That tiara is one of the best joke items ive heard of being incredibly useful, right up there with spending down time to learn the language of ducks to raise an army using the "learn to speak duck" manual

I thought for a moment Rain would start trouble by trying to eat the koi fish.

There are two kinds of people in this world. The ones who go "How dare you play the horny musician!" And the ones who go "How dare you NOT play the horny musician!"

One of my favorite DnD characters was Krushgar, half-orc battlemaster, who was NOT the child of rape. His large and very ugly father fell in love with a large, equally ugly orc woman, and the two had a child. Since their union was not accepted by humans or orcs, they had to live in isolation. This left them very vulnerable to bandit attacks, and sure enough, they were slain while little K was out playing in the woods. The rest is cliched AF from there, but it just goes to show that with a little creativity, you too can play a half-orc without the need for "lore accurate SA".

If I’m ever in a game where they expect me to play my satire bard, Kairon Fiendfyre, as a “horny bard” they’re going to find their characters becoming constant victims of Kairon’s Vicious Mockery cantrip

@WolfHreda

Жыл бұрын

Satyr Bards: The perfect excuse for a horny Bard, but also some of the best ways to not play one.

@brianvance1178

Жыл бұрын

@@WolfHreda ah yes, the literal interpretation of the phrase horny bard. A bard that happens have horns

The bard story: I love to play bards and never play them as seductive. They are mostly storyteller, musicians and are good at talking to people. So far, no one ever asked me to seduce anyone, I think, op should not give up playing his favorite character in another group. This group just seemed to be generally shitty.

Second story had Thelonius turn into a JoJo character and Rain ended up becoming no better than either Steely Dan or Cioccolata

@alarkhar

Жыл бұрын

...it says something that I thought "JoJo? AGAIN? Don't kids today know anything about Hokuto No Ken or the like?" Yes, I'm old.

@lukasbjornendermann9944

Жыл бұрын

@@alarkharso what

@DigimontamerB

Жыл бұрын

​@lukasbjornendermann9944 Well it *is* something of a classic.

@strawberryjam6235

Жыл бұрын

​@@alarkhar jojo's bizarre adventure is either 30 or 40 years old

@TortoiseNotTurtle

Жыл бұрын

​@Chloe Jam tbf the anime is still trying to catch up. Part 6 only ended in Dec of 2022 if I remember correctly

Story 1: Yes, that is the official lore that stayed true from the very first edition, although WoTC been trying not to show it too much because modern audiences. Story 5: There are two kinds of people you should NEVER date: 1) Your co-workers (especially your boss) And 2) Players at your DnD table (especially the GM).

@KingZNIN

Жыл бұрын

It was also being left behind in second edition considering if memory serves right the city of I believe duskul or something like that was made around then. The city was I believe 30% human, 30% halfling, 30% orc/halfOrc, and the rest was other, and was to the north east of the swords coast.

@metaridley2911

Жыл бұрын

Whoops, tautology!

@nightbling8905

Жыл бұрын

I’d dating a player in a game is a no go for you, you are taking the game wayyyy too seriously

@absolutelydemonic

Жыл бұрын

@nightbling890 I AM taking the game seriously. I am voluntarily spending my precious free time to relax by playing the game, and I'd rather not have any outside drama impact my enjoyment and immersion. As we all know, when people at the table are in a relationship, the probability of bs occurring rises exponentially. So yeah, no relationships at my table.

@drewberrycrunch1417

Жыл бұрын

​@@absolutelydemonicI have trouble finding players so I rope my gf into being a player. We were already dating for a while before we played though so there's been no issues. And sure as hell no favouritism either. She knows that I'm not afraid to kill her character.

That Bard would be welcome in my game if I had a slot open. I've ran with many bards that we're the stereotypical bard trope. I know none of the players in my game would bat an eye at this style of bard.

