Hmmm, ok, good-byes, good-byes… What to begin with?
Oh, I know. I will say that my death sucked and I am very disappointed I had so many plans, still haven’t used overrun even once in PK, still had so much RP to go etc. *sigh* But oh well. I guess if you are evil with 16 wis AND short life-span, and you have to fight Fort, you are in trouble. I still think wither should be changed though. This aging thing is just plain lame.

Why this char was created on the first place?
Well, first of all, I started to get comments from Imms about myself spending too much time at one side and not seeing the game from other sides. As Empire and Tribunals have too many laws and regulations as for my taste, I decided that orc is the way to go. After all aren’t orc archenemies of Outlanders, eh?
What have I learned from this?

First of all, All the people who whine how hard it is to war Outlanders and stuff are whiners. It is DEFINITELY not THAT bad. As a person who both had insects as power, and had to face people with insects as power, I will say they are greatly overrated in the minds of hardcore Empire/Tribunal players. There ARE situations when they are deadly, but they are not that much worse then ‘the hunt’, to say. Honestly, stop whining and just play the game *chuckle*
For orc, Spirit is TWICE as easy to raid as Watcher. Yes, Spirit is annoying. But Watcher is three times as deadly. I could solo both of them pretty easily though, to be honest.

Secondly, Kubilak was considered to be a temporary char in the break while my main char (who is still alive) was dormant. But later on he appeared to be so much fun, that I decided to concentrate on him.

Thirdly, Kubilak was a challenge. I decided that if I can make anything semi-descent from orc, I can play anything in this game. I was prepared to suck, and so when it appeared I can kill ten times as many people as I die myself, that was a nice surprise really. I am not sure of my final PK score, but I guess I will have around 100 kills and 6 PC deaths. Which is a nice result for orc, I assume (I will have tons of mob deaths though, orcs still suck for exploration purposes

In general, playing this char was a blast. Chaotic evil RP is for me, heh.
I want to thank all the Imms for exp and Thrak for all the interactions.
I want to thank all the players for making this game a lot of fun. There are a way more cool people among you then complete arses, and I appreciate it.
I want to thank coders for balancing this game out. You are doing great job guys, don’t listen to whiners. It is NOT ideal, but definitely the best one I saw among all the online game I’ve ever played. And I have 10 years of experience in this area (I should really quit playing, I know

Ok, now some comments on orcs.
They are playable. Contrary to popular opinion.
Yes, they must be one of the weakest classes around if you compare their power to other combos. But what you need to understand to play one is that they are SUPPOSED to be that way. They are cowardly bastards made from poor genetic material. They are SUPPOSED to suck. Accept it, and you’ve just made the first step towards playing a successful orc. Accepted? Then we go on!
So we suck. What can we do about it? Hmm, lets think. Right! We can choose our fights and allies! Understand it, you don’t have ideals to defend. You are cowardly bastard who has two goals in life – meat and shinies. Whenever you stayed in the fight for too long to die, you are playing the orc in the WRONG WAY! BEEP! Strike when you can, run when you must! There is no shame in running as orc. JUST DO IT when you see you can’t win. You are flexible, very very flexible. So you are stronger then I am, big deal. I will catch you unprepared then. I will backstab you, lie to you, gang you. I will do anything I can whenever I want to. So, what we have here? Your weakness is your strength now! HAR! Second step to playing successful orc is accomplished! Let’s move on.
So we are flexible. Let’s use our cowardly powers, eh? We can hide. We have village full of allies. We have slaves. We can break spines. We can demoralize. We can steal weapons and holds/shields. In fact, we have tons of tactical choices. Yes, we might not win the fight. But we can certainly make your life a hell. Use it! We’ve just made a third step!
Now. There are fights we can’t win alone. But let’s think. We are also almost unlimited in choosing potential allies. Well, of course you will hardly make a friend with Fort or Outlanders, but you can always make them fight EACH OTHER, HAR! And then come and finish the winner. Yes, Empire does not like us all that much, but we can actually play on their conflict with Fort and Scions to make them accept you at least. Etc. Etc. Etc. There are tons of way to build proper alliances and agreement, and I tried to use it to the fullest. Well, of course, you can’t be mass PKiller as high level orc, but you are not looking to be one, aren’t you, my young padavan?

I could go on with the list. But I’ve made the key points. If you follow them, your orc can be pretty successful, I assure you.

About mamlauks.
Ok, this is the best specialization among orcish ones. Why? Let’s see point by point.

Whomp: Pretty useful skill. There are tons of people out there with bash protection, and you know what? They are all considering you to be an easy prey. Why? Cause orc without bash is pretty much useless in dealing direct damage. Should we surprise them a bit! Hell yes!

Stone hands: Ok, I was wearing tons of +str gear (special thanks goes to Nuloh for his gauntlets and stuff so I can’t really evaluate this skill. I suspect it was useful. What annoyed me though is the fact that it does not seem to increase the weight of weapon you can dual wield. I think it should be looked at (I might be wrong here though)

Swat: This skill has a potential. Too bad I understood it too late. I could be a way more successful against stupidly annoying dextrous dagger specialists. Use it. You might be surprised how actually useful it is.

