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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Andor" data-source="post: 6393483" data-attributes="member: 1879">Your scenario is accurate, if the orcs are a raiding party striking deep into well settled territory, akin to vikings raiding far up a river perhaps.That's not the OPs question however. He asked about the monster infested frontier.If the Orcs attack at night the farmers are inside a fortified compound. Like this one perhaps:[ATTACH]64249[/ATTACH]The orcs probably will be able to carry off anything outside the compound if they want, this makes the orcs exactly as threatening as a fox going after the chickens and ducks. The good stuff is inside the walls however and the dogs and geese will wake the house before they can get over the walls. And the farmers will not be "0 level commoners", I would stat them at very least as guards. Again, frontier folk = English Yeomen, not french villains.During the day the orcs are at a disadvantage but the farmers and animals will be outside the compound. Again dogs will probably give warning, but there is a good chance the orcs can bring down a few men before the alarm goes off. But once the alarm is raised the bell summons all the men and they arm with bows and drive off the orcs. If the orcs did kill some people the farmers will gather the neighbors and form a warparty, just like American frontiersmen after an Indian raid. And like frontier warparties the odds are they'll butcher a random group of unconnected orcs thereby keeping the cycle going. Unless they have a ranger of course, they they'll probably track down the right group.Also I question what the orcs are after. If it's a farm then they can only get a few sacks of grain or a bushel of vegetables or fruit. Grain is valuable but it's not terribly portable unless the orcs manage to make off with a wagon or they literally do attack by longship and can just load up. If they are attacking herders then sheep or cattle are both valuable and portable, but in that case the humans and orcs are basically rival clans of Scottish highlanders. I suggest watching Rob Roy for ideas.</blockquote>

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