10:14 I’m old enough to remember that the seductive bard is a Flandersization of the low damage 3rd Ed bard which was a super solid support/skill monkey, but it took a lot to get the Bard to do damage. Well, this lead to a joke about “well all those tricks are need, but what will you do against a dragon” cut to nervous bard facing angry red dragon. Bard says “umm I use (yada yada 3rd stuff no one uses anymore) diplomacy to try and make the dragon like me.” Rolls well and adds all the bonuses, cut to back to bard and dragon only now the dragon has a sultry look, lipstick 👄, eyeshadow, etc. DM says “you succeed evil grin 😈 ” scared bard says “Yeah?” From that we got to the bard that was into it, with jokes about “well where did you think half dragons came from”, to today’s rather reductive pansexual bard. All that to say, none sexy bard is very canon, don’t let them tell you otherwise.

@WolfHreda

Жыл бұрын

I was playing Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition, and my Bard might be my best character overall. She's extremely versatile.

The last story reminded me of something that happened in Numenera. We essentially had to perform dimensional surgery while a T. rex was closing in on us. The party had been taking pot shots at it til one player had the brilliant idea of using his cypher to summon a giant wall over the dino and decapitating it.

Re: Story 1... I wonder if that guy misread something. I looked at Pathfinder 1E's lore, and the wording was "They are seen as the offspring of violence or perversion, and are shunned because of it." HOWEVER, this is a clear prejudice and not necessarily a universal truth. Still not cool for him to insist on it, and his reaction of calling everyone snowflakes plus his ragequitting when the DM held onto that boundary is quite telling.

@MyAramil

Жыл бұрын

And even if you go with dnd itself. There is a setting in which orcs are not the bad guys. And half orcs come from consenting encounters 99.99% of the time(not saying there are not children from bandit orcs of course, but they are the extreme exception)

@DioBrando-qr6ye

Жыл бұрын

I get their frustration. We live in a world where Mortal Kombat does not make the news anymore, but somehow the mere existence of rape (not even a graphic depiction) is where we draw the line, as if it was worse than gore and dismemberment, which is also present in DnD.

@kyletucker3811

10 ай бұрын

​@@DioBrando-qr6yeIf that's where other members have drawn the line for whatever reason, then yes, that is the line and needs to be respected. The DM didn't even demand he remove it from the backstory, just that it wasn't mentioned very much.

Last story, speaking of joke items I read one where early on the DM gave the party an enchanted rock that would always fall towards the greatest source of gravity (essentially a rock that will fall like a rock). Way later they're floating in a hard to navigate maze(?) plane looking for some castle and the party successfully argued that the rock would "fall" towards the castle thus cutting out the "find the castle" part of the session, lol.

I prefer the Bard that is traveling with Adventures/Heroes/a Knight and writes down their Heroics and makes them Eternal in Songs.

Story Five: >They even HIT EACH-OTHER >He was suspended Love it when both the guy & girl are guilty of assault on each-other but only the guy gets punished.

One of the things i loved about playing Call of Cthulhu was actually every time we did something, we'd all look at each other and be like "did they use/know about that?" Things we learned about origins: Refrigerators Gun safety/locks Fingerprinting in forensics Air conditioning

Last story: that's why the Improvised Damage chart exists

The Model T came out in 1923, and was so popular because common people could afford it.

The nitpicker in the third story clearly hasn't read history at all. In the 20's electric lighting was becoming the norm and was not uncommon. In the 20s and 30s automobiles were pretty much everywhere especially in big cities like NYC. Almost everyone had one or used one because they had become highly affordable at the time thanks to guys like Henry Ford.

I'm...frightened, honestly, by how many stories you and Crispy read about people who think D&D's a good outlet for their r*pe fantasies.

1st story... The neckbeard is partially correct in terms of how orcs can be presented but IRL you still got to be kind and thoughtful of your neighbor players.

@realrealwarpet

Жыл бұрын

I probably just wouldn’t bring it up with my orc. Just mention he killed an orc who was causing problems.

@unluckyone1655

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, I have a character with a somewhat dark backstory being a vampire who was unwillingly changed. I can still make it clean by saying, yeah you know Dracula brides and how they were? That's basically what he did for the last 100 years. Just simple and straight to the point. I would elaborate if someone asked but I would warn them first before I info dumped

@realrealwarpet

Жыл бұрын

@@joelsefur666 I definitely would NOT phrase it like that. Find a group more open to mature themes.

