Timemaster

Why Were We Reincarnated as Orcs?!

@Steel Legion I suggest we make the slime and the bunny attack each other. Carmina can encourage the slime to attack and while the bunny is distracted/kills the slime, Kai can make a cage around it then we proceed to start stabbing it. How does that sound?

@ZerothAre we allowed to gather everything and if so, am I correct to assume that if our peps eat the stuff, we'd have a chance to get some kind of skill?

D&D Isekai: Render Unto Them A New World

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Why Were We Reincarnated as Orcs?!

Carmina looked at the runt, studying the way he was breathing and holding himself and was more than a bit confused by how he talked. Could it be that there were others that were reincarnated or was she alone?

Not that she minded being alone. Better in the long run that way but still, setting up a crew of reincarnees would give them some advantage over others.

"If wez getz ones we'll getz extra speed for sure, that'd be swell...z."

“’Got no clue what a Jakamole thing is but that ain’t what I’m looking for. I’m hunting for birds, anything that’s big and has a beautiful voice. ” replied Carmina before stepping forward and putting her hand out, for Kai to shake it.

A human gesture that she hasn’t seen orcs do. If he’d take her hand and shake it, he was human if not…she’d just make something up.

“I’m Carmina, you can make brambles come from the ground, I can sing to them and keep them calm…or encourage them to go into a trap. We’ll make a good team, eh?” she continued with a chuckle.

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Stats

Current Stats:
Level: 1 | Form: Orc Runt | Tier: 2

Current Skills:

• Ingestion - After consuming a required amount of biomass from a particular Creature, 1 of that Creature's Skills can be copied at its lowest Rank.
• Isekai Skill - Sing - Rank I - Your voice possesses a magical quality. Channelling power to your voice and Singing within earshot of a chosen target allows you to attempt to induce one of the following effects: Soothe, Encourage, or Irritate.
• Empty Skill Slot
• Empty Skill Slot

Equipment and Inventory:

• Swaddling Pelts - Equip, Clothes - Old animal skins used to keep an Orc baby warm as they sleep. Once the Runt is old enough to start hunting, these are usually just enough to cover the parts that need the most covering.
• Small Sharp Wooden Stick - Equip, Weapon/Tool, Material Component - A wooden stick sharpened by how it broke. From a tree. That's...that's all there is to it. Can be thrown.
• Sharp Rock - Equip, Weapon/Tool, Material Component - A rock with a slightly sharp edge. Useful as a primitive knife or chisel. Can be thrown.

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@Steel Legion

Why Were We Reincarnated as Orcs?!

Aaaaand the post is up :)

Why Were We Reincarnated as Orcs?!

Rapping for Death

Music. Lights. Smoke. Excitement. Hatred. Rhyme after rhyme.

“I spit venomous lines, leaving you in dismay,
You're out of your league, time to get the fuck out of my way.”

Cutting deeper than any sword and deeper than any bullet.

The crowd roared. Jeers and laughter all over and then, in the moment Carmina won…it happened. Sharp, strong, all consuming. Amidst the chaotic celebration, a gunshot echoed through the parking lot turned rap arena. Carmina's body jerked as searing pain ripped through her.

She staggered, clutching her side, her eyes widening in disbelief. Blood seeped from the wound. Gasps and screams drowned out the deafening cheers as the crowd recoiled in horror.

Carmina collapsed to her knees, the pain threatening to consume her. Her vision blurred, and the sounds around her became muffled. The world seemed to fade away as darkness closed in. Time stood still, and it felt like an eternity had passed.

Then eternity actually passed from her point of view at least. Opening her eyes, someone talked to her. A Goddess. Words were exchanged, a new chance at life. Why not? It wasn’t as if her first one was good. Maybe the next will be and if not, she’ll make it so. No one will stop her anymore.

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Time passes. Images, forms, orcs. Understanding slowly comes. As the other Runts ran together, Carmina left the village on her own. She had to first understand her situation before proceeding forward, after all, only fools jump in without thinking. That’s what kept her alive in her first years of life and that’s what will keep her alive in this new life.

Carmina eventually found a small clearing in the forest and sat on the ground. She took account of her “weapons” if one could call them as such, her surroundings and her new skill. “Sing”. Her mind was still making lyrics on the spot. It wasn't hard for her to breathe deeply and start singing, even if her voice wasn’t her previous voice.

“In this forest clearing, a runt I stand alone,
Young and small, in a body not my own.
But fire burns within me, an orc's heart beats strong,
I'll prove my worth, in battles yet unknown.”

Her voice resonated around and some birds stopped and listened closely to her voice. One could say that it was enchanting even for an orc. She would’ve continued singing if not for a loud shout.

