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[IronyOwl]

Ah, what a beautiful day. The sun is shining blood-red through the ash clouds, a struggling halfing's being loaded into the stewpot, and soon the Dark Lord will murder every last living thing in the world. And you'll be there to see it all- his most powerful and trusted servant.

...you know, eventually. Oh sure, right now you're just a nameless expendable grunt in the Dark Lord's infinite armies, fully expected to die ignominiously on some blade or another. You're not even high ranking enough to get any of that soft, juicy halfling stew. But you'll show them all. You're the strongest, toughest, most cunning orc to ever live, and you don't care how many enemies of the Dark Lord and rival orcs you have to gut to prove it. You're going to reach the top, or die grudgingly in the attempt.

Spoiler: Orcs (click to show/hide)

Orcs are nasty, bloodthirsty humanoids that come in a wide range of appearances and sins. They vie with each other constantly for position and power, cannot tolerate weakness, and permit beauty only so long as it's cruel. All that is not strong, they crush under their heel. That which is strong, they break down and swarm or grovel and serve as the situation warrants.

Orcs serve the Dark Lord, an enigmatic being of great power, and his underlings. Each orc wishes to rise in the Dark Lord's hierarchy, and generally believes themselves far more deserving of such position than any of the fools above or below them.

Spoiler: The Dark Lord and You (click to show/hide)

The Dark Lord, as might be expected, has better things to do than sit there and give you orders personally. The Dark Lord's servants, on the other hand, always have need for some expendable hands.

Periodically, your superiors will provide a mission for you. You will be expected to fulfill this mission within reason; of course, orcs are usually not very reasonable, so weigh your options when retreating. Success in the mission will increase your Rank; failure, assuming it doesn't kill you, might or might not boost Rank and might or might not have other consequences.

As players increase in Rank, they become more likely to be considered commanders themselves. Of course, being promoted just means you've moved up a boss layer, and the existing bosses aren't likely to take kindly to competition. Still, more power means more people to order around and more meaningful decisions to make, so it's something all orcs strive for, openly or not.


Finally, the Dark Lord's forces can be somewhat... factional. Internal conflict is constant, and individual orcs may sometimes have to make decisions to side with one leader or another, or just stay out of the mess altogether. Properly maneuvering such schisms is an excellent way to move up in the ranks. Improperly maneuvering such schisms is an excellent way to get your head mounted on a pole as a symbol of your enemy's power.

Spoiler: Mechanics (click to show/hide)

Basic RTD format.

Roll	Name	Result
6	Overshot	You succeed a little too enthusiastically, accomplishing your goal with significant collateral.
5	Perfect Success	You succeed flawlessly, at least as far as could be expected.
4	Success	You succeed.
3	Partial Success	You achieve part of your goal, but the results are lackluster.
2	Failure	You fail, achieving little to nothing of your goals and likely suffering some downside to boot.
1	Critical Failure	You fail abysmally, ruining the situation far better than your foes ever could.

Bonuses or maluses directly to rolls are rare; more often, outside circumstances will affect the general feasibility of actions. For instance, attacking a heavily armored enemy with a dull spoon and rolling a [5] vs [1] might strike them in the eye with it, but would be unlikely to carve their heart out with a single blow.

Spoiler: Combat and Stats (click to show/hide)

Combat largely runs on chunky salsa rules; rather than hit points or armor values, the results of most actions are ad-libbed based on what seems reasonable. For instance, rolling a [1] vs [6] against an attempt to push you off a ledge is liable to result in you plummeting headfirst screaming into the ground, likely with your assailant riding you on the way down. What happens when you hit would depend on the height of the fall, nature of the landing material, your general toughness and existing wounds, and so on.

Two major factors are relevant to this sort of resolution: Your Rank and Skills.


Rank is a general measure of power and authority. You typically gain 1 Rank for every completed mission, and for every completed personal goal. This typically results in 1-2 Rank per mission, though unusually poor circumstances can result in 0 Rank gain.

Skills are a measure of your talent and experience in specific areas. Perhaps not surprisingly, the most common skills for orcs are weapon skills. Craftorcs are not unheard of, but noncombatants are universally spat upon in all but the most vital or esoteric fields.

Skills are leveled by accumulating experience, which is accrued through fortunate rolls whilst using the skill in a meaningful context. Striking training dummies doesn't count unless there's something important on the line for striking them well, for instance.

Each skill starts at -2 by default, and new levels cost experience points equal to their current value. Going from -2 to -1 costs 2 xp, for instance, while going from 3 to 4 costs 3 xp. Advancing from 0 to 1 costs 1 xp.

Roll	XP Gain
5-6	+2
3-4	+1
1-2	0

Level	XP to Next	Total XP to Reach
-2	2	-
-1	1	2
0	1	3
1	1	4
2	2	5
3	3	7
4	4	10
5	5	14

The Scale for Rank and Skills is cumulative and identical; that is, somebody with Rank 1 and Swords 3 would generally be evenly matched against someone with Rank 3 and Swords 1, at least as far as swords are concerned.

