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<blockquote data-quote="Celebrim" data-source="post: 5105659" data-attributes="member: 4937"><p>It's been a long time since I did anything with orcs, because in 9th grade I went - 'There are two many ugly demihumans. Orcs or Goblins, one of you has got to go!', and it was Orcs I tossed out as the lesser of the two.</p><p></p><p>However, an orc focused campaign would have as adversaries:</p><p></p><p>Orc beserkers</p><p>Orcs assault troops mounted on Dire Boars</p><p>Orcish Wereboars</p><p>Ogres, aka 'Giant Orcs' (also, huge advanced Ogres, two-headed ogres (and 3 and 5 headed))</p><p>Trolls (also giant and multi-headed)</p><p>Armored War Mammoths (see Columbian Mammoth)</p><p>Orcs mounted on Pterodons</p><p>Orc war priests bolstering the morale of the fighting force.</p><p>Orc witch doctors summoning various elemental spirits of destruction.</p><p>Orc Zombies.</p><p>Orc Wights.</p><p>Orc Vampires.</p><p></p><p>If you are using 3.X, alot can be done with hordes of 2nd/3rd/4th level fighters and interesting combinations of feats and the right tactics. Dig through 3rd party sourcebooks on mass combat for feats and ideas, and don't be afraid to smith out the feats you think you need to make the idea viable.</p><p></p><p>To give a hint away from my own rules:</p><p></p><p>HEAVY INFANTRY [GENERAL, TACTICAL, FIGHTER]</p><p>You are trained to perform as heavy infanty.</p><p>Prerequisite: Tactics 4 Ranks, Base attack bonus +1</p><p>Benefits: You are capable of performing the following tactics.</p><p>Legionaire: When formed in a shield wall, you gain a +2 bonus on reflex saves against spells or spell-like effects, and you are treated as possessing evasion. (If exposed to any effect which allows a reflex save for half damage, on a successful save the character takes no damage.)</p><p>Professional: You can take 10 on a tactics skill checks to fight in Close Formation, Fight in Ranks, Form a Phalanx, or Form a Shield Wall regardless of distractions.</p><p>Weight of the Formation: You gain a +1 circumstance bonus to hit for each rank of heavy infantry formed up behind you, to a maximum of a +3 bonus.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Celebrim, post: 5105659, member: 4937"] It's been a long time since I did anything with orcs, because in 9th grade I went - 'There are two many ugly demihumans. Orcs or Goblins, one of you has got to go!', and it was Orcs I tossed out as the lesser of the two. However, an orc focused campaign would have as adversaries: Orc beserkers Orcs assault troops mounted on Dire Boars Orcish Wereboars Ogres, aka 'Giant Orcs' (also, huge advanced Ogres, two-headed ogres (and 3 and 5 headed)) Trolls (also giant and multi-headed) Armored War Mammoths (see Columbian Mammoth) Orcs mounted on Pterodons Orc war priests bolstering the morale of the fighting force. Orc witch doctors summoning various elemental spirits of destruction. Orc Zombies. Orc Wights. Orc Vampires. If you are using 3.X, alot can be done with hordes of 2nd/3rd/4th level fighters and interesting combinations of feats and the right tactics. Dig through 3rd party sourcebooks on mass combat for feats and ideas, and don't be afraid to smith out the feats you think you need to make the idea viable. To give a hint away from my own rules: HEAVY INFANTRY [GENERAL, TACTICAL, FIGHTER] You are trained to perform as heavy infanty. Prerequisite: Tactics 4 Ranks, Base attack bonus +1 Benefits: You are capable of performing the following tactics. Legionaire: When formed in a shield wall, you gain a +2 bonus on reflex saves against spells or spell-like effects, and you are treated as possessing evasion. (If exposed to any effect which allows a reflex save for half damage, on a successful save the character takes no damage.) Professional: You can take 10 on a tactics skill checks to fight in Close Formation, Fight in Ranks, Form a Phalanx, or Form a Shield Wall regardless of distractions. Weight of the Formation: You gain a +1 circumstance bonus to hit for each rank of heavy infantry formed up behind you, to a maximum of a +3 bonus. [/QUOTE]
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