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<blockquote data-quote="GreenTengu" data-source="post: 8122623" data-attributes="member: 6777454"><p>Given that Wisdom covers the skills Animal Handling, Insight, Medicine, Perception, and Survival, that last one being particularly key to a race whose primary cultural feature is that they thrive in regions that humans would struggle to even live, as well as the attribute that one makes a save against to resist fear-- I would actually say that Wisdom is as important to an Orc functioning as an Orc, maybe more important, than anything else on that list-- as much as I am sure you thought the answer should be Strength. However high one's strength is, I don't really see one living very long as an Orc without Wisdom. Constitution is also extraordinarily important as it allows them to shake off the cold or bites from venomous creatures or recover from wounds inflicted on them either by fellow orcs or by whatever they are preying on.</p><p></p><p>Strength, Constitution and Wisdom ought to be the three primary attributes one should be raising to make an Orc. A good, functional Orc should not be lacking in any of those three. I don't really think it much matters which of the three is the highest, it'll still seem Orcy enough if all of them are 12 or higher.</p><p></p><p>High Charisma Orcs are probably a rarety, but obviously do exist as every now and again you get one that can bring together a whole lot of bickering tribes and lead them in a big raid-- but the fact that Orcs primarily live in small tribes that are constantly fighting with all other Orc tribes indicates that Charisma, outside of the sole application of Intimidation, is probably typically a point of weakness for them. Dexterity is also a trait that I imagine would be rare-- sure, you might get the occasional Orc archer, but as I noted in my last post-- I think one should be able to substitute Wisdom in for Dexterity when it comes to archery. And obviously Intelligence is probably their lowest stat given that living in small nomadic tribes means any learning they are doing is purely from experience and maybe oral storytelling traditions. Most probably don't have much experience with arcane magic or technology either.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GreenTengu, post: 8122623, member: 6777454"] Given that Wisdom covers the skills Animal Handling, Insight, Medicine, Perception, and Survival, that last one being particularly key to a race whose primary cultural feature is that they thrive in regions that humans would struggle to even live, as well as the attribute that one makes a save against to resist fear-- I would actually say that Wisdom is as important to an Orc functioning as an Orc, maybe more important, than anything else on that list-- as much as I am sure you thought the answer should be Strength. However high one's strength is, I don't really see one living very long as an Orc without Wisdom. Constitution is also extraordinarily important as it allows them to shake off the cold or bites from venomous creatures or recover from wounds inflicted on them either by fellow orcs or by whatever they are preying on. Strength, Constitution and Wisdom ought to be the three primary attributes one should be raising to make an Orc. A good, functional Orc should not be lacking in any of those three. I don't really think it much matters which of the three is the highest, it'll still seem Orcy enough if all of them are 12 or higher. High Charisma Orcs are probably a rarety, but obviously do exist as every now and again you get one that can bring together a whole lot of bickering tribes and lead them in a big raid-- but the fact that Orcs primarily live in small tribes that are constantly fighting with all other Orc tribes indicates that Charisma, outside of the sole application of Intimidation, is probably typically a point of weakness for them. Dexterity is also a trait that I imagine would be rare-- sure, you might get the occasional Orc archer, but as I noted in my last post-- I think one should be able to substitute Wisdom in for Dexterity when it comes to archery. And obviously Intelligence is probably their lowest stat given that living in small nomadic tribes means any learning they are doing is purely from experience and maybe oral storytelling traditions. Most probably don't have much experience with arcane magic or technology either. [/QUOTE]
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