Zeroth

Why Were We Reincarnated as Orcs?!

@SubjectVisionAnother tragedy of the human condition! Take your ONE and don't pay any attention to these tissues! *sound of a trumpeting elephant*

We all make our own choices in life, for the things we value the most. Your brother's choice wasn't wrong--and neither was your life. You were not a mistake. Yet it is often the most tragic circumstances which bring out the most noble characters of mankind. It is my hope that you will remember your nobility, and the drive that pushed you to do the very best you could.

• Tough - Rank I - Passive increase to one's natural defenses. At Rank I this increase is small, but every little bit helps.
• Aura - Rank I - Reduce damage from physical attacks while burning Magic Power. Stronger attacks will require greater amounts of MP to nullify. At Rank I, damage from non-Skills can be reduced as much as 50%, but Skill-enhanced damage will break the Aura.
• Suppress Presence - Rank I - Magically dull your vital signs to become more stealthy. The User does not suffer negative health effects, but simply becomes harder to detect. (The kind of person in a room who avoids attention, or fades into the background)
• Mortal Strike - Rank I - In a self-sacrifical move, deal greatly increased damage to a target. At Rank I, the user's HP must be below 50% before this Skill can be activated and damage is equivalent to a Critical Hit with the chosen attack/weapon.

Divine Spirit Jehanne

@Crusader Lord Yes, Tough is essentially the "physical tank" kind of toughness, where damage is mitigated by sheer durability rather than somehow blocking or evading the damage. Recover still has to be "activated," it's not a purely passive skill, but it's essentially a magical healing factor. As its Rank increases, the amount it heals or the restrictions around it will change. Although I will say, don't expect the upper limits to be like Wolverine or anything.

@Zeroth Ah yah, I was more curious as to how to tell if stats increases, or where people with x skills stand in terms of attributes compared to others with y skills.

@ERode

Character's "raw stats" can increase in natural ways--doing lots of pushups and situps and drinking plenty of juice--as they Level Up, or by the use of skills (such as Chief Agronak's Windsprint, which temporarily increases his speed) that affect specific attributes. Being able to compare your abilities with other characters would be something a higher ranked Analysis skill could accomplish, as well as using certain items, spells, or your own careful observations. It IS possible for someone with raw stat advantage to outperform someone using a skill, but it'd generally require being higher level or more evolved than the Skill user.

The number of Skills you have regarding a certain attribute don't necessarily mean that your attribute is going to be higher than someone else's--but generally, people gravitate towards what they're good at, so if you see an NPC with lots of strength skills it'd be fair to say he's probably pretty strong. Especially in the case of actual "people" in this setting, since they can learn Skills with effort rather than relying on Ingesting them or gaining them through level ups like Demons do. For instance, in order to get the Smash skill, a human probably had a lot of practice lifting something heavy over his head and then hitting something really hard with it.

However, having a clear preference for certain skills WILL open up Evolutions that benefit those skills. For instance, if you have several Fire Spell Skills, you're more likely to evolve into a fire-aligned form. That form will likely offer stat increases that benefit those Skills as well--but, even if a certain evolution "Greatly increases strength," if you were a wimp beforehand then that increase might only push you back up to average.

@ReusableSwordHonestly, I'm unsure. My experience with Discords associated with RPs has been...a mixed bag. Personally, sometimes I think that having a Discord can kill activity within the RP itself, because I've seen Discords where more speculation or OOC crack-scenarios play out than actual posting in the topic, or where the community gets bogged down in interpersonal drama and whatnot that they let color the IC interactions. I'll be thinking about it.

@King CosmosHow dare you blame MY hubris for YOUR creativity! Demon Kings can't be blamed for having hubris! It's a CLASS PREREQUISITE!

Yep, "using a stance" is pretty much it. Imagine it as that moment before the sparring match where you take your deep breath and focus in on the opponent before the bow-in. That's what activates the skill...at least until you get much higher ranked and those cool "block something attacking you from behind without thinking about it" moments kick in! And also this! VVV

Presumably, without the skills, she can perform the moves but would not get any additional bonuses out of it, so it’d just be a raw stat check as to whether or not her punch does anything.

@ERode

Why Were We Reincarnated as Orcs?!

So how is Magic Power calculated when one doesn’t have any like, magic skills to begin with?

@ERode

Basically, while there aren't a bunch of stats and dice rolling like in a tabletop game or regular RPG, I've sort of got this arbitrary system running in the background. As players test their limits with different skills, get into fights, etc I'll let them know when they're "running low on MP" or "HP is decreasing over time," and so forth. It's just a "soft magic" form of the usual Isekai Numbers Game in an RPGverse. If you'd like a more detailed explanation to start with, for a "constant" spell like Frost Arc, I imagine at this level a thirty second continuous application would drain all the MP Esfir has. Within that thirty seconds though, it'd be like exposing an enemy to a relatively severe ice storm.

Why Were We Reincarnated as Orcs?!

@ERode Very well done, y u gotta make me sad like dis? :( Choose ONE from the following list!

...In some ways, perhaps your world is just as brutal as ours, despite its lack of magic and monsters. I am filled with sorrow by the misfortunes you have suffered, though I am sure an apology from myself--no doubt, to you, a half-baked sympathy of empty condolence--means little.

I will not promise you utopia, nor equality. All I am granting is...perhaps...an opportunity.

• Frost Arc - Rank I - An expanding spray of icy cold, over 10 feet in one direction and 5 feet wide at its furthest edge. The cold is more intense the closer the target is to the origin, reaching its lowest temperature within a span of about 2 feet. It constantly expends Magic Power the longer the cone is maintained.
• Scavenge - Rank I - Ingested Skill. Quickly identify useful items in the surroundings. When the User concentrates, "useful" items within 10 feet of them will appear to glow to their sight.
• Resist Frost - Rank I - Passively increase one's resistance against cold temperatures, the Slow status effect, and ice elemental damage from Spells or physical attacks.
• Fury - Raise physical attack power greatly at the cost of the ability to use other Skills while this one is active. Consumes Stamina.

I will hope that, despite its differences, this world can somehow offer you more than you had before...

Divine Spirit Jehanne

@Lucius Cypher *jumps to a higher foothold and throws cape back dramatically* Yet another returns to bend the knee! But wait--is this...aahhh, I see. By all means, then, FOOL! COME AT ME! *throws all the robes and belts and anime-fantasy gear off with a single tear from the shoulder, Yakuza style* ...Oh, and also pick ONE.

You...you almost seem an Orc already, in Human flesh. Though perhaps you will do well here, I must admit it seems to go against the grain of this...trial. I cannot help myself, for it is in my nature to encourage you thusly: It is not too late to change your path. To redeem yourself.

• Breakthrough - Rank I - A single powerful strike, from any type of physical attack, that will ignore an enemy's defenses. At Rank I, the specific target's defense is treated as halved (Strike a shield, the shield's DEF bonus is the target. Strike their arm, whatever protection they have on that limb is treated as the target. Etc).
• Guard - Rank I - Increase Physical Defense automatically when attacked for a short time and block attacks with muscle memory. At Rank I, this lasts for a single attack and using other Skills at the same time is impossible.
• Smash - Rank I - Powerful Bludgeoning Attack to enhance a blunt weapon, fists, etc.
• Tough - Rank I - Passive increase to one's natural defenses. At Rank I this increase is small, but every little bit helps.