0 Difference means that the combatants are perfectly matched, all else being equal.

1-2 Difference usually means a slight advantage; the fight could go either way, but with a noticeable lean.

3-4 Difference usually means a noticeable advantage; the underdog could certainly pull through, but the safe wager is the stronger combatant.

5-6 Difference usually means a nigh-insurmountable advantage; victory is physically possible for the lesser foe, but statistically this will not be much of a fight.

As before, bear in mind situational modifiers; a 4 Power difference where the underdog has superior equipment may be more evenly matched or even swing the other direction, for instance.

Spoiler: Death and Revenge (click to show/hide)

So you've been pile drivered into a bonfire on a [6] vs [1], resulting in your assailant catching on fire also but rather firmly lodging you in a literal pyre. This would seem to be the end for you.

But fear not! On receiving normally fatal damage, you may make one final Death Roll. Depending on the results of this roll, you might somehow manage to pull through. Usually on sheer hatred and malice for all that breathes in general and whatever did this to you in particular.

Roll	Result
6	You survive, but the method of your demise or survival consumes your appearance and most likely your abilities. Burn victims become wrapped head to toe, disembowelements produce a spiked skull-studded iron girdle grafted directly to your torso, long falls produce hideous bracing and deformities, and so on.
5	You not only survive, but gain a cool scar and matching reputation. Burn victims have scarring in an awesome-looking pattern, disembowelments produce a sick scar across your sculpted abs, long falls result in hooked claws to prevent any further such incidents, and so on.
4	You survive, though not gracefully. Burn victims have obvious scarring, disembowelments produce a badly healed scar, long falls result in shattered limbs, and so on.
3	You survive, but barely and lose 1 Rank from the trauma. Burn victims have obvious scarring, disembowelments produce a badly healed scar, long falls result in shattered limbs, and so on.
2	You die, unless circumstances can pull you through somehow. Even then, it's not likely to be pretty.
1	You not only die, you die screaming. This was not a graceful way to go.

Allies which are so inclined can... "help" their fallen comrades with "medical" attention. Orcs despise weakness almost as much as they despise charity, so orcish medicine tends to be malpractice or mad science at best, and usually not even that; the most common orcish solution to a fallen comrade, after leaving the weakling to the fate he deserves, is simply to use whatever's on hand to patch up the wound like they would an inanimate object.

A dying orc uses the highest of all medical and their own survival roll to determine their fate. Note that "highest" means highest, not best; a Death Roll and medical rolls of [6][5][1] produces a [6] result, not a [5].

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[b]Name:[/b] Orcs tend to prefer harsh or gutteral sounding names. Orcs also often gain nicknames or titles based on features or deeds.
[b]Gender:[/b] Most orcs are grown in vats rather than bred, but they are a viable race and can breed when desired. Outposts in particular sometimes order their garrisons to spawn in order to reinforce themselves without outside assistance or added infrastructure. Orcs do not nurse their young. Champion orcs are also known to sometimes either breed or vat-grow heirs in order to produce a reliable second in command.
[b]Appearance:[/b] Orcs have a very, very wide range of appearances. Their general build ranges from lanky, goblinlike skulkers to ogrelike walls of meat, with everything in between. Skin coloration can be nearly anything but tends towards paler earth tones, eyes can be very nearly literally anything, both in coloration and structure (slitted, glowing, and so on), and hair tends to be moderately rare but darker earth tones when present.
[b]Personality:[/b] All orcs are nasty, but any individual orc can fall anywhere within a wondrously varied range of nastiness. Some are scheming, while others like to charge in and smash. Some like to cut prisoners' throats, while others prefer to send them off to the mines. Some start with the skin and work inward, others start with the organs and move out. Similarly, all orcs desire power, but the exact means and style of this power can vary wildly from orc to orc.
First come first serve, no limit on total players. Active players will cycle depending on current mission, with off-duty players gaining minor benefits while on guard duty or something similarly dull.

