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Bash
Level Activation: 1
Skill Prerequisite: None
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EFFECT: A powerful smashing blow that knocks
the target back. |
| The immense physical strength of the
Barbarian people is widely known, so it should come as no surprise
that this is one of the first skills that they develop as a
warrior. Summoning up their renowned brute strength a Barbarian
can deliver a powerful and painful blow that staggers an enemy
from it’s feet, knocking them back. |
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Leap
Level Activation: 6
Skill Prerequisite: None |
EFFECT: Barbarian jumps and knocks back
enemies where he lands. |
| Because of his great strength, a trained
barbarian warrior is able to perform great leaps. These jumps are
noteworthy, enabling the Barbarian to spring free of dangerous
swarms of enemies, and landing with an impact that sends them
reeling. |
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Double
Swing
Level Activation: 6
Skill Prerequisite: Bash |
EFFECT: A quick double attack that can damage
two nearby enemies. |
| A Barbarian warrior learns to fight with a
weapon in each hand, for after all, are not two weapons better
than one? A young Barbarian learns to use both hands independently
of each other, striking simultaneous blows at separate targets. As
his talent grows in this skill, he attacks with increasing control
of accuracy. |
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Stun
Level Activation: 6
Skill Prerequisite: Bash
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EFFECT: A successful attack briefly stuns the
enemy. |
| An Experienced Barbarian can learn to
strike an opponent in areas that promote the maximum effect. By
putting enough strength behind a well-placed blow, he can leave an
opponent dazed and unable to strike or flee.
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Double
Throw
Level Activation: 12
Skill Prerequisite: Double Swing |
EFFECT: Throws two weapons. |
| To a Barbarian, fighting with two weapons
is considered a fairly simple feat. Not so simple is mastering the
art of throwing two weapons simultaneously and accurately. Many
young Barbarians are eager to learn this skill, for they will tell
you it is concrete proof that they have risen to greatness as a
warrior. In truth, they use this skill in tavern games almost as
often as they do in battle, winning wagers from unsuspecting
drunkards. |
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Leap
Attack
Level Activation: 18
Skill Prerequisite: Leap
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EFFECT: Leaps onto a target and attacks when
landing. |
| A young treasure hunter once sought his
fortune in a raid for Barbarian gold on Mount Arreat. Hearing
tales of the Barbarian people’s expertise in close combat, he
hired a phalanx of mercenary spear-men to accompany him, thinking
their long spears would force the Barbarian warriors to fight from
a distance. He soon learned his mistake as a single Barbarian
warrior was enough to slaughter his entire party. Ambushing the
raiding party from a patch of scrub grass, the Barbarian leapt
over them, slaying one whilst airborne, and skewering two more as
he landed. Before the would-be thief could draw a single breath,
all of his hired lancers had been dispatched. It was a long walk
home. |
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Concentrate
Level Activation: 18
Skill Prerequisite: Stun |
EFFECT: An un-interruptible attack that also
temporarily improves your defense. |
| Sometimes a series of blows is not nearly
as effective as a single, concentrated strike. A barbarian trained
in this skill learns how to focus his strength into a single blow
that cuts through the guard of an enemy and slices through their
armor. This Technique also puts the warrior in a superior defense
position. |
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Frenzy
Level Activation: 24
Skill Prerequisite: Double Throw |
EFFECT: Every Successful hit increases your
velocity and attack speed. |
| Although a Barbarian is capable of
calculated blows and tactical fighting techniques, it is his
fierce passion for battle that distinguishes him in battle. While
using this skill, a Barbarian drives more and more force into each
successive blow as his anger and bloodlust mounts.
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Whirlwind
Level Activation: 30
Skill Prerequisite: Leap attack & Concentrate |
EFFECT: A fierce spinning attack. |
| Of the Barbarian people, the Tribe of
Thunder was the first to draw upon the primal forces of the
weather. Tornadoes would ravage their plains as summer turned to
the harvest season. The shaman of the tribe would interpret the
tornadoes as an omen of evil during times of peace, and as a
harbinger of great victory during wartime. Observing the strength
of the whirlwind, these Barbarians learned to emulate the swirling
mélange of the cyclone in their attacks. As time went on and the
tribes intermingled, the ability to attack in the manner of the
whirlwind was passed down to all of the Barbarian people.
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Berserk
Level Activation: 30
Skill Prerequisite: Concentrate |
EFFECT: A powerful attack that leaves the
Barbarian more vulnerable. |
| There is a fine line between passion and
rage, something the Barbarian warrior knows well. A Barbarian must
learn to tread this line while separating one from the other and
drawing strength from both. One of the most powerful combat skills
a Barbarian can learn is to cross that line into rage, expanding
the sum of energy and slaying everything without regard for
consequences. When you have slain all of the enemies, what is left
to fear? |
