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Orc

Once considered a savage and fearless race, orcs are a misunderstood, but passionate people. They live shorter lives than humans, but they are spent bringing glory to their tribes.

Orcs have toughness and tenacity that can only be matched by their stature. Their devotion, traditions, and customs are often abused by those seeking to do harm, but orcs were among the first defenders of the natural order from the encroachments of Fiends and other extraplanar threats.

Names

Orc names have the purpose of evoking the glory and strength of their people.

Traits

Ability score increase. Any ability score of your choice (generally strength) increases by 2, and any other score (generally constitution) increases by 1.
Age. Orcs reach adulthood around age 16, and live up to 80 years.
Size. Orcs are considered medium creatures.
Speed. They have a base walking speed of 30 feet.
Darkvision. Accustomed to life underground, orcs have superior vision in the dark and dim.
Aggressive. Inheritable 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.
Adrenaline Rush. You can take the dash action as a bonus action. You can use this trait a number of times equal to your proficiency bonus, and you regain all expended uses when you finish a long rest.
Relentless Endurance. When you are reduced to 0 HP, but are not killed outright, you can drop to 1 HP instead once per long rest.
Language. You can speak, read, and write Common and Orc.