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<blockquote data-quote="Envisioner" data-source="post: 7963503" data-attributes="member: 6749263">The orc double axe?&nbsp; XDThis is a case where it kind of depends on which version of the fluff you're following.&nbsp; A lot of recent portrayals of orcs go the tribal route, which I think is influenced by Warcraft more than anything, but the original inspiration was Tolkien, in which the orcs (particularly the Uruk-Hai) pretty much only existed to make war, so it would make sense for them to primarily focus on weapon usage.&nbsp; Their racial fetish for the greataxe is partly a symbolic thing, similar to dwarves with both axes and hammers, and also a reflection of the game mechanics - half-orcs get an extra damage die of the same size for their critical hits, so they're the only group that normally wants a 1d12 greataxe instead of a 2d6 greatsword.&nbsp; It makes sense that a similar logic would carry over to the orcs, even if the Monster Manual doesn't give them the Brutal Critical ability for reasons of game balance.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Envisioner, post: 7963503, member: 6749263"] The orc double axe? XD This is a case where it kind of depends on which version of the fluff you're following. A lot of recent portrayals of orcs go the tribal route, which I think is influenced by Warcraft more than anything, but the original inspiration was Tolkien, in which the orcs (particularly the Uruk-Hai) pretty much only existed to make war, so it would make sense for them to primarily focus on weapon usage. Their racial fetish for the greataxe is partly a symbolic thing, similar to dwarves with both axes and hammers, and also a reflection of the game mechanics - half-orcs get an extra damage die of the same size for their critical hits, so they're the only group that normally wants a 1d12 greataxe instead of a 2d6 greatsword. It makes sense that a similar logic would carry over to the orcs, even if the Monster Manual doesn't give them the Brutal Critical ability for reasons of game balance. [/QUOTE]

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