Base Class: Barbarian
Highlanders are fearsome warriors from the cold, hilly landscapes, who fight primarily with claymores, pikes, & targe shields. They are rarely seen adorning heavy or metal armour, preferring to wear belted plaid so they can climb easily and move quickly across battlefields. Those who follow this path recreate the tactics of theses clansmen when they fight, Utilizing devastating fury & unfaltering bravery in battle.
Highland Fury
Starting when you choose this path at 3rd level, you gain access to a special kind of rage. Once, when you enter a rage, you can choose to make it a Highland Fury. During which.
- you have resistance to your choice of acid, cold, fire, lightning, poison, or thunder damage.
- you can make a single melee weapon attack as a bonus action on each of your turns after this one.
However, once you end your Highland Fury, you take a level of exhaustion. You regain the ability to enter Highland Fury when you lose this level of exhaustion.
Gaelic Tenacity
Starting when you choose this path at 3rd level, Tenacity runs through your Gaelic Blood, Allowing bursts of endurance in dangerous conditions. Whenever you take damage, you may use your reaction to enter a rage & whilst raging, you may use your bonus action to move an extra half your movement speed towards the nearest hostile target.
Bravehearted
Beginning at 6th level, you are accustomed to the cold windy weather of your homeland. You gain resistance to cold damage while enraged. If you selected cold resistance from Highland Fury, you instead become immune.
Additionally, you can't be frightened while enraged & have advantage on any Wisdom or Charisma saving throws made while in a rage.
Cry Freedom
At 10th level, you can unleash a furious battle cry as bonus action, inspiring any allies within 60 feet of you that can hear you. Until the start of your next turn, their speed is doubled and they gain advantage on their attacks. Once you use this feature. you can't use it again until you finish a long rest.
Additionally when your activate Highland Fury, you gain a single use of this effect for free.
Celtic Comeback
Starting at 14th level, when you take damage from a creature that is within 5 feet of you. You can use your reaction to make a melee weapon attack against that creature. Whilst in Highland Fury, The action cost is suspended