Make strength
feel impossible.

After you hit an eligible creature with a Strength-based melee weapon attack as part of the Attack action on your turn, spend 1 Might. The hit deals an extra 1d6 Bludgeoning damage. The target makes a Strength save; on a failure, push it up to 10 feet directly away and knock it Prone. A successful save prevents both effects, not the extra hit damage. No collision damage is implied. Replaces mastery and Brutal Strike on that hit.

As Sez grows: Barbarian 6: extra damage 2d6 and push up to 15 feet. Barbarian 11: extra damage 3d6 and push up to 20 feet.

At the table: Attack one: a normal hit. Attack two: Batter Up sends the captain away from the wounded cleric.

Thunderous Smite · Adds 2d6 Thunder to that hit; Str save or pushed 10 ft and Prone. Instantaneous, no Concentration. +1d6 per higher slot. Paladin spell.

When a creature you can see targets an ally within 5 feet of you with an attack roll, before the roll, spend 1 Might and your Reaction to exchange spaces with that ally. The ally must be willing or Unconscious, neither of you may be Grappled or Restrained, and both spaces must support their new occupants. This movement provokes no Opportunity Attacks. You become the target; resolve the attack against your AC and defenses. The attacker must be able to reach and target you in the new space. This does not intercept an area effect.

As Sez grows: Barbarian 6: ally within 10 feet. Barbarian 11: within half your Speed. Beyond 5 feet, both creatures travel along the same clear, traversable path; this is not teleportation.

At the table: Before an archer rolls against Augusto, Sez pulls him behind his shoulder and takes the shot on his own defenses.

Warding Bond · For 1 hour, another willing creature gets +1 AC and saves and Resistance to all damage; the caster takes the same damage the target takes. No Concentration; requires two 50+ GP platinum rings.

Shield · +5 AC through the start of your next turn, including against the triggering attack; also blocks Magic Missile. No Concentration. Does not reduce damage from a hit that still beats the new AC.

Once on your turn, when you hit an eligible creature with a Strength-based melee weapon attack as part of the Attack action, deal normal damage and push it up to 5 feet directly away. You may immediately follow up to 5 feet, spending your movement. This follow does not provoke an Opportunity Attack from that target. Both creatures must end in legal spaces. This is an attack technique; it replaces any weapon mastery or Brutal Strike on this hit.

As Sez grows: No extra damage. At Barbarian 9, the shared size limit improves. A normal Push weapon can already push 10 feet; this option supplies a small follow and works with another weapon profile.

At the table: Sez hits a raider, drives him out of a doorway, then steps into the gap so an ally can pass.

Thunderwave · Con save; 2d8 Thunder, half on success. Failure also pushes 10 ft. A larger area than a single hit; affects allies too. +1d8 per higher slot.

With two free hands, spend 1 Might to move up to your Speed as part of this action. During that movement, pick up and carry up to two willing or Unconscious creatures of your size or smaller, each initially within 5 feet when picked up. For this action only, ignore their weight and the movement cost of carrying them. End with each in a different supported, unoccupied space within 5 feet of you. The route must be traversable; normal Opportunity Attacks against you apply. Grappled or Restrained creatures cannot be extracted this way. This grants no healing or stabilization.

As Sez grows: Barbarian 6: you may spend 2 Might instead to move up to twice your Speed and carry up to three creatures. Barbarian 11: that stronger version carries up to four. Two free hands remain required.

At the table: Sez scoops up a fallen ally, collects another on the way, and carries both clear of the burning corridor.

Dimension Door · Teleport yourself and one willing creature starting within 5 ft. Destination need not be visible. Can escape barriers and does not require a traversable route. Occupied destinations cause damage and failure.

When you hit an eligible creature with a Strength-based melee weapon attack as part of the Attack action on your turn, deal normal damage and slide it up to 5 feet along the ground to a legal space within your weapon reach and no farther from you than before. You choose the path. It cannot pass through another creature or an obstacle. This replaces mastery and Brutal Strike on the hit.

As Sez grows: The movement stays 5 feet. At Barbarian 9, the shared size limit improves. This does not give the chain a longer ordinary weapon reach.

At the table: Sez hooks the flank of a guard and drags him sideways into reach of a waiting ally.

Thorn Whip · Melee spell attack; 1d6 Piercing and pull a Large or smaller target up to 10 ft. Damage becomes 2d6 at level 5 and 3d6 at 11.

When you take damage, after it is rolled but before it is applied, spend 1 Might and your Reaction to reduce that one instance by 1d10 + your Barbarian level, to a minimum of 0. Apply this reduction before Resistance or Vulnerability. It affects all damage types in that instance, but does not grant ongoing protection. It cannot be used on the same attack as Behind Me because both require your Reaction.

