Invulnerable Barbarian (PoTD)

[Liodelur]

Hey. I just finished my playthrough of PoE 1 as Barbarian, and that's was little painful. In DnD Barbarian have possibility to survive any damage, while Rage is active, but in PoE you get a huge Deflection reduction, which hurt your survivability. So, in Deadfire, i was planned to multiclass to get some defence. Which class do you recomended? Fighter Devoted looks interesting, the bonuses to weapon type are cool, Vigorous Defence, Stances, Self-heal also seems to be nice. But i also interested in Steel Garrote Paladin, which can lifesteal HP from enemies. Note, that i not looking for tank-barb, but something like "Durable DPS" which can survive most of damage, but can not replace a pure Tank. Also, i'm not interested in multiclass with casters, and i prefer two-handed weapon.
P.s. Sorry for the bad english, it is not my native language.

[Boeroer]

Both Barbarian/Fighter as well as Barbarian/Paladin fit your needs. 

Besides Steel Garrote you can also pick Kind Wayfarer. The heal of White Flames also will affect you. 

[Haplok]

Consider using a Morningstar to use its modal to debuff Fortitude and take advantage of Brute Force. Good synergy with fighter Mule Kick and Clear Out. 

 

For a little more DPS - but less durability, you could go with Trickster rogue. His illusion buffs provide decent boost to Defences (Repulsive Visage even Terrifies nearby enemies). 

Edited April 21, 2021 by Haplok

[Not So Clever Hound]

47 minutes ago, Haplok said:

Repulsive Visage even Terrifies nearby enemies

Of note, you can also get this particular effect in a potion if you want to use another half class. To be clear I agree that Trickster has a lot to bring to the table, but this powerful spell in particular comes in bottle format if you want to go with a more durable setup AND have a repulsive visage . You probably won't spam it as often - but should be synergistic in all kinds of ways with Steel Garrote and Morningstar modal.

Edited April 21, 2021 by Not So Clever Hound