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<blockquote data-quote="Desdichado" data-source="post: 245244" data-attributes="member: 2205"><p>If I were to do a &quot;half-orc bard gentleman&quot; I'd do it one of a few ways:</p><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Raised amongst humans with nothing orkish at all about his behavior or demeanor.&nbsp; In fact, he'd look pretty human with just a bit of an exotic twist to him, rather than obviously &quot;orkish&quot; (illustrations of 3e orcs are pretty cartoony to me anyway -- I'd go for something more along the lines of Claudio Pozas orcs.)&nbsp; Make him depressed a lot, and perhaps &quot;victimized&quot; -- he always thinks he's getting shafted because of his race, even when he's actually treated fairly and like anyone else.&nbsp; Set him up for a glorious death sometime in the future to get all that angst off his chest.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Make him an orkish wannabe gentleman.&nbsp; He tries, but he just hasn't figured out exactly what being a gentleman is all about, so he bungles it spectacularly at times, often getting the party into unnecessary and silly fights while he's at it, perhaps.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Despite the comments above, I've played two female half-orcs in the past, and really enjoy it.&nbsp; Then again, mine were relatively tough-talking rangers.&nbsp; Anyway, playing a female character is fun: I do it about 50% of the time.&nbsp; To say that males playing females is insulting and cartoonish is ridiculous.&nbsp; Play with some folks that actually know a few females or two for a change.</li>
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[QUOTE="Desdichado, post: 245244, member: 2205"] If I were to do a "half-orc bard gentleman" I'd do it one of a few ways: [list] [*]Raised amongst humans with nothing orkish at all about his behavior or demeanor. In fact, he'd look pretty human with just a bit of an exotic twist to him, rather than obviously "orkish" (illustrations of 3e orcs are pretty cartoony to me anyway -- I'd go for something more along the lines of Claudio Pozas orcs.) Make him depressed a lot, and perhaps "victimized" -- he always thinks he's getting shafted because of his race, even when he's actually treated fairly and like anyone else. Set him up for a glorious death sometime in the future to get all that angst off his chest. [*]Make him an orkish wannabe gentleman. He tries, but he just hasn't figured out exactly what being a gentleman is all about, so he bungles it spectacularly at times, often getting the party into unnecessary and silly fights while he's at it, perhaps. [*]Despite the comments above, I've played two female half-orcs in the past, and really enjoy it. Then again, mine were relatively tough-talking rangers. Anyway, playing a female character is fun: I do it about 50% of the time. To say that males playing females is insulting and cartoonish is ridiculous. Play with some folks that actually know a few females or two for a change. [/list] [/QUOTE]

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