Homebrew Full Orc Species Details
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Whether united under the leadership of a mighty warlock or having fought to a standstill after years of conflict, orc and human tribes sometimes form alliances, joining forces into a larger horde to the terror of civilized lands nearby. leading to the eventual downfall of the horde created as it has many times before
Scars or death
Orcs range from green to brown sometimes pink and many other colors of pigmentation, sloping foreheads, jutting jaws, prominent teeth, and towering builds make their orcish heritage plain for all to see. Half-orcs stand between 6 and 8 feet tall and are normally weigh between 175 and 250 pound
Orcs regard battle scars as tokens of pride and ornamental scars as things of beauty. Other scars, though, mark an -orc as a former slave or a disgraced exile. commonly through branding there foreheads with a hot iron with the mark of the tribe any orc who has reached an old enough age for combat has seen combat and has scars from every battle failure to get a scar makes the orc look weak to his kind
The Mark of Gruumsh
The one-eyed god Gruumsh created the orcs, and even those orcs who turn away from his worship can’t fully escape his influence. however Gruumsh has forsaken some orcs who lead there own life and occasionally make tribes of orcs to try and escape him but this usually ends in all the orcs going insane and killing one another
Tribes of orcs
orcs live among orcs plain and simple however in these tribes there are hierarchy's most commonly the smartest or strongest orc leads but you will sometimes see more then one orc commanding a tribe as a council these councils make a lot father then just one leader normally does
Names
Half-orcs usually have names appropriate to the culture in which they were raised. A half-orc who wants to fit in among humans might trade an orc name for a human name. Some half-orcs with human names decide to adopt a guttural orc name because they think it makes them more intimidating.
Male Orc Names: Sham-tam, Sham-Tar, Vogdush, Koplie, rang, tugar, kugaluga, ar-saku, borg, Eruukk
Female Orc Names: Baggi, Emen, Engong, Kansif, Myev, Neega, Ovak, Ownka, Shautha, Sutha, Vola, Volen, Yevelda
Fueled hatred most races have a deep hatred for orcs being that they burn down homes and such
Full Orc Traits
Your half-orc character has certain traits deriving from your orc ancestry.Ability Score Increase
Your Strength score increases by 2, and your Constitution score increases by 1.
Age
no one knows how long an orc can live since they die out before there old enough to die naturally
Alignment
orcs inherit a tendency toward chaos from their parents and are not strongly inclined toward good. orcs are willing to live out their lives to cause as much chaos as possible and are usually evil.
Size
orcs are somewhat larger and bulkier then most, and they range from 6 to well over 7 feet tall. Your size is Medium.
Speed
Your base walking speed is 30 feet.
Darkvision
thanks to being an orc 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.