As Sez grows: Barbarian 9: reduction becomes 2d10 + your Barbarian level.

At the table: A strike deals 25 Slashing damage. Level-5 Sez rolls a 6: reduce by 11 to 14, then Rage Resistance reduces that to 7.

Shield · +5 AC through the start of your next turn, including against the triggering attack; also blocks Magic Missile. No Concentration. Does not reduce damage from a hit that still beats the new AC.

Stoneskin · Concentration, up to 1 hour; consumes 100+ GP diamond dust. Resistance to Bludgeoning, Piercing and Slashing. Rage already gives these resistances; duplicate Resistance does not halve damage again.

While Raging, spend 1 Might as a Bonus Action, or as part of the same Bonus Action that starts your Rage. Choose up to your Proficiency Bonus creatures within 15 feet that can both see and hear you. Each makes a Wisdom save against your technique DC. On failure it is Frightened of you until the end of your next turn. On success nothing happens. This deals no damage and does not force movement, dropped weapons or Prone. A creature immune to Frightened is unaffected. It is your one paid technique this turn; ordinary attacks and an eligible at-will attack technique remain available. Every use costs Might; there is no free daily use.

As Sez grows: Known automatically at level 3, outside the elective limit. The target limit grows with Proficiency Bonus; range and duration do not grow. Frightened creatures cannot willingly move closer to you and have Disadvantage on attacks and ability checks while you are in their line of sight.

At the table: Sez starts Rage and roars in the same Bonus Action. Two guards fail and hesitate. He then attacks normally; he cannot spend Might on a second technique that turn.

Fear · Concentration, up to 1 minute. Wis save or drop held items, become Frightened and flee using Dash when possible. A new save is allowed after ending a turn out of sight.

While Raging, spend 1 Might as a Bonus Action, or as part of the same Bonus Action that starts your Rage. Choose up to your Proficiency Bonus creatures within 15 feet that can see and hear you. Each makes a Wisdom save against your technique DC. Failure: until the end of your next turn it has Disadvantage on attack rolls against targets other than you. Success: unaffected. The effect ends early for a creature if it is ever more than 30 feet from you, your Rage ends, or you become Incapacitated. This is neither Charm nor Frightened. It forces no movement or attacks, deals no damage, and does not hinder effects resolved only with saving throws. Normal attacks remain available, but no other paid technique on the same turn. Multiple sources of Disadvantage do not stack; Advantage cancels Disadvantage normally.

As Sez grows: Barbarian 9: choosing range becomes 30 feet. Target count follows Proficiency Bonus; duration and the 30-foot tether do not grow.

At the table: Challenge two raiders, then attack. A failed-save raider can attack Sez normally, attack the wizard with Disadvantage, leave the tether, or use an action without an attack roll.

Compelled Duel · Wisdom save; failed save penalises attacks against other targets and limits movement beyond 30 feet. Ends under its stated attack, allied-damage and distance conditions. Single-target protection; not a Wizard spell.

During the Attack action, spend 1 Might and replace one attack to move up to your Speed in a straight line along traversable ground. This is additional movement. You may pass through spaces of creatures within the shared size limit and must end in an unoccupied space. Choose up to three such creatures whose spaces you enter; each makes a Strength save, taking 1d6 + your Strength modifier + your Rage Damage bonus Bludgeoning damage on failure, half on success. On failure you may also push that creature 5 feet sideways into a legal space. No Prone. Each is affected once. Normal Opportunity Attacks, Difficult Terrain and effects that stop your movement apply. An obstacle you cannot pass ends the charge.

As Sez grows: Barbarian 6: damage dice become 2d6. Barbarian 11: 3d6 and up to four targets. No extra collision damage.

At the table: Sez hits a guard, then charges through three enemies toward the trapped wizard. The charge does less to each than a full weapon hit, but changes his position.

Gust of Wind · Concentration, up to 1 minute. Str save or pushed 15 ft, initially and on ending a turn in the line. Movement toward you costs extra. No damage.

Thunderwave · Con save; 2d8 Thunder, half on success. Failure also pushes 10 ft. A larger area than a single hit; affects allies too. +1d8 per higher slot.

After a Strength-based melee weapon hit during your Attack action, spend 1 Might. Deal normal hit damage. The eligible primary target makes a Strength save. On failure, push it up to 10 feet directly away along a clear route to a legal space within 5 feet of another creature you can see. That second creature makes a Dexterity save, taking 2d6 + your Strength modifier Bludgeoning damage on failure, half on success. If the primary succeeds or no such landing space exists, there is no secondary damage. Neither target is automatically Prone. Replaces mastery and Brutal Strike on the hit.

