Half Orc THF and STR enchancements

[Dwarfo]

Wow, the devs were hiding some stuff from us! Looks like half orcs will be the new THF crazy machines...

this will be interesting

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Half-Orc

* Tharashk Search I
o Prerequisites: Lvl 1 Half-Orc or Human, Least Dragonmark of Finding
o Benefit: Grants a +1 bonus to your Search skill.
* Tharashk Search II
o Prerequisites: Lvl 6 Half-Orc or Human, Lesser Dragonmark of Finding, Tharashk Search I
o Benefit: Grants an additional +1 bonus to your Search skill, bringing the total increase to 2.
* Tharashk Search III
o Prerequisites: Lvl 10 Half-Orc or Human, Greater Dragonmark of Finding, Tharashk Search II
o Benefit: Grants an additional +1 bonus to your Search skill, bringing the total increase to 3.
* Tharashk Search IV
o Prerequisites: Lvl 14 Half-Orc or Human, Tharashk Search III
o Benefit: Grants an additional +1 bonus to your Search skill, bringing the total increase to 4.
* Orcish Strength I
o Prerequisites: Lvl 3 Half-Orc
o Benefit: Grants a +1 increase to your Strength score.
* Orcish Strength II
o Prerequisites: Lvl 8 Half-Orc, Orcish Strength I
o Benefit: Grants an additional +1 to your Strength score.
* Orcish Power Attack I
o Prerequisites: Lvl 4 Half-Orc, Power Attack
o Benefit: Your Power Attack feat does 1 additional point of bonus damage but also has an additional -1 to your attack bonus.
* Orcish Power Attack II
o Prerequisites: Lvl 10 Half-Orc, Orcish Power Attack I
o Benefit: Your Power Attack feat does 2 additional points of bonus damage but also has an additional -2 to your attack bonus.
* Orcish Power Attack III
o Prerequisites: Lvl 16 Half-Orc, Orcish Power Attack II
o Benefit: Your Power Attack feat does 3 additional points of bonus damage but also has an additional -3 to your attack bonus.
* Orcish Great Weapon Aptitude I
o Prerequisites: Lvl 2 Half-Orc, Two Handed Fighting
o Benefit: Glancing blows produced by your two-handed weapon attacks have an increased chance of producing magical weapon effects such as flaming.
* Orcish Great Weapon Aptitude II
o Prerequisites: Lvl 8 Half-Orc, Improved Two Handed Fighting, Orcish Great Weapon Aptitude I
o Benefit: Glancing blows produced by your two-handed weapon attacks get an additional increase to their chance of producing magical weapon effects such as flaming.
* Orcish Great Weapon Aptitude III
o Prerequisites: Lvl 14 Half-Orc, Greater Two Handed Fighting, Orcish Great Weapon Aptitude II
o Benefit: Glancing blows produced by your two-handed weapon attacks get an additional increase to their chance of producing magical weapon effects such as flaming.
* Orcish Melee Damage I
o Prerequisites: Lvl 1 Half-Orc
o Benefit: You gain an additional +2 bonus to damage rolls when using two handed melee weapons.
+ Orcish Falchion Damage I
+ Benefit: You gain an additional +2 bonus to damage rolls when using a falchion.
+ Orcish Greataxe Damage I
+ Benefit: You gain an additional +2 bonus to damage rolls when using a greataxe.
+ Orcish Greatclub Damage I
+ Benefit: You gain an additional +2 bonus to damage rolls when using a greatclub.
+ Orcish Greatsword Damage I
+ Benefit: You gain an additional +2 bonus to damage rolls when using a greatsword.
+ Orcish Quarterstaff Damage I
+ Benefit: You gain an additional +2 bonus to damage rolls when using a quarterstaff.
* Orcish Melee Damage II
o Prerequisites: Lvl 7 Half-Orc, Orcish Melee Damage I
