Path of the Bloodthirsty

Barbarians who follow the Path of the Bloodthirsty tap into the primal forces of vampiric energy, drawing upon the dark powers of necrotic magic to fuel their rage. These warriors are fearsome adversaries on the battlefield, their strikes draining the life force from their foes, empowering themselves in the process. They are relentless hunters, driven by an insatiable thirst for vitality and power.

Vampiric Strike

Starting at 3rd level, when you hit a creature with a melee weapon attack while raging, you can choose to deal necrotic damage instead of the normal damage type for that weapon. Additionally, you regain hit points equal to half the necrotic damage dealt. When you miss a melee weapon attack while raging, you suffer one level of exhaustion.

Siphoning Fangs

At 6th level, you can choose to bite an enemy as an unarmed strike to siphon their life force. When using your Reckless Attack, biting a creature allows you to regain temporary hit points equal to half the damage dealt plus your Constitution modifier. 

Vampiric Resilience

Starting at 10th level, you gain resistance to necrotic damage while raging. Additionally, when you are reduced to 0 hit points and not killed outright, you can choose to make a Constitution saving throw with a DC equal to 5 + the damage taken. On a success, you drop to 1 hit point instead.

Bloodthirsty Slaughter

At 14th level, when you reduce a creature to 0 hit points with a melee weapon attack while raging, you can immediately use your reaction to make another melee weapon attack against a different creature within your reach. If this attack hits, you regain hit points equal to the full damage dealt. You can continue to make additional attacks in this manner until you fail to reduce a creature to 0 hit points or until you run out of creatures within reach. This ability can only be used once per rage.