Weapons, armor and other items are shunned as crutches used by those who are too weak to live up to the lifestyle of a Barbarian.
i know somethin about the barbs not wearin armor has been mentioned. but it is just not possible. we would get killed very very fast. i would like to see it where this was possible and may some day, just wanted to check. now as for the weapons i really cannot picture a barbarian goin hand to hand, so i don't see why they would think of them as crutches.
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