Path of the Predator

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t has been days, hunting, stalking, waiting for the
right moment to strike against the roaming band of
poachers devastating your woodland home. Like a
true apex hunter you bide your time, gauging your
prey, their patterns, their weaknesses, until the time
is right.
Unlike other Barbarians, you are a creauture of speed and
agiliy, not brute force.
Like a shark in the ocean, or wolf in the in the tundra you are
a hunter, one with your element, striking fast and without
mercy.
Apex Predator
At 14th level you gain the following atributes:
You can no longer be surprised.
You have advantage against Creatures that have been hit
with a Critical strike.
In addition at level 18 you can choose to use Dexterity
instead of Strength for Your Indominable Might Ability.
Likewise you can choose to increase your Dexterity score by
4 instead of Strength With your Primal Champion ability.

Aspect of Swiftness
At 3rd level when you choose this path you gain the Aspect
of Swiftness, gaining the following abilities;
• You gain proficiency in Dexterity saves instead of
Strength saves
• You gain proficiency in the two weapon fighting style while
not wearing any armor.
• When you attack with weapons, you use your Dexterity
modifier, instead of Strength saves, for the attack and
damage rolls, while not wearing any armor.

Agile Rage
When you enter a rage you use Dexterity instead of
Strength. You have advantage on Dexterity checks and
Dexterity saving throws instead of Streangth checks and
Strength saving throws.
When you make a melee weapon attack using Dexterity,
you gain a bonus to the damage roll that increases as you
gain levels as a barbarian, as shown in the Rage Damage
column of the Barbarian table.
Prey
As part of your rage you can designate a foe as your Prey.
Honing in on their weaknesses you know where to strike;
While raging you can roll a d6 of extra damage with your
main hand attack on each turn.
If or when the target of Prey dies you can use a bonus action
to move Prey .
The Prey mark disappears when you fall to 0 hit Points or
the Rage ends
Predatory senses
At 6th level you can track a creature even on difficult terrain,
or if the tracks are old.
You gain the Uncanny dodge ability.
While Raged you can move without provoking an opportunity
attack.
Tireless Hunter
At 10th level you no longer gain a level of exhaustion after a
rage ends. Your Prey damage die goes from a d6 to a d8.
My thoughts with this build.
I wanted to make a melee warrior, who was one with
nature. Heavily inspired by Native American braves,
with an apex predator theme to it. Becomin part
hunter, part warrior. Swift and silent, as they stalk
through the woodlands.
I was set on not making a Ranger. The Barbarian
class was an obvious choice. But non of the existing
Paths fit my idea. Nor could I find a homebrew that
fit. Where barbarians are traditionally strength based,
and heavily Conan inspired. Often slow, brutish, with
the rage a loss of inhibition.
My idea would still be The Barbarian; A person of the
wilderness, a part of it, finding their niche and
surviving. The idea became; What if the barbarian
has a apex predator niche? It would be like other
barbarians, but instead of the classical Ragers,
smashing their way through everything with brute
force- My barbarian was the viper, the panther, the
shark. Dexterous, silent but still deadly . The Rage
mechanic would be more of a focus on the kill,
rather than a loss of sense. With everything else
giving the build a chance to hone in on the hunt of
it's prey.