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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Thia Halmades" data-source="post: 2629325" data-attributes="member: 35863">This is a carry over discussion from a Reptilian/Feline thread.  Nyaricus suggested we take this to a new thread and see what the Senate said regarding fixing this race.  Currently, the Ork looks like this:Per the SRD:I'm not going to post any other races for comparison, because we all know where that comparison will lead.  From my understanding, the entire point of the Orc is to provide a +2 STR, which many people consider "balanced."  I ain't one of those people.  The entire Orc ability is "Darkvision."  Orc blood is entirely worthless unless you have a campaign devoted to it.  Oh, and no one in my campaign plays a Barbarian.  So that's out.  My initial fix for this race looks like this:The early things this fixes are as such:- Orks are no longer stat-barred from taking an arcane class- Yes, +2 STR is big, but it's bigger when the entire racial package shoves you in that direction without so much as a bag lunch.- Without trying to build all new racial abilities, I added quick fixes to enhance their flavor; tougher, bigger, and more bestial.- Ork Blood is worthless, I updated it with Orkish Weapons; if they see one, and they know martial weapons, they can use it.- They still retain their Ork Blood & Darkvision abilities from the PHB.Discuss.LCpt. Thia Halmades</blockquote>