o Benefit: You gain an additional +2 bonus to damage rolls when using two handed melee weapons, bringing the total increase to 4.
+ Orcish Falchion Damage II
+ Benefit: You gain an additional +2 bonus to damage rolls when using a falchion, bringing the total increase to 4.
+ Orcish Greataxe Damage II
+ Benefit: You gain an additional +2 bonus to damage rolls when using a greataxe, bringing the total increase to 4.
+ Orcish Greatclub Damage II
+ Benefit: You gain an additional +2 bonus to damage rolls when using a greatclub, bringing the total increase to 4.
+ Orcish Greatsword Damage II
+ Benefit: You gain an additional +2 bonus to damage rolls when using a greatsword, bringing the total increase to 4.
+ Orcish Quarterstaff Damage II
+ Benefit: You gain an additional +2 bonus to damage rolls when using a quarterstaff, bringing the total increase to 4.
* Orcish Power Rage I
o Prerequisites: Lvl 5 Half-Orc, Lvl 2 Barbarian, and any of: Orcish Fury I, Orcish Brute Fighting I, or Orcish Extra Action Boost I
o Benefit: When raging, you gain an additional +1 Strength, but also get an additional -1 penalty to AC. Requires at least 2 levels of the Barbarian class.
* Orcish Power Rage II
o Prerequisites: Lvl 15 Half-Orc, Lvl 6 Barbarian, Orcish Power Rage I, and any of: Orcish Fury III, Orcish Brute Fighting III, or Orcish Extra Action Boost III.
o Benefit: When raging, you gain an additional +2 Strength, but also get an additional -2 penalty to AC. Requires at least 6 levels of the Barbarian class.
* Orcish Brute Fighting I
o Prerequisites: Lvl 2 Half-Orc
o Benefit: Activate this ability to cause your melee attacks to generate 10% more hate, making enemies more likely to attack you.
* Orcish Brute Fighting II
o Prerequisites: Lvl 6 Half-Orc, Orcish Brute Fighting I
o Benefit: Activate this ability to cause your melee attacks to generate 15% more hate, making enemies more likely to attack you.
* Orcish Brute Fighting III
o Prerequisites: Lvl 10 Half-Orc, Orcish Brute Fighting II
o Benefit: Activate this ability to cause your melee attacks to generate 20% more hate, making enemies more likely to attack you.
* Orcish Brute Fighting IV
o Prerequisites: Lvl 14 Half-Orc, Orcish Brute Fighting III
o Benefit: Activate this ability to cause your melee attacks to generate 25% more hate, making enemies more likely to attack you.
* Orc Extra Action Boost I
o Prerequisites: Lvl 3 Half-Orc
o Benefit: Half-Orcs keep fighting long after other races tire. You can use each of your action boosts 1 additional time per rest.
* Orc Extra Action Boost II
o Prerequisites: Lvl 7 Half-Orc, Orcish Extra Action Boost I
o Benefit: Half-Orcs keep fighting long after other races tire. You can use each of your action boosts 1 additional time per rest, bringing the total increase to 2.
* Orc Extra Action Boost III
o Prerequisites: Lvl 11 Half-Orc, Orcish Extra Action Boost II
o Benefit: Half-Orcs keep fighting long after other races tire. You can use each of your action boosts 1 additional time per rest, bringing the total increase to 3.
* Orcish Fury I
o Prerequisites: Lvl 1 Half-Orc
o Benefit: When below 50% health you gain a +2 morale bonus to strength.
* Orcish Fury II
o Prerequisites: Lvl 5 Half-Orc, Orcish Fury I
o Benefit: When below 25% health you gain an additional +2 morale bonus to strength. This strength bonus stacks with Orcish Fury I.
* Orcish Fury III
o Prerequisites: Lvl 9 Half-Orc, Orcish Fury II
o Benefit: When below 10% health you gain an additional +4 morale bonus to strength. This strength bonus stacks with Orcish Fury I and II.

