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The '''ogre''' is a playable race that appears in [[GruntHack]] and [[SlashTHEM]].
 
The '''ogre''' is a playable race that appears in [[GruntHack]] and [[SlashTHEM]].
  
 
==SlashTHEM==
 
==SlashTHEM==
All ogres starts with a [[club]] in addition to their normal starting inventory. They can be any role and alignment.
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All ogres starts with an additional [[club]] (unless a Convict), and their [[skill]] in it is raised to at least Skilled. They are always chaotic and can be a [[Barbarian]], [[Convict]], [[Geek]], [[Gladiator]], [[Lunatic]] or [[Undead slayer]].
 
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Monsters that are human, dwarvish, elven, gnomish or hobbits are always generated hostile.
An ogre learns [[techniques]] by leveling up: they start out with [[missile flurry]], and they get [[Berserk (technique)|berserk]] at XL 10, [[primal roar]] at XL 15 and [[critical strike]] at XL 20. Ogro characters also start with uncurable [[aggravate monster]] and are prevented from getting [[stealth]].
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===Techniques===
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Ogres start out with [[primal roar]], and they get [[Berserk (technique)|berserk]] at XL 10.
  
 
===Strategy===
 
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Apart from their techniques, ogre characters aren't that great. Their intrinsic aggravate monster means they will have to fight more often, but they may use their techniques for melee and ranged combat to increase their chances of survival.
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Eating ogre corpses and tins does not incur [[cannibalism]] penalties.
Any ogres that are randomly spawned will be peaceful for an ogre character, and their corpses and tins do not incur [[cannibalism]] penalties.
 
 
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Revision as of 16:49, 15 March 2024

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The ogre is a playable race that appears in GruntHack and SlashTHEM.

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All ogres starts with an additional club (unless a Convict), and their skill in it is raised to at least Skilled. They are always chaotic and can be a Barbarian, Convict, Geek, Gladiator, Lunatic or Undead slayer. Monsters that are human, dwarvish, elven, gnomish or hobbits are always generated hostile.

Techniques

Ogres start out with primal roar, and they get berserk at XL 10.

Strategy

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Eating ogre corpses and tins does not incur cannibalism penalties.

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