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i'm considering rolling a barbarian for the next campaign i'm joining but i'm stuck on race, i really want to be a halfling but i'm concerned id just be gimping myself

does teh bonus dex, +1 to hit and +1 AC offset the lsot +1 to hit +1 damage from the lost strength

should i jsut go human or half orc?

also i'm considering at some point making a halfling monk/barbarian named edward, would it be possible to do that with a cleric to change my allignment?

does teh bonus dex, +1 to hit and +1 AC offset the lsot +1 to hit +1 damage from the lost strength

Umm...you might want to try retyping this. You have it backwards. Halflings have a -2 to strength, which translates into a -1 to attack and damage, not a +1. Their size is small which is a +1 to attack and AC.


Otherwise, no playing a halfling barbarian will not make your character weak.

And...as for the Monk/Barbarian concept, technically by the rules it is possible (but considering alignment restrictions and the monks multiclassing prohibition, it's very tricky). However, as a DM, I would personally disallow this. Monk and Barbarians are exact opposites.

Monks are highly disciplined warriors of both the mind and body who avoid confrontation and bloodshed.

Barbarians are tribal warriors who fight on pure instinct and rage alone, regardless of who they kill.


Stereotypically speaking, a Monk/Barbarian just does not make any sense.

Forikorder wrote:i'm considering rolling a barbarian for the next campaign i'm joining but i'm stuck on race, i really want to be a halfling but i'm concerned id just be gimping myself

does teh bonus dex, +1 to hit and +1 AC offset the lsot +1 to hit +1 damage from the lost strength

should i jsut go human or half orc?

also i'm considering at some point making a halfling monk/barbarian named edward, would it be possible to do that with a cleric to change my allignment?

I'm only familiar with 3rd edition, so if it's a different one I can't help you.

A halfling barbarian isn't really ideal, but extra dexterity and extra AC can't hurt a barbarian. The main issue is the strength penalty, and you'll have to expend ability points to plug that hole, however, it is doable.

Human and half-orc are the obvious candidates, but by no means the only ones. Half elves might not make too much sense from a roleplaying perspective but are just as servicable as humans. Dwarves and gnomes can make good barbarians - the extra constitution is always handy. Elves are typically a bit squishy unless using a particular subrace.

As for a monk/barbarian, does't seem plausible to me, the alignment thing is just too opposite, and I can't remember if there are rules for a monk that becomes non lawful. You'd essentially have to level up as a barbarian and then switch alighment to be able to level up as a monk, and because you'd be splitting your levels you'd lose the best features of each class - the barbarian side would have less damage resistance and less rages and the monk side would have less of the special abilities.

You wouldn't be able to wear armor, so realisitcally your are better off taking weapon finesse for unarmed and racking up points in dex so you simultanious increase AC and attack, but that makes rage redundant. Equally, to get any bonuses out of even taking one level of monk, you'd have to take off your armour which probably is going to give you better bonuses than any WIS bonus to your AC anyway.