Barbarian
Base Class: Barbarian

(Berserker Redux is a tweak to the existing Berserker Subclass. I figured Exhaustion is part of what makes the Berserker so interesting and that the price of a Frenzy should be retained. Frenzy should be tempting, however. Bonus Action Attacks actually are not inviting; numerous magic items have these. It is nothing new or interesting. So what I figured I should do is give the Berserker something both very tempting and making the Berserker able to manage their exhaustion levels. I did so by having critical hits heal exhaustion levels, and then giving them an extra attack, which gives them another chance per round for a critical hit. Between a means of healing exhaustion and having up to four attacks a round at level 10 (two standard Attack action attacks, one additional Attack action attack while in a Frenzy, and Frenzy's bonus action Attack), I think this makes going into Frenzy very inviting and worth it knowing that you can shake it off, and making Berserker worth choosing in the face of Totem Barbarian.)

Frenzy

Starting when you choose this path at 3rd level, you can go into a frenzy when you rage. If you do so, for the duration of your rage you can make a single melee weapon attack as a bonus action on each of your turns after this one. When your rage ends, you suffer one level of exhaustion.

Mindless Rage

Beginning at 6th level, you can’t be charmed or frightened while raging. If you are charmed or frightened when you enter your rage, the effect is suspended for the duration of the rage. In addition, killing a creature with a critical melee attack while raging heals one level of exhaustion.

Chaotic Frenzy

Beginning at 10th level, while in a Frenzy, you can attack three times, instead of twice, when you take the Attack action.

Retaliation

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.

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