@DanyTheMe

Жыл бұрын

@@joelsefur666 dude the game is supposed to be fun, it's not "immature" to not want to be constantly reminded of something traumatic that happened to you.

I've played several half-orcs. All of them have been either foundlings, or explicitly conceived consensually (and in the case of some, both biological parents were half-orcs).

the glory story gave me some Reach vibes. what with the whole "MAC rounds?! in atmosphere!?" worthy moment.

I really like the glory stories that you post every week. Also the kitties, of course.

Did the sorcerer forget by that they were ALSO a charisma-based class?

You pop up in my recommendations and I watch you so much that I never noticed that I'm not subbed to you. I finally fixed that. Lol.

1st Story: Everyone could have compromised a bit. OP could have allowed that to be his origin as long as it wasn't going to be brought up in front of the other players and said that This is 5E not 1E and sure Orcs do commit SA but no moreso than any other race and player could have been less of a dick about the whole thing

@hasseo195

Жыл бұрын

Im not sure, if they dont do it much more, as other races. 5e say, that they lives by raiding. They have the strongest impulse to multiply themself of all races and, it is stated that they mate with everyone, except of elfs (they are killed instantly). It didnt say anything directly. But, put all things together, look it the logical way, that they would force them on the women (or maybe men) of the attacked places.

@Michaeljack81sk

Жыл бұрын

@@hasseo195 Oh I agree it's likely they do but the best way to make everyone happy would have been to handwave it somewhat Not that the DM has to make everyone, or even anyone happy but if its no big deal to him either way...

@kyletucker3811

10 ай бұрын

​@@hasseo195Mating implies a consensual partnership. So no.

@hasseo195

10 ай бұрын

@@kyletucker3811 I understand under that word only the simply act, when not even the animalistic Version. Meaning: No emotion. Simply your desire. R.. involved

Ah Lucky, you put the crooning of Frank Sinatra to shame. Sing baby, sing.

As someone who is dating one of the dms in my group and a also another regular player in a lot of our games a cannot imagine being in a headspace that would allow me to use our characters to openly and graphically flirt with eachother and subject our other friends to it.

I LOVE the creative problem solving! The tiara is epic!

Non-horny bards are the best bards. I've seen players come up with some very fun concepts for bards when they don't limit themselves to being the seducy types.

Dammit Doge I just recently watched Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3! Why did you have to bring up anthropomorphic otters? The feels!

Really enjoyed the video and your narration. I also really like ending the week with a DND Glory Story!! It made me smile and was a great reminder at the end for reasons why we play DnD.

Orbital Strike Tiara hahaha. That's a one in a million opportunity. XD

It's funny, though not amusing how the actual snowflakes call others snowflakes while showing off said behavior. Okay, that use of the tiara was epic! 👍 👏

@paulman34340

Жыл бұрын

It's just losers using buzz words That they don't have the full context but they know it's insulting so they use it. You know like how too many on the left abused the word nazi that now it's become a joke and has no power anymore. I really don't care for either they're just idiots trying to start a culture war would it hipster morons. And as you said they fit the description of the insulting words they love To throw at Other people. Very very projecting Of these a*******

@madvulcan8964

Жыл бұрын

Yah his characters back store was a bit intense but how was he as a player? Well was he a jerk at the table or was he fine at the table? We don't know, writer doesn't go into detail about that part of the guy? If he didn't go to hard into that I think the other players could have put it in the back of their heads is that asking too much? Jeez.

@DioBrando-qr6ye

Жыл бұрын

I mean, gore and dismemberment is considered fine, it's almost gotten safe for kids, but rape is where we draw the line? Our priorities are effed up as a society.

