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== [[Tabletop RPG]] ==
* Ubiquitous in ''[[Dungeons and Dragons]]''.
* Ubiquitous in ''[[Dungeons and Dragons]]''.* Ogres have simple minds, ugly tempers, and voracious appetites. They are at least 9 feet tall, and depending on the edition, their body parts were a rainbow of disgusting colors (in 3E, they were mostly orange-yellow; in 4E, pink-gray). They wear skins and furs and keep captured prisoners as slaves (and/or snacks). They're not very bright and are often the first [[The Brute|Really Heavy Hitter]] enemy PCs come across. Ogres (as well as trolls) traditionally worship the evil god Vaprak.
** Ogre magi are similar to ogres, except that they are much cleverer (more intelligent than most humans), have magical powers, unnaturally-colored skin ([[Red Oni, Blue Oni|red and blue being the most common]]), horns, and Japanese-style attire. An ogre mage is often found leading an ogre tribe. In 4E and ''[[Pathfinder]]'', they're actually [[Youkai|oni]], spirit creatures that merely resemble ogres (and may still associate with them). According to the 3E article "Ecology of the Ogre Mage" in ''[[Dragon]]'' #349, ogre magi are descended from one of the demigod sons of Vaprak.
** In ''[[Forgotten Realms]]'', the origin story of the ogres is that they are the cursed progeny of the giant goddess Othea, who was raped by Vaprak.
** Ogres in ''Al-Qadim'' aremostly actuallyare peaceful and productive members of Enlightened society like most other creatures. Ogres are clannish, some more brutish than others, and some more fashionable; they take variety of occupations, up to and including an occasional barber, though most prefer to exploit their advantages as porters or warriors. The Caliph's bodyguardpalace isguard actuallyis made up entirely of ogres. However, savage ogre tribes are very common in the wild southern islands. There are also ogre magi (whom common ogres dislike) and related ogre giants with elephant ears and often cyclopean single eye - mostly savage and brutish, but some joined the Enlightened society or even became missionaries to their own kind.
** The ogres of ''[[Pathfinder]]'' are basically giant hillbilly rapists.
** Ogres are a very common race in ''[[Dragonlance]]'' and are even more inclined toward evil than [[Our Goblins Are Different|goblins]]. They're an offshoot of the beautiful, human-shaped irda race, whose civilization descended into depravity ages ago and most of whom were cursed by the gods. The ogre race actually includes not just common ogres and irda, but also ogre magi, hags, and giants. After the Summer of Chaos, some savage ogres underwent magic rituals to transform themselves into the massive, beautiful, and wholly evil titans.
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** Ogrun in the ''[[Iron Kingdoms]]'' setting are more like [[Warcraft|Blizzard-style]] [[Our Orcs Are Different|orcs]], being a shamanist [[Proud Warrior Race Guy]] PC race. Being a people who hold [[The Fettered|loyalty and service]] as the highest ideal, [[My Master, Right or Wrong|their sworn lord's alignment]] probably shapes much of their own behaviour.
* ''[[Warhammer]]'' Ogres have a society influenced by the Mongols, and wield a strange form of Gut Magic, which depends on what the caster ate. They literally worship the concept of hunger and practice rampant cannibalism, eating both other sentient races and their own kind; a [[Klingon Promotion]] generally entails the usurper devouring its predecessor. Some are captured by the Skaven to be turned into Rat Ogres.
* In ''[[Warhammer 40000]]'', Ogryns are big, stupid mutant humans that live in stone-aged tribal societies. They look like ''Warhammer Fantasy'''s Ogres, but are [[Dumb Is Good|rather friendly by 40K standards]]: They're basically large, mischievous children who like clubbing things and having cleverer people tell them what to club. They are also ''capable'' of acting civilized (even if most don't).
** Specifically they become mostly capable of acting civilized after being upgraded to ''merely stupid'' with neural implants.
* Hungarian tabletop RPG/book series "World of Chaos" (like Tolkien except all the elves and dwarves are missing -imagine a [[WoW]] where the Horde has won - with the half-orc Skandar Graun acting as the main protagonist). Ogres are a major race and are given even more mutations (extra horns, heads, limbs etc.) to pick from.
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