Just because others see you as a monster, does not mean you must become one. Your strength could protect many more than it has harmed, if only you wish to do so...

Divine Spirit Jehanne

@King Cosmos How else would you build an Orc, save with muscle? Also, curse you for exploiting my passion for Karate! Pick your ONE and go already!

Too late do many children learn that their parents, too, are merely mortal--flawed, subjective in their perceptions, and not always able to see the world through any lens save their own. But you should know, that though it was a flawed, subjective, and sometimes selfish love...it was love just the same.

• Martial Arts (Goju-ryu) - Rank I - Increase physical power and close combat accuracy when there is no weapon equipped. Individual Styles may have secondary effects that imitate, alter, or tie into other skills. At Rank I, this Skill must be actively triggered, and consumes extra stamina when active.
  • Goju-ryu, the Hard-Soft Method: Secondary effect produces a small additional boost to counter attacks after receiving a blow with the traditional blocks.
• Rapid Strikes - Rank I - Strike multiple times in the same fashion (slashes, punches, etc) at high speed. At Rank I, three attacks can be made at half the power of a normal strike.
• Riposte - Rank I - Parry or block an attack and deliver a counterstroke with increased damage. At Rank I, this increase is roughly 25% added to the original strike's power.
• Flicker Step - Rank I - Move at high speed in a straight line over a short distance. Rank increases distance and speed. At Rank I, the distance is equivalent to two times the User's full length stride.

...Personally, I am a believer that, if a criminal victimizes another...you cannot know their true intentions or their capacity for evil. In light of that lack of knowledge, I believe the defender should act as if the greatest possible threat were a certainty, and do whatever they feel they must.

Divine Spirit Jehanne

@ReusableSword It just makes you feel warm and fuzzy inside, doesn't it? ...Or maybe that's just the new lava I had poured in my Demon Palace moat... Anyway, choose ONE! And why are you making me sad too, ya bastard?!

Some say that the Orcs were born on the battlefield; the twisted hearts of soldiers in trenches and mass graves, brought out by years of brutal conflict like a blooming flower in the warmth of spring. As if within the heart of every man or elf is an Orc waiting to be set free--the intrusive thoughts, the trauma within the soul, the battlefield that many soldiers never return from even after their bodies are back home among family and friends. I will hope that your experience with war was not so tragic.

• Field Scan - Rank I - Ingested Skill. Detect life signs around the user within 30 feet, and remain aware of them for 1 minute.
• Familiar Bond - Rank I - Create a magical bond with a creature to tame it. Unlike Summoning, this often requires a great deal of time spent, and the creature must remain by the tamer's side. Rather than expending magic power, the proper resources must be present to maintain the Familiar's needs. At Rank I, only Tier I creatures can be persuaded to become a Familiar.
• Channel Weapon - Rank I - Produce a special physical energy aura to increase the power and durability of a given weapon. Consumes Stamina as long as the aura is maintained, or until after a successful attack has made contact. At Rank I, the boost is roughly 5% the weapon's original qualities.
• Danger Scan - Rank I - Detect non-living threats within 10 feet, such as hazardous terrain, traps, etc. Remain acutely aware of them for 1 minute.

If it is any solace to you, the truck driver was not harmed, and though your family has been broken by the loss, they are well cared for by loved ones and friends...

Divine Spirit Jehanne

@Crusader Lord Why do I want to yell "Bazinga" after reading her backstory? XD Pick your ONE Skill to carry over, then!

...Oh my. Are...are you sure that curses don't exist on Earth? The sheer probability of all these disasters...I shall hope that this Luck statistic does not carry over into the next life for you. And I have high hopes for you in this experiment--many have long wondered if intelligence is the primary factor that makes the Orc race so brutal. I look forward to seeing the changes you will most certainly bring about!

• Type Analysis - Rank I - Choose a specific Type for this Skill: Creature, Magic, or Material. Upon analyzing a target, information relevant to the chosen type will be displayed. Higher Ranks will grant more detailed information. (For example, using Creature Analysis on a Slime would tell you the most generic, widely known information on Slimes as a species)
• Magical Memory - Rank I - Normally, this Skill requires the User to be capable of at least one other Magic Skill. By spending a required amount of time in preparation, a Spell can be set to "auto cast" under a specific circumstance. At Rank I, only 1 Spell can be set at a time, its autocast is half as powerful as normal, and it must be reset every day.
• Tough - Rank I - Passive increase to one's natural defenses. At Rank I this increase is small, but every little bit helps.
• Recover - Rank I - Slowly heal in small increments while not moving. Other healing spells or items used while this skill is active are more effective, but the User cannot perform any other Skills or major actions while this Skill is in effect. Continuously drains Magic Power while in use.

Divine Spirit Jehanne

*wipes sweat from brow* Good Lord please tell me that's everyone? Once you've chosen your Isekai Skill, just let me know and edit it in! I think every profile I've looked at so far can be approved at this point, and added to the CS tab.

Why Were We Reincarnated as Orcs?!

@Such A Birch Looks good! Pick ONE of the following Skills!

One could never imagine an Orc willingly giving its life for the sake of protecting the innocent--save, perhaps, for their own progeny. But for a member of another species? I daresay even I am not sure it has ever happened in this world's history. You present a great potential...but I also fear you may encounter great difficulties. Brace thyself, innocent protector, for this world is not kind, least of all to the Orc.

• Summon Contract - Rank I - Create a magical contract with an intelligent being to temporarily borrow its power. At Rank I, only Tier 1 Creatures with fitting intelligence can be contracted. Upon Summoning, they will instantly perform 1 Skill/Attack before the Summon period ends. (For instance, a summoned Slime with no Skills would simply lunge at the opponent as if tackling them, and vanish immediately afterward.)
• Familiar Bond - Rank I - Create a magical bond with a creature to tame it. Unlike Summoning, this often requires a great deal of time spent, and the creature must remain by the tamer's side. Rather than expending magic power, the proper resources must be present to maintain the Familiar's needs. At Rank I, only Tier I creatures can be persuaded to become a Familiar.
• Guard - Rank I - Increase Physical Defense automatically when attacked for a short time and block attacks with muscle memory. At Rank I, this lasts for a single attack and using other Skills at the same time is impossible.
• Alchemist's Tongue - Rank I - Learn a Material Component's properties by tasting it. Warning: Negative Effects will still harm the User. At Rank I, the Material Component must be thoroughly chewed, but swallowing is not necessary.

If it is any consolation, both the child and the innocent beast have remained unharmed...thanks to you, gentle one...

Divine Spirit Jehanne

@Kazemitsu Yep, everything checks out. Pick ONE from the list!

How strange, that in a peaceful world such as yours there are some who still choose to learn the arts of violence. Then again, I suppose peace is something experienced by the whole, rather than the individual. In either case, it is something that Orcs have little experience with...or use for. I hope that your form of violence, codified by discipline, will be enough to protect you...both from the monsters around you, and the one within.