In story 3: Accuracy, if it were solely in-character and specifically the character from 2016, it would be very era appropriate to be someone constantly fixated on making inaccurate corrections to historical norms and would fit if they did have Intelligence or Wisdom (or equivalent for the game system) as a dump stat. For the Glory Story, I play in a campaign where the Moon Druid will start fights as a Wind Elemental from exploration, then fly above enemies and switch to Earth Elemental. Will also use Earth Elemental Form to burrow and stay anchored to the ground while casting Reverse Gravity himself.

The player referenced in the title probably saw Goblin Slayer and thought that's what D&D is like. Not all groups are ok with that much grim fantasy. Even if the r word is mentioned in the game, the players are supposed to be heroes, and if they ever do that in a game they should be immediately banned with no chance of redemption. It's gross, to say as an understatement.

@keto4366

Жыл бұрын

You forget that its fiction. It is not real, the players mustn't always be hero and if everyone is ok with it there is nothing wrong with implementing it.

@Gaminboi2864

Жыл бұрын

@@keto4366 True. If everyone is ok with it, then it's ok honestly. I would be ok with it, but I know my friends wouldn't be.

Omg that iron statue tiara is Super awesome tbh

The official lore on half-orcs is arranged marriages. SA is _implied,_ but not stated, and there's definitely nothing in canon about ALL orcs being abusers - in fact the lore is that they're refugees, living in diaspora, nomads resorting to violence because they have no other options. My response would be 'okay then, you're not allowed to play a half-orc.' For anyone who's curious, there's about a 4:1 weight ratio between iron or copper and organic materials. I know that off the top of my head from having had to figure out the weight of my own robot characters in the past.

Smart thinking on that last story. Iron dive bomb from above 😅

The sorcerer would probably blue screen at the idea of my bard. He is completely oblivious to what sex is.

"All orcs are rpists!" Yeah, if all you know of orcs is freaking hardcore hentai.

@dadanny187

Жыл бұрын

You've never heard of F.A.T.A.L. have you?

@nobbyfirefly57

Жыл бұрын

@@dadanny187 what’s that and what does it stand for?

@kaylawoodbury2308

Жыл бұрын

​@@dadanny187oh you mean the system that 90% of its players use to live out their hardcore hentai fantasies? Yes actually I have.

@TheFatalcrest

Жыл бұрын

​@@kaylawoodbury2308 ....I feel like this game might require some more explaining

@kaylawoodbury2308

Жыл бұрын

@@TheFatalcrest Yeah no thanks, I know enough. There's a reason it's hailed as one of the worst systems with one of the most atrocious fan bases and constantly used as a joke. If you're not one of the rpe happy sociopathic degenerates, good for you, doesn't change the fact that the community is full of them all trying to justify it as "dark, gritty and realistic"

To the HS Drama story... A new couple, whether DM / player or even player/player is a big red flag -- for this exact reason. They will be more interested in each other than the game (not that there's anything wrong them being infatuated with each other) but they should skip playing until they've got their hormones under control again.

18:35 that joke was alright, you just need to IRON out some details 😜

For the first story, does it really matter if the characters origin story was that he was born of SA? As long as he’s not mentioning it constantly in every game session, I honestly don’t see the problem. Maybe he wanted his half-orc to be a ranger, and that his hated enemy was going to be orcs, and that was supposed to be his motivation. When I read the title of the first story, I thought that a player wanted his character to be a r*pist and was upset that the DM wouldn’t let him. THAT I can understand why it would be an issue. But for it to be his character’s backstory? I’m sorry, but I don’t see the issue. As long as it’s just written down as to where his character comes from and why he hates orcs, and never really gets brought up in game, then it shouldn’t matter. Now if he continually tries to bring it up in game, then it becomes an issue and there needs to be a discussion. However, he should have been given the chance to play first instead of just assuming that he is going to be a problem player.

@greasysmith3150

Жыл бұрын

Imo the problem was snapping at the GM.

@Thagomizer

Жыл бұрын

Agreed.