As Sez grows: Barbarian 6: secondary dice become 3d6. Barbarian 11: 4d6. Only the primary target must meet the shared forced-movement size limit.

At the table: Sez's ordinary strike cracks a shield. Body Check on the next hit sends its owner crashing into the guard behind him.

Thunderwave · Con save; 2d8 Thunder, half on success. Failure also pushes 10 ft. A larger area than a single hit; affects allies too. +1d8 per higher slot.

Thunderous Smite · Adds 2d6 Thunder to that hit; Str save or pushed 10 ft and Prone. Instantaneous, no Concentration. +1d6 per higher slot. Paladin spell.

Spend 2 Might and take this action. You may first leap up to half your Speed to a visible, supported, unoccupied landing no more than 15 feet above or below your starting surface, along a clear path; this leap provokes no Opportunity Attacks and causes no falling damage. Smash the ground at your landing. Every other creature touching the same continuous ground within 10 feet makes a Strength save: 4d6 + your Strength modifier + your Rage Damage bonus Bludgeoning damage, half on success; Prone on failure. The area becomes Difficult Terrain until the start of your next turn. Allies are affected. Walls and gaps block the ground wave. This does not destroy the floor or create a pit. No attacks are added.

As Sez grows: Barbarian 6: 6d6. Barbarian 9: cost becomes 3 Might, damage 8d6, radius 15 feet. Barbarian 11: 9d6 and vertical limit 30 feet. Barbarian 13: 10d6 and radius 20 feet. All upgrades replace earlier values; no cheaper downcast. Worldbreaker at level 10 adds a once-per-Long-Rest empowered mode.

At the table: At level 5 with Strength +4 and Rage +2, a failed save takes 4d6 + 6 (20 average). At level 9 with +5 and +3, it is 8d6 + 8 (36 average).

Fireball · Dex save; 8d6 Fire, half on success. Instantaneous; includes allies. +1d6 per slot above 3. A level-5 full caster can first obtain this spell; range, radius and slots matter.

Thunderwave · Con save; 2d8 Thunder, half on success. Failure also pushes 10 ft. A larger area than a single hit; affects allies too. +1d8 per higher slot.

During the Attack action, with at least one free hand, spend 2 Might and replace one attack. Choose an eligible creature within 5 feet; it makes a Strength save. Failure: you grab and throw it to a visible, supported, unoccupied landing within 20 feet of you and no more than 5 feet above or below its starting surface. It takes 2d8 + your Strength modifier + your Rage Damage bonus Bludgeoning damage and falls Prone. Success: half that damage, with no movement or Prone. If thrown, choose at most one other creature within 5 feet of the landing; it makes a Dexterity save against the same damage, half on success and Prone only on failure. No prior grapple is needed. The route must be clear; a target Grappled by someone else, Restrained or anchored cannot be thrown. Your own grapple ends when you throw it. No extra impact or falling damage.

As Sez grows: Barbarian 6: 3d8, range 30 feet, vertical limit 10 feet. Barbarian 9: 4d8, range 40, vertical 15. Barbarian 11: 5d8, range 60, vertical 20. Add Strength and Rage only once to each target's damage.

At the table: Sez hits a raider with his first attack, releases one weapon hand, then grabs and hurls the raider at a second enemy with his remaining attack.

Shatter · Con save; 3d8 Thunder, half on success; Constructs save with Disadvantage. Also damages unattended nonmagical objects. +1d8 per higher slot.

Telekinesis · Concentration, up to 10 minutes. Str save to move a Huge or smaller creature up to 30 ft and Restrain it through your next turn. Can manipulate objects. Repeated remote control, not a damage spell.

During the Attack action, spend 1 Might and replace one attack with two Strength-based melee weapon attacks, each against a different creature. Both must be within your weapon reach and within 5 feet of one another. Each hit deals normal weapon damage. You cannot use Cleave anywhere on this turn. These attacks cannot use mastery or Brutal Strike, or trigger additional attacks. Your remaining ordinary attack is still available.

As Sez grows: Always two technique targets. This is the compact option that leaves a normal attack; use Whirlwind for a wider group.

At the table: Sez hits the captain normally, then sweeps into two separate guards. Three attack rolls in total, not four.

Acid Splash · Dex save; 1d6 Acid, no damage on success. Scales to 2d6 at character level 5 and 3d6 at 11. Unlimited casts; can catch several creatures.

Shatter · Con save; 3d8 Thunder, half on success; Constructs save with Disadvantage. Also damages unattended nonmagical objects. +1d8 per higher slot.

