Path of the Skull Collector - Barbarian Subclass Mod

Embrace the power of your fallen foes with the Path of the Skull Collector, a highly customizable subclass for the Barbarian in Baldur's Gate 3. As a Skull Collector, you can gather and bind yourself to the skulls of mighty warriors, harnessing their strength, unique abilities, and spells. These bonds last until your next long rest and grant a variety of custom passives and powers tied to the fallen champions.

As you progress, you unlock the ability to bind with multiple skulls simultaneously, offering near-endless combinations of buffs, spells, and playstyles. By level 12, you can bind up to four skulls at once, making you adaptable to any challenge the game throws your way. This mod features over 150 custom/modified abilities, including 38 unique skulls and binding skills, 41 custom/modified passives, 13 custom summonable creatures, and a crafting path to produce the Skull Collector's own weapon of power.

Collect Skulls from Fallen Opponents
To begin your collection, you must first defeat your enemies and collect their skulls from their bodies. Once you have a skull and have a soul-binding charge from the Barbarian Skull Collector subclass, you can right-click on the collected skulls in your inventory and 'bind' with them to enhance your abilities.  You may bind with multiple skulls equal to your soul binding charges.  Charges will be further unlocked as you reach certain levels in the subclass.

Discover Power Combos
One of the most exciting aspects of the Path of the Skull Collector is the endless potential for customization and creative gameplay. With the ability to bind up to four skulls and access over 150 custom abilities, the potential for game-breaking combinations is huge—and we encourage you to find them! Whether it's through multiclassing, synergizing skull powers with unique gear, or discovering overpowered skill combos, the possibilities are yours to explore.

Multiclassing Madness
Experiment with combinations across different classes to unlock powerful synergies. Can you find the most devastating skull-binding combination that turns you into an unstoppable force?

Item Synergies
Mix and match items, spells, and passives to create a build that is uniquely your own, finding unexpected and fun ways to use the power of your bound skulls. We welcome players to push the boundaries, test out these combinations, and let us know what works (or what breaks!). Don’t hesitate to share your discoveries with the community—whether it’s a particularly fun or overpowered build!

Feedback and Bug Reports Encouraged
This mod is a living project, and your feedback is crucial to its growth. If you encounter any bugs or issues, please report them! We also welcome any suggestions for balance tweaks, additional features, or ideas to enhance gameplay. Whether you’re a casual player or a dedicated min-maxer, your input helps shape the future of the mod.

Mod Compatibility
I am currently not aware of any incompatibilities with other mods.  This mod does overwrite some of the root templates for various bosses/NPCs and may run into some issues in others that have done the same.



Author's Notes and Class Progression/Spoilers Ahead!!!
The class breakdown will be included below for those who are looking to plan ahead.



Author's Notes
I am in the process of play testing a full run with the subclass to help balance test the class.  I am intending the class to have a bit of an edge (a heavy edge?) over the core barbarian subclasses. As mentioned above, please report anything you feel is over/under tuned. I am anticipating some imbalance through the first several iteration of Skull Collector as we iron out the finer details. Below is my stretch list of known issues and features I would eventually like to add.  

List of Potential Future Features:

Subclass Features & Progression Path

List of Boss Drops [UUIDs] - [GUID]

Act 1 


Act 2 


Act 3


Crafting Materials/Weapons