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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Feldspar" data-source="post: 2649518" data-attributes="member: 20450">Rats - I need to type faster - you beat me to the punch on this one! I considered this, but rejected it for the main reason that we have to consider that a large number of half-orcs (I'd argue the majority) are not raised by orcs - but by humans or some other civilized race.  I think its safe to assume that a Dwarven fighter was raised and trained by other Dwarves - that's why they were taught how to use traditional dwarven weapons like the waraxe and urgosh.  But who in a human settlement is teaching the half-orc the ways of the double axe?Problem number two is that by making it a martial weapon you limit the benefit to half-orcs who have levels in classes that give proficiency all martial weapons.  But those half-orcs are already doing pretty well with their strength boost.  Half-orcs may be pigeon holed as good only if you want to bash things over the head, but I support a change that makes that hole a little wider by bringing some benefits to a few more classes.I looked at the Elf model where they get proficiency (rather than treat as martial) but again there didn't seem to be a set of weapons that really made sense.That's why I went for the option described in my other posts.  Half-orcs get more proficiency in weapons not because they were trained in some specific ones as part of their upbringing in a specific culture.  Instead the natural adaptability of humans (bonus feat) meats the rage and blood lust that is inherent in orc kind and the result is a race that is naturally better and more comfortable with weapons than any other.</blockquote>

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