Wrath of Heaven (Protector Aasimar Zealot)

This is going to be one of two theoretical builds paired together. This one is going to focus on a Protector Aasimar while the Fury of the Fallen will be a Winged Tiefling build. The idea of both of these builds is in the creation of a flying barbarian. Aarakocra is another option for this and I might do that later. However, right now I'm starting with a Protector Aasimar partially due to the existence of Yasha in Critical Role, though I'm thinking Yasha is going to turn out to be a Scourge Aasimar.

Protector Aasimar from 3rd Level onward are capable of 1 minute (10 rounds) of flight once per day. Which makes this the more limited version of the airborne barbarian out of the selection I'll be looking at.


As a note, since this not a race that goes especially well with Barbarian, I'll be limited on Ability Score Increases.


For background, I think I'll go Hermit



For this I am using my typical theoretical 30 pt array of 15, 14, 13, 12, 11, 10.

1st Level Protector Aasimar Barbarian

Str: 15

Dex: 13

Con:  14

Int: 10

Wis: 12

Cha: 14

HP: 14

AC: 13
Speed: 30 ft

Proficiency Bonus: +2


Darkvision 60ft
Celestial Resistance
Light Bearer
Healing Hands (1)

Armor Proficiencies: Light and Medium Armor, Shields

Weapons: Simple and Martial Weapons

Tools: Herbalism Kit

Saving Throws: Strength, Constitution
Languages: Common, Celestial, Sylvan

Proficient Skills
Athletics (Barbarian) +4
Medicine (Hermit) +3
Religion (Hermit) +2
Survival (Barbarian) +3

Background: Hermit


Rage (2/+2)
Unarmored Defense

Reasoning: The presence of the Herbalism Kit here means the character is able to produce healing potions, amusingly enough. Beyond that, however, I chose Survival for RP purposes, if the character has been living in the wild all this time, then certainly they've learned how to forage and other such things. Athletics is more for practical purposes. Grappling, shoving, knocking things prone, and other such things mostly use the Athletics skill.

2nd to 5th Level

2nd Level - Danger Sense, Reckless Attack, +9 HP (23)

3rd Level - Primal Path: Zealot, Divine Fury (1d6+3 Radiant), Warrior of the Gods, Rage (3/+2), Radiant Soul, +9 HP (32)

4th Level - Ability Score Improvement: +1 Str +1 Dex, +9 HP (41)

5th Level - Proficiency Bonus: +3, Extra Attack, Fast Movement, +9 HP (50)

Reasoning: The actual Primal Path I used doesn't matter too much, I was just looking for a flying barbarian. But I decided to go ahead and pair the Zealot with the Aasimar here, hence the title of this particular theoretical. Str, Dex, and Con are all important to a Barbarian, so I opted to boost Str and Dex the next rank over in this case.

5th Level Statistics

5th Level Protector Aasimar Zealot

Str: 16

Dex: 14

Con:  14

Int: 10

Wis: 12

Cha: 14

HP: 50

AC: 14
Speed: 40 ft

Proficiency Bonus: +3


Darkvision 60ft
Celestial Resistance
Light Bearer
Healing Hands (5)
Radiant Soul (30 ft Fly, 5 Radiant)

Armor Proficiencies: Light and Medium Armor, Shields

Weapons: Simple and Martial Weapons

Tools: Herbalism Kit

Saving Throws: Strength, Constitution
Languages: Common, Celestial, Sylvan

Proficient Skills
Athletics (Barbarian) +6
Medicine (Hermit) +4
Religion (Hermit) +3
Survival (Barbarian) +4

Background: Hermit


Rage (3/+2)
Unarmored Defense

Danger Sense

Reckless Attack

Zealot

Divine Fury 1d6+5 Radiant

Warrior of the Gods

Extra Attack

Fast Movement

6th to 10th Level

6th Level - Fanatical Focus, Rage (4/+2), +9 HP (59)

7th Level - Feral Instinct, +9 HP (68)

8th Level - Ability Score Improvement: +2 Con, +17 HP (85)

9th Level - Proficiency Bonus +4, Brutal Critical (1 die), Rage (4/+3), +10 HP (95)

10th Level - Zealous Presence, +10 HP (105)

Reasoning: Increasing Constitution on a Barbarian improves both AC and hit points, unless you're using armor for some reason. That makes it a high priority purchase.

