VH: Orcish Legacy

Orc

Description

Roleplaying Info

Orcs are a strong and durable people. One that have survived on many a plane despite being pushed to the margins of society or the wilderness. It's for this reason that Orcs are considered savage monsters or worse despite having tribes, rituals and societies to lean on themselves. Through this hardship and strife, life for orcs tends to go on. Despite many thinking (or, perhaps, hoping) that such a life could not begat anything resembling love and community, this will always be proven wrong by the enduring Legacy of the Orcs.
Through union, adoption, or assimilation; the Orcish Legacy takes the form of individuals who have the features of an Orc and their main ancestry. Similar skin colors, having tusks or a build larger than most humanoid folk, etc; all of such is accompanied by the many cultural markers, magic, and/or traditions of the orc. To this end, it's also entirely possible for someone to maintain an Orcish Legacy outside of birth and blood.

You Might...

• Ignore, embrace, or actively counter the common stereotypes about those of orcish heritage.
• Make the most of your large physique, either physically or socially.
• Keep your distance from people of most other ancestries, in case they unfairly reject you due to your orcish ancestors.

Others Probably...

• Assume you enjoy and excel at fighting but aren't inclined toward magical or intellectual pursuits.
• Pity you for the circumstances they assume involve your birth, or understand and avoid problematic assumptions like many of the ignorant and bigoted propagate.
• Get out of your way and back down rather than face your anger.

Base Talent(s)

You gain the following talents.

Orcish Adjustments	Your Orcish heritage may have altered you, either being born with such or having gained those traits via supernatural means. Whatever the case, you may gain the following. (These are optional) You may physically resemble an orc, such as gaining tusks or becoming much burlier. These are purely cosmetic. Your Size may adjust to Medium, as a baseline. You learn Orcish. If you already knew Orcish, you may gain another nonsecret language of your choice, from the full list of Languages and Dialects.
Heritage of the Orcs	The way of the Orc fits you well, with others having trouble differentiating you from full-blooded orcs at times. You may pick a Heritage, from the list of Heritages available to Orcs. You gain everything from that Heritage. Additionally, you gain the Orc trait, and qualify for Ancestry Talents for Orcs'. You cannot swap or gain any talents made available by this heritage at character level 1. Finally, your starting health from your ancestry increases by 2 (to 10 if you were a Human, and 8 if you were an Elf. As this talent is tied to a heritage, it cannot be regained or swapped, unless under specific circumstances.

Heritage Talent Access

You also gain access to the following Ancestry Talents, gaining them as you would gain other Ancestry talents (every even character level or through other means).
Unlockable at Character level 1

Unlockable at Character level 3

Unlockable at Character level 5

Unlockable at Character level 7

Unlockable at Character level 9

Unlockable at Character level 11

Note: The Origin Customization rule allows you to swap any skill proficiency gained for another you don't have, if playing with traditional or other rules.