A player chooses a kit for his barbarian as part of the character creation process. A barbarian may have only one kit.
When creating a barbarian character, begin by determining his ability scores (Player's Handbook, Chapter 1). Then select a kit, recording the pertinent information on the character sheet. The DM may exclude any kit that doesn't fit the campaign, and may forbid barbarians from particular cultures from taking certain kits. If there are no forests in the campaign world, he may deem the Forest Lord kit inappropriate. The Plainsrider kit may not be suitable in a campaign where barbarians don't have horses. The DM may also change the kits as he sees fit. He may decide that only females may become Ravagers, or that all Dreamwalkers must follow a particular deity. All restrictions and changes should be explained to the players before they create their characters.
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