Homebrew Black Orc Species Details

 

 

Claims to the contrary, whether by the Elves or the Dwarves, and they make no secret about the destruction of their most hated enemy after the Drow, and the fall of the “last” black orc is a famous tale with both races, they do still exist. At the height of their power, they dominated their “lesser” kin and molded them into an army of near unstoppable power. Most historians count the world lucky that “none” exist today…

            Personality: Though they share the malevolence of the other orcs, the black orcs’ anger is a slowly smoldering fire, something that they control rather than let control them. Their extraordinarily long lifespan allows them to be difficult adversaries for the elves, who lack the tactical discipline common to the black orcs. They have no time for wastrels or layabouts, and earn nearly as much hatred from the other orcs as from the dwarves and elves.

            Physical Description: Black orcs stand as tall as humans stand and tend to weigh the same. Their features are more in the line of half-orcs, their skin is black and their eyes are a milky white. They prefer armour or no clothing at all. They are blindingly fast, dexterous, and strong out of proportion to their size. They achieve physical majority at about 100 and live to be as old as 700 years old.

            They don’t sleep, preferring to meditate for four hours a day. They claim that during their “dreams” they get their skills and knowledge. They see this as a sign of their superiority over other races.

            Relations: Black orcs consider all others to be beneath them, worthy only to be exterminated or enslaved. This is especially seen in their attitude toward their close relatives the “normal” orcs that they used to such effectiveness in their army. This was even greater than what they share with the elves and dwarves.

            Alignment: They strongly lean toward the harsher aspects of law. They value strength and discipline whether using it or bowing before it. They refuse to acknowledge anyone as else as worthy of anything other than servitude.

            Religion: They worship Gruumsh, but claim that he allowed Corellon Larethian to take his eye so that he could wound the elven god.

            Language: They speak Orcish, but also their own variant of it. The elves believe that they had a written form that they didn’t share with other orcs (they are right).

           Medium-sized; 30’ base speed; Menacing – Proficient in the Intimidation skill; Relentless Endurance – If reduced to 0 HP, but not killed outright, they are instead left at 1 HP.

            Savage Attacks – When critical hit is made with a melee weapon, roll one of the weapon’s damage dice one more time and add it to total.

            Orc blood – for all purposes they are orcs and can use their weapons and have their weaknesses.

            Languages: Common, Orc. They can get bonus languages, mainly being Draconic, Dwarven, Elven, Goblin, Gnoll, and Infernal. Though intelligent they view “lesser” beings’ tongues to be gibbering not worth the time to decipher.

            Favored Classes: Fighter, Sorcerer

 

Black Orc Traits

Your Black Orc character has: +2 to STR, and +1 to CON; +2 bonus to WIS saves; Spell resistance 5+WIS modifier; Darkvision – 90’

Ability Score Increase

Your Strength score increases by 2, and your Constitution score increases by 1.

Age

Half-orcs mature a little faster than humans, reaching adulthood around age 14. They age noticeably faster and rarely live longer than 75 years.

Size

Half-orcs are somewhat larger and bulkier than humans, and they range from 5 to well over 6 feet tall. Your size is Medium.

Speed

Your base walking speed is 30 feet.

Darkvision

Thanks to your orc blood, you have superior vision in dark and dim conditions. You can see in dim light within 60 feet of you as if it were bright light, and in darkness as if it were dim light. You can’t discern color in darkness, only shades of gray.

Menacing

You gain proficiency in the Intimidation skill.

Relentless Endurance

When you are reduced to 0 hit points but not killed outright, you can drop to 1 hit point instead. You can’t use this feature again until you finish a long rest.

Savage Attacks

When you score a critical hit with a melee weapon attack, you can roll one of the weapon’s damage dice one additional time and add it to the extra damage of the critical hit.

Languages

You can speak, read, and write Common and Orc. Orc is a harsh, grating language with hard consonants. It has no script of its own but is written in the Dwarvish script.