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Creator: Will Cornelius

Initial Writing: May 24th - June 2nd

Version: 1.20



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First off I'll let you know that I'm no "Dungeon Master" on D&D rules, or
have
I ever played D&D. This is my FIRST FAQ so feel free to send me "Constructive
Criticism" on how to improve my FAQ. The main reason I wrote this is because
NwN (Neverwinter Nights) is the first real hardcore RPG I've gotten into. I
have played various Final Fantasy's and I've fooled around with some other
RPG's. I decided to do my FAQ on the Barbarian class because it's a beginner
class (for me it was) and also because no one else has made one.



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0.0 FAQ Related Notes
0.1 Legal Information
0.2 Version

1.0 FAQ

2.0 Barbarian 101
2.1 Strengths
2.2 Weaknesses

3.0 Barbarian Recipe
3.1 Race
3.11 Human
3.12 Elf
3.13 Dwarf
3.14 Halfling
3.15 Gnome
3.16 Half-Elf
3.17 Half-Orc
3.2 Stats
3.21 Strength
3.22 Dexterity
3.23 Constitution
3.24 Intelligence
3.25 Wisdom
3.26 Charisma
3.3 Skill Points
3.4 Feats
3.5 Multi-Clasing
3.51 Minor
3.52 Major
3.6 Which Is Right For Me?
3.61 Types Of Barbarian

4.0 Barbarian Items
4.1 Weapons
4.11 Greataxe
4.12 Greatsword
4.13 Scythe
4.14 Double Sword/Double Axe
4.2 Armor, Shields, Helmets, and Cloaks
4.21 Light Armor
4.22 Medium Armor
4.23 Heavy Armor
4.24 Shields
4.25 Helmets
4.26 Cloaks
4.3 Rings, Necklaces, and Boots
4.31 Rings
4.32 Necklaces
4.33 Boots

5.0 Final Thanks

6.0 Contacting Me



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Here's where I put all my boring stuff that needs to be said. Also I might put
something else here someday, like some notes on NwN patches or some such like
that. By the way, the current patch is patch V1.29, this is available at the
official NwN website.



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This guide is not to be posted on sites other than here at GameFAQs, please
contact me if this guide is posted anywhere else. Printing this guide is
perfectly legal as long as it is used by the one who printed the guide and
no other. Do not attempt to post this guide anywhere else on the internet
or any other source that is broadcasted to the public without specific
permission from myself. If you have any questions about this just e-mail me
at doubleu_15@hotmail.com. Remember, plagiarism is illegal and can result
in EXTREME CONSEQUENCES!!!



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V.10 - 24/5/03 - Started the FAQ. Did Title, Intro, Legal Info and Version.

V.20 - 25/5/03 - Fixed up Table of Contents and finished Barbarian 101.

V.30 - 26/5/03 - Slight Changes. Now working on Barbarian Recipe.

V.40 - 27/5/03 - Plan to check things on NwN today. Finished Races and Stats.

V.50 - 28/5/03 - Finished Skill Points and Feats.

V.60 - 29/5/03 - Starting Weapons. Finished Greataxe and Greatsword.

V.70 - 30/5/03 - Managed to finish Weapons and Armor, Helmets, Cloaks.

V.80 - 31/5/03 - Submitted today. Planning on adding more soon.

V.90 - 1/6/03 - Adding more information. Also reformatting.

V1.0 - 2/6/03 - Planning on submitting today. Added Multi-Clasing.

V1.1 - 15/6/03 - Been SUPER BUSY. Hoping to update tonight. Not a full update.

V1.2 - 16/6/03 - Hope to get out a quick update todady.



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Here I will answer any question you ask me. So email me any you have! I've
put up a few just to get things started.



Q: What's a barbarian?

A: Simply, a really, really, really, strong melee fighter. They have high hit
points, and semi-high dexterity. They usually use a two-handed weapon.

Q: What's the best race?

A: Well, since there is more than one opinion there is no "best race". But my
personal opinion is, the Half-Orc, gets the bonus strength, for a loss in some
crappy stats.

Q: What's a good build?

A: A good build for a barbarian, is anything focusing on strength. Then on
your choice of dexterity or Constitution, I usually do a balance of the two.



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The basis of the Barbarian is, big, strong, and stupid. By big I mean high
hit points and heavy armor. Strong meaning big damage and good critical. Being
dumb, ugly and no charisma is being stupid. For me I focus on Strength over
all other stats, dexterity/ Constitution is second. Wisdom comes third and for
intelligence and charisma I couldn't give a rat's @$$ about it. But that's
just me, overall though high strength is a must for a Barbarian. Your next
choice is either going for high AC or dexterity. Constitution should be an
average concern but not number one. As for the rest you can disperse them at
your own will. I'd say keep it low for charisma, the only thing it's going to
do is persuade.



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The Barbarian is obviously a melee fighter, and a good one at that. His
strength stats could make someone fall into a coma there so high. High hit
points are another goodie, boosting your longevity in a battle. A Barbarian's
best weapons are arguably between a greatsword and a greataxe. Both of
them doing high damage and good for foraging. Barbarian Rage is like a
tomahawk missile to a Barbarian, and when you get to level 15 it becomes
Greater Barbarian Rage. Boosting your strength, constitution, and will saves.
But this comes at a slight loss to your AC. Also Barbarians are a great class
to play as a beginner or a dumb@$$ of D&D (like me) because of their
easy-to-use motto.



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Barbarians, being stupid and all (again, like me) can't use magic for their
life. This is probably their biggest flaw. Another is their chances of
winning a beauty contest, pretty low huh. Besides that is that there going to
have hell of a time successfully multi-classing with much more than just the
fighter class. Another thing is that you won't be able to specialize that
well with out multi-classing.



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Creating the "perfect" barbarian is one of the most important decisions in
your life, along with buying a house, getting married, etc. You will need to
weigh up all the things you want and need, type of weapon, strength or
dexterity, human or Half-Orc. Also you will have to decide if you are going
to multi-class at all, and if you do, what will you multi-class with? All
these factors can make a computer geek go crazy, or neglect their social
life. This is why I am here, to help the unfortunate souls who are caught in
the "Spiral of Never Ending Possibilities". So hop on a magical carpet and let
me show you how to create the "perfect" barbarian.



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Race, one of the top decisions to be made for your barbarian. Should I go
with the over-powering Half-Orc, or should I take the high endurance Dwarf?
Or maybe a balanced out Human. Here I will break down each races benefits and
downfalls. Also No matter what race you choose you can still become a
barbarian.



(=- 3.11 Human -=)

One of the top races to play with. There overall balance is quite good. One of
the best things about them is their "Quick to Master" feat, which allows you