i see youre a fan of orcs and as a fellow fan of orcs that just realized theyre usually depicted problematically, im here to ask you how you like to see orcs? i have a dnd-ish story with a friend and my character is an orc and i realized i was feeding a little bit into the harmful stereotypes and issues with orcs and i want to change that but wasn't sure of ideas and i just wanted to hear what you have to say on the topic of orcs in general or with this topic in mind, but only if you want to!
First of all I am genuinely delighted to receive this ask!! I love talking about orcs so much and the fact that I have a reputation as an orc enthusiast is delightful!
I’ve already written a whole post abt orc Lore and how I think it can be improved upon here but if you’re looking for more general character advice I can do that too!
The biggest thing is that an orc should be a character like any other. Your orc should have more depth than Big, Dumb, and Angry. You have so many options at your disposal especially in a DND-esque setting! Don’t get so caught up in the stereotypical idea of what an orc is that you forget to have fun! You could have a bookworm wizard orc or a quiet, mysterious ranger orc, or any other kind of character you could make as a human or an elf! The world is your oyster. orcster. (We’ll workshop that one.)
That’s not even to say that you can’t make a Big Dumb Angry orc but in that case: how do they feel about interacting with others? What problems does their anger cause them? Do they ever feel hampered by their tendency to solve problems with violence? And also: what makes them so angry? If the answer is “something innate to them makes them violent” then you have a problem. But if it’s something like “a terrible tragedy struck and since that time they push everyone away so they don’t get hurt again” that’s a story! You can use that for depth and flavor!
Plus: you can use the character’s experience as an orc for even more characterization. If you have a bookworm-y orc, how do they feel about everyone expecting them to be stupid? Do they have to work harder than their colleagues to make up for the stigma? For a stereotypically angry and dumb orc, does it hurt to know that that’s all anyone ever thinks they could be? Do they feel pressured into that role by society? Do they have another choice?
Basically: orcs are characters to love and cherish like any other. The biggest problem with the negative portrayals of orcs is that so often they’re designed as enemies that a PC can slaughter without guilt. They’re hostile and stupid and unlovable so you don’t have to feel bad about killing them. Unfortunately, that ties back into orcs as an amalgamation of the most negative stereotypes about people of color. The same justification has been used to commit atrocities against real people in real life! But I digress.
Your orc should be a person! They should have family and friends, and if they don't, there should be an established in-character reason. They should have wants and desires and dreams and flaws! They should be more than a 2-dimensional caricature. If you keep that in mind, it will be a lot easier to avoid playing into the harmful stereotypes because they are designed to diminish the Personhood of orcs in universe!
Thank you so much for asking me for my opinion because I love to share it! I hope you have fun reworking your character! Feel free to come back anytime :]
(Anon from before) I had the dream about the orc again, in this one I just watched him cook, ate with him then afterwards watched him care for his tusks. He held me before I woke up and was just stroking my hair with his large hands. I'm starting to wonder if I should just write a little story about this for myself. - dream anon
Imagine you're at the gym and all the orcs there are wearing these 2" shorts. Some have massive bulges and others just let it hang down past the hem of the shorts. No one says anything about it. It's an orc gym and that's just how they roll. You're on the bench press and really struggling. An orc comes up and spots you. His barely contained meat it's right above your face and you can't even see him past it. He encourages you as you groan and gasp and pump out two more reps. Just as your strength fails he puts two fingers on each side of the bar and helps you get your last rep out and rerack the bar. "Good work" you hear him say. You sit up and turn to look at him and finally make eye contact. He seems genuinely proud of you but with a hint he can't quite hide of amusement. This was the limit of your strength and he could curl it with one arm like it was nothing.
(Not trying to get a back and forth going since you said you'd rather leave that kind of things to DMs I just wanna know what you think and if not that just toss it out to you. I like sharing orc ideas with you I just have a thing about DMs and I'm still mulling over it it feels like too much to me. I'm 100% willing to just pull it back in terms of intensity and just stay anon in the asks)
(hey no worries, i want you to feel just as comfortable as me, yeah? no pressure :3 you never have to do anything that feels like too much)
god this is so hot. i would just be daydreaming and dazed thinking about what if while i was on the bench he just inched a bit forward and pulled down his shorts and put his heavy nuts on my face lol. spacing out in the gym shower trying to not lose it
You and the orcs are at a human lorcker room (lhumanker room? Idk they should really make a word for it). It was a long sweaty game/workout and you decide to hit the showers before you all go home. You're rinsing your face off when you hear the other guys come in. The rustle as they draw the curtains on their stalls and the squeak as they turn their faucets on. You wipe your face as you let the water run through your hair. You open your eyes and you feel your heart in your throat. The stalls are human-sized. You're staring your teammate right in the face and you can tell he's been staring back. You try to look away but are met with another green face and dark eyes looking down at you. The wall stops you from seeing below the top of his shoulder but you can tell just from seeing those thick muscles ripple beneath his skin that he's moving his arm. Strong. Repetitive. You hear a deep moan behind you from the first teammate.