10th Level Statistics

10th Level Protector Aasimar Zealot

Str: 16

Dex: 14

Con:  16

Int: 10

Wis: 12

Cha: 14

HP: 105

AC: 15
Speed: 40 ft

Proficiency Bonus: +4


Darkvision 60ft
Celestial Resistance
Light Bearer
Healing Hands (10)
Radiant Soul (30 ft Fly, 10 Radiant)

Armor Proficiencies: Light and Medium Armor, Shields

Weapons: Simple and Martial Weapons

Tools: Herbalism Kit

Saving Throws: Strength, Constitution
Languages: Common, Celestial, Sylvan

Proficient Skills
Athletics (Barbarian) +7
Medicine (Hermit) +5
Religion (Hermit) +4
Survival (Barbarian) +5

Background: Hermit

Rage (4/+3)

Unarmored Defense

Danger Sense

Reckless Attack

Zealot

Divine Fury 1d6+10 Radiant

Warrior of the Gods

Extra Attack

Fast Movement

Fanatical Focus

Feral Instinct

Brutal Critical (1 die)

Zealous Presence

11th to 15th Level

11th Level - Relentless Rage, +10 HP (115)

12th Level - Ability Score Improvement: +2 Str, Rage (5/+3), +10 HP (125)

13th Level - Proficiency Bonus +5, Brutal Critical (2 dice), +10 HP (135)

14th Level - Rage Beyond Death, +10 HP (145)

15th Level - Persistent Rage, +10 HP (155)

Reasoning: Strength is still the primary attack stat of the class. The Rage bonus damage reduces some of the need for the stat in terms of damage dealing, but the increased accuracy is nice to have.

15th Level Statistics

15th Level Protector Aasimar Zealot

Str: 18

Dex: 14

Con:  16

Int: 10

Wis: 12

Cha: 14

HP: 155

AC: 15
Speed: 40 ft

Proficiency Bonus: +5


Darkvision 60ft
Celestial Resistance
Light Bearer
Healing Hands (15)
Radiant Soul (30 ft Fly, 15 Radiant)

Armor Proficiencies: Light and Medium Armor, Shields

Weapons: Simple and Martial Weapons

Tools: Herbalism Kit

Saving Throws: Strength, Constitution
Languages: Common, Celestial, Sylvan

Proficient Skills
Athletics (Barbarian) +9
Medicine (Hermit) +6
Religion (Hermit) +5
Survival (Barbarian) +6

Background: Hermit

Rage (5/+3)

Unarmored Defense

Danger Sense

Reckless Attack

Zealot

Divine Fury 1d6+15 Radiant

Warrior of the Gods

Extra Attack

Fast Movement

Fanatical Focus

Feral Instinct

Brutal Critical (2 dice)

Zealous Presence

Relentless Rage

Rage Beyond Death

Persistent Rage

16th to 20th Level

16th Level - Ability Score Improvement +2 Con, Rage (5/+4), +26 HP (181)

17th Level - Proficiency Bonus +6, Brutal Critical (3 dice), Rage (6/+4), +11 HP (192)

18th Level - Indomitable Might, +11 HP (203)

19th Level - Ability Score Improvement: +2 Str, +11 HP (214)

20th Level - Primal Champion, +51 HP (265)

Reasoning: I considered a feat, most likely Tough, and also considered maxing Con out instead of strength, but in the end I decided that with the Zealot being a damage focused subclass that I would max out the Strength instead.

20th Level Statistics

15th Level Protector Aasimar Zealot

Str: 24

Dex: 14

Con:  22

Int: 10

Wis: 12

Cha: 14

HP: 265

AC: 18
Speed: 40 ft

Proficiency Bonus: +6


Darkvision 60ft
Celestial Resistance
Light Bearer
Healing Hands (20)
Radiant Soul (30 ft Fly, 20 Radiant)

Armor Proficiencies: Light and Medium Armor, Shields

Weapons: Simple and Martial Weapons

Tools: Herbalism Kit

Saving Throws: Strength, Constitution
Languages: Common, Celestial, Sylvan

Proficient Skills
Athletics (Barbarian) +13
Medicine (Hermit) +7
Religion (Hermit) +6
Survival (Barbarian) +7

Background: Hermit

Rage (Unlimited/+4)

Unarmored Defense

Danger Sense

Reckless Attack

Zealot

Divine Fury 1d6+20 Radiant

Warrior of the Gods

Extra Attack

Fast Movement

Fanatical Focus

Feral Instinct

Brutal Critical (2 dice)

Zealous Presence

Relentless Rage

Rage Beyond Death

Persistent Rage

Indomitable Might

Primal Champion

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