@Thundarr100

Жыл бұрын

@@greasysmith3150 That’s true. He shouldn’t have snapped at the DM like that. But the DM also shouldn’t have tried to dictate what his character backstory could or couldn’t be. Although the DM did say that he only asked that he tone it down a bit, so maybe he went into a little too much detail in his written backstory? But we don’t know the details of the backstory. He could have gone into extreme detail about all 300 members of the orc war party taking turns on his mother, or he could have simply said “My mother became pregnant with me after being repeatedly assaulted by members of an orc war party.” One simple sentence that explains everything without going into graphic detail. Honestly, this one does seem like a bit of an “Everyone Sucks Here” sort of story.

@greasysmith3150

Жыл бұрын

@@Thundarr100 tbh i dont believe it happened. I dont believe most rpg horror stories.

Lucky is so precious!!! 😍😍😍😍

That first story had me SO red faced cuz I’ve legit never played (or played with) an Orc that did that stuff, or a half orc that was the result of it. The closest was my first ever character, Tarak, who’s mother was an orc thay saw a strong young farmer human and decided to, enjoy time with him (it was fully consensual, though how written, I never specified that it was originally, so people may get the wrong idea if I didn’t clarify it)

"Only the super rich had cars back then" maybe that's why their character was robbing it?

I think that it should happen so long as the players consent out of character.

It’S lOrE aCcUrATe ThO! 1) The GM can rewrite the lore for their world as they see fit. 2) Generally good writing advice: if you can use anything OTHER than SA, please do it!

@Thundarr100

Жыл бұрын

Very true, the DM can rewrite the lore for orcs as they see fit. In my world, the orcs that are described in the Monsters Manual aren’t true orcs. They’re actually half-orcs. True orcs are bigger, stronger, and more aggressive. Think “Reavers” from TV’s Firefly. The offspring of the MM orcs and humans aren’t technically half-orcs, they’re actually one quarter orcs. It’s just that so few people survive the raids of TRUE orcs that they don’t even understand that there’s a difference. They actually believe that MM orcs are true orcs. In truth, MM orcs believe that they are true orcs. Very few people outside of the true orcs themselves actually know about true orcs.

@rynowatcher

Жыл бұрын

I think this gets into a weird point in that the circumstances of the conception of a character almost never come up in a game. The fact you mention it in a back story can provide connection and justification for relationships, so it can be an important part for the character and how they play them. I generally, do not see it within the realm of other players to edit a player's back story. An element like that is easily avoided mentioning as in over 30 years of play one pc has never gone up to another and asked, "so, tell me how you were conceived." It would be different if the player was pushing for playing through a flash back or something, but saying the existence of a real person is not OK either.

@ZeroFighter

Жыл бұрын

Compromise "The character's parents aren't on speaking terms."

@Thundarr100

Жыл бұрын

@@rynowatcher Very well said. My thoughts exactly.

@realdragon

Жыл бұрын

Or just ask players, in my game rape is allowed, I asked players and they were fine with it. But they don't want it to be described in detail and so far it hasn't been mentioned yet. But I run dark fantasy so a lot of dark themes come up

To paraphrase Lisa Simpson: (shrug) "Alright, no half-orcs."

@rommdan2716

Жыл бұрын

Episode? lol XD

I love how historical accuracy nitpickers (like grammar cops) are nearly always wrong about stuff.

the wiki says half orcs are concived by variousmeans, so yes its possible but not the only way

That tiara was the Kaclang spell from Dragon Quest. There's a combo attack in XI that has the same result.

that tiara sounds like the tanuki suit from mario 3

Waiiiit. Guy and girl hit eachother, guy suspended? That's some BS.

This thumbnail killed me XD Black star acting all annyoed and disgusted at it.

Commenting to support you ♥

3rd story, I will openly admit this. I too can find it a bit frustrating when there's something in the story where it's a bit away from how we see it. . .However I will say, if the people who make it fun, and i'm having a good time, then I don't see it as a bad thing. Just as long as it's not bastardizing things.

