Homebrew Bloodmoon Orc Species Details

"The only orc with the sense to know that trade is more profitable than just killing everything." -random trader

The Bloodmoon Orcs were created about two centuries after their green-skinned cousins. They get their name from the blood-red pigment of their skin. This change in both color and intelligence was caused by a divide in the religious sects of the orcs. When one tribe decided to start worshipping the Bloodmoon goddess, they were cursed with the understanding of what the random acts of violence were doing to the people they harmed, and were to be marked for all eternity, never to be accepted as kin by any orc ever again. 

Being as smart as they are now, they no longer raid and pillage to survive. They now trade with the other communities around them and fight off their newfound rivals, the green skins. This has allowed them to get along with the other races quite well, and its not uncommon to see a bloodmoon orc in a town doing the odd job for coin.

Bloodmoon Orc Traits

Your Bloodmoon orc character has certain traits deriving from your orc ancestry.

War dance

Once every long rest, you can perform a tribal dance that gives you either 1 faith point (only 1 faith point allowed per 24hr) or +1 to all attacks for the next 30 minutes.

Grace/Wrath of the gods

If you have a faith point you can choose to spend it on either the grace of the gods (+2 to ac) or the wrath of the gods(+2 to attack damage), each lasting for 1hr. These abilities get power spikes at levels 5,10,15, and 20 increasing the bonus given by +1.

Ability Score Increase

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

Age

Bloodmoon Orcs mature a little faster than humans, reaching adulthood around age 14. They age noticeably faster and rarely live longer than 75 years, but that few who have made it to the ripe age of 90 found that even while close to death, they were still just as strong and spry as they were in their youth.

Alignment

Bloodmoon Orcs tend towards chaos from their orc blood and are not strongly inclined toward good. The few that turn evil tend to be bandit lords.

Size

Bloodmoon Orcs are somewhat larger and bulkier than humans, and they range from 5 to well over 7 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.

Malevolent stare

You gain Proficiency in the Intimidation skill.

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.

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