orcs and half orcs [Archive] - Wizards Community

orcs and half orcs [Archive] - Wizards Community

Post/Author/DateTime Post
CainJustice
08-07-07, 09:07 AM Hello,

When a ranger with a favored enemy of orc benefit from the same Favored enemy of Half-Orc??? Half orcs do have the orc blood...help?
Jason Snyder
08-07-07, 09:23 AM The SRD says this of half-orcs:

"Orc Blood: For all effects related to race, a half-orc is considered an orc"

So I'm about 99% sure that would apply to rangers and favored enemies.
Marendithas_the_Necro
08-07-07, 09:29 AM he is right
Amaril
08-07-07, 01:52 PM And the same for elves and half-elves? I've had situations when a ranger had elves as favored enemies, but I wasn't sure if it applied to half-elves.

Then again the idea of favored enemy is knowing that creature's nature, so technically, half-elves and half-orcs might not be options for the ranger's favored enemies. It could at least be a bonus to those half-races.
StevenO
08-07-07, 08:37 PM Generally a Half-Orc would suffer all the good and ill effects of being an orc with the same being true for a half-elf and elf. With the DMs permission you may be able to drop the "race-blooded" part and then be treated as human but then you'd also give up potential benefits of the other race.
Novacat
08-07-07, 09:38 PM While the half-orc and half-elf don't specifically state it, I treat them as both human and their other half for all purposes related to race, including favored enemies.
CainJustice
08-13-07, 01:26 AM Perfect, thank you guys

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
CainJustice 08-07-07, 09:07 AM	Hello, When a ranger with a favored enemy of orc benefit from the same Favored enemy of Half-Orc??? Half orcs do have the orc blood...help?
Jason Snyder 08-07-07, 09:23 AM	The SRD says this of half-orcs: "Orc Blood: For all effects related to race, a half-orc is considered an orc" So I'm about 99% sure that would apply to rangers and favored enemies.
Marendithas_the_Necro 08-07-07, 09:29 AM	he is right
Amaril 08-07-07, 01:52 PM	And the same for elves and half-elves? I've had situations when a ranger had elves as favored enemies, but I wasn't sure if it applied to half-elves. Then again the idea of favored enemy is knowing that creature's nature, so technically, half-elves and half-orcs might not be options for the ranger's favored enemies. It could at least be a bonus to those half-races.
StevenO 08-07-07, 08:37 PM	Generally a Half-Orc would suffer all the good and ill effects of being an orc with the same being true for a half-elf and elf. With the DMs permission you may be able to drop the "race-blooded" part and then be treated as human but then you'd also give up potential benefits of the other race.
Novacat 08-07-07, 09:38 PM	While the half-orc and half-elf don't specifically state it, I treat them as both human and their other half for all purposes related to race, including favored enemies.
CainJustice 08-13-07, 01:26 AM	Perfect, thank you guys