"No SA": I mean... it's a fantasy. Why not imagine that in that area was some orcs who's not forcing anyone? 😅

That guy clearly knew nothing about the times in question, and just wanted to look smart. I mean, car ownership may not have been quite as common in the '30's as today, but there were still plenty of cars - they'd passed the 'crazy novelty fad for rich people' stage several decades ago at that point. Also, even if one accepted the statement of 'cars were only for the rich back then' at face value, the character was ROBBING a car. What's contradictory about robbing a rich guy's car? Isn't that exactly the sort of car that WOULD get robbed?

do you have a video where you talk about how your rigging works? it's so cool

The Ford Model T came out in 1908 so cars were very common in the 1930s

"ok, roll dex to avoid being resttained"

I think they changed half-orcs a lot for 5th edition, but in past editions, yeah, that was about like 90%+ of their lore...

It is the of any game master to know what triggers their players and what is safe to be in the game. Can SA be a plot point, sure, but not at the cost of someone having to relive a painful moment of the pass. That is not a price I would pay. People play these games to relax and unwind. I have taken these words more and more to heart as I grow older both in years of life and as I gain experience as a GM: know your players.

@MyAramil

Жыл бұрын

The best practice I have seen is when the gm says "if anything in a campaign makes you feel uncomfortable, raise your yellow card to fade to black, if you do not want it involved raise the black card(or what ever equivalent) since somethings you might not think of would trigger people do in fact trigger people.

Orc Story and bard story: something something 2 nickels

Not gonna lie I've liked every video because of that cat.

Should have just written a fictional story that had SA .

1920s "only rich people owned cars" bruh....no. just no.

First story: I don’t know where the “all orcs are r@pists” idea came from. I’ve read Lord of The Rings, and the orcs never r@ped anyone. The threat they posed was that they would kill you in a fight, or eat you if they captured you. Also, according to the 5e Player’s Handbook, half-orcs are born when human and orc civilizations form alliances and seal them with marriages. No mention of r@pe. I think this guy got his orc lore from bad LOTR fanfic. Second story: Well, that’s confusing. I understand why this Rain guy kept getting kicked, but I don’t understand why he just randomly initiated PVP. What was he trying to do? It doesn’t make any sense. Third story: OP, I suggest talking to this player like the adults you presumably are. Say something like: “hey, I’m not enjoying the history lectures. Could you please tone it down?” Also, I suggest checking in with the GM and other players to see if it’s bothering them as well. If it is, maybe they can back you up. Fourth story: I would have told the sorcerer: “you’re a Charisma-based class. If you’re so adamant that the guard be seduced, seduce him yourself.” I would also have provided her with a link to Ginny Di’s video about bards and why one doesn’t have to stick with the stereotypes associated with them. I hope OP finds a better group to play their bard in! Fifth story: Oh good lord. Talk about a toxic mess. I hope nobody was too traumatized by whatever the fuck that was! Sixth story: I love when players come up with creative solutions to problems.

@vegeta002

Жыл бұрын

That particular Orc stereotype most likely comes from reading too many hentai doujins, as it's a pretty clichéd dynamic that tends to be _very_ common in ones involving male Orcs.

@Thundarr100

Жыл бұрын

First Story: No, this guy was an old school player who had been playing D&D LONG before 5th Edition came out with their “Ye Old Starbucks” and “Wizard Prom” modules, sensitivity readers, and politically correct crap that takes the teeth out of the game. In the older editions of D&D the most common ways half-orcs are born is through SA. Human settlements that share borders with orc settlements didn’t sign treaties and seal them with interracial marriages. They were in constant conflict with each other, with the orcs typically being the aggressors. And to be honest, I prefer them that way.

@tsifirakiehl4250

Жыл бұрын

Found the first story’s problem player!

@OMGUKILLKENNY2

Жыл бұрын

@@vegeta002 Well in earlier editions it was expressly stated that SA was the most common cause of a half orc existing. Now I personally don't mind that. I personally run games with darker tones and prefer the canon of my game to have non-human races acting in ways that are considered strange, alien or feral to keep them from just becoming humans with a coat of paint on them. But I fully understand not every player wants a game like that and every DM will have their lore tweaked to their liking. No one side is better then the other. It is just a preferred tone.

