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does anyone else think half-orcs get gypped?
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<blockquote data-quote="AbeTheGnome" data-source="post: 3247952" data-attributes="member: 47933"><p>point taken. i won't try to defend it.</p><p></p><p>i think this kind of statement is representative of what i'm talking about. "my half-orc <em>barbarian </em>is fine with his stats." well, of course he is. he's a barbarian. he's got a good STR score that will be an asset when he rages. what if i don't want to play my half-orc as a barbarian, and, heaven forbid, sidestep a cliche? i don't think half-orcs should be unduy pigeonholed. </p><p></p><p>and, as one poster stated, yes, they lack the flavor that other races have reflected in their stats. gnomes get illusion, elves don't sleep, etc. orcs are feral, bestial beings. the scent ability makes sense, and it isn't overpowered. orcs are big and brutish. an intimidate bonus makes sense. orcs traditionally spend a lot of time away from civilization. a bonus to survival makes sense. any and all of these perks would add flavor to the race without overpowering the others.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AbeTheGnome, post: 3247952, member: 47933"] point taken. i won't try to defend it. i think this kind of statement is representative of what i'm talking about. "my half-orc [I]barbarian [/I]is fine with his stats." well, of course he is. he's a barbarian. he's got a good STR score that will be an asset when he rages. what if i don't want to play my half-orc as a barbarian, and, heaven forbid, sidestep a cliche? i don't think half-orcs should be unduy pigeonholed. and, as one poster stated, yes, they lack the flavor that other races have reflected in their stats. gnomes get illusion, elves don't sleep, etc. orcs are feral, bestial beings. the scent ability makes sense, and it isn't overpowered. orcs are big and brutish. an intimidate bonus makes sense. orcs traditionally spend a lot of time away from civilization. a bonus to survival makes sense. any and all of these perks would add flavor to the race without overpowering the others. [/QUOTE]
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