So sayeth the android. Or is it androyd?
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Orc or Ork?
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So sayeth the android. Or is it androyd?
Phoenix
Troubadour
Don't call them orc or ork call them something else. I'm sorry, I'm just tired of seeing that name come up so much. If you do call them one of those names, be sure to give them originality.
Anders Ämting
Auror
Phoenix
Troubadour
You bet buddy.
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Androxine Vortex
Archmage
Ghost
Inkling
Ortchque?
No matter what they're called, they still aren't as good as Free Willy. :stomp:
No matter what they're called, they still aren't as good as Free Willy. :stomp:
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Androxine Vortex
Archmage
I vote for Orc, because I have never played the game or seen it spelled Ork EVER actually. That being said, I love the idea of using another name entirely. Orc suggests a couple different possible things; there's Tolkein's orcs which are monsters, and D&D orcs that are just big brutish humanoids capable of working with and living with humans.
Maybe you should consider what your orcs are, and from there find the word that fits best. If they're a reasonably intelligent race, you might consider giving them a more refined name like the Skyrim example. It they're little more than raiders, brawlers and opportunistic monsters, a simple, one-syllable word should do just fine. In that case, I might choose orque, which makes me smile.
Maybe you should consider what your orcs are, and from there find the word that fits best. If they're a reasonably intelligent race, you might consider giving them a more refined name like the Skyrim example. It they're little more than raiders, brawlers and opportunistic monsters, a simple, one-syllable word should do just fine. In that case, I might choose orque, which makes me smile.
writeshiek33
Sage
orka, orkanians you can play on the word orcs
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Androxine Vortex
Archmage
If I do decide to just use an already defined word, I will go with orc. If not, I'll just have to think of something else but as for now I will jsut call them Orcs. Thanks for the help and the laughs in this thread!
