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Races of Ravnica: Ogres

Hired muscle known for their brawn, not brains.

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Ogres
Two brothers stand opposite in the ruined market street,
each towering over the fleeing denizens. The boros
legionnaire grunts, drawing out their greatsword and
wreathing it in holy flame. His grey-skinned twin roars out in
rage, lifting a ruined pillar and charging towards his traitors
city-loving brother.
Ogres are a huge part of the world of Ravnica. They aren't a
unique race to the magic multiverse, but have a ubiquitous
role in the city of guilds as denizens and average folk. Their
skin color ranges between dark greys and browns to a tan
brown. Some ogres have tusks or enlarged fangs. Others
appear with rounder heads and wider chests.
These brutes aren't a cohesive race that bonded by
heritage. Like humans, they can be found in any guild across
the plane. They act as hired hands to handle the grunt work
medium sized creatures can't manage. Ogres prefer working
with red guilds, but can be found guildless and in every other
guild as enforcers and laborers.
The most well known ogres belong to the Gruul Clans.
Their chaotic nature aligns well with the varying clan beliefs.
They prioritize strength above all else. Ruric-Thar is a two-
headed ogre who has risen to lead over Ghor-Clan.
Ogre Characters
An ogre can be a crucial ally to an adventuring party. They
provide the muscle and brawn to soak hits and smash foes.
Barbarians and fighters are the most common adventuring
ogre classes, but many divert to other classes that use
Strength as a primary stat and Wisdom or Charisma as a
secondary such as war domain clerics and fiend warlocks.
Spellcasting Ogres
While their intellect is subpar, ogres can be adept
spellcasters. Izzet League ogres typically are
Eldritch Knights or Sorcerers who have begun
picking up magic from their guild.
A Gruul ogre war cleric may be incredibly wise to
the ways of nature and herald gods to raize the city.
They pair their war magic with brute strength to
level their foes.
A Rakdos warlock pairs the classes supportive
pact magic with their races tremendous strength to
create a force to be reckoned with.
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Background Tables
d6 Personality Traits
1 I'm used to paying more for drinks because smashing
tankards is fun.
2 A day of hard work relaxes my simple mind.
3 I've never understood politics, but pretend to to fit in.
4 I like to feel important. Carrying others and their things
helps fulfil this desire.
5 Apologizing is like a second language to me. I clumsily
break things all the time.
6 Rodents are so adorable! I'll stop to pet or feed critters
I see in the streets.
d6 Ideals
1 Smash. I revel in the act of destruction.
2 Freedom. Structure breeds obedience. I am a free mind.
3 Greed. I need a lot of ale to fill my stomach. Whoever
pays the most gets my muscle.
4 Restraint. My urge to destroy keeps getting me in
trouble. Learning restraint has helped me fit into place
among the guilds.
5 Necessity. I act out of need. When I need food, I break
into a butchery. When I need shelter, I take cover in
the rubble.
6 Small-friend. Those who are smaller than me need my
strength to be seen and heard.
d6 Bonds
1 The urge to break is tapered by religion.
2 My guild supports me when I screw up and break
things I shouldn't have.
3 I bond quickly with outcasts and laborers. I understand
their plight.
4 Taverns know me well as a partier. Nights with me in
town are nights to have a good time.
5 My scavenging has led to an appreciation of nature and
wildlife.
6 Rats are drawn to me. I have a soft spot for them.
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d6 Flaws
1 My temper is hard to control, and frequently gets me
kicked out of markets and taverns.
2 What I eat comes back to haunt me to regularly. While
my immune system is powerful, my insatiable hunger
and poor judgement are stronger.
3 Confident tricksters and charlatans trick me with ease.
I'm gullible to a fault.
4 I am self-conscious about my intellect. I am
intimidated by those who clearly show they are
smarter than me.
5 Small buildings and cramped spaces make me antsy.
I'm claustrophobic.
6 I barely can get through a conversation I'm not
interested in without tuning out.
d6 Contacts
1 I have three siblings that work for different guilds
across the city. I'm the runt, and they often make fun
of me for my height.
2 A dimir vampire encodes messages and memories into
my brain that I'm not smart enough to comprehend.
3 I put in a decade of work in the Syndicate paying off a
debt I earned thrashing one of their churches. I still
keep in touch with a pontiff charged with managing
me.
4 I tried going through the Legion's training, but got
myself and a close friend kicked out for breaking out
some captured Gruul raiders.
5 An izzet chemister hired me to handle dangerous
explosives. I still have the burns from the experiments.
6 The Cult of Rakdos captured me and tortured and
fought me for entertainment. A flamewheeler broke
me out to spite her troupe leader she hated.
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Smash. You deal double damage to structures, and deal
double damage to constructs.
Hurl. You are proficient with ranged improvised weapons.
You can throw friendly medium or smaller creatures as
improvised weapons. Medium creatures have a range of 5/15
and deal 1d8 bludgeoning damage, while small creatures
have a range of 10/20 and deal 1d6 bludgeoning damage. You
can throw hostile medium or small creatures you are
grappling with this feature.
Creatures thrown with this feature take damage equal to
half the damage they deal.
Languages. You speak Common.
Ravnica Variant Ogre:
Ratfriend
If you're playing an ogre from the streets who was
raised among small creatures, or just want to play
an ogre without the penalty, consider this variant. It
replaces their Ability Score Increase and Smash.
Ability Score Increase. Your Strength score
increases by 2, your Constitution score increases
my 2.
Rodent Empathy. You have a natural fondness for
rats and other vermin. You start with a rat
companion, who obeys your commands to the best
of it's ability.
Additionally, you are proficient with the Animal
Handling skill, and add twice your proficiency
bonus to Wisdom (Animal Handling) checks made
with rodents.

Traits
Ability Score Increase. Your Strength score increases by 3,
your Constitution score increases my 2, and your Intelligence
score decreases by 2.
Age. Ogres age slightly faster than humans, reaching
maturity around age 16. Unaltered by profession, they tend to
live well into their 60s.
Alignment. Ogres are malleable. Thier low intelligence
pushes them towards chaos, and ogres typically find joy in
breaking things. Whether they are good, neutral, or evil varies
depending on who they are working for. Self-employed,
guildless ogres tend to be neutral while ogres belonging to
guilds tend to share their guilds alignment.
Size. Ogres vary greatly in size, but all ogres are large.
Their height ranges between 9 to 12 feet. Most adventuring
ogres tend to be shorter, around 9-10 feet tall.
Speed. You have a walking speed of 30 feet. While you
have long strides, you are clumsy and graceless. Artist Credits
Darkvision. You can see in dim light within 60 feet of you
as if it were bright light, and in darkness as if it were dim Art copyright Wizards of the Coast. Artists in order: Gruul
light. You can't discern color in darkness, only shades of gray. Spellbreaker by Zoltan Boros, Rakdos Roustabout by Lucas
Intimidating Body. Any time you'd make a Charisma Graciano, Undercity Scavenger by Tomasz Jedruszek, Ogre
(Intimidation) check, you may make a Strength (Intimidation) Savant by Paolo Parente, Ratcatcher by Dan Scott
check instead.

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