D&D's version of the Uruk Hai?
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Sekhmet
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Half-orcs = Uruk'hai.
Uruk'hai means "Orc Folk", and are the result of breeding Orc and "Goblin-men".
All of the "...-'hai" groups (like Olag-hai [troll-folk] and Uruk-hai, etc) are characterized by being more cunning, faster, and stronger versions of their base self. It can be easily assumed that their crossbreeding with human or goblin-men imparted upon them some of the traits of that creature.
If you're interested, you could always go grab the Uruk'hai sheet off of D&DWiki. It isn't unbalanced.
Uruk'hai means "Orc Folk", and are the result of breeding Orc and "Goblin-men".
All of the "...-'hai" groups (like Olag-hai [troll-folk] and Uruk-hai, etc) are characterized by being more cunning, faster, and stronger versions of their base self. It can be easily assumed that their crossbreeding with human or goblin-men imparted upon them some of the traits of that creature.
If you're interested, you could always go grab the Uruk'hai sheet off of D&DWiki. It isn't unbalanced.
francisca
I got dice older than you.
Yep. Totally half-orc, with appropriate class and stats for your particular edition of D&D.
For 3e you could go with Barbarians or Fighters.
AD&D 1e, Fighters or Barbarians if you use UA
B/X or OD&D: maybe make them 1+3 HD, +1 to hit/dmg, and let them continue fighting down to -2hp.
For 3e you could go with Barbarians or Fighters.
AD&D 1e, Fighters or Barbarians if you use UA
B/X or OD&D: maybe make them 1+3 HD, +1 to hit/dmg, and let them continue fighting down to -2hp.
Empirate
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The main thing going for Uruk-Hai in LotR is that they can stand the sun. Normal Orcs (which are, incidentally, identical to Goblins in Tolkien...) can't endure sunlight and get weakened by it. D&D Orcs and Goblins have inherited this weakness, it's called Light Sensitivity. Half-Orcs (D&D Uruk-Hai) don't suffer from Light Sensitivity. They're not as strong as their Orc forebears, but their attack bonus in sunlight is equal, and they're smarter as well.
Icyshadowlord
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My view on the Uruk-Hai would be mixing a few traits of Hobgoblin, Orc and Half-Orc together in a logical manner. I have nothing else to say really, and I guess it depends on the creator of the stats what he or she would deem "logical"...
Sepulchrave II
Legend
Hobgoblins, in any edition.
Tolkien's Uruks have no human blood in them; the movies may have served to confuse this fact.
Hobgoblins are militaristic, organized, suffer no penalties in sunlight, wear metal armor, and bully their weaker relatives.
Tolkien's Uruks have no human blood in them; the movies may have served to confuse this fact.
Hobgoblins are militaristic, organized, suffer no penalties in sunlight, wear metal armor, and bully their weaker relatives.
Sepulchrave II
Legend
Empirate said:
Tolkien uses Uruk (orc) and Uruk-hai (orc-folk) interchangeably to refer to the big nasty orcs, originally bred by Sauron. See the Wikipedia article. Saruman's tinkering with human crossbreeds comes later.
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