An alternate version of half-orc reproduction

[Warren Okuma]

Environmental contamination...due to excess magic use. The Wizard's Guilds deny any connection, they deny there are reliable studies that show the connection.

Alchemist: Yeah. And it certainly wasn't us alchemists dumping stuff. It was um... yeah, um... right, uh... a uh god died. Uh yeah died there and... and ah... people born in that area look different. Yeah. Uh-huh. Yup. Absolutely. Not us. Really.

And we definately don't use Orc parts in any of our products.

or Elven parts.


Really.

 

[GMVictory]

I don't like the everything crossbreeding with everything stuff. My explanation of PHB half-breeds:

Elves and Orcs have a defect that sometimes sometimes becomes dominant when a child is born. Sometimes called "thinbloods" or "runts" but more commonly known as "half-elves" or "half-orcs."

Unless the so-called "birth defect" reason doesn't fit (half-dragons frex), then I'll try to come up with something else.

 

[Warren Okuma]

If a human worships Grummish, his or her children will be half-orcs. If an orc worship a human god their kids will be half-orcs. Same with elves...

 

[DevoutlyApathetic]

I find this idea interesting but I find the reverse far, far more interesting.

If any humans are within 50 miles of an orc baby the baby has a small (or even not-so-small) chance of being a half-orc.

The orcs don't react to this very well. Using the half-orcs as near slaves. They also do everything they can to prevent this from happening (hello raiding parties!)

Explains typical orcish aggression beyond the "They're evil!" level and gives a reason for the massive amount of half-orcs that convert to human society.

Totally stolen.

 

[DMH]

Something like this could also induce bloodlines, either the UA version or those from 5th Element. Drow induce aranea bloodlines in elves to sow conflict, giants try to "improve" the lives of little people or evil dragons want better slaves.

 

[Aeolius]

For an alternate mode of reproduction, one could always go for the Galley-oh-hoop-hoop .

edit: found it!