day per class level, but never more than once per encounter. While frenzied she is under the same restriction as a barbarian's rage. Her savage frenzy benefits from any feats or ability altering her rage when it would be beneficial. At the end of her frenzy the savage berserker take 2 points of constitution burn and she become exhausted.

Savage Combat Maneuvers (Ex): At 2nd level a raging or frenzied savage berserker add her class level to bull rush, grapple and overrun checks.

Herculean Rage (Ex): At 3rd level a raging or frenzied savage berserker add twice her strength bonus to all instead of once to all strength checks (but not combat maneuvers such as grapple, trip and etc) and her strength is double for the purpose of determining her carrying capacity.

Supreme Cleave (Ex): At 3rd level a savage berserker can take 5 feet-step between attacks when using the Cleave or Great Cleave feat. These 5 feet-steps do not count against her normal limit of 5 feet-steps. She may take one 5 feet-step per class level in this way per round.

Quick Berserk (Ex): At 4th level a savage berserker may enter a frenzy and/or a rage whenever she is struck for at least 10 damage as an immediate action.

Delayed Effect (Ex): Whenever a 5th level savage berserker who is either raging or frenzied would be placed under one of the follow affliction: ability penalties (such as from ray of enfeeblement, touch of idiocy, etc.) ability damage and ability drain (but not ability burn), blindness, confusion, dazing, dazzling, deafness, entanglement, exhaustion, fatigue, fascination, fright, level drain, shaken, panicked, cowering, nausea, paralysis, sickness, stunning, uncenteredness and any other condition that this list does not include but the DM deems permissible. It is essentially delayed, not affecting her for 1 round per class level or until her frenzy/rage end (whichever happen first). The time the status effect is delayed count against it duration.

Spirit of Savagery: At 6th level a savage berserker is no longer limited to daily uses of her savage frenzy, she may enter her frenzy at will, although she is still limited to once per encounter.

Leaping Fury (Su): At 7th level a savage berserker can leap tall buildings, while raging or frenzied she can make a special jump check as a move action. The DC is equal to either the height or length of the jump she is trying to make in meter, whichever is higher. If the jump check is successful she make the jump without problems, landing firmly on her feet and ignoring any falling damage. If she fail her jump check by 5 or less she still make the jump but land prone and take falling damage as normal. If she fail by more than 5 she do not make the jump and land in a random square along the way prone and take falling damage.

Greater Savage Frenzy (Ex): At 8th level a savage berserker strength bonus during a frenzy raise from +6 to +10.

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