Orc (monster class)
This page refers to the monsters. For the starting race read orc (starting race)
Template:Monsym/orc (monster class) orc (monster class) File:Orc (monster class).png | |
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Difficulty | 3 |
Attacks |
Physical 1d8 |
Base level | 1 |
Base experience | 13 |
Speed | 9 |
Base AC | 10 |
Base MR | 0 |
Alignment | -3 (chaotic) |
Frequency (by normal means) | Not randomly generated |
Genocidable | Yes |
Weight | 850 |
Nutritional value | 150 |
Size | Medium |
Resistances | None |
Resistances conveyed |
None
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An orc is a type of monster represented by a lowercase letter o. Goblins and hobgoblins are also represented by the same letter, but are not exactly orcs (though they are related).
The following orcs appear in NetHack:
- o orcs, (not randomly generated)
- o hill orc
- o Mordor orc
- o Uruk-hai
- o orc shaman
- o orc-captain
Description
Orcs typically wear orcish armor (unless picking an item up after generated), which is of lesser quality than elven, dwarvish, or gnomish armor. Orcs ordinarily wield orcish daggers or bows and arrows, the latter of which are often poisoned. While orcs are not terribly difficult in and of themselves, having poison resistance removes any difficulty.
Orcs appear in groups, so leading them into a hallway can make the battle much easier and let you avoid being surrounded.
Wielding Sting will indicate the positions of any orcs on the current level.
Strategy
Generally, it is easy to kill one orc or goblin. It is often easy to kill groups of them. The problem is when the orcs are so numerous that they pose a traveling challege (ie. they block routes of escape), or when you become trapped between the orcs and another more dangerous monster.
Some generic strategy can help:
- Lure the orcs into a corridor, so never simultaneously fight more than one (or two, if they surround you).
- Climb the staircase, wait until you heal, then return to the level to kill the remaining orcs.
- Engrave Elbereth. Orcs respect E.
Encyclopedia entry
Orcs, bipeds with a humanoid appearance, are related to the goblins, but much bigger and more dangerous. The average orc is only moderately intelligent, has broad, muscled shoulders, a short neck, a sloping forehead and a thick, dark fur. Their lower eye-teeth are pointing forward, like a boar's. Female orcs are more lightly built and bare-chested. Not needing any clothing, they do like to dress in variegated apparels. Suspicious by nature, orcs live in tribes or hordes. They tend to live underground as well as above ground (but they dislike sunlight). Orcs can use all weapons, tools and armours that are used by men. Since they don't have the talent to fashion these themselves, they are constantly hunting for them. There is nothing a horde of orcs cannot use. [ het Boek van de Regels; Het Oog des Meesters ]