Homebrew Shadow Orc Species Details

The doctor chief W'latzan drew his great quarterstaff and swung it at the terrible creature. As the limp body of the dragon crumpled to the ground, the head rolled across the battlefield, leaving a trail of gnarled and squished bodies.

— Garfunfield

 

Although they are not totally unreasonable, shadow orc settlements are grudging and tend to feuding until a festival unites the rivals or one bloodline has been destroyed.

Tharlotlock

The great wolverine god Thartlotlock—lord of endurance and the winter—created the first shadow orcs and the other races of the land. He the used his claws to make the mountains to harden the orcs and the valley as a resting place for the warriors. He is usually represented with a spear in one paw, wearing a owl-feather crown.

 

Mark of Havoc

Shadow orcs have a resistance to an effect depending on their Genasi ancestry. This also decides another special power

Earth - Impact - can hear footsteps from 100 ft away

Fire - Heat - cannot be intimidated

Water - Suffocation - Can sleep underwater

Air - Cold - can sleep hanging on to something

 

Shadow Orc Traits

Your half-orc character has certain traits deriving from your orc ancestry.

Ability Score Increase

Your Dexterity score increases by 2, and your Constitution score increases by 1. You also gain +1 on deception and intimidation.

Age

Half-orcs mature a little faster than humans, reaching adulthood around age 14. They age noticeably slower than their half-orc cousins and tend to live to around 90 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 35 feet.

Darkvision

Thanks to your orc blood, you have superior vision in dark and dim conditions. You can see in dim light within 70 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.

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.

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.