[IronyOwl]

On Mission
-Rash Reckum (ATHATH), Domineering Binder
-Bastard Kov (Baldman), Filthy Coward
-Thun'Horach (crazyabe), Brutish Brute
-Vorgak (Hawk), Simple Marauder
-Krunk (Nidilap), Hulking Pigsticker
-Somug Omurdub (Ruludos), Cowardly Scout
-Madargosh (Sabertooth), Bearded Thug
-Gazbert Kal (Zormod), Hungry Shiv

Off Duty
-Fatty Nora (Salsacookies), Spiteful Walrus
-Mugash Ur (Sarrak), Nibbling Archer

Spoiler: Stats (click to show/hide)

Fatty Nora (Salsacookies)
Rank 0 Spiteful Walrus
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Blackmetal Cleaver
Blackmetal Cleaver
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Cleavers -1 (0/1 xp)
-
Webscarred Head
Stationed at Dark Citadel

Mugash Ur (Sarrak)
Rank 0 Nibbling Archer
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Ashwood Bow
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Bows 0 (0/1 xp)
Dodging -2 (1/2 xp)
-
Lost Voice
Stationed at Dark Citadel

Corpse Trench
-Asbrut (Yourmaster), Reveling Warrior

Spoiler: Stats (click to show/hide)

Asbrut (Yourmaster)
Rank 0 Reveling Warrior
[SLAIN: Beaten to pulp]
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Blackmetal Javelins
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Javelins -1 (0/1 xp)
Dodging -2 (1/2 xp)
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Corpse in nutrient tank at Dark Citadel

[IronyOwl]

Miscellaneous
-You have no additional knowledge. Unless that halflings are fat and tasty counts, but everyone already knows that.

[Harry Baldman]

Name: Bastard Kov
Gender: Male
Appearance: a lumpy and naturally strikingly purple, completely hairless orc with all the good looks you'd expect of a dreadful vat accident, Bastard Kov often walks around caked in filth and dirt (far more than the average orc, in fact), so he averages out to a sort of brown-purple, foul-smelling blob covered in random scavenged hides. This often helps him avoid serious questioning by his awful superiors and even worse colleagues.
Personality: is just trying to survive, really, though with the provision that nobody else does in the process of this. Greatly fears retribution, relegating him to the lifestyle of professional skulking filth. Enjoys stealing, but is too afraid of getting caught to actually try it without a guarantee that the original owner is definitely dead.

[SaberToothTiger]

Name: Madargosh

Gender: Male

Appearance: Madargosh has dark hair on the back of his head formed into a ponytail, the rest of his head being shaved. His eyebrows are thick, and cover most of his eyes, rendering his small, slitted, yellow eyes hard to spot. He has grown a beard on his chin. On his forehead is a short, straight scar, that he claims he has gotten from a blade of a knight, but has really acquired from accidentally cutting himself with a knife when shaving his head. His skin is green brownish, and he is muscular, and might even be considered hulking by some. His arms are rather long, and he move around slightly hunched over.

Personality: Madargosh is a simple sod. You know, the big, bad orc that looks like an ogre, but is weaker and smaller than it, and tries to make up for it in being cruel and aggresive. His lifelong ambition is to beocme his Overlord's prime champion, his right hand when it comes to bashing skulls and breaking bones.

[Normality]

Can I reserve a spot, need to make a "profile" but dont have much time right now.

[Sarrak]

Name: Mugash Ur
Gender: Male
Appearance: Gaunt orc with very long arms and scaly, sickly-green skin. Has naturally-spiky short pale hair and very sharp fangs.
Personality: Strives to become the best archer around, achieving two goals at once: to be as far from actual combat as possible while racking kills and fame. Has somewhat cowardly nature, but can overcome it for a promising reward. Unlikely to help others and would gladly torture prisoners if this advances his agenda, one way or another. Always hungry and stocks 'provisions' to nibble on, be it a still-bleeding hand or somebody's amputated foot.

[Nidilap]

NAME Krunk
GENDER M
APPEARANCE A big ol' hulk of an orc
PERSONALITY Krunk likes pigs, killing, and killing.

[Hawk132]

Name: Vorgak
Gender: Male
Appearance: Slightly bigger than average. Dark green skin. Yellow glowing eyes. Bald.
Personality: A pretty simple orc. Likes battle, killing and torture.

[Zormod]

Name: Gazbert Kal
Gender: Male
Apperance: He is tall and only slightly bulky, his skin is pale blue, and he has slitted green eyes. He lets his hair grow long.
Personality: Likes eating, sharp objects, and making things eat sharp objects. Not too bad at firing arrows, but prefers to shove swords into enemies up close.

[ATHATH]

Name: Rash Reckum
Gender: Male
Appearance: Wears a baseball cap and a smug smirk. Has numerous (empty) binding stones strewn across his body.
Personality: Rash enjoys binding extra-planar beings to his will (via binding stones, although the bindee must voluntarily submit for the initial binding) and lording over them. He also likes bargaining and deal-making (which is often required in his line of work). He wishes to rule over the cosmos someday, so that he can "catch 'em all."

[Ruludos]

Name: Somug Omurdub
Gender: Male
Appearance: Thin and lanky, with murky-green skin. His hair is spiky and purple, and his eyes glow yellow.
Personality: Somug is cowardly and afraid of pain, preferring the roles of scouting, sneaking and stealing to those of direct combat. Torture and suffering don't bring him nearly as much joy as it does most other orcs, and he lacks the spine to do little more than privately dwell on his grudges and dreams. He prefers to use daggers and crossbows when forced into a confrontation, and he lacks the physical stamina to properly use bows.

