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Message: <blockquote data-quote="seasong" data-source="post: 662993" data-attributes="member: 5137">To comments/questions from incognito:Well, at least for Athan, humanizing the orcs meant he's started to follow some of their culture... And witness how willingly the orcs kill each other/aid the dragon against each other. The orcs aren't lovable. They're just more complex than "ugh, orc, evil". Even while he was with the orcs, Athan ripped Gach's throat out with his teeth!For Greppa and Merideth, I think it's more complex, but regardless of the humanity of orcs... it's war, and the orcs are the enemy. If they fought against Aglaonis, it would be much the same!This is probably too much info for my players <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />, but I assign differing levels of cleverness and capability to the orc tribes (or sometimes individuals among them). And although this tribe may seem the worst so far, the Bunahken were actually more dangerous - they went to lengths no one else would have (chopping down trees) to gain victory. If they'd known the dragon was coming (instead of thinking that the other tribe had taken the fall for them), that fight would have been a hell of a lot tougher. They're gone now, so I can compliment them all I want!The current "tribe" is pretty dangerous, though, no doubt about it.Total losses in troops:Against the first tribe this summer, roughly 320 humans, 380 orcs. If the orcs had been willing to stay and fight on, and the humans didn't find a way to increase the difference, the orcs would have won.Against this second, beggars' tribe: 3 humans, 40 orcs. However, the three humans that died were ones who killed half of those 40 orcs, so there likely won't be a repeat of those numbers.Crunchy giants & armorcats:Sure. I'll have it up there momentarily.Exploring Aglaonis:Really, that's all I think they did. They weren't in that city very long, although what with the beer, they're very likely to go back at some point!Sessions:When I finish writing up the war, and one thing after that, I will be caught up to the last session. As far as fast or slow... well, I go at the rate I go. And heck, we're still in the first season's blush, I may slow down as time goes by.</blockquote>

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