Editing Barbarian (section)

===2nd Edition===
The Unearthed Arcana barbarian would return in 2e with the [[Complete Book Series|Complete Barbarian's Handbook]], alongside the [[Shaman]], a kind of barbarian cleric. This version lost most of its 1e powers, retaining only the D12 hit dice, the enhanced leaping/climbing affinities, and the backstab resistance. It also gained the ability to dual-wield weapons, and far less stringent restrictions on magical weapon use or associating with spellcasters. It also double-downed on the idea that Barbarians hail from pre-Iron Age cultures, and included various [[kits]] based on those cultures.

Ultimately, the AD&D barbarian was not very well received, and might have passed forgotten into history...