"Eyz, anyone elz 'round 'ere?"

Carmina stood up from her place she chose that was next to a tree and looked around.
Weapon ready, she silently approached the area where the voice came from. It seems that she found another runt which she briefly remembers seeing when they were sent on the hunt. Coming out from the bushes in which she chose to hide in and waved with her stick in what she wanted to be a friendly way but seemed more threatening than anything.

“Heya! ‘You here for the hunt too? ”

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Stats

Current Stats:
Level: 1 | Form: Orc Runt | Tier: 2

Current Skills:

• Ingestion - After consuming a required amount of biomass from a particular Creature, 1 of that Creature's Skills can be copied at its lowest Rank.
• Isekai Skill - Sing - Rank I - Your voice possesses a magical quality. Channelling power to your voice and Singing within earshot of a chosen target allows you to attempt to induce one of the following effects: Soothe, Encourage, or Irritate.
• Empty Skill Slot
• Empty Skill Slot

Equipment and Inventory:

• Swaddling Pelts - Equip, Clothes - Old animal skins used to keep an Orc baby warm as they sleep. Once the Runt is old enough to start hunting, these are usually just enough to cover the parts that need the most covering.
• Small Sharp Wooden Stick - Equip, Weapon/Tool, Material Component - A wooden stick sharpened by how it broke. From a tree. That's...that's all there is to it. Can be thrown.
• Sharp Rock - Equip, Weapon/Tool, Material Component - A rock with a slightly sharp edge. Useful as a primitive knife or chisel. Can be thrown.

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@Steel Legion

Why Were We Reincarnated as Orcs?!

@Rune_Alchemist Newcomes have to stick together :) We can meet up with her. You know, stumble across and decide to hunt as a team...for a while at least.

Why Were We Reincarnated as Orcs?!

@Steel Legion Actually, in all honesty, I didn't get the hint 😅 just though that it would work. Hey, great minds think alike.

Gonna have a post up tomorrow

The Little Hamlet

@Zeroth Just realised, you're here too!

Why Were We Reincarnated as Orcs?!

@Steel Legion Hey, you want Carmina to join you in the hunt? Y'know, late commers should stick together :)

Why Were We Reincarnated as Orcs?!

Carmina

Appearance

Name:Carmina Midworths

Current Stats:
Level: 1 | Form: Orc Runt | Tier: 2

Current Skills:

• Ingestion - After consuming a required amount of biomass from a particular Creature, 1 of that Creature's Skills can be copied at its lowest Rank.
• Isekai Skill - Sing - Rank I - Your voice possesses a magical quality. Channeling power to your voice and Singing within earshot of a chosen target allows you to attempt to induce one of the following affects: Soothe, Encourage, or Irritate.
• Empty Skill Slot
• Empty Skill Slot

Equipment and Inventory:

• Swaddling Pelts - Equip, Clothes - Old animal skins used to keep an Orc baby warm as they sleep. Once the Runt is old enough to start hunting, these are usually just enough to cover the parts that need the most covering.
• Small Sharp Wooden Stick - Equip, Weapon/Tool, Material Component - A wooden stick sharpened by how it broke. From a tree. That's...that's all there is to it. Can be thrown.
• Sharp Rock - Equip, Weapon/Tool, Material Component - A rock with a slightly sharp edge. Useful as a primitive knife or chisel. Can be thrown.

True Age:24

Past Life:Carmina. What can one say about her? She was doomed to die even before she was born. Born from a junkie and someone else, who knows whom…the mother didn’t and Carmina certainly didn’t either. She spent her first years of life without a name. Her mother couldn’t be bothered to remember it. Carmina was just a way to get money from people. Begging with a baby was a sure way to earn sympathy.

Her life would’ve probably ended much faster than it did if it were not for her mother’s overdose. Carmina, despite the difficult circumstances of her early life, managed to survive on the streets, where she faced countless challenges and hardships. She became adept at navigating the tough realities of life as a young beggar, honing her skills of observation and adaptation.

One day, as Carmina was begging for food, she found herself in a bustling market square. She watched a crowd gather around a street performer, captivated by his rhythmic verses and clever wordplay. Intrigued by this form of expression, Carmina realised she possessed a natural talent for words and rhymes.

She began experimenting with her own lyrics, crafting verses in her mind. Giving a voice to her own feelings. With her razor-sharp wit and the pain of her upbringing fueling her verses, she found herself climbing the ranks and gaining a reputation as the homeless rapper.

Tragically, a rivalry she had with another rapper reached a tipping point during a high-stakes rap battle. The confrontation turned violent, and Carmina, amidst a whirlwind of emotions and adrenaline, found herself shot.

And so, her life ended…or did it?

New Life:Day 1: Orc Runt >