Path of the Norse Gods (5e Subclass)
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Path of the Norse Gods[edit]
Barbarian Subclass
A path for those barbarians like the old Norse who worship multiple gods and goddesses such as Odin, Thor, and Hela. The Barbarians who choose the Path of the Norse Gods make the right prayer for the right moment and gain their favor and powers.
Odin. King of the Norse Gods, God of poetry, battle, and death. Chief god of the Aesir. Also known as the “all-father”, the “terrible one”, “one-eyed” and “father of battle”.
Thor. God of Sky, thunder, and fertility. Associated with law and order in Asgard and guardian of the Norse gods. Son of Odin and Earth, and husband of Sif. Also known as the “thunder god” and “charioteer”.
Hela. The goddess of death and ruler of Helheim, the realm of the dead.
- Norse God's Pray
At 3rd level when you active your Rage, choose a god to pray and gain their powers.
- Norse God's Path
At 3th level, you gain the benefits of your chosen god.
Odin. The might and aggression of Odin surround you. While raging, you gain a +2 bonus to attack rolls while using the Reckless Attack feature.
Thor. The tempestuous magic of Thor surrounds you. At the start of each of your turns while you are raging, you can summon up to five lightning bolts. Each lightning bolt strikes a creature within 5 feet of you, dealing lightning damage equal to your Strength modifier to that creature. A creature can't be struck by more than one lightning bolt.
Hela. You become eager to consume life forces with the surrounding of Hela's magic. While raging, your weapon attacks deal additional necrotic damage equal to your Rage damage bonus and you regain hit points equal to that amount if the attack hits. You cannot regain hit points more than once per turn in this way.
- Norse God's Favor
At 6th level, you gain the benefits of your chosen god.
Odin. The battle superiority of Odin enhances you. When you use the Reckless Attack feature while raging, other creatures don't advantage on attack rolls made against you.
Thor. The lightning of Thor protects you. When a creature hits you, the creature takes lightning damage equal to your Strength modifier.
Hela. The dark power of Hela over death surrounds you. While raging, you gain resistance to cold damage and you also now can choose you type of damage between necrotic and radiant. Once per turn you deal extra damage to the first undead you hit on your turn with a Strength-based attack. To determine the extra damage, roll a number of d6s equal to your Rage Damage bonus, and add them together. The damage has the same type of your choose.
- Norse God's Blessing
At 10th level, you gain the benefits of your chosen god.
Odin. Odin grants you his divine power. While raging, you gain resistance to fire damage and you also gain temporary hit points equal to your Constitution modifier at the start of each of your turns.
Thor. Thor grants you his divine power. While raging, you now have resistance to thunder and lightning damage and you now instead deal lightning damage equal to double your Strength modifier when using your Norse God's Path feature.
Hela. Hela grants you her divine power. While raging, you gain resistance to poison and necrotic damage and you can now regain hit points for each successful attack that hits, instead of once per turn when using the Norse God's Path feature.
- Norse God's Power
At 14th level, you gain your god's final favor and power.
Odin. Odin infuses you with godly wisdom of Mímir. While raging and at the start of each of your turns, the first attack made against you would always be made at disadvantage and you also gain advantage on Wisdom saving throws.
Thor. While raging, you can attack three times, instead of twice, whenever you take the Attack action on your turn and you are immune to fall damage.
Hela. Hela infuses you with the dark power of the damned magic. While raging, You are immune to necrotic and poison damage and the poisoned condition.
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