Path of the Haka

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Overview & Creation

Haka is the generic name for all types of dance or ceremonial performance that involve movement. The movements are very free, and each performer is expected to be expressive of their feelings. War haka were originally performed by warriors before a battle, proclaiming their strength and prowess in order to intimidate the opposition. Various actions are employed in the course of a performance, including facial contortions such as showing the whites of the eyes, and poking out the tongue, and a wide variety of vigorous body actions such as slapping the hands against the body and stomping of the feet. As well as chanted words, a variety of cries and grunts are used. Haka may be understood as a kind of symphony in which the different parts of the body represent many instruments. The hands, arms, legs, feet, voice, eyes, tongue and the body as a whole combine to express courage, annoyance, joy or other feelings relevant to the purpose of the occasion. Haka are performed for various reasons: for welcoming disinguished guests, or to acknowledge great achievements, occasions, weddings or funerals. Barbarians that invest their time into haka are usually great leaders but also have some superstitious beliefs. They tend to be good friends with druids and witchdoctors as they are invested in nature and spirits as well as them. Although some of the barbarians prepare haka in advance, most are likely and able to come up with a haka on the spot since they are very connected to mood around them. (MIGHT BE SUBJECT TO CHANGE BECAUSE OF HOMEBREW)

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Subclass Options

Haka Performer

at 3rd level you gain proficiency in the performance skill to perform your haka. Additionally, when you go into a rage you can spend 1 mana point to lead your allies into battle. When you do so you and up to 6 other creatures can move up to their movement without provoking opportunity attacks.  

Ta Moko

Starting at 3rd level, you are granted a set of elaborate facial tattoos which allow you to channel the life force, mauri, in you. You gain a mana pool and a number of mana charges equal to half your barbarian level, rounded down. You regain all spent mana charges when you finish a short or long rest. Additionally, as a reaction when you are hit by an attack, you can spend a mana point to add your Charisma modifier to your AC, potentially causing the attack to miss. You regain all spent ki points when you finish a short or long rest.  

Crush

While you are unarmed and not wearing medium or heavy armor, you gain the following benefits: When you attack with your unarmed strikes and don't use a weapon attack this turn you can use your bonus action to make another unarmed strike. Starting at 6th level, your unarmed strikes count as magical for purposes of overcoming damage resistance and immunity. Your unarmed strikes deal 1d4 bludgeoning damage. Your unarmed strikes deal increased damage as shown on the table below: Barbarian level Unarmed damage 3rd 1d4 6th 1d6 11th 1d8 17th 1d10  

Strong Haka

Starting at 6th level, you gain the ability to channel your rage into 6 allies through elaborate ritual posture, dance, and shouting. You can spend one minute pumping up your friends through a haka in which they have to join and follow you, the hakas' effects last for 10 minutes. While you are in battle and raging you can use one mana point as an bonus action to shout and gesture to previously pumped allies to reignite the haka if it is still active. The die increases to 1d8 at 10th level and 1d10 at 14th level Haka of Persistence . The first attack against the creature has disadvantage and the creature gains 1d6 + Charisma modifier temporary hit points. Haka of Power. The first attack the creature makes has advantage and the creature can add a 1d6 to one attack roll.  

Team Spirit

Starting at 10th level, you pump yourself up while you are raging by shouting and stomping feeling the battle spirit of your allies. While you are raging and your allies are withing 5 feet of you, you can add your Charisma modifier to your damage. As an action while you are raging, you can also use 5 mana points to empower up to 6 allies within 5 feet of you into a haka.  

Eternal Mauri

At 14th level, whenever you reduce a hostile creature to 0 hit points, you gain 1 ki point. Additionally, your connection to your warrior spirit inhibits your aging: you suffer none of the frailty of old age, you can’t be aged magically, and you can no longer die of old age.