Path of the Great Ape

Channeling the power and strength of their ancient primal ancestors. Barbarians who follow this path do not rely on the weapons and armour of the civilised world, instead opting to use only their brute strength and resilience.

Primate Rage

3rd-level Path of the Great Ape feature

You can go into a Primate Rage when you rage. Doing so changes your body to resemble a large ape; hair begins to grows all over your body, your arms extend, and your body size increases. For the duration of your rage, you gain the following benefits;

• Your unarmed strikes gain a d6 damage die. Additionally, you can make one unarmed strike as a bonus action.
• You gain a climbing speed equal to your walking speed.
• When you make a melee attack on your turn, your reach is 10ft instead of 5ft.
• Your size increases to Large.

However, the transformation makes using tools and weaponry more difficult, while in a Primate Rage you have disadvantage on all attack rolls made using simple and martial weapons.

Your unarmed strikes damage die increases to a d8 at 6th level and a d10 at 14th level.

Stiff Knuckles

6th-level Path of the Great Ape feature

Your unarmed strikes count as magical for the purpose of overcoming resistance and immunity.

Additionally, you gain a 30ft climbing speed and your unarmed strikes gain a d6 damage die while you aren’t in a primate rage.

Ferocious Cry

10th-level Path of the Great Ape feature

When you enter a Primate Rage, you can let out a loud and intimidating primal cry. Every hostile creature within 30ft that can hear you must make a Wisdom saving throw against your save DC. Creatures that succeed their save suffer no effects. Creatures that fail their save become frightened for 1-minute. Frightened creatures can repeat their saving throw at end of their turn. Beasts make their saving throws with disadvantage.

Save DC = 8 + your proficiency bonus + your Constitution modifier

This feature can only be used once, regaining its use after finishing a short or long rest.

Great Ape

14th-level Path of the Great Ape feature

When you enter a Primate Rage can choose become huge instead of large. Additionally, you can deal bludgeoning damage equal to your strength modifier to any creature that starts their turn while grappled by you.