geekwithsoul

Shkshkshk , 4 days ago (edited 3 days ago) to Dungeons and Dragons

#DnD DMs of the #Fediverse: Have you ever made a PC race illegal?

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I am feeling inspired by #mcdm_productions worldbuilding where all Dragonborn have a bounty on their heads, which was set by the current king. I would like to do something similar in mine with Orcs, but I'm not sure how to handle that lore-wise.

geekwithsoul , 3 days ago

In terms of lore, have it be something like the king is forced to do it because of perceived attacks or threats and the populous demanded some sort of action. Then you can either play it where the party finds the real source of the attacks or it’s some weird splinter group or cult of the outlawed race and any orcs in the party have to fight against them or with them.

Totally depends on the vibe of the party but I’d lean towards the first option. Maybe a rival to the king is stirring up trouble as an excuse to stage a coup. For comedic points, have it be an area where they aren’t familiar with orcs and they’ve been getting fooled by night raids of hired thugs dressed up in bad orc costumes.

The second option might be especially good if a party member or an NPC they meet is a half-orc who has to deal with conflicting loyalties.