Morning Doge ☕️

Story one; That "lore" was only ever heavily implied, and that was way back in AD&D. Every edition since has recognized what a mistake it was to include that. SA should never be a part of canon lore. Story three; Accuracy only matters if the group wants it to. Bonus glory story; Some of the best moments come from "useless" items.

@Thagomizer

Жыл бұрын

Half-orcs were a PC race in 1e as well. As far as rape is concerned, it's not even mentioned directly, but it's there between the lines of you read about orc culture. Let's just say that it makes sense that half-orcs could multiclass as assassins in the world of 1e.

@KurasakubiSaurn

Жыл бұрын

They were added as a PC option later on, EDITED, I think? I remember it as heavily implied, yeah. But it's been a long time since I tried looking into the earlier editions, so I'll edit my earlier comment if anything was too far off the mark. Edit, it wasn't Complete Book of Humanoids.

@greasysmith3150

Жыл бұрын

@@KurasakubiSaurn thats a 2e book. They were playable from the start in 1e. The thing is 1e is the 3rd version of D&D. Original D&D didnt have half orcs at all and neither did Holmes Basic or any of the non-Ad&d versions.

instant murder hobo. Just add... koi pond?

Huh, now i want a tiara too all of a sudden

Did anyone else read the title as Player demands RP? Well, yeah. Of course he'd want roleplay in D&D... Wait... "R*p*? OHHHH! Oh, OK never mind.

Pretty sad how you need to check the s/o registry when you get players/DMs.

I made a Half-Orc character who is the child of a living marriage between an Orc shaman (she's the daughter of the chieftain, and thus holds a very important position of power in her tribe) and an Oath of Glory Paladin who won her heart and her tribe's respect as their prisoner. No waifish Orc women here. They're Orcs, they're big, strong, and resilient. Proper muscle mommies. 😂

First story would not fly at all lorewise for eberron. My preferred system for running, since orcs are the legit good guys of the setting and where insurmountable to help fend off several apocalyptic scenarios.

Half-orcs never *had* to be products of SA. No one would care if a half-orc had a happy loving home life with their wonderful, if a bit rough around the edges at times, biological parents.

It’s got Dungeons in the name. What do you mean I can’t do the things I do in my Dungeon?! None of you have a Dungeon! What would you know about it?!

Lucky is so cute ❤

I had to pause during the monster of the week story because a the Model T had been invented by then and b super rich people own that why is it in NEW YORK CITY is really weird and confusing logic

The art connoisseur is a really good way to go, if you don't want to play a slut. Just because you are a bard with high Charisma, doesn't mean you want to do every Tom, Dick and Harry. Bards are artists as well. They are minstrels. Not prostitutes. And not gypsies. Why didn't they ask the Rogue to do that. Or you know what? The sorcerer's primary stat is Charisma. Why didn't she do that? The problem is, the seduction route is just trouble, and it runs with a lot of risks. The act would be far better, with less long time risks. Plus, it helps with potential identities if they need to go under disguise. I'd probably pull the "He's really gay" card out, just to throw that monkey wrench out.

Believe the orc lore was from 1st edition dnd don't know if still the case in 5th edition

Something tells me that my bard would be kicked out of that campaign on session 0. He is way to dumb on how to flirt. No really, 3 INT and 3 WIS. Really bad dice rolls.

The PHB actually says that half-orcs often arise from marriages between human and orc communities. Granted, there still could be some that come from r**e but it seems to be an exception rather than a rule

@vegeta002

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They probably based that idea more on hentai doujins rather than DnD, that Orc stereotype is pretty common there.

@OMGUKILLKENNY2

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For 5th Edition yes, however earlier editions it was stated that SA was a common cause for half-orcs to exist.

