Orcs are one of fantasy’s first non-legendary monsters. Unlike Dragons, Giants, and Trolls, the Orcs stand alone as a race not from myth but from the mind of one man: JRR Tolkein. Made famous by Lord of the Rings, Orcs have gone on to be a “must have” inclusion in almost every Fantasy RPG that’s ever been released. Today on the Bestiary, we go beyond the stat block to talk about whether Orcs are evil and how to handle this question in your game.

To lead us through this massive conversation, we are joined by filmmaker, game designer, and author Robert Kendzie, whose Dungeons & Dragons campaign, the Tomb of Haggemoth, became the inspiration for Alignment May Vary.

Robert’s website, Dire DestinyRobert’s film’s can be viewed at NoVa Motion Pictures Robert’s Very Last Book About AlignmentRobert’s Tomb of Haggemoth Campaign