Gamemaster:
Mike, with that much dex, you would be better off as a fighter, dex barbarian lose the +2 bonus to damage that they inflict with strength base weapons while raging. you also don't have any weapons equiped.
Mike, if you're wanting to be a tank, then a Dex Barb is actually pretty good (and the only time I would suggest Dex over Str for a Barb). Take a Rapier for your martial weapon, and then spend 10 gp on a Shield. That should give you a 17 AC with your current build, and a +5 Attack at 1d8+3. You will always miss out on the damage benefits from Rage using a Dex build, but if you're doing it to be a tank then Dex is the only semi-reliable way to do that and -2 damage for +2 AC isn't a bad trade for a tank to make. If you want more damage, then any time from level 3 onward you can take some levels in Rogue for Sneak Attack damage, which you can use every round if you activate Reckless Attack (level 2 Barbarian feature). If you go that route, then I would suggest taking 4-6 levels of Barbarian before taking more than 1 level of Rogue.
If your priority is to deal damage, don't go for Dex on a Barb. You want all the Strength you can get and a nasty two-handed weapon. If you want to play a Dex character that deals damage, then Fighter, Rogue, or Ranger would be a better class option.
This message was last edited by the player at 19:19, Fri 22 Apr 2022.