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Half-Orc Racial Traits

Attributes

Description: +2 to One Ability Score

Half-orc characters get a +2 bonus to one ability score of their choice at creation to represent their varied nature.

Medium

Half-orcs are Medium creatures and have no bonuses or penalties due to their size.

Normal Speed

Half-orcs have a base speed of 30 feet.

Darkvision

Half-orcs can see in the dark up to 60 feet.

Intimidating

Half-orcs receive a +2 racial bonus on Intimidate skill checks due to their fearsome nature.

Orc Blood

Half-orcs count as both humans and orcs for any effect related to race.

Orc Ferocity

Once per day, when a half-orc is brought below 0 hit points but not killed, he can fight on for one more round as if disabled. At the end of his next turn, unless brought to above 0 hit points, he immediately falls unconscious and begins dying.

Weapon Familiarity

Half-orcs are proficient with greataxes and falchions and treat any weapon with the word “orc” in its name as a martial weapon.

Languages

Half-orcs begin play speaking Common and Orc. Half-orcs with high Intelligence scores can choose from the following: Abyssal, Draconic, Giant, Gnoll, and Goblin.