Base Class: Barbarian
The Unarmed Brawler class relies on unarmed attacks and Tough willpower. Strong muscles and hard punches are what gives you the all to well known devastating raw power of the Unarmed Brawler. Most Unarmed Brawlers live in poverty and in the slums or underground abandoned living areas of big city's. Often doing Street fights or bar Brawls for quick Coin when they need it, But will do any from of Physical labor for some Coin if the terms call for it. As a poverty and hunger filled fighter, you never turn down any form of Payment, often at times even haggling for a higher pay if you deem it worthy. Living in poverty you are built tough and gritty, often resorting to violence as a quick solution to any dispute or misunderstanding.
Heavy Handed
Starting when you choose this path at 3rd level, Your unarmed strikes become more brutal and combo into more attacks easily.
Heavy Strike - When you take the attack action and it is an unarmed strike, you can choose for that attack to be a Heavy Strike as long as you are raging and not using armor or a shield.
Quick Strike - After attacking with a Heavy Strike you can make an additional unarmed strike as a bonus action after the attack.
Smash
Starting at level 3, You learn the Smash class ability. You can not use this ability if you have a shield equipped.
Smash - Once per turn when you hit with a Heavy Strike you can double down of the attack to deal increase damage. Your Smash attack deals double the dice damage of a Heavy Strike. You can use this feature 4 times per short rest. Additionally on a hit the target must make a STR saving throw or is knocked prone (if huge or smaller) OR target is knocked back 10 feet (if huge or smaller).
Brawler's Focus
Beginning at 6th level, your rage bring on an unrelenting drive.
Your unarmed strikes ignore resistance to bludgeoning damage.
Additionally you become immune to frightened while raging.
Fighting Reflexes
At 10th level, your ability to see openings during a fight become unmatched.
When a creature makes an attack at you within 5 feet, you can use your reaction to make an opportunity attack at them.
Also, when you score a critical hit with a Smash. It refunds the charge used for the smash.
Brute Force Brawling
At 14th level, your hyper-focused drive to win a fight as gifted you with remarkable defenses.
Your Reckless attacks no longer provide attackers with advantage against you while you are raging.
Additionally, whenever you take damage for the first time in a round while you are raging, if that damage is not reduced by resistance already, you gain resistance to that damage.
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