@paulman34340

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​@Liberty Prime Yeah honestly I'm happy they made this change. It just expands it beyond product of rape. And there's a way to shut up those who wantna use the old rules as a Shield And sword. Such as before I did encounter some a******* who refuse to accept half or characters that were not born of SA. But I saw those types as old timers who were scared of any type of deviation being a sign of the end of times, turning Into chicken little and f****** panicking. I swear out of the Twenty Rules lawyers I've ever met in my tabletop lifespan Only 2 of them were reasonable and less insane Doom sayers

@Thagomizer

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It's more an idea from 1e, though it's something you'd easily read between the lines and not something explicitly said. The 1e MM states that orcs are fecund and crossbreed with just about anything, and that they take slaves, believe that women only exist to bear offspring, and believe in conquering/supplanting all parts of the world, so it isn't hard to come to the conclusion that orcs are indeed rapists. The scarier part is the fact that most half-orcs are indistinguishable from ordinary orcs to begin with (PC half-orcs are assumed to be the 10% who can pass for ugly humans), which means that orcs can assimilate and breed out almost any population they conquer. That most half-orcs would be born from rape is more or less a given, but this player didn't even need to bring it up. The DM didn't even ask him to change his back story, only to tone it down.

Yeah the bard only being there to seduce thing is ...frustrating. I play a bard currently and I'm lucky that I'm in a party with friends who wouldn't make me feel like that, and our half orc sluts around more than I ever could lol. But no, we aren't all Scanlan you know?

Lucky = cutest kitty

Bless you lucky

Correct me if I’m wrong but don’t modern editions of dnd portray orcs having more complexity and not outright being evil? A way to make half orcs a result of a consensual union or something?

First story is bad though slightly true lorewise I suppose. Had a much worse experience during the pandemic though, where a person on roll20 (claimed to be female) joined our party- first rest session she tried to forcibly join a "fade to black moment" between a PC and her NPC husband and turn it into descriptive instead, the rest of us tell her that we don't go there. She tries to turn it into us kink shaming her for her r4p3 fetish. DM tells us to cut her some slack (she was his cousin). When we stand our ground DM and cousin tell us we need to find another group and we get kicked

Good morning/ afternoon Guardian

3:39 anthropomorphic otter? Rocket-like character? Ow, suffering Guardians Vol 3 ptsd flashbacks "Forever and beautiful sky..." :( depending on the agreed-upon GRIMDARKNESS(tm) of a setting, I wouldn't have a problem with a PC (regardless of race) being the a child of rape, as long as the character wasn't just going around constantly going on and on about it to the point that it's one-note angsting. Maybe the rapist parent could be the Big Bad of a storyline? But everyone in the group should be okay with it.

"Orcs are all rapists" is not official lore. Its official thar a percentage of half orcs are made in such a way but its also official that theyre made from more consensual unions as a form of strengthening the tribe as half orcs often grow to be cunning and intelligent leaders, strategists, or mages.

Mr Accuracy is someone I would kicked if I was the GM. He's 100% wrong and insistent about it. To the point as a player I would have explained to the GM he needs to decide which player he'd rather have, an idiot or me. The Bard sounds like a real bard. HS Drama. Uhm... no. Thou shalt not perv. To the GMs, if you're doing it right, you are doing too much work as the GM and a high school student to get lucky. GM is a monastic title. Period. Ever. The worst player type is "the GM's SO".

Grape can be an excellent plot point but not really into indulging a players erotic/sexual kinks.... but there is a group for everyone, just got to find it.

The thing I find baffling is when some people are like “well the lore says this therefore it’s totally cool my character gets to rape someone” My guy lord is meant to be updated and changed. Maki g half orcs the product of rape is boring af at best and downright fucked up at worse. Like I dunno couldn’t your half Orc be the result of an orc and human/elf/dwarf fell in love but could t be together because both races hate each other or something. Like go for a more Romeo and Juliet angle if you want angst and maybe tone down the 4chan rape green text fantasy.

Meanwhile, my niece's half-orc character is a child of a VERY happy marriage, between a human and an orc. Because why not?!

@Thagomizer

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Totally possible, even in the lore of 1e.

Can play that bard in my games. Bard are more than just horny. Sure they are good at persuasion and manipulation, but that doesn't make then horny. They are performers and knowledge seekers. Hence why they have Bardic Knowledge class ability and not Seduce everything with a pulse class ability.