New race: Half-orc/half drow [Archive] - Wizards Community

New race: Half-orc/half drow [Archive] - Wizards Community

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T.R.I.P.
02-28-07, 10:31 AM I recently made a new race wich I thougt had a nice flavor.

I´d like your opinions on the race!!

Half-orc/half-drow

• +2 strength, their orc heritage makes a Dark orc strong, but the standard orc weaknesses are compensated by their drow heritage.
• Darkvision 90 ft
• +1 spot, listen & search. Not as alert as a true drow, but nonetheless alert. The Dark orc doesn’t get a automatic search check within 5 ft of a secret door.
• +2 intimidate. Because of his combined legacy’s a Dark orc can be very intimidating
• Light sensitivity: in direct sunlight a Dark orc takes a -1 penalty on all attack rolls
• +1 on will saves against magic. A Dark orc retains some of a drows resilience against spells that effect the mind.
• Level adjustment: +1
• Favoured class: Fighter. The more calculating drow part in a Dark orc counters the wild rage that can be found in most orcs, but their battle lust remains. Therefore their favoured class is fighter

In a society where both drow and orcs live the drow useally hold the upperhand. In the rare situations were orcs rule the drow have a very hard time. The females have a particually hard time since they are used as a form of ‘entertainment’ for the strongest orcs.

This form of entertainment sometimes results in a very rare crossbreed, the Dark orc.
Stronger but not as agile and smart as the ordinary drow but intellectually superior to their common orc cousins they take a special place in orc society.

They look like a common half-orc, but with a dark green coloration, slightly pointed ears and a bit less savage look on their faces (although they can be very brutal).
The_Shaman
02-28-07, 08:31 PM It's somewhat weak for a +1, I'd say. Perhaps the general orc stamina and the drow resistance to magic could synergize somehow?
boggler65
03-01-07, 02:05 PM The original half-orc race is severly damaged, if not outright broken. The higher strength score in no way compensates for the ridiculous penaltys it suffers to other abilities. For an LA +1 race, perhaps +2 STR, +2 INT, -2 WIS, -2 CON. They are stronger and more intelligent than normal orcs, but at the same time they are frailer of body.
Darkvision... 90 feet is much much much too far. 60 feet would be ok. Perhaps grant the dark or a spell resistance of 7.

Alternately have you thought about adapting the orog(deep orc) found on pages 71-73 in the RoF sourcebook? It only has an LA +2.
BrennonGoldeye
03-02-07, 10:48 PM There is just such a guy in Sacrifice of the Widow. He worked for Qilue. Name of Jub I think. Sweet fellow.:ghosted:
FrostWolf
03-03-07, 12:42 AM Someone is going to say it.... Might as well be me Drow+Orc=Dorc:D

Or, Orrow, Hmm... I kinda like the sound of that.

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T.R.I.P. 02-28-07, 10:31 AM	I recently made a new race wich I thougt had a nice flavor. I´d like your opinions on the race!! Half-orc/half-drow • +2 strength, their orc heritage makes a Dark orc strong, but the standard orc weaknesses are compensated by their drow heritage. • Darkvision 90 ft • +1 spot, listen & search. Not as alert as a true drow, but nonetheless alert. The Dark orc doesn’t get a automatic search check within 5 ft of a secret door. • +2 intimidate. Because of his combined legacy’s a Dark orc can be very intimidating • Light sensitivity: in direct sunlight a Dark orc takes a -1 penalty on all attack rolls • +1 on will saves against magic. A Dark orc retains some of a drows resilience against spells that effect the mind. • Level adjustment: +1 • Favoured class: Fighter. The more calculating drow part in a Dark orc counters the wild rage that can be found in most orcs, but their battle lust remains. Therefore their favoured class is fighter In a society where both drow and orcs live the drow useally hold the upperhand. In the rare situations were orcs rule the drow have a very hard time. The females have a particually hard time since they are used as a form of ‘entertainment’ for the strongest orcs. This form of entertainment sometimes results in a very rare crossbreed, the Dark orc. Stronger but not as agile and smart as the ordinary drow but intellectually superior to their common orc cousins they take a special place in orc society. They look like a common half-orc, but with a dark green coloration, slightly pointed ears and a bit less savage look on their faces (although they can be very brutal).
The_Shaman 02-28-07, 08:31 PM	It's somewhat weak for a +1, I'd say. Perhaps the general orc stamina and the drow resistance to magic could synergize somehow?
boggler65 03-01-07, 02:05 PM	The original half-orc race is severly damaged, if not outright broken. The higher strength score in no way compensates for the ridiculous penaltys it suffers to other abilities. For an LA +1 race, perhaps +2 STR, +2 INT, -2 WIS, -2 CON. They are stronger and more intelligent than normal orcs, but at the same time they are frailer of body. Darkvision... 90 feet is much much much too far. 60 feet would be ok. Perhaps grant the dark or a spell resistance of 7. Alternately have you thought about adapting the orog(deep orc) found on pages 71-73 in the RoF sourcebook? It only has an LA +2.
BrennonGoldeye 03-02-07, 10:48 PM	There is just such a guy in Sacrifice of the Widow. He worked for Qilue. Name of Jub I think. Sweet fellow.:ghosted:
FrostWolf 03-03-07, 12:42 AM	Someone is going to say it.... Might as well be me Drow+Orc=Dorc:D Or, Orrow, Hmm... I kinda like the sound of that.