Whirling Blade Exploits

Primal Path 3rd-level Path of the Whirling Blade feature

At 3rd level, a Barbarian gains the Primal Path feature. The You learn certain Exploits at the Barbarian levels noted in
following Patron-exclusive option can be made available in the table below. These don't count against your number of
addition to the Primal Paths available in official content: Exploits Known and can't be switched upon gaining a level.
Path of the Whirling Blade Barbarian Level Exploit
3rd heroic stature, ruthless strike
Path of the Whirling Blade
5th adrenaline rush, glancing blow
For most Barbarians, their Rage manifests as wild bloodlust,
but some learn to channel their fury into focus. The warriors 9th savage defiance
that do so walk the Path of the Whirling Blade, and learn to
draw in the pain inflicted upon them and reflect it back onto Whirling Blades
their foes in a storm of signature attacks with their blades. 6th-level Path of the Whirling Blade feature
Barbarian Level Feature
You are a storm of blades on the field of battle. While Raging,
you can wield an additional light melee weapon, even if this
3rd
Focused Rage, Swift Strike, would exceed the normal amount of weapons you can wield.
Whirling Blade Exploits You may wield it in your mouth, juggle it between your other
6th Whirling Blades weapons, or some other way normally not possible to you.
When you take the Attack action while you are doing so,
10th Hardened Warrior you can expend 1 Focus to make one additional attack with
14th Tornado of Steel this weapon as part of your Attack action.
Focused Rage Hardened Warrior
3rd-level Path of the Whirling Blade feature 10th-level Path of the Whirling Blade feature
You have learned to take the punishment of your foes and Your ability to channel the ire of your foes has grown. Any
reflect it back onto them. Whenever you take damage while Focus you gain lasts until the end of your current Rage.
you are Raging you gain 1 Focus which lasts until the end of Also, while you have at least 1 Focus, you have advantage
your next turn. You can have a maximum amount of Focus at on saving throws to resist being charmed or frightened.
one time equal to your Constitution modifier (minimum of 1).
You can use a Savage Exploit you know without expending Tornado of Steel
an Exploit Die, by expending Focus equal to its degree. 14th-level Path of the Whirling Blade feature
As an action, you can expend Focus to lash out at creatures of
Swift Strike your choice within 30 feet, forcing them to make a Dexterity
3rd-level Path of the Whirling Blade feature saving throw. On a failure, they take magical slashing damage
You have trained to unleash devastating strikes at the start equal to one roll of your Exploit Die for each Focus you spent.
of your battles. As an action, you can expend Focus, draw a On a successful save, creatures take half as much damage.
weapon, and make a melee weapon attack against a target
you can see. On hit, you deal the weapon's normal damage,
plus additional damage equal to one roll of your Exploit Die
for each Focus you spent.
To use Swift Strike you must have both hands free and
have a sheathed melee weapon you can draw for the attack.
Once you use Swift Strike against a creature you cannot
use it again until you roll initiative for another battle.
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