While Raging, spend 2 Might and take this special action. Choose any number of creatures within 5 feet of you, then make one Strength-based melee weapon attack against each chosen creature, once each. Each hit deals normal weapon damage. You can spare allies. You cannot move during this action, and weapon reach never enlarges its fixed 5-foot radius. This is not the Attack action: no Extra Attack or Great Weapon Master Heavy Weapon Mastery damage. These attacks cannot use mastery or Brutal Strike, or trigger extra attacks.

As Sez grows: Always 2 Might and a fixed 5-foot radius. There is no moving version or later target cap. The number of legal adjacent creatures determines how many rolls you make.

At the table: Four enemies surround Sez. He plants his feet and rolls four separate attacks; two hit, two miss. With only two enemies, Sweep normally preserves more of his turn.

Shatter · Con save; 3d8 Thunder, half on success; Constructs save with Disadvantage. Also damages unattended nonmagical objects. +1d8 per higher slot.

During the Attack action, holding a fighting chain or another DM-approved flexible weapon in one hand, spend 1 Might and replace one attack. An eligible creature you can see within 20 feet makes a Strength save. Failure: 2d6 + your Strength modifier Bludgeoning damage, pull it up to 10 feet toward you along a clear ground route to a legal space, and its Speed becomes 0 until the start of your next turn. Success: half damage, no pull or Speed reduction. The chain immediately returns; this is not a lasting grapple, Restrained condition or tether. No Rage Damage bonus is added.

As Sez grows: Barbarian 11: damage dice become 3d6 and range becomes 30 feet. This special range does not change ordinary chain attacks.

At the table: Sez makes one normal attack, then snaps a chain around a charging raider's legs, hauling him back and stopping his next move.

Thorn Whip · Melee spell attack; 1d6 Piercing and pull a Large or smaller target up to 10 ft. Damage becomes 2d6 at level 5 and 3d6 at 11.

Entangle · Concentration, up to 1 minute. Difficult Terrain; initial Str save or Restrained. Restrained creatures can spend an action on a Str (Athletics) check to escape.

Spend 1 Might and your Bonus Action to leap up to your Speed to a visible, unoccupied, supported landing no more than 20 feet above or below you. The path must have enough room for your body. This movement provokes no Opportunity Attacks and causes no falling damage. You cannot take passengers. This is additional movement; it cannot pass through a wall, barrier or creature and does not let you hover. Normal attacks remain available, but the one-paid-technique rule prevents using another paid technique on this turn.

As Sez grows: Barbarian 11: distance up to twice your Speed; vertical difference up to 40 feet.

At the table: On a later Rage turn, Sez bounds onto the battlement, then makes two ordinary attacks. He cannot also pay for Cratermaker that turn.

Misty Step · Teleport to a visible unoccupied space. Instantaneous, no Concentration. Can cross barriers a physical jump cannot; leaves the action available.

Jump · For 1 minute, the willing target can jump up to 30 ft once on each of its turns by spending 10 ft of movement. No Concentration. This is the 2024 version.

Fly · Concentration, up to 10 minutes. A willing creature gains a Fly Speed of 60 ft and can hover. This provides sustained access to the air that a leap does not.

While Raging, when you see a creature within 15 feet casting a spell with a perceptible Verbal, Somatic or Material component, before the spell resolves, spend 2 Might and your Reaction. You need a free hand and a traversable route to a supported unoccupied space within 5 feet of the caster. Move up to 10 feet along that route, then physically disrupt its casting. This is additional movement, subject to normal movement restrictions and Opportunity Attacks. If you cannot reach the caster or cannot act after moving, the spell proceeds and your costs remain spent. Otherwise the caster makes a Constitution save against your technique DC. Failure: this casting has no effect and its action, Bonus Action or Reaction is spent, but its spell slot is retained. For this homebrew, any limited casting use and consumed material component are also retained. Success: the spell resolves normally. No attack roll, damage, weapon rider, ongoing silence or disruption of an existing spell. Movement and costs remain spent on either result. Any spell level is eligible; component-free casting and monster abilities that are not spells are not. You must physically reach the creature; weapon reach does not extend the final 5-foot distance.

As Sez grows: Barbarian 11: trigger distance 25 feet and reaction movement 20 feet. Contact remains within 5 feet; cost remains 2 Might.

At the table: A mage 15 feet away starts casting. Sez spends 2 Might and moves 10 feet. Failed Constitution save: the spell stops, its slot remains. Sez cannot also use Behind Me before his Reaction refreshes.

Counterspell · Visible component-bearing casting triggers a Constitution save. Failure interrupts that casting and spends its action economy, but retains the spell slot. No damage. The 2024 version.

