Orc

Strong, clan-bonded warriors with a long martial tradition, found today as frontier raiders, chartered mercenary houses and professional citizens of every major power.

Physiology
Humanoid
Size
Medium
Speed
30 ft.
Ability scores
Free placement
Traits
Orc
Languages
Orcish, Common
Lifespan
Mature at 14, typical maximum 80 years

Orcs mature swiftly. An orc past their seventh decade is a clan elder by reputation regardless of station.

Features

  • Aggressive

    Once per combat encounter, as a bonus action, you may move up to your speed toward a hostile creature you can see or hear. You must end this movement closer to that creature than you began it.

  • Powerful Build

    You count as one size larger when determining your carrying capacity and the weight you can push, drag, or lift. You have advantage on Strength-based checks made to grapple or shove a creature one size larger than you.

  • Menacing Presence

    You have proficiency in Charisma (Intimidation). When you make an Intimidation check against a creature smaller than you that does not have the Brave or equivalent feature, you have advantage on the check.

  • Clan-Tongue

    You can read, write, and speak Orcish (a guttural, declarative cant with regional dialects) and Common.

  • Not Yet

    You drop to 1 hit point instead. Once per long rest.

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