Lord Irongron
First Post
This may seem like a question with an obvious answer, so I'll do my best to explain.
Are half-orcs individuals with a parent from each respective race? Or they a human subrace which carries visible traces of orcish blood (in that they have bred over generations)
I'm asking chiefly in regard to the 3rd edition Forgotten Realms setting, and after a fair bit of research over time have found conflicting answers. I really do lean the latter of these answers; that this is a subrace that exists within orcish and human societies. A kind of 'impure' underclass.
I run an online FR world, and over the years have noticed that around 90& of players RP (and indeed understand) half-orcs as to be exactly that. Personally I've tried to break the trend and adopt a more nuanced approach to the race, but am keen hear the considered opinion of D&D veterans.
Has this question come up in the past? Is there a popular opinion one way or the other?
Are half-orcs individuals with a parent from each respective race? Or they a human subrace which carries visible traces of orcish blood (in that they have bred over generations)
I'm asking chiefly in regard to the 3rd edition Forgotten Realms setting, and after a fair bit of research over time have found conflicting answers. I really do lean the latter of these answers; that this is a subrace that exists within orcish and human societies. A kind of 'impure' underclass.
I run an online FR world, and over the years have noticed that around 90& of players RP (and indeed understand) half-orcs as to be exactly that. Personally I've tried to break the trend and adopt a more nuanced approach to the race, but am keen hear the considered opinion of D&D veterans.
Has this question come up in the past? Is there a popular opinion one way or the other?