[Yourmaster]

Name: Asbrut
Gender: Male
Appearance: He is a above average in build and height for an orc. His skin is a pale grey, the same color as his eyes. His hair is a red ponytail.
Personality: Asbrut is a simple orc in most respects. He loves the thrill of battle, and prefers to fight in combat himself. He is willing to take risks to gain power, and doesn't mind taking chances if he finds that he will benefit from it.

[Salsacookies]

Name: Fatty Nora
Gender: Female
Appearance: Her name says it all. A giant specimen stand a full head taller than most Orc males, and almost as wide due to the blubber that is her off-yellowish body, and not to mention a MASSIVE bust that she personally uses to crush the heads of orcs that decide to get too frisky with her. She has talon-like nails, and fangs so long, some stick out a full 3 inches out of her toothy maw. She has a full quadra neck, and wispy white hair that blows over her face.
Personality: Doubly as angry as she is fat, and gluttonous berserker is what best describes her. Feeling that she must outperform the others due to her gender, she holds pure spite and hatred in her heart, and will perform acts of violence and sadism which goes far beyond the usual brutality of the average Orc. She is also possessed of an evil cunning and knowledge of the ways to hurt others and completely break them. In other words, this witch Orc is smart, and beyond cruel.

[IronyOwl]

Turn 0: Orientation


The feasting hall is terrible, as usual.

Being fresh recruits, there isn't a terribly large amount for you to do. Some superiors like to get their fresh meat seasoned up right away, usually through some kind of duel or free for all. That hasn't happened to you lot, so it was to storage with you. Storage meaning wandering around and making sure not to get yourselves killed before you were needed. Scratching up the Boss' merchandise is a no-no.

At this particular moment, that meant lounging about one of the common black metal feasting halls. It's fancy, in that grim, spiky way that an orc could appreciate, but there's nothing to do except eat maggot porridge, drink swineswill, and scheme about murdering every last person around you. You have a lot of ideas by now.

And then, at long last, an orc strides into the room. He carries himself in a way that suggests power and authority, and the way he holds his sword suggests he could butcher the entire room with it if he chose. A handful of light visible scars imply he's no stranger to combat, but the fact that his sword is a basic cleaver and that he wears no armor or trophies suggests he might be a recent or even unearned promotion.

"Listed up you maggots!" he barks out. "Name's Gur the Butcher. Remember it, cause that's gonna be what kills you if I catch even the slightest hint of failure. I need useless sacks of meat, so that's you. We're goin' hunting, y'see. Gonna fetch us some pelts. But first things first- I ain't goin' nowhere with anybody who doesn't have blood on their blade! Get it?"

Well. That's that then.


Select a weapon. All orcs are armed at all times, since not being armed makes it harder to kill things and makes it easier for things to kill you. Available weapons to new recruits include:

-Cleaver Swords. A sword-length rectangle of metal, intended to deliver vicious chopping or slicing as the situation requires.
-Daggers. A short, slightly curving spike of metal, intended to stab and slice enemies in close range.
-Spears. A long, pointy metal pole, intended to stab enemies before they can stab you.
-Cleavers. A short, squat piece of metal intended to chop and hack through enemies.
-Spiked Maces. A spiked bulb of metal atop a wooden stick, intended to brutally crush foes.
-Bows. A piece of wood bent back into itself by a sturdy string, intended to hurl pointy things at enemies far away.
-Javelins. A metal spike mounted atop a wooden stick, intended to be hurled at and through medium range targets.

Orcs may possess multiple weapons provided they can carry them all. Dual-wielding is permitted but has no immediate mechanical differences from single weapons. Orc recruits do not have (legitimate) access to any kind of shield or armor.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Gur the Butcher
Rank 3 Ambitious Slicer Captain
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Swords 5 (2/5 xp)
Wrestling -1 (0/1 xp)
Dodging -2 (1/2 xp)
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Blackmetal Cleaver Sword


Bastard Kov (Baldman)
Rank 0 Filthy Coward

Madargosh (Sabertooth)
Rank 0 Bearded Thug

Mugash Ur (Sarrak)
Rank 0 Nibbling Archer

Krunk (Nidilap)
Rank 0 Hulking Pigsticker

Vorgak (Hawk)
Rank 0 Simple Marauder

Gazbert Kal (Zormod)
Rank 0 Hungry Shiv

Rash Reckum (ATHATH)
Rank 0 Domineering Binder

Somug Omurdub (Ruludos)
Rank 0 Cowardly Scout

Asbrut (Yourmaster)
Rank 0 Reveling Warrior

Fatty Nora (Salsacookies)
Rank 0 Spiteful Walrus

And here we go! You may begin murdering each other now. Or not murdering each other. That might work out for you.