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Before battle or an event that causes great excitement, the Berserker must either try to control their urges or be a victim to them. To do this, the player must make a charisma save or slip into the mindless rage.

Treebore wrote:I can tell you how I would interpret the Troll language used, but as far as an "official" ruling? No frikkin idea.

rom90125 wrote:

Treebore wrote:I can tell you how I would interpret the Troll language used, but as far as an "official" ruling? No frikkin idea.

Tree, bring on your interpretation, please sir. In the absence of "official", I willingly accept your adjudication. Thank you!

Aramis wrote:I don't have the book in question, but it could be read as the berserker, if he fails to control his anger, charges into battle with the perceived foe, mindless of his own health, or any strategy the party is trying to organise.

Certainly this would be more playable than a "vorpal" character that is likely to fail half of their saves, and given their iikely proximity to other PCs at the outset of all the combats, is going to kill more PCs than monsters in any given session.

One wonders how such a "booby trap" version of the character would survive long enough to establish an actual class, as he would soon be alone in the dungeon, or slain by fellow party members

rom90125 wrote:Introduction of the Berserker class in Codex Nordica (pg. 103) states the prime attribute is Cha yet on pg. 105 it states the Prime Attribute is Strength. Based on the class write-up, specifically the ability Odin's Fury, I assume the Prime Attribute is indeed Charisma. Am I correct?

And regarding Odin's Fury, I admit I'm confused. The text from Codex Nordica states:

Before battle or an event that causes great excitement, the Berserker must either try to control their urges or be a victim to them. To do this, the player must make a charisma save or slip into the mindless rage.

The text that follows this snippet in the book implies that the Berserker must make the Cha save to enable Odin's Fury. Is this correct? What happens if the Berserker fails this save? What defines "mindless rage"? Does the Berserker still invoke Odin's Fury, however, they attack friend and foe alike?

Celticgamer wrote:

rom90125 wrote:Introduction of the Berserker class in Codex Nordica (pg. 103) states the prime attribute is Cha yet on pg. 105 it states the Prime Attribute is Strength. Based on the class write-up, specifically the ability Odin's Fury, I assume the Prime Attribute is indeed Charisma. Am I correct?

And regarding Odin's Fury, I admit I'm confused. The text from Codex Nordica states:

Before battle or an event that causes great excitement, the Berserker must either try to control their urges or be a victim to them. To do this, the player must make a charisma save or slip into the mindless rage.

The text that follows this snippet in the book implies that the Berserker must make the Cha save to enable Odin's Fury. Is this correct? What happens if the Berserker fails this save? What defines "mindless rage"? Does the Berserker still invoke Odin's Fury, however, they attack friend and foe alike?

There was not a correction in that made and thus confusion, so let's set that straight! While the Prime Attribute for the Berserker Class IS STRENGTH, the 'Odin's Fury' ability requires the Charisma save to unlock the ability. The 'mindless rage' is of course the blood-thirsty killing frenzy the Berserker is famous for, sending them into the state in which they will slaughter all around them, unable to recognize friend or foe for the length or duration of the 'Odin's Fury' or Berserker state. Failing their urges, they will be sent into this Fury completely, but they can choose to give into it as well.

Berserkers can barely distinguish each other in the battle (KNOWLEDGE save) once the carnage begins after it starts, but this is once each one has their Fury initiated. This is due to it sending their minds into a terrible place, a bloody, lustful realm distant from any coherent thought.