Brute force: Ok, getting five attacks with primary weapon is NICE. Not mentioning crazy damages you make. Note though, you won’t hit warriors, rangers, assassins, thieves etc. all that much. All your strikes will be parried and dodged most probably. But this skill is simply priceless against shamans, druids etc. You can literally 4-5-round class in SANCTUARY and protection. Druids will be just meat for you, heh. One note though – it does not seem to work for secondary weapon. I think it is wrong and should be looked at. After all you have to wear two 24+ pound weapons to use for both hands.

Hack: Ok, this one is PRICELESS. No-fail boneshatter+kotegaeshi on successful hack hand is just DAMN sweet. Hack legs is an excellent addition if you have time. Hack torso is damn good in raids and such. What is the trick then you might ask? 3 rounds of lag on failed attempt and 4 (!) rounds of lag on successful one. For some combos out there 4 rounds is more then enough time to break through your 1300+ hp. I am not kidding. My last death was due to the fact that I landed hack hand and got wraithed to death for 4 rounds.
What is more useful in hack? It helps you to get rid of stupid staves and bows, the bane of all orcs! Hack hand, wave staff It is so much better then staff defence. So much better.

In general, I think no mamlauk should lose challenge to anyone but another mamlauk. Their skills are much stronger then other adapts.

Ok, something that won’t get into PBF now. List of edges I had with short comments on them.

Your character has the following edges:
Strong Back: You have a strong back, more able to bear burdens.
I am a pack rat, and at last I had a char who could not carry about weight and dodge. This one made my life easier and potentially allowed for stronger bashes.

Marcher: You are a like a tireless marching golem.
Very good one, my seal of approval. I don’t think I was out of moves since I took it.

Opportunistic Carnivore: You better savage your foes with your teeth.
The last one I took. Pretty sweet minor edge. Cheap as well.

Lasher: You are dangerous with a whip.
Great one. Headbutt sucks. Just sucks. This one allows you not only fight with those damn players with bash protection but actually SEAL kills on them. I recommend this one.

Demon in the Woodpile: Your demonic heritage has begun to show.
I will post some logs where it hits in.
In general, sweet one against shamans (demonfire? hah!). Very useful against thieves and warriors (blackjack, stun, cranial etc).
The negative part is that you will attack any good-aligned communer on sight. That includes guild guards, archons and angels, paladins, shamans, both PC and NPC healers (thankfully many NPC healers are protected from it). But is it really that negative? You know, it depends… Berserkering and auto-striking shaman who is trying to rot/wither you is not that bad, after all Striking archon is a valid tactical choice sometimes as well. Etc. I fact, I think this is a great edge.

Lug: You are amazingly strong for an orc.
24 str, whut?! I think the best bonus of all orcish adapts. There is much more difference between 23 and 24 str, then between 18 and 19 dex, to say.

Backbreaker: You are skilled at breaking backs.
Spinebreaker is a life saver. Nuff said. Take it if you can.

Compact Frame: You are able to bash small targets.
Took it specifically to fight Nexus and challenge Village svirfs for duels. One thing not mentioned in the helpfiles is that you miss these bashes a lot. Difference in size matters after all. But still it is pretty useful. And now to the best part of this edge. Guess what many assassins are doing when they want to fight you in martial trance? Riiiight. They reduce themselves, poor creatures Surprise them!

What I was planning to take further?
Well, I wanted to take Slaver, but I guess I was not meeting skill requirements. Same for Survival instincts by the way. Good luck in getting Last stand to 85% This skill requirement is just mean.
I was also planning to play with Flailing fallback + Pit fighter combo (may be even gaining Pit fighter through RP, see role Chapter 1) but, well, bad luck!

You can choose the following edges:
Flailing Fallback: You can learn to throw knees and elbows as you dive for cover.
Undersight: You can adapt to the lightless world below.
Battle Tested: You can learn to slumber more quickly after the excitement of combat.
Last Breath: You can learn to swim short distances when your life is on the line.
Seasoned Traveller: You can apply your considerable knowledge from your long journeys and condition your legs for faster recovery.

Ok, general comments on Chieftain position.
Nice special bonus to HP/MANA/MV, definitely unique. Well done, Team IMM!
I still think orc leaders should get quest weapons as all the other leaders *shrug*

Ok, now to goodbyes.
Hmmm, hmmm.
Fine, I admit it is hard to write them. Please, remind me of yourself, and I will write my comments. Thanks!

Just several negative comments.
Rot monkey (you know who you are)
You are the reason I think Imms should take some time and add Rot deaths/kills to statistics same as Assassination and PWK deaths. Honestly, get a life. You are freaking leader and priest. Com rot/flee/quaff teleport is NOT a way to go IMHO. If you rot, have some dignity to fight after that at least. Also, read helpfiles. Help Orc, to be specific. See something interesting in there? No? I will give you a hint. Orcs are RESISTANT TO DISEASES. And yes, it includes rot. Surprise! Your rot never got me lower then -7 con for your info. You won’t kill an orc that way. Thank you for trying!

Hmmm, anyone else? No, I think most of you were cool. Thanks.

Time to move on and I have no idea what to play now… I really hoped I have a bit more time, had no plans *sigh* What do you think, Imms, players?

From Ukraine with love,
Krynna, aka Kubilak, aka *still active dormant char*

P.S. I tried to activate PayPal from Ukraine. For some reason it is not accepting my Visa card and I don’t have Master one. So I would still appreciate someone buying this PBF, please. Thanks!