[khaldan]

Quick copy/paste for anyone unable to look at release notes:

Half-Orc

* Tharashk Search I
o Prerequisites: Lvl 1 Half-Orc or Human, Least Dragonmark of Finding
o Benefit: Grants a +1 bonus to your Search skill.
* Tharashk Search II
o Prerequisites: Lvl 6 Half-Orc or Human, Lesser Dragonmark of Finding, Tharashk Search I
o Benefit: Grants an additional +1 bonus to your Search skill, bringing the total increase to 2.
* Tharashk Search III
o Prerequisites: Lvl 10 Half-Orc or Human, Greater Dragonmark of Finding, Tharashk Search II
o Benefit: Grants an additional +1 bonus to your Search skill, bringing the total increase to 3.
* Tharashk Search IV
o Prerequisites: Lvl 14 Half-Orc or Human, Tharashk Search III
o Benefit: Grants an additional +1 bonus to your Search skill, bringing the total increase to 4.
* Orcish Strength I
o Prerequisites: Lvl 3 Half-Orc
o Benefit: Grants a +1 increase to your Strength score.
* Orcish Strength II
o Prerequisites: Lvl 8 Half-Orc, Orcish Strength I
o Benefit: Grants an additional +1 to your Strength score.
* Orcish Power Attack I
o Prerequisites: Lvl 4 Half-Orc, Power Attack
o Benefit: Your Power Attack feat does 1 additional point of bonus damage but also has an additional -1 to your attack bonus.
* Orcish Power Attack II
o Prerequisites: Lvl 10 Half-Orc, Orcish Power Attack I
o Benefit: Your Power Attack feat does 2 additional points of bonus damage but also has an additional -2 to your attack bonus.
* Orcish Power Attack III
o Prerequisites: Lvl 16 Half-Orc, Orcish Power Attack II
o Benefit: Your Power Attack feat does 3 additional points of bonus damage but also has an additional -3 to your attack bonus.
* Orcish Great Weapon Aptitude I
o Prerequisites: Lvl 2 Half-Orc, Two Handed Fighting
o Benefit: Glancing blows produced by your two-handed weapon attacks have an increased chance of producing magical weapon effects such as flaming.
* Orcish Great Weapon Aptitude II
o Prerequisites: Lvl 8 Half-Orc, Improved Two Handed Fighting, Orcish Great Weapon Aptitude I
o Benefit: Glancing blows produced by your two-handed weapon attacks get an additional increase to their chance of producing magical weapon effects such as flaming.
* Orcish Great Weapon Aptitude III
o Prerequisites: Lvl 14 Half-Orc, Greater Two Handed Fighting, Orcish Great Weapon Aptitude II
o Benefit: Glancing blows produced by your two-handed weapon attacks get an additional increase to their chance of producing magical weapon effects such as flaming.
* Orcish Melee Damage I
o Prerequisites: Lvl 1 Half-Orc
o Benefit: You gain an additional +2 bonus to damage rolls when using two handed melee weapons.
+ Orcish Falchion Damage I
+ Benefit: You gain an additional +2 bonus to damage rolls when using a falchion.
+ Orcish Greataxe Damage I
+ Benefit: You gain an additional +2 bonus to damage rolls when using a greataxe.
+ Orcish Greatclub Damage I
+ Benefit: You gain an additional +2 bonus to damage rolls when using a greatclub.
+ Orcish Greatsword Damage I
+ Benefit: You gain an additional +2 bonus to damage rolls when using a greatsword.
+ Orcish Quarterstaff Damage I
+ Benefit: You gain an additional +2 bonus to damage rolls when using a quarterstaff.
* Orcish Melee Damage II
o Prerequisites: Lvl 7 Half-Orc, Orcish Melee Damage I
o Benefit: You gain an additional +2 bonus to damage rolls when using two handed melee weapons, bringing the total increase to 4.
+ Orcish Falchion Damage II
+ Benefit: You gain an additional +2 bonus to damage rolls when using a falchion, bringing the total increase to 4.
+ Orcish Greataxe Damage II
+ Benefit: You gain an additional +2 bonus to damage rolls when using a greataxe, bringing the total increase to 4.
+ Orcish Greatclub Damage II
+ Benefit: You gain an additional +2 bonus to damage rolls when using a greatclub, bringing the total increase to 4.
+ Orcish Greatsword Damage II
+ Benefit: You gain an additional +2 bonus to damage rolls when using a greatsword, bringing the total increase to 4.
+ Orcish Quarterstaff Damage II
+ Benefit: You gain an additional +2 bonus to damage rolls when using a quarterstaff, bringing the total increase to 4.
* Orcish Power Rage I
o Prerequisites: Lvl 5 Half-Orc, Lvl 2 Barbarian, and any of: Orcish Fury I, Orcish Brute Fighting I, or Orcish Extra Action Boost I
o Benefit: When raging, you gain an additional +1 Strength, but also get an additional -1 penalty to AC. Requires at least 2 levels of the Barbarian class.
* Orcish Power Rage II
o Prerequisites: Lvl 15 Half-Orc, Lvl 6 Barbarian, Orcish Power Rage I, and any of: Orcish Fury III, Orcish Brute Fighting III, or Orcish Extra Action Boost III.
o Benefit: When raging, you gain an additional +2 Strength, but also get an additional -2 penalty to AC. Requires at least 6 levels of the Barbarian class.
* Orcish Brute Fighting I
o Prerequisites: Lvl 2 Half-Orc
o Benefit: Activate this ability to cause your melee attacks to generate 10% more hate, making enemies more likely to attack you.
* Orcish Brute Fighting II
o Prerequisites: Lvl 6 Half-Orc, Orcish Brute Fighting I
o Benefit: Activate this ability to cause your melee attacks to generate 15% more hate, making enemies more likely to attack you.
* Orcish Brute Fighting III
o Prerequisites: Lvl 10 Half-Orc, Orcish Brute Fighting II
o Benefit: Activate this ability to cause your melee attacks to generate 20% more hate, making enemies more likely to attack you.
* Orcish Brute Fighting IV
o Prerequisites: Lvl 14 Half-Orc, Orcish Brute Fighting III
o Benefit: Activate this ability to cause your melee attacks to generate 25% more hate, making enemies more likely to attack you.
* Orc Extra Action Boost I
o Prerequisites: Lvl 3 Half-Orc
o Benefit: Half-Orcs keep fighting long after other races tire. You can use each of your action boosts 1 additional time per rest.
* Orc Extra Action Boost II
o Prerequisites: Lvl 7 Half-Orc, Orcish Extra Action Boost I
o Benefit: Half-Orcs keep fighting long after other races tire. You can use each of your action boosts 1 additional time per rest, bringing the total increase to 2.
* Orc Extra Action Boost III
o Prerequisites: Lvl 11 Half-Orc, Orcish Extra Action Boost II
o Benefit: Half-Orcs keep fighting long after other races tire. You can use each of your action boosts 1 additional time per rest, bringing the total increase to 3.
* Orcish Fury I
o Prerequisites: Lvl 1 Half-Orc
o Benefit: When below 50% health you gain a +2 morale bonus to strength.
* Orcish Fury II
o Prerequisites: Lvl 5 Half-Orc, Orcish Fury I
o Benefit: When below 25% health you gain an additional +2 morale bonus to strength. This strength bonus stacks with Orcish Fury I.
* Orcish Fury III
o Prerequisites: Lvl 9 Half-Orc, Orcish Fury II
o Benefit: When below 10% health you gain an additional +4 morale bonus to strength. This strength bonus stacks with Orcish Fury I and II.

