Path of the Zen Disciple

Not all barbarians allow their rage to rule them. Some have strengthened their resolve to enter a state of heightened awareness during combat. With unshakable focus, their minds have been honed into as much a weapon as their bodies, granting them preternatural instincts to anticipate their opponent's movements.

Zen disciples can be found anywhere intense discipline is required. Some may train in remote monasteries for years while others are born into regimented ranks. Many defy expectations, finding themselves as comfortable surrounded by tomes as battle. All are deeply in tune with the flow of battle.

Path of the Zen Disciple Features

Barbarian Level Feature 3rd Tactical Analysis, Disciplined Learnings 6th Tranquility of Self 10th Prescient Extrapolation 14th Predictive Precision

Tactical Analysis

Starting at 3rd level, your every swing gauges your foes' limits, enabling you to predict their counterattacks.

While you are raging, when you make a melee attack using Strength against a creature, its attacks have disadvantage against you.

When you have advantage on a melee attack roll using Strength and both d20 rolls would hit the target, all attacks against you have disadvantage until the end of your next turn.

Disciplined Learnings

Understanding your opponent is the first step to besting them. When you choose this path at 3rd level, you gain proficiency in the Insight skill if you don't already have it.

Your dedicated studies were not limited to just combat. You gain proficiency in one set of artisan's tools or a musical instrument.

Tranquility of Self

At 6th level, your self-control can conquer even mental assault, quelling the waters of your mind at will.

While raging, if you fail a Wisdom, Intelligence, or Charisma saving throw, you may end your rage, no action required, to succeed on it instead.

Prescient Extrapolation

Beginning at 10th level, your intense focus allows you glimpses of what may happen.

You can cast the divination spell without using a spell slot or components. After you cast this spell, you can't use this feature again until after a long rest.

Rather than asking a deity, the answer is based on your own rapid leaps of intuition using existing knowledge.

Predictive Precision

At 14th level, the very flow of time is near-malleable while in your trance. Your mind moves through possibilities at breakneck speeds.

Whenever you make a melee attack roll using Strength and have advantage or have chosen to Reckless Attack, you can reroll a d20 once and must use the new roll.



Art: Baptist by Marko Djurdjevic