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<blockquote data-quote="Oofta" data-source="post: 8043542" data-attributes="member: 6801845">If I were to change the orc description (and a few others) my comments would be:Change the images back to green skinned, more like the 3.5 depiction.Probably substitute a different word for &quot;tribe&quot;.&nbsp; Clan is used for groups of dwarves, elves are implied to live in small groups but the word &quot;tribe&quot; seems to be reserved for &quot;monstrous&quot; races.Get rid of the verbiage that half-orcs live in slums in the PHB.In Volo's guide they start out with pointing out that Gruumsh created and continues to directly influences orcish behavior.&nbsp; I'm okay with that but then toward the end it's &quot;if raised right they can be good&quot;.&nbsp; I'd rather just have something along the lines of &quot;Some orcs have broken away from the influence of Gruumsh.&quot;&nbsp; Still not great in some ways but better than wording that seems to promote the re-education campaigns used to &quot;civilize&quot; indigenous peoples.Last, but not least, emphasize that the alignment in the MM is just a default for any monster.&nbsp; That it can vary depending on campaign and DM.Anyway, those are my thoughts.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Oofta, post: 8043542, member: 6801845"] If I were to change the orc description (and a few others) my comments would be: Change the images back to green skinned, more like the 3.5 depiction. Probably substitute a different word for "tribe". Clan is used for groups of dwarves, elves are implied to live in small groups but the word "tribe" seems to be reserved for "monstrous" races. Get rid of the verbiage that half-orcs live in slums in the PHB. In Volo's guide they start out with pointing out that Gruumsh created and continues to directly influences orcish behavior. I'm okay with that but then toward the end it's "if raised right they can be good". I'd rather just have something along the lines of "Some orcs have broken away from the influence of Gruumsh." Still not great in some ways but better than wording that seems to promote the re-education campaigns used to "civilize" indigenous peoples. Last, but not least, emphasize that the alignment in the MM is just a default for [I]any [/I]monster. That it can vary depending on campaign and DM. Anyway, those are my thoughts. [/QUOTE]

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