[Kayless]

Originally posted by Mirk
so (@kayless or anybody), how does a single level of barbarian sound for fighter types? for the movement and rage, hopefully able to pick up extra rages via feats, don't know if it's in the game, though.

If all you're gunning for is a lightly armored fighter type who can run fast and occasionally Rage then it works fine (though you may want to take two Barbarian levels for the Uncanny Dodge as well). Since fast movement only works when you're wearing light or medium armor (in the PHB anyway) you're going to want a decent Dex if you plan to take advantage of that, since you'll be in lighter armor than normal (if Mithral armor is implemented properly it works wonderfully for this sort of character, since it counts as one category lighter; i.e. Mithral Full Plate counts as medium armor instead of heavy). The Barbarian is one of the better classes to take a single level in, so go for it. http://www.linda-goodman.com/ubb/winkgrin.gif