I've been playing in a dnd AL game where everybody is level 5 or 6 and i'm level 3. I'm a barbarian, but the wizard is a better tank than me. Any advice? there are no other groups in my area.
I don't know that there's much advice to give here. You're playing in the wrong tier. Level 5 is a big step up in power for almost all characters. I assume you're playing a hardcover adventure, it's one of the only AL-legal ways to mix tiers.
The best advice I can give is to immediately use the catch up downtime option when you reach level 4 to jump straight to level 5. That means that you will permanently take a hit in your total treasure checkpoints, but it's nothing too drastic.
You could also find some side adventures without your party at your local game store to help you level up.
With more details about your character we might be able to help you rebuild for better tanking.
I've been playing in a dnd AL game where everybody is level 5 or 6 and i'm level 3. I'm a barbarian, but the wizard is a better tank than me. Any advice? there are no other groups in my area.
I did NOT eat those hikers.
Ask the DM to give you a couple levels on the down low? Or if they'll let you do a couple solo side-quest type things.
Have you tried raging? Tanking isn't only about HP and/or AC (which you should be comparable to any way), it is also about damage resistance.
You will eventually level up more and catch up to them.
Yes, even with rage I am still not that tanky
I did NOT eat those hikers.
I don't know that there's much advice to give here. You're playing in the wrong tier. Level 5 is a big step up in power for almost all characters. I assume you're playing a hardcover adventure, it's one of the only AL-legal ways to mix tiers.
The best advice I can give is to immediately use the catch up downtime option when you reach level 4 to jump straight to level 5. That means that you will permanently take a hit in your total treasure checkpoints, but it's nothing too drastic.
You could also find some side adventures without your party at your local game store to help you level up.
With more details about your character we might be able to help you rebuild for better tanking.
Race: Variant Human
Class: Barbarian (path of the ancestral guardian)
Feat: Sentinal
HP: 35
I did NOT eat those hikers.
Are you wearing armor and using a shield? Scale mail will likely get you +1 to AC over unarmored defense and a shield will give you another +2.