• Martial Arts (Style) - Rank I - Increase physical power and close combat accuracy when there is no weapon equipped. Individual Styles may have secondary effects that imitate, alter, or tie into other skills. At Rank I, this Skill must be actively triggered, and consumes extra stamina when active. (Specify which Style)
• Smash - Rank I - Powerful Bludgeoning Attack to enhance a blunt weapon, fists, etc.
• Rapid Strikes - Rank I - Strike multiple times in the same fashion (slashes, punches, etc) at high speed. At Rank I, three attacks can be made at half the power of a normal strike.
• Guard - Rank I - Increase Physical Defense automatically when attacked for a short time and block attacks with muscle memory. At Rank I, this lasts for a single attack and using other Skills at the same time is impossible.

Be careful, warrior, that you are not swept up in the bloodlust and rage of the Orcs...

Divine Spirit Jehanne

Why Were We Reincarnated as Orcs?!

Did everyone die at the same-ish time? Do you have a particular year in mind, if so?

@ERode

The idea is that the Player Characters, pre-Isekai, were all from our modern world. They don't all have to have passed at the same exact moment, but as far as timey-wimey shenanigans go I think it should be kept within the last couple of years. Part of the "experiment" is to see how this vastly different mindset affects their growth as Orcs.

@Unkown58 Accepted! You may add her to the CS tab!

Why Were We Reincarnated as Orcs?!

@ReusableSword Oh yes, it's much, much better--even a little boring sometimes, lol.

@Unkown58 Nice work, especially so quick! After taking a look at her backstory, here's the list of Skills I think would be most suitable for her to choose from. Pick ONE of these to carry over into her new Orky life!

It is such a tragedy to see a life cut short, just before life's greatest experience has truly begun. And yet, how much had you experienced already, my dear, through the tales of others? That is the beauty of books: to be transported to places and times we may never know ourselves, and to share the perspectives of those whom we may never meet. Not even Death may take this knowledge from you...

• Type Analysis - Rank I - Choose a specific Type for this Skill: Creature, Magic, or Material. Upon analyzing a target, information relevant to the chosen type will be displayed. Higher Ranks will grant more detailed information. (For example, using Creature Analysis on a Slime would tell you the most generic, widely known information on Slimes as a species)
• Rune Scribe - Rank I - Normally, this Skill requires the User to be capable of at least one other Magic Skill. Use a personal writing system to imbue magical effects. At Rank I, the scribed Rune has only half the effectiveness of the original Spell and fades after 1 day. (For example, one could use this with a piece of parchment to produce a consumable Scroll of Fire Bolt--or place the Rune somewhere in the environment with certain spells to create a sort of booby-trap.)
• Magical Memory - Rank I - Normally, this Skill requires the User to be capable of at least one other Magic Skill. By spending a required amount of time in preparation, a Spell can be set to "auto cast" under a specific circumstance. At Rank I, only 1 Spell can be set at a time, its autocast is half as powerful as normal, and it must be reset every day.
• Summon Contract - Rank I - Create a magical contract with an intelligent being to temporarily borrow its power. At Rank I, only Tier 1 Creatures with fitting intelligence can be contracted. Upon Summoning, they will instantly perform 1 Skill/Attack before the Summon period ends. (For instance, a summoned Slime with no Skills would simply lunge at the opponent as if tackling them, and vanish immediately afterward.)

May your tale be as gripping as any you have ever read, little one...

Divine Spirit Jehanne

Why Were We Reincarnated as Orcs?!

The World of Aedven

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Orc Camp

General Description

"The entire camp rested at the base of a mountain, with a sloping ledge and trails at its edge that led down past rocky brushland to a dense treeline. Many of the camp’s shelters were thus carved into the rocky outcrops and cliff faces, though tents and crude wooden buildings were scattered around as well. Usually only the stronger or more renown monsters lived in the natural caves, with the rest being forced to make do with tents and teepees—in the case of some poor Grunts, it was the best they could do to make an A-frame shelter with a bed of leaves."

"The orcs’ settlement was essentially on the bottom of a wide, ramping valley that only went a short distance vertically up the mountain base—but being backed into the rockface at least seemed like a good defensive strategy."

Shaman's Cave

"The Shaman enjoyed a rather cozy home by comparison: the cave itself was set at an angle to a curved rock face, and the lean-to had been built as an extension of sorts. It was similar, perhaps, to a covered patio or porch built as an add-on to a human house. A few of the Shaman’s personal belongings and knicknacks could be seen around the corner of the stone entry, but the outer area seemed to serve as her “workshop,” or ritual area…maybe even a lab?"

Bowbh's Blacksmithy

"Several tall wooden posts had been planted into the earth, and thinner branches formed a frame for a sloping straw roof on one side. Underneath this shed, a furnace of fired clay bricks had been built along with bellows made from animal skins. Crude tables of both wood and stone held various tools and a few works in progress, although for a "blacksmith" it seemed like he worked as much with tree branches and knapped blades as much as he did with any actual metal. In place of an anvil he simply had a huge, square slab of stone."

Shamar's Hunting Yurt

"Shamar, the Head Hunter of the tribe, could be seen near a large, yurt-like dwelling on the far western side of the camp, in an area of flat, unshaded rock. Away from the hustle and bustle of most other orcs, it was unclear whether she settled here out of personal taste... or because the fumes from her animal pelts, stretched and tanning in the sun, were so strong. Even to an orc's nose, they were unpleasantly pungent. The finished product of her pelts could be seen in her home's construction, stitched together in a multitude of colors with fur still attached.

Wooden sawhorses were draped with fresh hides for scraping. Numerous drying racks encircled the fire, which also had a large spit for roasting chunks of meat. Another rack on the other side of the yurt held the strung up carcasses of recent kills as they bled out into bowls made from wood and stone lying underneath them."

Warchief's Home

Agronak dwells in a more ornate home than any other orc, one that's been properly constructed to take advantage of the mountainous terrain. His personal room is within the cabin-like structure near the top, while the chamber beneath is a communal area of sorts where the tribes elders and those directly under the Warchief's command will occasionally meet. Agronak's bodyguards can often be seen standing at the bottom of the first set of stairs, preventing public access to the commune unless they're accompanying the warchief himself.

Brood Pit

"Most Orc infants and Runts still too young to hunt stuck to the Brood Pit, a large, circular dugout beneath an overhang of rock. The Brood Pit’s name came from the fact that this was where baby orcs were left while the broodmothers went about their other activities. Hidden from the sight of flying raptors by the rocks, and kept from escaping by the walls of the pit and several guards who were always on duty, the infants would be quite safe here until they matured into proper Runts. The wetnurses, a couple of pudgy, older Orc females, were responsible for gathering the babies up and hushing them with food—such as fat, squirming grubworms and some kind of pasty gray gruel. A protective wooden fence atop the raised earth on the sides of the pit offers extra protection, but it's mostly to keep the little ones inside."

Lookouts and Defenses

"A handful of rickety towers were scattered throughout the camp, with the larger ones incorporated into the wooden palisades towards the front of the valley. Made from rough-cut timber stacked somewhat like a game of Jenga, these wobbly structures had ladders made from rope, sticks, and occasionally a long bone by which Orc Grunts scrambled up to serve as lookouts. The lighter demonkin had an easier time climbing the towers without bringing the whole thing down on top of them, though more than one of the tribe had cracked their thick skulls on the ground after a collapse or a tumble. Older than Runts but still not full-grown, these adolescents had often poked fun at the younger Orcs by taunting them, stealing food, and occasionally throwing things at them in the brood pit."

