An Orc card says this:
An orc who is hit with a curse can always choose to ignore the curse and lose a level instead - unless he's already at level 1.On the surface, these abilities seem to be superficial and not that powerful. Lose a level? What idiot prefers to do that instead of absorbing a curse? Extra level if defeating more than 10? Sounds either useless or extremely hard!
When an orc fighting alone defeats a monster by more than 10, he goes up an extra level.
But, to a skilled Munchkin player, becoming an orc can be a powerful strategy in both early and late game.
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