AUTHOR: Matt Kearns (GandalfOfBorg)
ISSUE: 22:22-23
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Attributes |
BRG 4 (+0) |
NIM 8 (+1) |
PER 8 (+1) |
STR 8 (+1)* |
VIT 9 (+1)* |
WIT 5 (+0) |
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Reactions |
STAM +2* |
SWIFT +1 |
WILL +0 |
WIS +1 |
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Defence |
11 |
Size |
Courage |
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Health |
10 |
Move |
6 |
Renown |
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Edges |
Keen-nosed, Night-eyed 2 |
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Flaws |
Battle-fury, Craven, Hatred (Elves) |
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Special Abilities |
Curse of Daylight, Natural Weapon (claws, 1 pt) |
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Skills |
Armed Combat: Blades (Orc-scimitar) +4, Craft: Brew Poison +3, Intimidate (Fear) +3, Language: Westron +2, Language: Orkish (dialect) +4, Lore: Race (Orcs) +4, Observe (Smell) +4, Ranged Combat: Bows (Short bow) +3, Run +4, Stealth (Sneak, Hide) +4, Survival (Swamp) +2, Track (Scent) +2 |
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Race |
Orc |
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Orders |
Barbarian |
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Order Abilities |
Brew Poison |
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Advancements |
0 |
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Gear |
Orc-scimitar, leather armour |
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TN Equivalent |
5 (band of three) |
Description
Probably the most ghastly orcish breed, swamp-orcs are the denizens of the grimmest and foulest environs of Middle-earth. Hardly distinguishable from their surroundings, swamp-orcs look as though they were deteriorating before your eyes, but when they become battle-crazed in combat, there is no question that these creatures are quite full of life. Never quite a populous breed, they have been around since the early days of the First Age and survived through the subsequent ages and even into the Fourth.
Swamp-orcs are smaller than most orc breeds, with green, brown, and black skin covered in moss, lichen, and bog slime. They are proficient poison-craftsmen, supplying the forces of Mordor with many of the poisons they use on their blades and darts; their most potent is derived from the remains of a marsh ghoul and the spotted swamp viper (see Fan Flavour for Swamp-orc Poison).