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NORTH CAVE

Roughly an hour’s walk from the camp, in a northerly direction along the scrubby, gravel-covered slopes between the trees and the mountainside proper, a valley opened up where a fast-moving stream came down a long slope and meandered off into the woods. Within this valley, there were several cracks and clefts in the rock walls to either side, and one of these was larger and darker than the others. It looked to be a talus cave of some sort, where the collapse of rocks who knew how many eons ago created a roof that was piled high with detritus and topsoil over the years. A short climb would allow one to see over the lip of the ground and down into a slanted, slippery passage...but this open chamber of the cave was still somewhat cramped, and a much narrower passageway further into the depths sat at its back, where the shadows hid what else might lie down that path. Yet, one could feel a cool draft coming out of the rock, which meant there had to be more to this cave than met the eyes...

A part of the cave wall looked dark and smooth and slightly wet, yet within it were faint sprinkles of lighter material, like individual grains of sand. It was clearly a different kind of stone from the rest of the material around it…

And deeper into the cleft in the rock, the narrow passage, along the right-hand side of the wall there was another difference in the stony layers. Standing out from the crags around it was a jagged part of the wall with a yellowish color and a metallic luster. It bore what looked to be scratch marks in several places. A distinctive black streak with green flecks crossed the uneven surface, as if drawn there with paint.

The narrow passage widened again after only a few feet, into a chamber that had a lower ceiling. That chamber slowly began to slope upwards and turn on itself, like a spiral ramp deeper into the mountain.

The smooth floor rose around the bend like a spiral staircase designed by a drunkard with no measuring tools, then opened up into a long tunnel, almost a natural hallway. Its upward slope continued, though at a lesser grade, and here and there stalactites and stalagmites formed a sort of stony forest. They were all smooth and...almost milky, to the touch. Some of them had points that came to sharper tips, or at least thin enough that they might pass for sharp if they weren't wet. However, past this point, the sunlight from the outside could no longer reach.

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SOUTH CAVE

The southern edge of the mountain range beyond the Orc Camp started to fall in elevation instead. The ground was covered in gravel, save where a few scrubby bushes popped up here and there, and the rocky slopes were more shallow. They weren't exactly smooth, but didn't have the sharp edges and crags like the cliffsides in the northern valley near the other cave. A Runt could probably climb them by hand without slipping and falling off, since there were ridges flat enough to rest on. But, every so often, a cave or dip in the trails could be seen--no doubt there were still creatures lurking about up there.

Eventually a couple of scraggly trees and a patch of stubbly grass appeared in sight. The entrance of the cave here was much wider and taller than the one up north, a washout or sinkhole that had filled with silt and stabilized over who knew how long. It went down into the earth like caves should, a distance that would be like taking two or three steps at once. Due to its breadth, however, the entrance let in lots of sunlight, so one could see what was probably a little over twenty feet into the tunnel.

The tunnel was relatively wide, making it easy for at least two runts to creep alongside one another but with plenty of space between them, and the walls. There wasn't much for the first thirty feet or so, just rocks and dirt. However, a couple of rocks looked sizeable enough to serve as tools, both of the sharp edged variety and the simple blunt kind. In one area of shadow near the wall, in what looked like a little mound of soft earth left by a burrowing animal long ago, the distinctive Red Cream mushrooms were growing ripe.

Past this point, however, the tunnel forked. The right hand side remained fairly open and clear. In the left hand fork, the tunnel took a sharp and narrow turn between the rocks...but, creeping out of that path like clusters of ivy, was something white and thick...almost like a stretched out piece of cotton candy.

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DEEP FOREST

After about an hour of traveling, heading first east towards a high cliff in the Forest outside the Orc Camp and then turning northward, one would come to a small clearing just before the woods seemed to transition to older, darker, and more crowded growth. Even during the broad daylight, the trees were dense enough here, and the canopy dark enough, that a gently rolling mist creeped low to the ground. The area was rich with valuable mushrooms, wood, and animal life...but also many hidden and unexplored dangers...

Why Were We Reincarnated as Orcs?!

NPC List

AGRONAK

WARCHIEF

Name: Agronak

Current Stats:
Level: 18 | Form: Adult Orc (Warrior) | Tier: 3

Current Skills:

• Ingestion - Unranked -After consuming a required amount of biomass from a particular Creature, 1 of that Creature's Skills can be copied at its lowest Rank.
• Berserk - Rank II - Orc Inheritance. At the cost of suppressing one's intellect and awareness of their surroundings, an Orc enters a savage fury that increases their physical strength and numbs their sensitivity to pain. Lasts 1 minute.
  • At Rank II, physical speed is also increased, though reflexes and perception remain unenhanced.
• Dusk Vision - Rank II - Orc Inheritance. One's eyes need less light to see by, allowing them to see normally in dim light conditions and half as well in darkness so long as it is not completely black. Color perception is half as accurate in dim light, and in darkness the perception of color is lost. This Skill does not apply to other vision-related Skills.
  • At Rank II, color perception is returned fully in dim light.
• Danger Scan - Rank I - Ingested Skill. Detect non-living threats within 10 feet, such as hazardous terrain, traps, etc. Remain acutely aware of them for 1 minute.
• Slash - Rank I - Ingested Skill. Powerful Bladed attack to enhance a weapon or claws, etc.
• Windsprint - Rank II - Ingested Skill. Increase Speed for 30 seconds.
  • At Rank II, the skill can maintain Rank I speed for 1 minute.

Equipment and Inventory:

• Reinforced Leathers - Equip, Armor - A fur lined jacket, a set of faulds, and pants made from leathers and layered with bits of metal plating and spikes. The leather is of rough quality and the metal is low quality iron.
• Old Iron Boots - Equip, Armor - A pair of boots plated with iron sabatons, shin guards, and an attached knee pad. The iron is of low quality and the boots are well-worn.
• Iron Greataxe - Equip, Weapon/Tool - A large axe requiring two hands to wield, even for those who are proud of their strength. It is a sturdy, if unaesthetic weapon. Can be used to fell trees without too much damage to the blade.
• Steel Dagger - Equip, Weapon/Tool - A well-made knife of good quality steel. It holds an edge much better than iron and is somewhat lighter. Long enough to kill a man, useful enough to clean game or most other tasks for a knife.
• Treasure Pouch - Storage Item - Agronak's treasure pouch. Only he and the person who takes it from him will know its contents.

True Age:
14 Years

Past Life:
The Warchief of the Players' tribe. He has only recently attained his position, and killed the previous Chief when they had already started to grow old and past their prime. His challenge was legitimate and followed all the required rules, but there are still murmurings that "he could have never beat the Chief in the ol' days," and Agronak sees this as a black mark on his pride as a warrior. Thus, he has a heavy hand towards insubordination and is trying to get the tribe ready for a big raid or fight of some kind where he can really prove himself as their leader.

