Orcs of the Multiverse

Author's Note

Hey there, folks! Cam here, with a new series for you all - Lineages of the Multiverse! This grew out of a conversation I have SO MANY TIMES when I work with players to come up with characters for different settings: "Well, what are X people like in X world?" And that is especially poignant with the worlds we find in the published Wizards settings.

We are presented with Faerun, Eberron, Ravnica, Ravenloft, Theros, Strixhaven (Arcavios), the Feywild, and the First World. Eight worlds, which will soon be growing to ten with Spelljammer and Radiant Citadel rolling through soon. So, where do we go from here?

I collected an amazing cast of writers and artists to help bring to life a series answering just that question: what are X people like in X world. In this first book, we dive into my favorite race across the D&D Multiverse: orcs. Roe and VJ were AMAZING to work with and see how they took the prompts I gave them and brought their orcs to life: Vic tackles Eberron, the First World, and Ravenloft; while Roe took on Arcavios, Faerun, and the Feywild. Me, I grabbed Theros and Ravnica. All of these were inspired by the fantastic character art of Dejja Blue, and our amazing cover by Cayde Anderson. 

In this book you will find eight wonderful new interpretations of orcs from across eight worlds, all aiming to give you more flavor for your tables, and also help support players and DMs when they get faced with that questions. Say you have been playing in Faerun for forever, but want to give Theros a try, and you want to play a variant of your Faerunian orc - well, now there is no sweat!

We hope you enjoy the first of many more to come!

- Cam

All Tusks, Grazed and Gnarled 

Within this first book of the Lineages of the Multiverse, learn about the eight variants of orcs across the Feywild, First World, Ravnica, Theros, Arcavios, Eberron, Faerun, and Ravenloft.

From the Numen of the First World to the Pylodontas of Theros to the furred giants of the Feywild, Orcs of the Multiverse offers a treat to anyone who are lovers of one of D&D's most downtrodden races.

Stripped of colonialist and bioessentialist design, this series features the Ancestry and Culture system, making it easy to be a young Olons orc of Eberron who might have grown up amongst the Gruul of Ravnica!