Path of the Gut Buster

A path of Battle Raging pioneered by the legendary Gut Buster Brigade of Mithril Hall

Restriction

Only Dwarves Can be Gut Busters

Gut Buster Armor

When you choose this path at 3rd level, you gain the ability to use spiked armor (see the “Spiked Armor” sidebar) as a weapon.

While you are wearing spiked armor and are raging, you can use a bonus action to make one melee weapon attack with your armor spikes against a target within 5 feet of you. If the attack hits, the spikes deal 1d4 piercing damage. You use your Strength modifier for the attack and damage rolls.

Additionally, when you use the Attack action to grapple a creature, the target takes 3 piercing damage if your grapple check succeeds.

Unlike regular Battle Ragers A Gut Buster's spikes grow more deadly as you gain levels.

Level 3:  1d4+S

Level 6:  1d6+S

Level 9:  1d8+S

Level 12:  1d10+S

Level 15:  !d12+S

SPIKED ARMOR

Spiked armor is a rare type of medium armor made by dwarves. It consists of a leather coat and leggings covered with spikes that are usually made of metal.
Cost: 75 gp
AC: 14 + Dexterity modifier (max 2)
Stealth: Disadvantage 
Weight: 45 lb.

 

Reckless Abandon

Beginning at 6th level, when you use Reckless Attack while raging, you also gain temporary hit points equal to your Constitution modifier (minimum of 1). They vanish if any of them are left when your rage ends.

Gut Buster Draught

At level 10 once per long rest you can use an action to drink a flask of Gut Buster draught.  For the purposes of maintaining a rage this counts as an attack.

Upon drinking the draught you will gain the following benefits for 10 turns.

+3 to damage 

Resistance to all magical and psionic damage

Movement speed increases to 40 feet if not already at 40 feet.

During a Long Rest the Draught can be brewed again.

Spiked Retribution

Starting at 14th level, when a creature within 5 feet of you hits you with a melee attack, the attacker takes 3 piercing damage if you are raging, aren’t incapacitated, and are wearing spiked armor.