Questions tagged [orc]
For questions primarily about orcs. An orc or ork is a fictional humanoid creature, part of a fantasy race akin to goblins. (For questions about the half-orc race instead, use the [half-orc] tag.)
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Is this True Orc variant a good option to use?
I have made 2 orc races (Feral-orc and True-orc) and I recently got the Feral variant looked at and now I am wondering about the other variant, I updated it together with the feral variant after ...
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Is the homebrew Feral Orc race balanced?
I asked a while back about a homebrew orc race for my campaign. And after my 2 players playing it for a few sessions, and getting feedback on the post as well, I have tweaked it so I feel it still ...
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Is this homebrew orc race close to balanced?
I am a brand new DM and I was asked if I allowed orc races, but my 2 players both wanted to play dumb brutish orcs, and so I homebrewed a race for them, but I am unsure whether it is balanced in any ...
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Does the Orc's 'Aggressive' racial trait allow you to move with a grappled target as long as you move toward it?
Aggressive. As a bonus action, you can move up to your movement speed toward a hostile creature you can see or hear. You must end this move closer to the enemy than you started.
That last clause ...
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When were Orcs changed from lawful evil (as in AD&D 2e) to chaotic evil (as in D&D 5e)?
When I played AD&D 1e and 2e Orcs were listed as lawful evil in the Monster Manual. Lawful Evil as their alignment was consistent with other similar races like Goblins, Hobgoblins, and Bugbears. ...
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Where do D&D Orcs come from?
I've always assumed that with all modern fantasy, D&D included, their racial archetypes for their inhabitants always had their roots from Tolkien's Lord of the Rings. And in part, I do believe ...
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What is the description and information for the Deep Orc race in 3.5 D&D?
I need a physical description and information on the Deep Orc race from 3.5 D&D.
Can someone give me information or direct me to a source that can help me?
I tried searching, but the problem is ...
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Is there an official description of the appearance and culture of tribal orcs?
I play on a Neverwinter Nights persistent world module that uses the Dungeons & Dragons 3.5 rules. The module is not using the Forgotten realms setting. I'm editing and updating the module's ...
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How do I swear in Goblin? Orcish? [closed]
I have a character who speaks Orcish and Goblin in addition to Common. He's got a poor Charisma score, so I want to play him as being rather uncouth, adding a liberal amount of coarse language to his ...
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Were the subraces of orcs discarded in 5E?
Looking at the lore of the Orcs presented in the 5E (Monster Manual, pgs. 244–245 & Volo's Guide to Monsters, pgs. 82–91), it seems clear to me that there isn't different subraces among orcs in D&...
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What makes Half-Orcs stronger than full Orcs?
This is something that's been bothering me for quite a bit now.
If you take a look at the description of the Orc race in Volo's Guide to Monsters, it states:
Orcs are vicious raiders, who believe ...
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Must the Orc's Agressive movement be in a straight line directly toward the enemy?
The Orc's Agressive trait (Volo's Guide to Monsters) lets you use a bonus action to move toward an enemy, as long as you finish closer to him than you started.
Must this movement be in a straight ...
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What do Rituals of Blood and Night (orc magic) tax?
In Burning Wheel Gold pages 244-246 it is described how Orc magic (Rituals of Blood and Night) work. Orc mages (Servants) have either the Rituals of Blood skill or the Rituals of Night skill and ...
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What is considered an enemy for an Orc's Aggressive trait?
Volo's Guide to Monsters says that you may play an Orc character, which gives you the following trait, amongst others (p. 120):
Aggressive. As a bonus action, you can move up to your speed toward an ...
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What level is a typical Belkzen orc?
I am working on a campaign where my party will have a big adventure in Belkzen. What level is the average orc in Belkzen? I have read the orc guide but I still do not know what level an ordinary orc ...
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Are there rules for tribe acquisition and management?
One of my players wants to play an orc that has broken away from its original tribe and is trying to establish a new tribe on its own. Are there rules for attracting members to this new tribe, finding ...
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What happens if character creation says I gain and lose darkvision simultaneously?
The alternate racial trait Skilled removes my dark vision as a half-orc, but my bloodline arcana gives me darkvision.
If I replaced my half-orc darvision with "Skilled", but also am an orc bloodline ...
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Power of Giants Orc bloodline (Sp) - Why doesn't it go to form II?
The question is specifically about the Orc Bloodine. At level 15, you get a free "Giant Form I" spell:
Power of Giants (Sp): At 15th level, you may grow to Large size as a
standard action. At ...
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What are the upsides to having the spell-like ability version of a spell?
The question is specifically about the Orc Bloodine. At the final level, you get this:
Warlord Reborn (Su): At 20th level, you become a true orc warlord of
legend. You gain immunity to fire and ...
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How do Untouchables affect orks?
I'm designing an encounter with orks for my Rogue Trader group, but I am unsure how to treat the interaction of untouchables and/or blanks with orks, who don't normally exhibit psyker capabilities ...
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Could Eye of Gruumsh be safely interpreted as Racial Subsitution Levels? [closed]
I am sure most can agree the Eye of Gruumsh prestige class is very dated and extremely sub-par compared to what has come out afterward.
Would incorporating the prestige class into the barbarian core ...
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Are the orcs of the D&D core canon not above eating sentient humanoids?
Are the orcs of the D&D core canon cannibals, i.e. not above eating sentient humanoids?
As far as I can remember, Tolkien's orcs seem to have no qualms about doing so (thanks for the link, Flamma)...
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