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Roleplaying Ogres Combat Tactics

Ogres have roughly the intellect of a fairly stupid dog, so Ogres ght in order to feed, and whatever tactics they display
interactions are quite limited. Whilst the general rule is that the serve that purpose. ey will attack seemingly at random, with
simpler a creature is, the easier it is to magically charm it, the no preference for those lightly or heavily armored. e only
opposite appears to be true of ogres; they have so little mental commonality to their attack patterns is a marked preference for
capacity that they are resistant to such attempts. Non-magical hal ings, who they seem to view as easily portable snacks.
manipulation may prove more e ective, but any agreements Ogres typically do not have the sense to ee unless larger
negotiated are sure to be soon forgotten and the would-be- individuals do so, or are killed. A lone ogre will almost invariably
manipulator smashed repeatedly with a blunt object. ght to the death. is means ghts against ogres are prolonged,
Ogres are unable to feel full, and their constant, ravenous hunger bloody a airs, typically resulting in heavy losses even if the ogres
is the central theme of most of their interactions with other are slain.
races. is goes beyond simple greed (which cannot be entirely
discounted, due to the positive correlation between size and Ogre Warbands
power) but is in fact a strange and unexplained biological anomaly. Use these tables to generate an ogre encounter quickly and easily,
As no amount of food is ever enough, and violence is the quickest either by rolling a d8 or selecting an appropriate challenge rating.
way of obtaining it, ogres will strike rst and not consider asking
questions, even if they were in possession of the wits required. CR 5–8
Language and Common Names d4 CR Group Members
Ogre language is, as one might expect, a simple one. ere are few 1 5 8 scrofa, 6 adolescent ogres
words, and each conveys a few di erent concepts, for example the 2 6 1 ogre hurler, 2 scrofa old boars
word meaning ‘food’ also means ‘small’, as anything smaller than 3 7 1 scrofa old boar, 1 ogre charger
the ogre is normally viewed as a potential food source; beings 4 8 2 scrofa, 5 adolescent ogres, 1 ogre charger
smaller than the ogre but too di cult or dangerous to eat, such
as a well-equipped adventurer, are sometimes called ‘big-smalls’, CR 9–12
which seems to be the only way for an ogre to mentally process
this dilemma. d4 CR Group Members
1 9 1 scrofa old boar, 1 ogre berserker
Ogres tend not to have names. eir society and sense of self is
4 scrofa, 2 scrofa old boars, 1 ogre charger
limited enough that they can get by with pointing and grunting at
limited enough that they can get by with pointing and grunting at 2 2 10 10 4 scrofa, 2 scrofa old boars, 1 ogre charger
who they are addressing, and it is rare that a conversation would be
who they are addressing, and it is rare that a conversation would be 3 3 11 11 2 ogre hurlers, 1 ogre berserker
2 ogre hurlers, 1 ogre berserker
complex enough to refer to a party that is not present. In these rare
complex enough to refer to a party that is not present. In these rare 4 4 12 12 1 scrofa old boar, 2 ogre chargers
1 scrofa old boar, 2 ogre chargers
cases, referring to others as “big” and “small” (in relation to the
cases, referring to others as “big” and “small” (in relation to the
speaker) usually gets the point across.
speaker) usually gets the point across. C
CR 13–16R 13–16
d4
CR
Group Membersroup Members
d4 CR G
1 1 13 13 1 ogre hurler, 1 ogre charger, 1 ogre berserker
1 ogre hurler, 1 ogre charger, 1 ogre berserker
2 2 14 14 2 adolescent ogres, 1 ogre collector
2 adolescent ogres, 1 ogre collector
3 3 15 15 3 ogre chargers
3 ogre chargers
4 4 16 16 4 scrofa, 1 scrofa old boar, 1 ogre collector
4 scrofa, 1 scrofa old boar, 1 ogre collector
CR 17–20 17–20
CR
CR
Group Membersroup Members
d4
d4 CR G
4 scrofa, 1 ogre master
1 1 17 17 4 scrofa, 1 ogre master
2 2 18 18 8 scrofa, 1 scrofa old boar, 2 ogre berserkers
8 scrofa, 1 scrofa old boar, 2 ogre berserkers
3 3 19 19 3 scrofa old boars, 1 ogre collectors
3 scrofa old boars, 1 ogre collectors
4 4 20 20 2 scrofa old boars, 1 ogre master
2 scrofa old boars, 1 ogre master

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