With a fighting chain or DM-approved flexible weapon in both hands, spend 2 Might and take this action. Choose up to four visible creatures within 15 feet that have a clear path to your chain. Each makes a Dexterity save: 3d6 + your Strength modifier + your Rage Damage bonus Bludgeoning damage, half on success. A failed target within the shared size limit may also be pulled up to 5 feet toward you along a clear ground route to a legal space. There is no Prone, ongoing area or attack roll. You may spare allies. Weapon dice, enchantment damage and weapon reach do not alter this technique.

As Sez grows: Barbarian 11: 4d6 and up to five targets. Radius remains 15 feet.

At the table: Surrounded by three foes and one ally, Sez lashes out at the foes alone, pulling one away from the ally.

Spirit Guardians · Concentration, up to 10 minutes. Exempts chosen creatures; halves enemy Speed. Wis save for 3d8 damage, half on success, on its specified entry/end-turn triggers; at most one save per creature per turn. Not just one damage event.

Shatter · Con save; 3d8 Thunder, half on success; Constructs save with Disadvantage. Also damages unattended nonmagical objects. +1d8 per higher slot.

Spend 3 Might and strike a continuous ground surface. Every other creature touching that surface in a 60-foot-long, 5-foot-wide line from you makes a Dexterity save. Failure: 6d6 + your Strength modifier + your Rage Damage bonus Bludgeoning damage and Prone. Success: half damage, no Prone. The line becomes Difficult Terrain until the start of your next turn. Walls and gaps stop the effect. Allies are affected. The surface remains intact and supports creatures; there is no added pit, collapse or falling damage.

As Sez grows: Barbarian 11: 8d6 and length 90 feet. Barbarian 13: 10d6. Width remains 5 feet.

At the table: Level-9 Sez slams his weapon into the road, sending a narrow shockwave through four advancing raiders: 6d6 + 8 each before saves.

Lightning Bolt · Dex save; 8d6 Lightning, half on success. Instantaneous; includes allies. +1d6 per slot above 3. Does not require a continuous ground surface.

Spend 3 Might and take this action to charge up to twice your Speed in a straight line, using Avalanche Charge's movement and target rules without needing to know it. Affect up to five eligible creatures, each saving against 4d6 + your Strength modifier + your Rage Damage bonus Bludgeoning damage, half on success; on failure you may push it 5 feet sideways. During this action you may automatically breach one nonmagical wood or unreinforced stone section at most 1 foot thick, leaving a permanent opening up to 5 feet wide and 10 feet high. It cannot be metal, load-bearing, structurally reinforced or part of a magical barrier. Any other obstruction stops you. No automatic collapse, extra damage from debris or Prone.

As Sez grows: Available at Barbarian 10. This is an elective technique: you must choose to learn it. It needs no level-13 feature or additional feat.

At the table: Sez tears through a thin courtyard partition and bowls through the guards beyond it. A castle's reinforced load-bearing wall still stops him.

Passwall · For 1 hour, makes a passage up to 5 ft wide and 8 ft tall through wood, plaster or stone without destabilising the structure. No Concentration. It can penetrate much thicker material than a physical breach.

Gust of Wind · Concentration, up to 1 minute. Str save or pushed 15 ft, initially and on ending a turn in the line. Movement toward you costs extra. No damage.

At Barbarian 10, once per Long Rest, declare Worldbreaker before resolving Cratermaker. Spend 4 Might total instead of its usual cost and add 4d6 to its damage. All other Cratermaker rules, including its optional leap, Rage requirement, area, Strength saves, half damage, Prone, friendly fire and brief Difficult Terrain, remain unchanged. It grants no extra action or attack and causes no structural collapse. You know this mode automatically; it is not a separately learned technique.

As Sez grows: Level 10: 12d6 + Strength + Rage in a 15-foot radius. Level 11: 13d6 + Strength + Rage, same radius. Level 13: 14d6 + Strength + Rage in a 20-foot radius. Its total cost stays 4 Might and once per Long Rest.

At the table: At level 10 with Strength +5 and Rage +3, Worldbreaker deals 12d6 + 8: 50 on an average failed save. A successful save halves the rolled result. Sez has spent four of seven Might and his daily use.

Destructive Wave · Chosen creatures make Con saves: 5d6 Thunder plus 5d6 Radiant or Necrotic; half on success and Prone on failure. Paladins normally first get level-5 slots at class level 17, not 9.

Fireball · Dex save; 8d6 Fire, half on success. Instantaneous; includes allies. +1d6 per slot above 3. A level-5 full caster can first obtain this spell; range, radius and slots matter.