Orcs are among the most recent addition to the forces of the Burning Legion and many have forgone their once shamanic ways in the pursuit of the demonic power that was offered.
History
Early History
The orcs of Draenor were a largely shamanistic society. While they were ruthless in battle, they had a strict code of honor tied intrinsically to their nomadic lifestyle and they spend the majority of their lives in roaming tribes that spanned across the grasslands and mountains of Draenor for over 5,000 years. When the draenei sought refuge on Draenor they lived in relative peace with them, and primarily focused their martial skills on the ongoing war with the ogres. However, the presence of the draenei ultimately drew the Burning Legion to their home world.
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| Age. Orcs live comparable lifespans to Humans, though they tend to live a little bit longer if they manage to survive their war-like lifestyles.
Alignment. As a warlike race, they typically range towards chaos. Their involvement with the Burning Legion also skews them away from good, though certainly not all of them do so.
Size. Orcs are much larger than humans, ranging between 6 and 7 feet while usually weighing between 300 and 500 pounds.
Speed. Your base walking speed is 300 feet.
Languages. You can speak, read, and write Orcish and one other language of your choice.
Subrace. Three subraces of orcs exist: mag'har, greenskins, and fel orcs.
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| Ability Score Increase. Your Strength score increases by 1, and you Constitution score increases by 1.
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| Darkvision. You can see in dim light within 60 feet of you as if it were bright light, and in darkness as if it were dim light. You can't discern color in darkness, only shades of gray.
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| Menacing. You gain proficiency in the Intimidation skill.
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Mag'har
The mag'har orcs consist of those that have been able to evade the corruption of the Burning Legion completely. They are the last surviving denizens that represent what the orcs were before the invasion of the Burning Legion, and about forty years ago all orcs were of the mag'har. After the arrival of the Legion, the mag'har are made up by those few that have avoided their total influence—either by fleeing into outcast or by escaping in other ways. Few outside the Frostwolf Clan have retained their brown skin, save the survivors of the Red Pox—which mysteriously seems to have inoculated orcs to the corruption of the Burning Legion.
| Ability Score Increase. Your Wisdom score increases by 1.
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| Relentless Endurance. When you are reduced to 0 hit points but not killed outright, you can drop to 1 hit point instead. You can't use this feature again until you finish a long rest.
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| Spiritual Guidance. After rolling an attack roll with a melee weapon or a spell, you may add your Wisdom modifier to the roll. You must decide this before knowing the result of the attack. You can't use this feature again until you finish a long rest.
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Greenskin
Forty years ago, Grom drank from the blood of Mannoroth the Destroyer and became the first of a new generation of orcs. Most orcs have supped from the the blood directly or inherited it through blood, which has given them the green skin of the Legion's taint. This taint increases an orc's strength and resilience, but also their temperament.
| Ability Score Increase. You Strength score increases by 1.
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| Relentless Endurance. When you are reduced to 0 hit points but not killed outright, you can drop to 1 hit point instead. You can't use this feature again until you finish a long rest.
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| Savage Attacks. When you score a critical hit with a melee weapon attack, you can roll one of the weapon's damage dice one additional time and add it to the extra damage of the critical hit.
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Fel Orc
The fel orcs represent the Burning Legion's ultimate control over the orcs as they are created when an orc consumes the blood of a pit lord. They are incredibly aggressive, and operate under a crazed bloodlust that compels them to pursue an insane desire for battle and violence. They are much more powerful that regular orcs, and also far more unpredictable.
| Ability Score Increase. You Strength score increases by 1, and your Intelligence score is reduced by 2.
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| Aggressive. As a bonus action, you can move up to your speed toward an enemy of your choice that you can see or hear. You must end this move closer to the enemy than you started.
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| Savage Attacks. When you score a critical hit with a melee weapon attack, you can roll one of the weapon's damage dice one additional time and add it to the extra damage of the critical hit.
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| Type. The unholy rituals and pacts that have made you what you are have turned you into a demon. You are classified as a fiend, not a humanoid.
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Appearance
All fel orcs have deep red skin that stands out like blood splatter midst their other kin. They also have a ridge of long, sharp spins that have sprung from their backs, and bony horns typically grow from their arms and hands. Fel orc eyes are always bloodshot and grow a bright, malevolent red, and their jaws are adorned by incredibly long, pointed fangs that adds to their overall savage appearance. It is widely speculated that the longer a fel orc lives with the corruption that has mutated it, the more savage the mutations become.
