When did Berserkers become such a joke?

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I'm reading Tangled Webs from the Forgotten Realms series right now and there is a Rashemite Berserker called Fyodor, He totally rocks. Granted, it's a book but he took down a giant squid, the Kraken symbol, all by himself and when he moves his Black Sword you can hardly see anything but the motion. Point I'm trying to make is, why is Minsc such a damn idiot? Instead of "Minsc Smash!" or something, why don't they make him say a quote from Rasheman, here's a good one: "There are those who think and those who Dream" or something like that. Coz It's irritating to admire a Berserker when the current example you see is Minsc..

 

Minsc's......disability is probably the reason why most people choose to keep him in their party over someone who may be a better npc statistically but is not that fun to talk to *cough*KELDORN*cough*

 

Minsc isn't a true Berserker, if you've been paying attention. He speaks of the berserkers in his homeland and how his rage is nothing compared to theirs. Minsc is a ranger, people.

 

If this Fyodor is the same one from Daughter of the Drow (by Elaine Cunningham), I think I can explain for you.

Fyodor is a "natural" beserker. He will automatically go beserk upon entering battle, where as Minsc is an "enduced" beserker. He has to go through a ritual in order to become beserk. The Rasheman have this drink, jhuild it's called (AKA A stronger version of Firewine), this allows them to fight with as though they were beserk, but they are never able to be fully beserk like a natural one.

And also with Minsc, IIRC he's been hit in the head a few times. That would account for his idiocy.

 

Yeah it's the same Fyodorn, but from what I gather, being a "natural" Berserker is like a curse. You can't control it. And there are 2 more Berserker skills, the ability to shapeshift into an animal while in a Frenzy and the highest power, the ability to send your spirit out in an animal form to do battle, while your body stays still. I suppose it would at that hehe

 

The only NPC who is CALLED a berserker is Korgan

 

Hehe ironbeard, always thought dwarves called themselves Battleragers in that case. But it can be a bad braintwist in this case, just don't mind me, you're the expert on dwarves.

 

Yeah, Battlerager is the right term right? Like that guy from The Legacy, Pwent was his name, right? I thought it was kewl that despite the fact he was such a goofy idiot the drow were kinda afraid of him. That's like a testament to your skill.

 

Remember when alustriels dwarf sage almolst tore his head off for getting him dirty.....that was some funny stuff.

 

Which book was that? I recall that they were at Silverymoon before the supposed-to-be wedding, but I never read it. Berserkers Rock.

 

Actually did anybody notice that Fyodor's berserker rage is unique to him?
That's why he was banished from his homeland, because of his uncontrollable battle rages. No other berserker can go into 'matrix mode' like him.

 

The same book he suggested catti brie would look better with a beard.

 

Yeah shura. That's why I said it was like a curse I wonder what the next book is gonna be? At the end of Tangled Webs he was on the way back to Rasheman with liriel, they were already able to find a way to control his berserker rages What I didn't get though, was WHY he was dying slowly.. did he use too much strength or what? I know they exiled him because fear that he may harm his fellow berserkers, but why was he DYING?