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<blockquote data-quote="MerricB" data-source="post: 1919051" data-attributes="member: 3586">Here's the thing: the &quot;first&quot; encounter with an orc only really works for the players when they are actually encountering an orc for the first time - that is, in their very first D&amp;D session.After that, they can possibly pretend to not know what they know... but it grows old, very fast. In effect, you are punishing them for the knowledge of the game they've worked hard to attain.It might be fine in a game based around role-playing and not combat, but all the players have to be on the same page as you.It really doesn't work with common monsters such as orcs. The suspension of disbelief required to accept that a character in a world (game) where orcs are exceedingly common doesn't recognise one is just too much.You have to use something original. (There are a few that might fill the void presented in the supplementary monster manuals)Cheers!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="MerricB, post: 1919051, member: 3586"] Here's the thing: the "first" encounter with an orc only really works for the players when they are [i]actually[/i] encountering an orc for the first time - that is, in their very first D&D session. After that, they can possibly pretend to not know what they know... but it grows old, very fast. In effect, you are punishing them for the knowledge of the game they've worked hard to attain. It might be fine in a game based around role-playing and not combat, but all the players have to be on the same page as you. It really doesn't work with common monsters such as orcs. The suspension of disbelief required to accept that a character in a world (game) where orcs are exceedingly common doesn't recognise one is just too much. You have to use something original. (There are a few that might fill the void presented in the supplementary monster manuals) Cheers! [/QUOTE]

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