Almost everything WF get, and some extra synergy with barbarian. Only thing missing is WF tactics(and possibly racial toughness 3/4, but who cares).

The orcish fury is definitely something to pass on, though.

[stazer]

n/m thanks khal

[BlackSteel]

jezus christ, a power attack line as well? talk about overkill

atleast WF get to use the new bard song, too bad most warchanters will be too scared to sing it

[Ashiel_Dragmire]

Half Orc Quarterstaff Damage but not Half Orc Maul Damage? Lame. Everything else looks pretty good though! Now I'm not sure if I want to make a Half-Orc Monk or a Half-Orc Barbarian...

[khaldan]

Half Orc Quarterstaff Damage but not Half Orc Maul Damage? Lame. Everything else looks pretty good though! Now I'm not sure if I want to make a Half-Orc Monk or a Half-Orc Barbarian...

Way ahead of you

Oh, and do you want me to delete my copy of the notes? Not a big deal if you do.

[Dwarfo]

Way ahead of you

Oh, and do you want me to delete my copy of the notes? Not a big deal if you do.

up to you man, 2 copies is as good as

[Angelus_dead]

The orcish fury is definitely something to pass on, though.

Probably Orcish Fury should be flipped in progression.
Tier 1: +2 str at under 10%
Tier 2: a stacking +2 str at under 25%
Tier 3: a stacking +2 str at under 50%

As it stands now, tier 1 is the best, as it's the only one that you have a reasonable chance of using much (without suicidal risk). Probably also good if the thresholds become 20%, 40%, 60%.

[drsmooth]

Half Orc Quarterstaff Damage but not Half Orc Maul Damage? Lame. Everything else looks pretty good though! Now I'm not sure if I want to make a Half-Orc Monk or a Half-Orc Barbarian...

Monk of course!
Just so you can combine the underwhelming abilities of Half-Orc Fury with Way of the Badger

[visionary1977]

Didnt have time to check this morning if the animation has changed for all races using GAxe, but on lama the animation for a half orc barbarian using a GA is kinda nuts... it goes like this:

Jab (with the butt of GA)
Wild Swing + Backswing + Wild Swing

Just for those of you that are thinking of making a H/O THF