New Life:
Orc Runt > Orc Grunt > Adult Orc, became Warrior

YAMBAGORN

SHAMAN

Name: Yambagorn

Current Stats:
Level: 9 | Form: Elder Orc (Shaman) | Tier: 3

Current Skills:

• Ingestion - Unranked -After consuming a required amount of biomass from a particular Creature, 1 of that Creature's Skills can be copied at its lowest Rank.
• Berserk - Rank I - Orc Inheritance. At the cost of suppressing one's intellect and awareness of their surroundings, an Orc enters a savage fury that increases their physical strength and numbs their sensitivity to pain. Lasts 1 minute.
• Dusk Vision - Rank II - Orc Inheritance. One's eyes need less light to see by, allowing them to see normally in dim light conditions and half as well in darkness so long as it is not completely black. Color perception is half as accurate in dim light, and in darkness the perception of color is lost. This Skill does not apply to other vision-related Skills.
  • At Rank II, color perception is returned fully in dim light.
• Field Scan - Rank III - Ingested Skill. Detect life signs around the user within 30 feet, and remain aware of them for 1 minute.
  • At Rank II, one can roughly sense the silhouette of the creatures within range.
  • At Rank III, one can sense if a given creature is hostile, and the user's awareness remains for 2 minutes.
• Fire Bolt - Rank II - Ingested Skill. Release a magical bolt of flame to attack an enemy, with a range of 60 feet.
  • At Rank II, the bolt is more powerful and produces a strong impact.
• Aid - Rank II - Granted Skill. Spend MP to heal small wounds and relieve non-threatening ailments.
  • At Rank II, the skill can restore a greater amount of HP, stop light bleeding, and numb light pains.
• Scavenge - Rank III - Ingested Skill. Quickly identify useful items in the surroundings. When the User concentrates, "useful" items within 10 feet of them will appear to glow to their sight.
  • At Rank II, the glow can be sensed through obstacles or darkness.
  • At Rank III, the user can sense roughly what type of item it is and the range increases to 20 feet.

Equipment and Inventory:

• Shaman's Roughspun Robes - Equip, Armor/Cloths - Ol' Yamba has had more years to learn how to sew than most Runts will survive. She made these clothes herself, and while they're nothing like real armor, some of the plant fibers they're made from are especially good at protecting things in various ways.
• Gnarled Staff - Equip, Weapon/Focus - A gnarled limb from a special tree. It helps Yambagorn focus what little magic she knows, but it also seems to help when she stirs her brews as well...
• Bone Charms - Equip, Accessories - Bones, beads, flowers, dried ears...a lot of things went into making these various charms, and they have quite the eerie rattle...
• Herb Pouches - Utility - Numerous pouches for numerous ingredients--mushrooms, leaves, powders, dried bugs, living bugs...
• Treasure Pouch - Storage Item - Yambagorn's treasure pouch. Only she and the person who takes it from her will know its contents.

True Age:
37 Years

Past Life:
The Shaman of the Players' tribe. She is the oldest of all the Orcs within the group, but has never truly evolved past the Adult stage. If an Orc fails to continue their evolution before a certain age, they become an Elder. While Elders are respected for their wisdom and should still be considered quite threatening under most circumstances, they will never again change form unless the most unique of circumstances can overcome the rigors of aging. She has learned a great deal about reading the weather, tribal politics, the habits of prey animals, the time for planting crops, and the use of herbs for healing and strengthening. She has some degree of magical knowledge, but any Enlightened Mage would likely surpass her in this field. She has recently had a vision of her death, and believes she must soon find potential successors and train them.

New Life:
Orc Runt > Orc Grunt > Adult Orc, became Scout > Elder Orc, became Shaman

SHAMAR

HEAD SCOUT

Name: Shamar

Current Stats:
Level: 13 | Form: Adult Orc (Scout) | Tier: 3

Current Skills:

• Ingestion - Unranked -After consuming a required amount of biomass from a particular Creature, 1 of that Creature's Skills can be copied at its lowest Rank.
• Berserk - Rank I - Orc Inheritance. At the cost of suppressing one's intellect and awareness of their surroundings, an Orc enters a savage fury that increases their physical strength and numbs their sensitivity to pain. Lasts 1 minute.
• Dusk Vision - Rank III - Orc Inheritance. One's eyes need less light to see by, allowing them to see normally in dim light conditions and half as well in darkness so long as it is not completely black. Color perception is half as accurate in dim light, and in darkness the perception of color is lost. This Skill does not apply to other vision-related Skills.
  • At Rank II, color perception is returned fully in dim light.
  • At Rank III, color perception is half as accurate in darkness.
• Danger Scan - Rank I - Ingested Skill. Detect non-living threats within 10 feet, such as hazardous terrain, traps, etc. Remain acutely aware of them for 1 minute.
• Scavenge - Rank II - Ingested Skill. Quickly identify useful items in the surroundings. When the User concentrates, "useful" items within 10 feet of them will appear to glow to their sight.
  • At Rank II, the glow can be sensed through obstacles or darkness.
• Muffle - Rank II - Ingested Skill. Muffle the sounds of your movements to become stealthy. The user's footsteps will be significantly more quiet, but this is only a deduction from the normal amount of noise they would make. Therefore, one's armor, weight, etc may still produce sounds beyond a certain level.
  • At Rank II, one can stifle the sounds of their interactions with the environment as well--a sudden fall or a snapped twig will be suppressed, though they may still produce sounds beyond a certain level.

Equipment and Inventory:

• Wolf Cape - Equip, Armor - The hide of a large wolf, a trophy from a past hunt. Provides some measure of protection against the elements, but only a little against weapons.
• Buckskins - Equip, Armor - Bits of hide, grass, treebark, bones, leather, and all other sorts of things bound into functional clothing. Serves as partial protection, but is especially useful as camouflage in the wilds, rendering the wearer much more stealthy.
• Iron Hand Axe - Equip, Weapon/Tool - An axe is a sturdy, if unaesthetic weapon. Can be used to fell trees without too much damage to the blade.
• Shortbow - Equip, Weapon - A well-made shortbow of springy wood. Its recurve design, figured out after years of experimentation, allows it to shoot with greater power and range than a bow of this size usually would.
• Treasure Pouch - Storage Item - Shamar's treasure pouch. Only she and the person who takes it from her will know its contents.

True Age:
12 Years

Past Life:
The Head Hunter under Warchief Agronak, Shamar's job is to train scouts and rangers for the duties of patrolling the tribe's territory, setting and harvesting traps for fish and small game, and bringing down larger beasts. Shamar is somewhat of a social outcast among the tribe, because she hasn't whelped any broods of her own and has killed at least one potential mate. It's hard to recruit hunters in the first place because every young, black-eyed Runt wants to be a mighty warrior instead of a scout who lurks in the shadows, and given her ostracization Shamar has been left to take on most of her burden alone. It's wearing on her and the dissatisfaction is abundantly clear.

