Peoples of Middle-Earth in the Third Age of the Sun

Half-Orcs

The vile result of an experiment of Saruman the Wizard, the Half-Orcs are crossbreeds, the result of a union between Orcs and Dunish women. They are sometimes mistaken for Uruks, but are distinct from them. Like the Uruks, however, they are smarter and better disciplined than they common kin.

Attributes:

Orkish, Westron, and the Half-Orcs
Westron is the usual birth language of a Half-Orc, and it was for infiltrating the Westron-speaking people of Eriador that Saruman used them. They also tend to pick up Orkish dialects, and may have the opportunity to learn Morbeth.

RollAvg.
STR2d8+615
CON2d8+615
DEX2d6+613
SIZ2d6+614 {m}/12 {f}
INT2d6+613
POW2d6+613
CHA2d6+613
Age(2d4)x416 years old
Background Points: 2

Skills
Agility Skills = POW+DEX
  • one melee weapon parry = (POW+DEX)x2
  • Brawl or Wrestle = (POW+DEX)x2
    Communication Skills = INT+CHA
    Knowledge Skills = INT
  • one Craft or Lore = INTx2
  • Human Lore = INTx2
  • Orc Lore = INTx3
    Manipulation Skills = STR+DEX
  • one melee weapon attack (STR+DEX)x2
  • one missile weapon attack (STR+DEX)x2
    Perception Skills = INT+POW
  • Scent = (INT+POW)x2
    Stealth = INT+SEX-SIZ
  • Move Silently = (INT+SEX-SIZ)x3
    		• Languages (Spoken; only rarely will an Orc learn to read or write)
  • Westron = INTx5
  • two Orkish dialects = INTx2
  • one other language = INTx3

    • Half-Orcs see as well under the stars as they do under the sun. Total darkness will blind them, but if there is even a little light, they will be able to see a little way.


    Outfitting Half-Orc Characters
    Half-Orc character begin with two weapons, armour as appropriate, two sets of clothing, and 20 silver pieces in coin or goods.
    Clothing
    THe clothing worn by Half-Orcs often deoends on where they are working. Half-Orcs spying in Eriador dress as is common for wandering merchants of the region.     		Weapons
    Broadsword, club, dagger, handaxe, longbow, mace, scimitar, shortbow, shortsword, spear, whip.
    Armour
    Mail or plate are preferred, but whatever is available.
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