Half-Orc

Half-Orc
Half-Orcs are the product of often violent mixings between Orcs and the races that they raid, predominantly Humans. Half-Orcs are disliked and mistrusted by Humans and Fey alike, and regarded as inferior by full Orcs. Half-Orcs generally live on the borders between Human and Orc lands and are just as subject to Orcish raids as the Humans are. Humans often also raid into Half-Orc lands killing them so they can boast but not have to face their fiercer relatives. Half-Orcs generally stand around 6 or 7 feet tall and have greenish or greyish skin. They make good barbarians.


 * +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 great-axes and falchions and treat any weapon with “orc” in its name as a martial weapon.
 * Creature of Nightmares: Your fearsome half-orcish appearance is terrifying to most and you know just how to play them. You may make a show of your terrifying nature as a full round action. Make an Intimidate check to demoralize all foes who can see within 30 feet.
 * 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.
 * Favored Class: Barbarian . A multiclass Half-Orc’s barbarian class does not count when determining whether she takes an experience point penalty.