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Half-Orcs and Skills

Posted: Sat Jul 02, 2022 4:41 pm
by InTheFlesh
With the increasing number of skills and proficiencies for characters to invest in, half-orcs are really getting shafted in terms of their extremely limited number of skill points available.

Would it be possible, as half-humans, for them to get the "Skilled" feat in addition to or in lieu of "Blooded?"

Re: Half-Orcs and Skills

Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2022 1:52 am
by Rask
I like this idea, in lieu of blooded. Half-Elves get it. why not?

Re: Half-Orcs and Skills

Posted: Wed Jul 20, 2022 2:20 pm
by Hawke
Long long long time discussion.

I'm all for giving Horcs the same bonuses as Helves. I would even keep bloodied and drop the bonus and negative ability scores since helves don't get bonus to dex and negative to con.

It's harder to compare the two half races because ors just get bonus feats.

Horc

- scent
- great axe, long bow (composite), whip.
- skilled
- dark vision
- dash

This gives the horc half and half bonuses from both their sides and aligns them closer to their half elf cousins. The dash is a watered down long gait. Scent is meh but I think a good compromise considering half elves have save bonuses and immunity to sleep.

Re: Half-Orcs and Skills

Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2022 7:03 pm
by Seifer2
Half orc is an OP race, they already have buffs, they are supposed to be dumb too so they shouldn't have many skills to reflect this in the rp of the race.