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Orc's as PC's?

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#1
xmen510
Apr 26, 2008 10:43:38 I was thinking. In 4E FR, the Orcs have their own established Kingdom, Trade Agreements, Political Alliances, and Intermarriage with other races. Do you also think that becuase the Orc is getting such a big push that they will be a likely addition in the FR Player's Guide as an additional race? Based on what I have seen and read, I like that this is indeed a possibility. I will also just reinforce here that I believe it will be an ORC race and not Half-Orc.

So, what do you think?
#2
JudgeDookie
Apr 26, 2008 14:13:00 I see it happening very easily. Why create a nation of orcs that you can't fight? They have no use. You might as well have had the Spellplague just wipe that entire area into another plane and leave it empty--let alone create it at all.

Much like the Aasimar, I can see them being made available to PC's.
#3
rauric
Apr 26, 2008 21:33:44 You will be able to make an orc PC from the MM I think. Plus no half-orcs mean we just use orc as the half-orc template I believe.
#4
the_ubbergeek
Apr 26, 2008 23:14:40 Not sure if no Half-Orc forever, or for now - as in, if you want Half-orcs instead, use the stats of Orcs for Half-orcs....

Both would be cool... At the very least, I could do my freeform rping warrior orcette.
#5
sfdragon
Apr 27, 2008 3:59:42 DDI then the phb2 in a year.

personally its stupid, they could put out 1 and one 1 phb and they in 6 months a races and classes book, that adds new races and classes as well as new adventure paths
#6
the_ubbergeek
Apr 27, 2008 14:54:31 There is a limit on how thick you want a book.... Also, the more entries, the less time you may offers them...
#7
McSham
Apr 27, 2008 20:10:56
You will be able to make an orc PC from the MM I think. Plus no half-orcs mean we just use orc as the half-orc template I believe.

The MM races are not going to be full racial write-ups, so like the DDI warforged write-up, but for the orcs, just in the FR campaign guide.
Half-orcs are coming out on DDI, presumably as soon as the books do, june 6th. It will be like a race that is bonus to the main 8.

That said so far we know that orcs and half-orcs have important places in FR. We don't know that orcs will be a MM race, it is presumed but not confirmed. We know what 5 races of the PHB2 are going to be and none of them start with O, so it would be safe to assume that they are not in that book either.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
#1 xmen510 Apr 26, 2008 10:43:38	I was thinking. In 4E FR, the Orcs have their own established Kingdom, Trade Agreements, Political Alliances, and Intermarriage with other races. Do you also think that becuase the Orc is getting such a big push that they will be a likely addition in the FR Player's Guide as an additional race? Based on what I have seen and read, I like that this is indeed a possibility. I will also just reinforce here that I believe it will be an ORC race and not Half-Orc. So, what do you think?
#2 JudgeDookie Apr 26, 2008 14:13:00	I see it happening very easily. Why create a nation of orcs that you can't fight? They have no use. You might as well have had the Spellplague just wipe that entire area into another plane and leave it empty--let alone create it at all. Much like the Aasimar, I can see them being made available to PC's.
#3 rauric Apr 26, 2008 21:33:44	You will be able to make an orc PC from the MM I think. Plus no half-orcs mean we just use orc as the half-orc template I believe.
#4 the_ubbergeek Apr 26, 2008 23:14:40	Not sure if no Half-Orc forever, or for now - as in, if you want Half-orcs instead, use the stats of Orcs for Half-orcs.... Both would be cool... At the very least, I could do my freeform rping warrior orcette.
#5 sfdragon Apr 27, 2008 3:59:42	DDI then the phb2 in a year. personally its stupid, they could put out 1 and one 1 phb and they in 6 months a races and classes book, that adds new races and classes as well as new adventure paths
#6 the_ubbergeek Apr 27, 2008 14:54:31	There is a limit on how thick you want a book.... Also, the more entries, the less time you may offers them...
#7 McSham Apr 27, 2008 20:10:56	You will be able to make an orc PC from the MM I think. Plus no half-orcs mean we just use orc as the half-orc template I believe. The MM races are not going to be full racial write-ups, so like the DDI warforged write-up, but for the orcs, just in the FR campaign guide. Half-orcs are coming out on DDI, presumably as soon as the books do, june 6th. It will be like a race that is bonus to the main 8. That said so far we know that orcs and half-orcs have important places in FR. We don't know that orcs will be a MM race, it is presumed but not confirmed. We know what 5 races of the PHB2 are going to be and none of them start with O, so it would be safe to assume that they are not in that book either.