Barbarian Specialization Ability and Weapon Specialization

[Thomas Keller]

Do these stack? So, my Giant Instinct barbarian would start with plus twelve as a base when raging?

[Aratorin]

Yes they stack. A 7th level, Giant Instinct Barbarian gets +12 Damage while Raging with an oversized Weapon.

[Taja the Barbarian]

Aratorin wrote:

Yes they stack. A 7th level, Giant Instinct Barbarian gets +12 Damage while Raging with an oversized Weapon.

I wouldn't use the word 'stack' here since most of the abilities actually replace/upgrade an existing one, but yes, the total damage bonus should be +12:

• Baseline Rage grants a +2 Bonus to Damage.
• Giant Instinct's Titan Mauler upgrades the Rage bonus from +2 to +6
• Giant Instinct's Specialization Ability upgrades the Rage bonus from +6 to +10 at 7th level.
• Baseline Weapon Specialization grants you a +2 damage bonus at level 7 (assuming you are using a weapon you have expert proficiency in).

So, assuming you aren't using a weapon with a non-standard proficiency level, you'll get +2 Damage all the time, and +12 Damage while raging and using an oversized, non-agile weapon.

[Aratorin]

Taja the Barbarian wrote:

Aratorin wrote:

Yes they stack. A 7th level, Giant Instinct Barbarian gets +12 Damage while Raging with an oversized Weapon.

I wouldn't use the word 'stack' here since most of the abilities actually replace/upgrade an existing one, but yes, the total damage bonus should be +12:

• Baseline Rage grants a +2 Bonus to Damage.
• Giant Instinct's Titan Mauler upgrades the Rage bonus from +2 to +6
• Giant Instinct's Specialization Ability upgrades the Rage bonus from +6 to +10 at 7th level.
• Baseline Weapon Specialization grants you a +2 damage bonus at level 7 (assuming you are using a weapon you have expert proficiency in).

So, assuming you aren't using a weapon with a non-standard proficiency level, you'll get +2 Damage all the time, and +12 Damage while raging and using an oversized, non-agile weapon.

The question was specifically about whether the +10 from Rage and +2 from Weapon Specialization stack.