New Life:
Orc Runt > Orc Grunt > Adult Orc, became Scout

AUGUZ

HEAD WARRIOR

Name: Auguz

Current Stats:
Level: 16 | Form: Adult Orc (Warrior) | Tier: 3

Current Skills:

• Ingestion - Unranked -After consuming a required amount of biomass from a particular Creature, 1 of that Creature's Skills can be copied at its lowest Rank.
• Berserk - Rank II - Orc Inheritance. At the cost of suppressing one's intellect and awareness of their surroundings, an Orc enters a savage fury that increases their physical strength and numbs their sensitivity to pain. Lasts 1 minute.
  • At Rank II, physical speed is also increased, though reflexes and perception remain unenhanced.
• Dusk Vision - Rank I - Orc Inheritance. One's eyes need less light to see by, allowing them to see normally in dim light conditions and half as well in darkness so long as it is not completely black. Color perception is half as accurate in dim light, and in darkness the perception of color is lost. This Skill does not apply to other vision-related Skills.
• Skewer - Rank I - Ingested Skill. Powerful Piercing strike to enhance a thrusting weapon or horns, etc.
• Slash - Rank I - Ingested Skill. Powerful Bladed attack to enhance a weapon or claws, etc.
• Tough - Rank II - Ingested Skill. Passive increase to one's natural defenses.
  • At Rank II, one's resistance to flinching and being knocked off balance is increased.

Equipment and Inventory:

• Woven Braids - Equip, Armor - Natural cordage and fibers intertwined to make thick, resilient braids. Used to tie together other pieces of clothing or armor, or even when wrapped around the limbs by themselves, they form a thick covering. Though they are vulnerable to slashing attacks, they provide a fair measure of defense.
• Partial Leathers - Equip, Armor - A few pieces of armor here and there, made from sturdy leather. However, the quality has degraded over time.
• Iron Arming Sword - Equip, 1H Weapon - Anyone who studies the blade has held one of these at least once. Though easy to mass produce, these blades are somewhat lacking in quality and balance compared to higher quality materials. Auguz stole this one from an unlucky human who stumbled into the tribe's territory back when he was just a Grunt.
• Treasure Pouch - Storage Item - Auguz's treasure pouch. Only he and the person who takes it from him will know its contents.

True Age:
13 Years

Past Life:
The Head Warrior under Warchief Agronak, Auguz is in charge of training the young orcs, making sure all the village's crafters are maintaining the old armory and building new armories, enforcing discipline, and generally being the second in command of martial affairs the way the Shaman is second in command of the tribe's social structure. Currently, he thinks the latest broods have been raised too softly because the Old Chief had reduced the frequency of raiding and fighting in favor of building up the camp. He's pushing the Runts hard to try and separate the wheat from the chaff.

Some have wondered if he'll ever challenge Agronak for the position of Warchief, but it seems unlikely. He and Agronak are full blood-brothers, something rare in Orc society given that both broodmothers and strong males don't have much concept of monogamy. Agronak has long established himself as the dominant brother, and there's some disdain of kinslaying among full-bloods, so Auguz has probably never considered being that ambitious.

New Life:
Orc Runt > Orc Grunt > Adult Orc, became Warrior

BOWBH

HEAD CRAFTER

Name: Bowbh (Say "Bob" like you're underwater)

Current Stats:
Level: 20 | Form: Adult Orc (Crafter) | Tier: 3

Current Skills:

• Ingestion - Unranked -After consuming a required amount of biomass from a particular Creature, 1 of that Creature's Skills can be copied at its lowest Rank.
• Berserk - Rank I - Orc Inheritance. At the cost of suppressing one's intellect and awareness of their surroundings, an Orc enters a savage fury that increases their physical strength and numbs their sensitivity to pain. Lasts 1 minute.
• Dusk Vision - Rank I - Orc Inheritance. One's eyes need less light to see by, allowing them to see normally in dim light conditions and half as well in darkness so long as it is not completely black. Color perception is half as accurate in dim light, and in darkness the perception of color is lost. This Skill does not apply to other vision-related Skills.
• Smash - Rank III - Ingested Skill. Powerful Bludgeoning hit to enhance a blunt weapon or fists, etc.
  • At Rank II, it's even stronger.
  • At Rank III, it's even stronger.
• Material Analysis - Rank III - Granted Skill. Gain information about the Material Components of the target. Higher Ranks give more detailed information.
• Tough - Rank II - Ingested Skill. Passive increase to one's natural defenses.
  • At Rank II, one's resistance to flinching and being knocked off balance is increased.

Equipment and Inventory:

• Leather Overalls - Equip, Armor/Clothes - Actual clothing, made by an actual tailor for an actual blacksmith. Too bad he's dead now.
• Tool Belt - Equip, Clothes/Utility - The now-dead blacksmith also had a proper toolbelt. Bowbh is putting it to good use and has actually developed a great deal of respect and reverence towards his own tools.
• Iron Smith's Hammer - Equip, Weapon/Tool - A heavy headed hammer on a sturdy wooden handle. You could probably kill a Runt just by dropping the thing on their skull. When someone like Bowbh swings it, it's just as effective a killing implement as a tool of artistry.
• Treasure Pouch - Storage Item - Bowbh's treasure pouch. Only he and the person who takes it from him will know its contents.

True Age:
24

Past Life:
Bowbh is considered middle-aged for an Orc, maybe even old for a tribe that's seen as much combat as this one has. Some say his father was an Ogre or some variety of Giant, others say he evolved into a Big Variant like some Dire Rats and Slimes do when they level up after eating enormous amounts of food. Whatever the case, it's surprising that an Orc who stands over 6 feet tall and weighs more than 250 pounds is a Crafter rather than a Warrior. But at some point in his youth, Bowbh was actually captured and taken from the tribe for a period of time. He somehow found his way back to them, missing an eye and much more reticent than he used to be, but he's never really talked about the experience since.

Then again, Bowbh doesn't talk a lot to begin with. Or rather...it's not that he can't, or doesn't want to, but it's like there's...a problem. The things he sees in his head--designs that most other Orcs wouldn't have the brains to understand--it's like there's a missing connection between his brain and his mouth. The words don't come out right. Or maybe they do, and he just doesn't have the right words in his vocabulary. He's damn good at making stuff, though, and that's all he really cares about.

New Life:
Orc Runt > Orc Grunt > Adult Orc, became Crafter

BUILGE

LOCAL BULLY

Name: Builge ("bull-gee," like "geek")

Current Stats:
Level: 6 | Form: Orc Grunt | Tier: 2

Current Skills:

• Ingestion - Unranked -After consuming a required amount of biomass from a particular Creature, 1 of that Creature's Skills can be copied at its lowest Rank.
• Dusk Vision - Rank I - Orc Inheritance. One's eyes need less light to see by, allowing them to see normally in dim light conditions and half as well in darkness so long as it is not completely black. Color perception is half as accurate in dim light, and in darkness the perception of color is lost. This Skill does not apply to other vision-related Skills.
• Blunt Damage Resistance - Rank I - Ingested Skill. Passive Resistance against Blunt Damage is increased.
• Empty Slot
• Empty Slot

Equipment and Inventory:

• Partial Leathers - Equip, Armor/Clothes - Bits and pieces of leather armor made by tanning pelts. It's of quite poor quality and hasn't been maintained well, when it wasn't built very sturdily to begin with. It looks kind of impressive because it's been dyed a bright, bloody red though.
• Dual War Scythes - Equip, Weapons - Builge claims he was once part of a raid on a human army. The only truth of it was that the farmers on their way to market had been conscripted soldiers, and thus had a pair of homemade tools-turned-weapons with them for safety. He selfishly claimed both weapons for himself even though he'd only helped kill one of the militiamen, and then promptly shortened their handles about a foot each so he could hold them both at the same time (defeating the purpose of a polearm).

