Half-Orc

Fierce and determined, half-orcs combine the strength of their orcish blood with the discipline and ambition of humanity. They are often driven by a desire to prove themselves, becoming powerful warriors or leaders.

Half-Orc Traits

Your half-orc character has certain traits deriving from your orc ancestry.

Ability Score Increase

Your Strength score increases by 2, and your Constitution score increases by 1.

Age

Half-orcs mature a little faster than humans, reaching adulthood around age 14. They age noticeably faster and rarely live longer than 75 years.

Alignment

Half-orcs inherit a tendency toward chaos from their orc parents and are not strongly inclined toward good. Half-orcs raised among orcs and willing to live out their lives among them are usually evil.

Size

Half-orcs are somewhat larger and bulkier than humans, and they range from 5ft to well over 6ft tall. Your size is Medium.

Speed

Your base walking speed is 30ft.

Darkvision

Thanks to your orc blood, you have superior vision in dark and dim conditions. You can see in dim light within 60ft of you as if it were bright light, and in darkness as if it were dim light. You can't discern color in darkness, only shades of gray.

Menacing

You gain proficiency in the Intimidation skill.

Relentless Endurance

When you are reduced to 0 hit points but not killed outright, you can drop to 1 hit point instead. You can't use this feature again until you finish a long rest.

Savage Attacks

When you score a critical hit with a melee weapon attack, you can roll one of the weapon's damage dice one additional time and add it to the extra damage of the critical hit.

Languages

You can speak, read, and write Common and Orcish. Orcish is a harsh, grating language with hard consonants. It has no script of its own but is written in the Dwarvish script.