Possessed of shockingly bad manners, a cultural bias against personal hygiene, and a real talent for cruelty, Orcs for the most part live short, brutish lives of savage competition for power, prestige, and even basic resouces such as food and water. Their tastes in interior design reflect their personalities, and the GM must call for regular Poison resistance rolls on the part of any character who wishes to avoid vomiting whilst exploring an Orc-warren.
Overview
Scale: The two parallel lines at the entrance are exactly 6' wide. The narrowest point in the corridor is about 2' wide.
Contour lines start just inside the entrance. Each indicates a drop of 3' over the previous line. In general, the warren angles downward away from the entrance.
Entrance
A hide screen is put in place over the doorway during daylight hours. Within Mordor, it is unlikely that any Orc-warren entrances will be trapped. At most a "door-bell" of sorts may (20%) have been arranged: Medium (0) to detect, a woven mat covers a 5'x5' area dug 6" deep that has been filled with either sharp stones (50%), broken pottery (30%), or dung (20%), each of which is likely to provoke a vocal reaction on the part of an intruder. The first two options attack on the Tooth/Claw table with +10 OB (max. A critical), the last offends the senses and forces a MM roll (Light +10) or the target falls.
Guardrooms
If the warren is occupied, 3-6 common Orcs will be on duty in each of these rooms. Heaps of foul-smelling furs and the remains of what could once have been called chairs complement the decor.
Common Areas
During the day, 10-50 common orcs will be lounging, sleeping, gambling, or stabbing each other here. There are no females or young present...not that they would improve the atmosphere.
Storage
Nothing of value can be found here. Heaps of dead things that pass for Orc-food, Orc-clothing, and Orc-toys are the dominant motif. The store-room closest to the Leader's Area might be guarded (50% chance of 2 medium Orcs) if the warren is occupied; it will contain high-quality food and supplies (by Orkish standards).
Leader's Area
The bedding here is only slightly malodorous and generally lice-free, the random torch-light is a bit brighter, and the flayed Elf-skin on the wall lends a real homey touch. 1 strong Orc and 1-5 medium Orcs will be here during daylight hours if the warren is occupied. The tribe's wealth (0-99 of each coin: tin, copper, bronze, silver) will be found here (only 0-9 of each if the warren is unoccupied). It is hidden (Hard -10 to find) in the bedding.
Note: The grey area in the extreme end of the Leader's Area is a low pool of brackish, barely-potable water. This resource, so rare in Gorgoroth, is the leader's most valuable posession and the true source of his power.
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