(My mind is kind of racing with places this could go so I'm giving it up here)
hiii orc anon💕
god the idea of putting on a show for all the other boys on the team 😵💫💕 i’d be so flustered feeling their eyes on me i’d be blushing to my pointy elf ears, unintentionally making myself smaller and covering up a little while i keep showering… at least at first. when the crowd starts gathering and one of the orcs lets out a low whistle as i lather up my body i start getting bolder, teasing them by turning around and soaping up my soft, flat chest, rubbing in the body wash with my hands 💖 flinching a little when i rub over my sensitive nipples 💖 cleaning down my soft tummy and scrubbing my happy trail, then facing the shower wall i hear grunts of approval and balls slapping palms as i start lathering up and rubbing and teasing them with my thick, juicy ass 💖 i’m looking back over my shoulder with lust in my eyes at the crowd of orc jocks, their fat cocks dark green, heavy, so hard, straining in their hands as they stroke to my shower show, i’m breathing so heavy and my eyes are half lidded and it’s hard to tell if the water is making my thighs wet or what i’m thinking when oops!
(Kind of a sillier one). Orcs in the lorcker room are talking about "slappers vs thudders". You know you should mind your business but out of curiosity you ask what they're talking about. They try to explain "Y'know, does it slap or does it thud? When you sit down?". You're still not getting it so they demonstrate. They take turns sitting down on the bench in front of the lorckers. Slap. Slap. Thud. Thud. Slap. Thud. You slowly realize it's the sound of their cockmeat hitting the bench. Even soft they're long and heavy enough to hit the wood audibly.
When they find out yours doesn't even reach far enough to make a sound they start to tease you about it. They say you're not allowed to use the bench anymore. You have to use their laps from now on.
Bonus idea: You're sitting on the lap of one of the guys, Georcge who was a thudder. He takes his cock and lifts it between your legs and starts slapping it against your stomach and laughs. "Guess slapping isn't all that bad". (Maybe the other thudders join in and start slapping you with theirs? idk)
anon i wanna say that not only do u write hot smut i love ur sense of humour. idk why but this is like discworld levels of fantasy smut to me
anyway i need to be in the middle of this like yesterday pls pls take me to the lorcker room nowwwww i would be such a normal manager totally not a pervert and definitely not being a slutty little elf waiting in a cheerleading outfit for them as a reward at the end of a good match
You look up at him and try to respond but your voice catches in your throat. You don't know if it's the orcweed or the violent ache you feel at the sight of the bulge but all you can manage is a small nod. He looks down at you and can't quite hide a cocky grin. He runs a thumb gently across your cheek, trying to decide if he should make you beg, but thinks better of it. He reaches two fingers from each hand into the fly of his boxers. As his thick fingers enter and pull the folds apart you can't help but imagine him sliding them into you. With a smooth strong motion he rips them completely in half. His massive shaft, now freed, springs up and hits you on the cheek. His testicles hang heavy like two grapefruit under his shaft. The thick musky smell hits you and you swallow. You wipe the corner of our mouth. When did you start drooling? He puts his heavy hand on your upper back and pets you gently. "So? What do you think?"
i want to put my whole pussy into roleplaying here like full on ttrpg style just describing my actions in lavish detail but i have to admit anon u have managed to fluster and make me a little shy here even a shameless slut like me 😳 i’m fucking loving this though. like holy fuck is Doing Something to Me and i wanna respond but im just shy abt like doing this over anon answering a little 😵💫 if you had any where private we could continue if you’d like but holy fuck i need orc cock NOWWWWWWW
Ok it’s midnight and I really am wibbling off to bed now.
Geologist orc anon, I see your part one, and I can barely restrain myself from replying to it until I’ve seen part two (edit: I've seen part two and my heart burst with how perfect he is and THERE'S EVEN MORE OMG 😍) and can put the two together on my laptop tomorrow, but lemme just say I LOVE HIM… Everyone else will just have to wait to read about rock nerd orc boy til then. 😬👻
Thank fuck, take that tumblr I ain't scared of you or your barely functioning message system
Haha - you did it!!! Thank you so much for persevering - it’s gorgeous and I love it so much. May I use it in the future for a full story, crediting you of course, or would you like to use it? I just love the glasses and the resting bitch face (I know all about that…), the being intimidating without meaning to be and the missing home/adjusting, the sweetness, the nerdy rock jokes (I’ve got some ideas for his shirts because my husband did geophysics at uni so…) But if you’d rather keep it to yourself, please say so! Thank you for sharing the ideas with me - it’s made my day, and last night too.
*flings all your favourite things at you and showers you in ectoplasmic hugs (they’re non gooey ones, I promise!!)*
