How do you guys feel about Blurg being a Hobgoblin instead of an Orc?

[chefcook90]

For those of you not versed in DnD lore, Blurg in 5e is actually canonically an Orog - or Dark Orc.
In BG3, they went and made him a Hobgoblin instead, since there aren't any models for pure-blooded orcs, and I'm not sure how involved the process would have been to modify a half-orc model to have blue skin :P

Personally I'm OK with it - Orogs are very intelligent and charismatic compared to other Orc sub-races, so what made OG Blurg stand out wasn't necessarily his exceptional intellect, but rather that he wasn't Chaotic Evil like the rest of his race.

A scientist Orog isn't that strange - it's only strange if they aren't researching how to make deadlier weapons.

A scientist HOBGOBLIN though? Now THAT'S unusual!

[アンジェル]

Originally posted by chefcook90:

How do you guys feel about Blurg being a Hobgoblin instead of an Orc?
For those of you not versed in DnD lore, Blurg in 5e is actually canonically an Orog - or Dark Orc.
In BG3, they went and made him a Hobgoblin instead, since there aren't any models for pure-blooded orcs, and I'm not sure how involved the process would have been to modify a half-orc model to have blue skin :P

Personally I'm OK with it - Orogs are very intelligent and charismatic compared to other Orc sub-races, so what made OG Blurg stand out wasn't necessarily his exceptional intellect, but rather that he wasn't Chaotic Evil like the rest of his race.

A scientist Orog isn't that strange - it's only strange if they aren't researching how to make deadlier weapons.

A scientist HOBGOBLIN though? Now THAT'S unusual!

I was surprised. Nothing more. Nothing less.

[chefcook90]

lol y'know it's funny, given all the angry topics on this forum lately, I was expecting at least one person to come in here raving about how Larian was ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ on the lore - I'm glad this community is better than that :)

[Recjawjind]

Surprise, but Larian's the DM, and they get to take creative liberties.