Orc Stone¶
Description and use¶
Campaign source: Icewind Dale - Rime of the Frostmaiden, original fifth-edition rules. Campaign-specific mechanics below are separate from the revised core wiki.
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Campaign context¶
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Orc Stone. The spirit summoned by the stone belongs to a fierce ore war chief named Vokarr the Eyebiter, who was killed by dwarves. This spirit looks like a living, breathing orc. It speaks Common and Orc.
PDF page 15 (printed 14) — source PDF is not included in this player reference.
Despite their hunger and desperation, these orcs can be reasoned with. Their initial attitude toward the characters is hostile, but any character can try to come to terms with them by offering the orcs something they can't get by simply killing the characters and taking their stuff. This includes, but isn't limited to, a song written to honor the chieftain of the Many-Arrows tribe, a drawing of Gruumsh (the orc god of slaughter) killing Corellon (the head of the elven pantheon), or directions to an alternative food source. Characters who speak Orc while conducting the negotiation have advantage on ability checks made to improve the orcs' attitude toward the party, as does a character with the Orc Stone secret who uses the stone to summon an orc spirit. Characters who speak Elvish or Dwarvish during the negotiation have disadvantage on such checks. If a worthy offering is made as part of the negotiation, the DC of ability checks made to improve the orcs' attitude is 15; otherwise, the DC is 20.
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Source pages¶
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Import provenance¶
Source: Icewind Dale - Rime of the Frostmaiden (2020, supplied printing). Retained original campaign rules and page references. Imported from the campaign item record.