Ugly Half-Orc Backstory

[Inyssius]

I don't know the source, but I keep hearing that the 1/2 orc didn't make it into the new PH because of the "implied ugly backstory." I'm pretty sure this is exactly what Rich Burlew is making fun of right now.

I totally did not catch that. Today's Order of the Stick just doubled in awesome.

 

[Boarstorm]

Found it.

http://forums.gleemax.com/showpost.php?p=14765059&postcount=2101

Half-orcs are a bit tricky, because they imply a very ugly backstory that we frankly don't want to dwell on very much.

 

[malraux]

Won't this really be the poison pill of the 4e GSL? Now that Order of the Stick has made a 4e joke, will the GSL permit them to make 3.5 jokes anymore?

 

[DandD]

I don't know the source, but I keep hearing that the 1/2 orc didn't make it into the new PH because of the "implied ugly backstory." I'm pretty sure this is exactly what Rich Burlew is making fun of right now.

I think I guessed that too. Still the regular 3.X-campaign assumes that half-orcs are mostly the result of not consentual mating between orcs and humans. Therkla would therefore be the exception-based character that D&D 4th edition embraces.
So, this mean that Burlew is in favor of D&D 4th edition, too.

 

[GoodKingJayIII]

Won't this really be the poison pill of the 4e GSL? Now that Order of the Stick has made a 4e joke, will the GSL permit them to make 3.5 jokes anymore?

LoL!

 

[Sojorn]

Won't this really be the poison pill of the 4e GSL? Now that Order of the Stick has made a 4e joke, will the GSL permit them to make 3.5 jokes anymore?

Two 4th edition jokes!

The end is clearly nigh for OotS. WotC will be sending out the trained attack lawyers the second they mention anything about save and dies.

 

[DaveMage]

What would be great is if once 4E is released that some of the OOTS characters classes stay as the 3.5 version and others become 4E.

I'm thinking V would like to keep his/her save or die spells.

 

[erf_beto]

And maybe Varsuvius is an Eladrin!
0.o

 

[Kuato]

If you go to Frederik KT Anderssen's gallery over at Elfwood...

Frederik KT Anderssen - official artist of "Everything in 4e has Boobs"

 

[Stormtalon]

Frederik KT Anderssen - official artist of "Everything in 4e has Boobs"

You forgot to add: "and in all cases there's a Bard who will definitely hit it...."