True Age:
8 Years

Past Life:
A Grunt who's gotten too big for his britches, Builge's official "job" is that of a lookout. He's supposed to stay out of everyone else's way, make sure no outsiders get into the camp, and do whatever the adults tell him to. Despite constantly coming up with excuses to skip out on training, he's a naturally large specimen for his age. It follows that he's not quite bright, and takes joy in bullying all the other Runts born in the broods after his (which includes yours, of course). He has lofty aspirations of being Head Warrior, and even Warchief, someday and lacks the patience, foresight, and impulse control to see that now probably isn't the best time for such ambitions. Luckily, he knows he'd get his ass kicked so it's unlikely he'll issue a challenge anytime soon.

New Life:
Orc Runt > Orc Grunt

Why Were We Reincarnated as Orcs?!

Orcs.

The ancient enemy of Elves, Dwarves, and Men alike. Why does it seem that every story told about these often brutal, oafish, or downright twisted mockeries of muscle and cruelty treats them as such a menace to all life around them?

Is it perhaps that, like every other Enlightened Race--those capable of forming their own societies, harnessing magic or technology, and sharing distinct cultures--they are bipedal pursuit predators, omnivorous (though perhaps with a preference for meat, and perhaps less emphasis on the preparation of foodstuffs than its consumption), and capable of altering their surroundings to suit themselves rather than relying on their natural adaptations? Does this biological niche simply force them into competition with every other creature that fulfills these same criteria?

Is it because they are prone to being rallied under the flag of an even greater evil who forces them to follow through sheer force or magical coercion, whether or not they will it so?

Is it because their cultures crave violence, or because their brains are less inclined to intellect? Are Orcs naturally born evil? If an Orc became good, would it cease to be an Orc?

Perhaps the answer is more simple. Perhaps Orcs are seen as a threat because of a singular ability, or as this particular World calls it...a Skill.

Ingestion - The ability to absorb certain types of Skills from a given amount of consumed biomass.

Every creature in this World possesses at least one Skill. The Enlightened Races are unique in their capacity to learn as many Skills as their lifetimes and efforts allow. The Demon Races, however--including everything from Greater Devils to the lowly Slime--merely draw Skills from a process of Inheritance, and their innate natures limit the amount or types of Skills they can use. Orcs, for instance, often Inherit the Skills [Berserk] and [Dusk Vision]...and [Ingestion] allows them to, much like the Enlightened, learn new Skills they would not normally have.

In addition to this, Orcs are one of the Demon Races with the most prolific Evolution Potential--that is, a young Orc Runt may show significant variance from the rest of their species by the time they reach adulthood, and adult Orcs may even evolve further into stronger Demons.

Theirs is a rough lot. Only the strongest and most capable have a chance of surviving--and even they will face danger from all sides. Can you imagine, Human, what it would be like to be reborn as an Orc?

How would you fare...?

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Info and Character Sheets

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General Info

In this RP, Players will take the role of characters from "our" world who have been ISEKAI'D during Truck-kun's latest rampage. Before they can truly pass on, however, it seems a force beyond human comprehension had the great idea to use their souls for an experiment: Are Orcs all that different from the other intelligent species they constantly find themselves battling? If members of those same species, such as say, Humans, suddenly somehow coincidentally became Orcs, what would happen?

Your journey, your decisions, and how or even IF your actions shape this world will provide the answers they seek.

I'm looking to cap this at between 7-10 players, for the sake of my own sanity. GM posts would likely occur on a once-per-week basis, most likely on weekends. The game would begin with the Players being soul-swapped into the bodies of several Orc Runts (you'll choose the specifics yourself, of course, during character creation) and awakening in a brand new world full of magic and fantasy. Players will "progress" through the game in typical Open-World-RPG fashion, building on the Skills they start with in various ways and, over time, possibly becoming something much greater than a simple Orc.

In this setting, Orcs are one species within the umbrella of the "Demonic Races." Many Demons have the ability to Evolve, such as a Goblin who becomes a Hobgoblin. Evolution, Level Ups, etc in this strange LitRPG-verse are determined by a collection of factors like age, experience, environmental pressures, and so forth. Orc culture divides their hierarchies in a similar manner. Their skin tones range, based on their habitat and tribal heritage, across mostly earth tones of green and brown, occasionally producing an orange or a blue here and there, sometimes with mottled textures, stripes, what have you. They tend towards a more primitive mirror of early human cultures, typically not showing a lot of metalwork, agriculture, or industry unless they've been particularly successful in establishing their territory or have found themselves a rich pool of natural resources to draw from (or, you know, stolen it from someone else).

"Skills" in this RP simply refers to the "special moves," "magic spells," or other terms for unique feats, traits, and so forth Players and NPCs alike can use to try and accomplish their goals. Something like The Legend of Zelda's [Spin Attack], a Dragon's [Fire Breath] and so on. They'll consist of both magic and melee, actives and passives, all that jazz. Once a Skill is gained by Ingestion or any other method, its Rank can be increased to make it more powerful or versatile. Much like Skyrim, practice makes perfect--but don't think your character can just spam the Skill willy-nilly and level up without any further effort! Diminishing returns, the inherent dangers of the skills themselves, and...maybe some unforeseen side effects...will quickly put a kibosh on that!

Orcs and Progression

In this setting, Orcs are one species within the umbrella of the "Demonic Races." Many Demons have the ability to Evolve, such as a Goblin who becomes a Hobgoblin. Evolution, Level Ups, etc in this strange LitRPG-verse are determined by a collection of factors like age, experience, environmental pressures, and so forth. Orc culture divides their hierarchies in a similar manner. Their skin tones range, based on their habitat and tribal heritage, across mostly earth tones of green and brown, occasionally producing an orange or a blue here and there, sometimes with mottled textures, stripes, what have you. They tend towards a more primitive mirror of early human cultures, typically not showing a lot of metalwork, agriculture, or industry unless they've been particularly successful in establishing their territory or have found themselves a rich pool of natural resources to draw from (or, you know, stolen it from someone else).

An Orc Runt is functionally the "childhood stage," between 3 and 4 feet tall on average and roughly equivalent to an Adult Goblin in ability--indeed, the strongest forms of Goblinoid may be capable of Evolving into Orcs themselves. The faster a Runt learns how to survive, and the more resources and power they accrue, the faster they'll move to the next stage in their lives--something that holds true at every stage.

From here the ladder progresses to the Orc Grunt (2 Images here btw), also known as the "Good Runt," the largest and hardest to control part of any Orc army. Then they become an Adult Orc, (2 more images) gaining roughly a foot in height and other things like muscle mass, body development, etc at each stage. From here, they may take on different roles within the tribe like Warriors, Scouts, and so forth. The Orc Brutes and Shamans are the apex of prime Orc specimens, and beyond that...Well, you'll just have to find out, won't you?

