Hey I am lvl 3 zealot barbarian with the stats 19 str 14 dex 16 con 11 int 13 wis 13 charisma and an ac of 18. Im using a silvered warhammer and a shield im currently playing curse of Strahd and im not sure what the best thing to do at lvl 4 pick the orcish fury feat to max out my strength or the sentinel feat. I am one of two frontliners in my party the other is a duo class fighter/paladin. the rest of my party is a satire bard, a gloomstalker ranger, a draconic sorcerer and a death domain cleric.
You don't need to max out Strength at level 4. You're already well ahead of the game with a Strength of 19. When you throw in Reckless Attack, you are already hitting more often than any other martial at this level. Since it seems that you're committed to a sword-and-board style, I would take the Sentinel feat. It will give you the most bang for your buck at level 4. I myself find the sword-and-board style to be less optimal for Barbarians than it is for other classes. If you are using your Reckless Attack feature often, then you are giving up advantage to your opponents on a regular basis, so you derive less value from a shield. Your resistances and high HP are there to mitigate the fact that you'll be getting hit a lot, and your zealot abilities will help keep you on your feet as well. If you're willing to switch combat styles, you should consider taking Polearm Master or Great Weapon Master. I find that the best damage mitigation is to make your opponents dead as quickly as possible, something that both of these feats will help you accomplish.
I really like the notion of killing my enemies as damage mitigation, but till now i Curse of stradh we have met alot of big packs so i have not been using reckless attack in those fights and i felt abit safer with a shield to boost my ac from 16 to 18. I was thinking of using the sentinel feat as a protection for my squishier team members but I do like barbarians with greater weapons for the damage potential!
I agree with Luegran. You already have high strength. I would take the sentinel feat and consider changing over to a pike weapon type. Build the character right and this grants you a lot of Attacks of Oppurtunity with an attack reach of 10 feet. Keep em at bay and hit em early.
Hey I am lvl 3 zealot barbarian with the stats 19 str 14 dex 16 con 11 int 13 wis 13 charisma and an ac of 18. Im using a silvered warhammer and a shield im currently playing curse of Strahd and im not sure what the best thing to do at lvl 4 pick the orcish fury feat to max out my strength or the sentinel feat. I am one of two frontliners in my party the other is a duo class fighter/paladin. the rest of my party is a satire bard, a gloomstalker ranger, a draconic sorcerer and a death domain cleric.
Orcish Fury or any other +1 strength feat.
You don't need to max out Strength at level 4. You're already well ahead of the game with a Strength of 19. When you throw in Reckless Attack, you are already hitting more often than any other martial at this level. Since it seems that you're committed to a sword-and-board style, I would take the Sentinel feat. It will give you the most bang for your buck at level 4. I myself find the sword-and-board style to be less optimal for Barbarians than it is for other classes. If you are using your Reckless Attack feature often, then you are giving up advantage to your opponents on a regular basis, so you derive less value from a shield. Your resistances and high HP are there to mitigate the fact that you'll be getting hit a lot, and your zealot abilities will help keep you on your feet as well. If you're willing to switch combat styles, you should consider taking Polearm Master or Great Weapon Master. I find that the best damage mitigation is to make your opponents dead as quickly as possible, something that both of these feats will help you accomplish.
I really like the notion of killing my enemies as damage mitigation, but till now i Curse of stradh we have met alot of big packs so i have not been using reckless attack in those fights and i felt abit safer with a shield to boost my ac from 16 to 18. I was thinking of using the sentinel feat as a protection for my squishier team members but I do like barbarians with greater weapons for the damage potential!
I'd suggest taking a +1 STR feat at level 4 and Resilient WIS at level 8.
I agree with Luegran. You already have high strength. I would take the sentinel feat and consider changing over to a pike weapon type. Build the character right and this grants you a lot of Attacks of Oppurtunity with an attack reach of 10 feet. Keep em at bay and hit em early.
Thank you all for the help. ill take sentinel and try to get a reach weapon then maybe take polearm master or great weapon master at lvl 8
orcish fury for sure, and try to use relentless endurance as often as possible in your zealous service to....blank!
Jesus Saves!... Everyone else takes damage.