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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Nail" data-source="post: 1286989" data-attributes="member: 224">Re: Random Orc groupsTwo possibilities spring to mind: <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Orcs are the vanguard of the larger invading force, or</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Orcs are "settlers" from a larger orc population.</li> </ul>If the former, raiding parties, whose intent is simply destruction and mayhem, is an excellent tactic.  Used often in real world warfare, actually.  It's called "cutting supply lines".  Remember, a nation's ability to carry on a war is as much about the "home front" as it is about the actual battles in the field of conflict.So, have the orcs with portable items that would help them for this mission.  I'm thinking Poison and Disease would be the best.  This unknown god could even have one or both of these terrors as a domain; God of Black Humors, God of Loathsome Rotting, God of the Dark Death.....The orcs would also have as many ways as possible to cause fire: alchemical, magical, mundane, etc.  Fire is an excellent tool against crops right before harvest.********If, OTOH, the orcs were not part of some larger plan....they were there "just because they needed space"....then they would have tools for settlement, like farming implements, or herds of sheep or cattle, or tools for hunting, fishing, and curing meats and hides.  What sort of settlers are these orcs?Also: don't forget the women and children.  They would be there if these were settlers/refugees/etc.  Their presence would tell the PCs a great deal about the orc's motives.A cool idea: If these are settlers/refugees, they might be carrying a holy artifact of some kind.  Perhaps they are looking for the holy land?Would that not be cool?  Orc pilgrims!!!</blockquote>

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