As an Orc Runt, Players would all start the game with the following Skills:

• 1. 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.
• 2. Isekai Skill - Based on the Player's past life, chosen by them from among a pre-set of Skills I will list.
• 3. Empty Slot
• 4. Empty Slot

But, with any luck, you won't be a "runt" for long! As Players reach certain milestones (such as defeating enemies, surviving and thriving within the world, completing quests given by NPCs) they will "Level Up," which won't have anything to do with stats or rolling dice but will rather unlock new Skills, new Skill Slots, new Evolution options, and so forth! This is meant to serve to help Players self-motivate, as only by pushing the limits of what this new world has to offer them will they be able to take their rightful place as OP Isekai Protagonists!

Character Sheet Information:
Feel free to change the aesthetics, colors, formatting codes, etc if you like to spruce up your CSs! Also, it's completely optional, but consider adding a Theme Song somewhere in there!

Non-Code, Explanation

[Insert Character Appearance Here]

Name: Feel free to include your past name, the name of the Orc you've swapped places with, or even an "Orcish" name your character chooses for themselves.

Current Stats: Use the List tags or some other nice formatting, and remember to update this as the RP goes along. At the beginning of the game, it'll look something like this:
Level: 1 | Form: Orc Runt | Tier: 2

Level is just like it would be in most other RPGs. Form is the species or subtype of creature you currently are. Tier is the rough measure of that creature's potential on the "evolutionary spectrum." For reference, a Slime, a Goblin, a Dire Rat, etc would all be Tier 1 Creatures, and an Adult Orc is a Tier 3.

Current Skills: The List tags are strongly preferred here. Everyone starts with 4 Slots, one of which is [Ingestion] as described in the opener. Once your character's draft has been looked over, I'll give you a list of Skills you can choose from based on your character's past life that'll carry over and you can edit that in.

Equipment and Inventory: Orcs have a tendency to carry whatever they find useful on their person at all times, often wearing numerous belts and pouches made of rough leathers or plant materials. Keep track of it here. You can start with the following items, and use them as an example to describe things you'll obtain in the future:

• (Item's Name) Swaddling Pelts - (Item's Category) Equip, Clothes - (Item's Description) 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.
• Wooden Stick - Equip, Weapon/Tool, Material Component - A wooden stick. 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: Whatever your character's name was pre-Truck-kun, plus about 5 months. That's how long it takes newborn Orc Runts to mature to the point they can freely hunt for themselves.

Past Life: Give us a synopsis of what you went through before Truck-kun ended it all. By the way, it doesn't LITERALLY have to be Truck-kun that Isekai'd you. Maybe you passed from illness, or violence, or any number of things. But who were you, before all this? And how will it color your perspective on this new chance at life you've been granted?

New Life: As the game goes on, you'll likely find it useful to record important events that happened here. It's definitely recommended that you keep track of your Evolutions, and major Skill Upgrades. For instance, something like:

Day 1, Orc Runt > Day 10, Orc Grunt Variant
Day 5, [Fire Bolt] > [Flame Lance]

And so forth. Use it like a quest log or journal as well if you want.

Code

[img]Insert Character Appearance Here[/img]

[u][b]Name:[/b][/u]

[u][b]Current Stats:[/b][/u]
Level: [b]1[/b] | Form: [b]Orc Runt[/b] | Tier: [b]2[/b]

[u][b]Current Skills:[/b][/u][list]
[*][b]Ingestion[/b] - [i]After consuming a required amount of biomass from a particular Creature, 1 of that Creature's Skills can be copied at its lowest Rank.[/i]
[*][b]Isekai Skill[/b] - [i]Not Yet Chosen[/i]
[*]Empty Skill Slot
[*]Empty Skill Slot[/list]

[u][b]Equipment and Inventory:[/b][/u][list]
[*][b]Swaddling Pelts[/b] - Equip, Clothes - [i]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.[/i]
[*][b]Wooden Stick[/b] - Equip, Weapon/Tool, Material Component - [i]A wooden stick. From a tree. That's...that's all there is to it. Can be thrown.[/i]
[*][b]Sharp Rock[/b] - Equip, Weapon/Tool, Material Component - [i]A rock with a slightly sharp edge. Useful as a primitive knife or chisel. Can be thrown.[/i][/list]

[u][b]True Age:[/b][/u]

[u][b]Past Life:[/b][/u]

[u][b]New Life:[/b][/u]

NPC Example

WARCHIEF

Name: Agronak

Current Stats:
Level: 18 | Form: Adult Orc (Warrior) | Tier: 3

Current Skills:

• Ingestion - Unranked -After consuming a required amount of biomass from a particular Creature, 1 of that Creature's Skills can be copied at its lowest Rank.
• Berserk - Rank II - Orc Inheritance. At the cost of suppressing one's intellect and awareness of their surroundings, an Orc enters a savage fury that increases their physical strength and numbs their sensitivity to pain. Lasts 1 minute.
  • At Rank II, physical speed is also increased, though reflexes and perception remain unenhanced.
• Dusk Vision - Rank II - Orc Inheritance. One's eyes need less light to see by, allowing them to see normally in dim light conditions and half as well in darkness so long as it is not completely black. Color perception is half as accurate in dim light, and in darkness the perception of color is lost. This Skill does not apply to other vision-related Skills.
  
  
  • At Rank II, color perception is returned fully in dim light.
• Danger Scan - Rank I - Ingested Skill. Detect non-living threats within 10 feet, such as hazardous terrain, traps, etc. Remain acutely aware of them for 1 minute.
• Slash - Rank I - Ingested Skill. Powerful Bladed attack to enhance a weapon or claws, etc.
• Windsprint - Rank II - Ingested Skill. Increase Speed for 30 seconds.
  • At Rank II, the skill can maintain Rank I speed for 1 minute.

Equipment and Inventory:

• Reinforced Leathers - Equip, Armor - A fur lined jacket, a set of faulds, and pants made from leathers and layered with bits of metal plating and spikes. The leather is of rough quality and the metal is low quality iron.
• Old Iron Boots - Equip, Armor - A pair of boots plated with iron sabatons, shin guards, and an attached knee pad. The iron is of low quality and the boots are well-worn.
• Iron Greataxe - Equip, Weapon/Tool - A large axe requiring two hands to wield, even for those who are proud of their strength. It is a sturdy, if unaesthetic weapon. Can be used to fell trees without too much damage to the blade.
• Steel Dagger - Equip, Weapon/Tool - A well-made knife of good quality steel. It holds an edge much better than iron and is somewhat lighter. Long enough to kill a man, useful enough to clean game or most other tasks for a knife.
• Treasure Pouch - Storage Item - Agronak's treasure pouch. Only he and the person who takes it from him will know its contents.

True Age:
14 Years

Past Life:
The Warchief of the Players' tribe. He has only recently attained his position, and killed the previous Chief when they had already started to grow old and past their prime. His challenge was legitimate and followed all the required rules, but there are still murmurings that "he could have never beat the Chief in the ol' days," and Agronak sees this as a black mark on his pride as a warrior. Thus, he has a heavy hand towards insubordination and is trying to get the tribe ready for a big raid or fight of some kind where he can really prove himself as their leader.

New Life:
Orc Runt > Orc Grunt > Adult Orc, became Warrior

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