[PF2e] Barbarian: Guardian Instinct (PEACH)
Guardian Instinct
Seeing your allies in harm's way ignites a burning fury deep inside you. Whether this is from a previous failure to protect someone, the loss of a friend, or a genuine desire to protect people, your allies have one of the hardiest shields, you.
Anathema
Refusing to protect those who cannot protect themselves is anathema.
Vengeful Guardian (Instinct Ability)
You’re determined to protect your allies in battle. While raging, you can increase the additional damage from Rage from 2 to 3. You gain the Vengeful Guardian Barbarian reaction.
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Vengeful Guardian [Reaction]
[Barbarian] , [Rage]
Trigger: A creature damages your ally, and both are within 15 feet of you.
As your ally is struck, you rush to the enemy and show them who they should fear. Stride up to your speed, putting the foe within your reach, then make a melee Strike against the triggering creature. This Strike doesn't count toward your multiple attack penalty, and your multiple attack penalty doesn't apply to this Strike. You can use Vengeful Guardian to Burrow, Climb, Fly, or Swim instead of Stride if you have the corresponding movement type.
Specialization Ability (Level 7)
Increase the additional damage from Rage from 3 to 7. If you have greater weapon specialization, instead increase the additional damage from Rage to 13.
Raging Resistance (Level 9)
You resist physical weapon damage, but not physical damage from other sources (such as unarmed attacks).
Barbarian Feats for Guardian Instinct
The following feats are added to the barbarian class feat choices to supplement the addition of the Guardian Instinct:
Poised Defender (Feat 6)
[Barbarian] , [Instinct] , [Rage]
Prerequisites: guardian instinct
While you are raging, your senses are heightened, allowing you to more clearly perceive your surroundings. You gain a +1 status bonus to AC instead of taking a -1 penalty to AC; if you have the greater juggernaut class feature, this status bonus increases to +2.
Being unable to protect your allies makes your blood boil. If you are not raging and an enemy would trigger your Vengeful Guardian Reaction, your defensive instincts kick in, awakening the rage within you. You can immediately Rage as part of the Vengeful Guardian Reaction.
Steadfast Presence (Level 12)
[Barbarian] , [Instinct] , [Rage]
Prerequisites: guardian instinct
While you are raging, you are at the peak of your performance, allowing you to react to danger faster than some think possible. At the start of each of your turns, you gain an additional reaction that you can use only for Vengeful Guardian.
This Barbarian Instinct has been through a good bit of playtesting already and has gotten feedback through some reddit posts. I'm posting it here to see if anyone here has anything to add, and maybe to rustle up some discussion about PF2e.
