So I'm bias too because I have only adapted to the Skruggers Clan:
1> It is defensive, What do the orcs lack? DEFENSE. "A good offense is a good defense". I've had felar staff wielding stacked rangers hit me in the wilderness and ate them like candy
2> Its basically a list of automatic skills; Orcs have such a great assortment of skills already that you don't need to add to the list of things to do or things you have to work on
3> There is even an edge that gives you a higher dexterity, how sexy is that?
Improved flee is a double edged sword but it saved my buutt more often than it caused me harm, and the times it caused harm were generally against mobs not players. It counts when it counts.
You get an additional defense, as few and as far inbeetween as it might feel or look, your defenses suck, deal with it but help it
I chief'd at least 6 orcs and every one post adaptation was Skrugga so if you have any skrugga specific questions lemme know
Also: The orc faq is pretty cool on wiki, I learned from it despite all the orcs i've run but I was wondering why he says not to practice the armor skills; I am kinda new toi them after my big break but I don't see how they wouldn't benefit enough to practice.....hmmm
Long Live Skrugga!!!!
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