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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Flexor the Mighty!" data-source="post: 2554895" data-attributes="member: 1013">In my campaign it's easily decided.  I have Orcs as inherently Lawful Evil (C&C & 1E alignment), as they were created thusly by Grummish and are not as freewilled as Humans, Dwarves, Halflings, or Elves.  The evil humaniods(Orcs, Goblinoids, Kobalds, etc.) were created by thier chief dieties as extensions of thier own self and power on the prime plane.  There is some freewill involved, but its not nearly as strong as it is in the PC races.  Grummish didn't create Orcs out of love and need to see his children thirve so they can be happy.  He created them to glorify himself and to serve his desires and whims and to project his will onto other races on the prime.  He views his own creations as quasi-slaves to him, and his priests do everything they can to weed out those showing "un-orcish" behaviorial traits.  This is why the 1/2 Orc Paladin in my game is always fighting against his murderous impulses...he feels the blood call to mayhem, conquest, and destruction(according to the player).  But its all up to the DM and the game style.  We are oldshoolers and not interested in doing character studies or examining the implications of adventuring and the plight of the poor monsters harrassed by the mean PC's.</blockquote>