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<blockquote data-quote="kigmatzomat" data-source="post: 1719305" data-attributes="member: 9254">Basically, yeah, but less so.&nbsp; Orcs likely have 15-year generations (just guessing based on the age reduction of Half-orcs vs humans) so orcs have 4 generations to ever 3 human ones.&nbsp; 4:3 isn't nearly the same as the 5:1 elf:human or 2:1 halflings:human ratios. Humans might not notice the birthrate advantage of orcs if they live in a mixed community.&nbsp; It's not like your orcish neighbor's newborn will grow old and die in the time it takes you to go from middle-aged to old.&nbsp;&nbsp; That kid will have a (natural) lifespan of 50-70 vs your kids 70-110 and most of the age difference will be at the &quot;Venerable&quot; level.&nbsp; Orcs don't have any particular advantage compared to humans on the plague front, but their high strength might increase their odds of surviving battles.&nbsp; I toss it out as a wash, given their chaotic-evil society and say orcs and humans have the same general mortality.&nbsp; Now the orc:elf generation ratio is 7:1, giving orcs a significant advantage.&nbsp; This could be why the orcs target the elves; in a half dozen generations the orcs could actually wipe out an elven community and take their land.&nbsp; Of course, this would require orcs maintaining a plan for more than a century, but what the heck, it could happen somewhere.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="kigmatzomat, post: 1719305, member: 9254"] Basically, yeah, but less so. Orcs likely have 15-year generations (just guessing based on the age reduction of Half-orcs vs humans) so orcs have 4 generations to ever 3 human ones. 4:3 isn't nearly the same as the 5:1 elf:human or 2:1 halflings:human ratios. Humans might not notice the birthrate advantage of orcs if they live in a mixed community. It's not like your orcish neighbor's newborn will grow old and die in the time it takes you to go from middle-aged to old. That kid will have a (natural) lifespan of 50-70 vs your kids 70-110 and most of the age difference will be at the "Venerable" level. Orcs don't have any particular advantage compared to humans on the plague front, but their high strength might increase their odds of surviving battles. I toss it out as a wash, given their chaotic-evil society and say orcs and humans have the same general mortality. Now the orc:elf generation ratio is 7:1, giving orcs a significant advantage. This could be why the orcs target the elves; in a half dozen generations the orcs could actually wipe out an elven community and take their land. Of course, this would require orcs maintaining a plan for more than a century, but what the heck, it could happen somewhere. [/QUOTE]

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