Most barbarians prefer to charge into battle with large weapons, you prefer the thrill of over coming your enemies with you bare hands. You find the victory that much sweeter knowing you were able to overcome your foe with nothing but murderous rage, clenched fists and brute strength to rival that of a giant.

Brawlers Fury

Starting when you choose this path:

• Guard Slip - When taking damage from a melee attack you can use your reaction to grapple your attacker.
• Starting at level 3 your unarmed strikes will use a D6 to determine damage. Changes to a D8 at level 5, D10 at level 11 and a D12 at level 17.
• Use strength for attack and damage rolls for unarmed strike.
• Your Rage only ends when you fail to hit or be hit for a round.
• You lose all weapon and armor proficiency and gain unarmed strike proficiency. 

Adamantine Knuckles

Upgrade Unarmed Strike damage die to a D12.

Iron Knuckles

Upgrade Unarmed Strike damage die to a D10.

Leather Knuckles

When making an unarmed attack you now roll a 1d6 and then add your strength modifier.

Stone Knuckles

Upgrade Unarmed Strike damage die to a D8.

Brutal Nature

• Your life of constant fighting had caused you to adopt some extremly brutal tactics.
• Gain the ability Critical Combo - When you critically hit an enemy that is not grappled with an unarmed strike you can make one more unarmed strike for free. 
• While raging, You count as one one size larger when it comes to grappling. 
• Gain the ability Close the Gap - When you hit with an unarmed attack, as a bonus action, you can attempt to grapple the target.
• Gain the ability Meat Shield - Use your reaction to redirect an attack that hits you to your grappled target. Contested strength check against grappled enemy. 
• Unarmed strikes now count as magical.

Grapple Mastery

You now count as one size larger when it comes to grappling. Stacks with brutal nature.

When moving with a grappled creature you now move at normal speed.

Gain the ability Brawlers Throw - When grappling an enemy at least one size smaller than you, you can use an action to throw the creature up to 5 feet plus your strength modifier plus an additional 5 feet per additional level smaller than you. Make an attack roll, if it hits and is in range, any creature hit is knocked prone. 

Brawlers Fury

• While raging you now score a critical on a roll of 18 - 20.
• If your attack reduces an enemies health to zero you may move to the nearest enemy ( up to 5 feet) and make an attack for free.