• BenVimes
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    Barbarians in 3.5 actually get base 4 Skill Points per level, which is more than Clerics, Fighters, Paladins, Sorcerers, and Wizards. I always took this as meaning that D&D Barbarians were intended to have more going on than just rage-smashing - stealth, tracking, nature lore, etc.

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      Yes, they’ve always been a Conan-type.

      Conan was not stupid, he just had a very particular set of skills geared towards murdering people and looting ancient temples.

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        In the Conan books I read, he was primarily identified as a thief early in his life, and only later became known as a warrior and tactician.

        Of course, most people know him more from the movies, which emphasized his brawn over else.

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        He eventually becomes king, so he’s definitely an intelligent tactician. He just had limited life experiences having been raised as a slave and then a gladiator.