Barbarian, Superstition, and Unconsciousness

[Scamperbaby]

I have a few questions on a situation that my group ran into recently.

The PC in question is a Barbarian with Raging Vitality and Superstition. He recently was attacked and had his Wisdom drained down to 0. This means he is "Incapable of rational thought and is unconscious."

First question: Because the barbarian has raging vitality, he is still raging. According to the "Aiming a Spell" section of the rules, it says "Unconscious creatures are automatically considered willing" but Superstition says "While raging, the barbarian cannot be a willing target of any spell". So which one would take precedence? I think he wouldn't be a willing target but any confirmation would be nice.

Second question: Would the barbarian be allowed to purposefully drop out of rage on his turn as a free action? I can't decide if that would be consider a "rational thought"

[Jeraa]

Scamperbaby wrote:

According to the "Aiming a Spell" section of the rules, it says "Unconscious creatures are automatically considered willing"

That is the general rule. Specific rules can and do override the general rules. So the specific rules of Raging Vitality and Superstition should take precedence.

[Scamperbaby]

Jeraa wrote:

That is the general rule. Specific rules can and do override the general rules. So the specific rules of Raging Vitality and Superstition should take precedence.

Ok great. That was my reasoning as well. Any thoughts on the barbarian being allowed to drop out of rage?

[PrinceRaven]

It takes a free action to end rage. You can't take actions if you're unconscious.

[Jeraa]

PrinceRaven wrote:

It takes a free action to end rage. You can't take actions if you're unconscious.

This. The wording of Raging Vitality also implies you can't voluntarily end the rage while unconscious.

Quote:

Raging Vitality

While raging, you are full of vigor and health.

Prerequisites: Con 15, rage class feature.

Benefit: Whenever you are raging, the morale bonus to your Constitution increases by +2. Your rage does not end if you become unconscious. While unconscious you must still expend rounds of rage per day each round.

If you could choose to end the rage, that line would be wrong.

[chaoseffect]

S!&# like this is why I love the Barbarian so much.

[Scamperbaby]

Thanks for the clarifications everyone