I was looking at the Stalwart Defender Damage Reduction, which states:
Damage Reduction (Ex): At 5th level, a stalwart defender gains DR 1/—. At 7th level, this DR increases to 3/—, and at 10th level it increases to 5/—. Damage reduction from different sources does not stack; however, a stalwart defender of 5th or higher level that gains DR from armor (but not from any other source) increases his class-based DR by the value of the armor's DR. Thus a 7th-level stalwart defender wearing adamantine full plate (DR 3/—) has DR 6/—.
Emphasis mine
Then I got to thinking, what about the Barbarian DR (Yes, it's possible)? The way I'm reading it seems to be no, but yet I don't see why it couldn't. Is it legal to stack them, or do I need to houserule it?
Thanks in advance.
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Looks like house-rule. As you quoted, the RAW states no stacking, except with the specific exemption for armor provided DR. A barbarian defender is a good concept and as a GM, I may allow it in my campaign with a good "sell" by the player and a nice backstory. Actually, it would fit with my idea of an unarmored barbarian, akin to Conan. Of course, this idea is not original. As a matter of fact, Erik Mona is playing a similar one named Ostog the Unslain (stats in the NPC Guide).