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Considering the following alternate racial traits from the ARG for Half-Orcs:
Acute Darkvision: Some half-orcs have exceptionally sharp darkvision, gaining darkvision 90 feet. This racial trait replaces orc ferocity.
Skilled: Second- and third-generation half-orcs often favor their human heritage more than their orc heritage. Half-orcs with this trait gain 1 additional skill rank per level. This racial trait replaces darkvision.
How do they interact with the Orc bloodline arcana?
Orc Bloodline Arcana: You gain the orc subtype, including darkvision 60 feet and light sensitivity. If you already have darkvision, its range increases to 90 feet. (other part omitted, as it is irrelevant)
1° Acute Darkvision x Orc BA: I guess DV doesn't increase to 120 feet, does it?
2° Skilled x Orc BA: Does the DV upgrade to 90 feet before being replaced, or is it replaced first, then the Orc BA gives you DV 60 feet?
That's what I thought/hoped for. Thanks!
Except I wouldn't get the added fire spells damage bonus (favored class from half-orc) or the +1 bonus to all saves (racial trait replacing orc ferocity). Most of all, the fluff would be completely different, and I wanted this character to be a half-orc.
From the looks of it, choosing the Skilled and Acute Darkvision traits, you can replace Orc Ferocity with getting +1 skill point per level PLUS getting darkvision to 90 feet. Interesting.
Yes, it is. But then you'd miss the +1 luck bonus to all saves that also replaces orc ferocity. Between 30 additional feet of DV and +1 to all saves, my decision's made.
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I see what your doing now. and RAW looks like it would work. You would have the light sensitivity but you would have that with the orc bloodline anyway.
I am not sure I would allow you to take Acute Darkvision and Skilled alternate racial traits. If you take skilled you have no Darkvision to take Acute Darkvision. I can see getting darkvision back with the Orc bloodline but not with the Acute Darkvision trait.
I think of it like this, as zero level half orc you would be skilled and Acute darkvision would not be available then at 1st level you would get the darkvision back due to the sorcerer level. Does my logic make any sense?
It does, and I come to the same conclusion as you, since you're supposed to pick race first, pick alternate racial traits (if any), then pick a class and bloodline.
