I want to be an orc shaman but I'm having difficulty trying to get into that character. Help me out!

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Title pretty much sums it up. I’ve mostly liked to play alliance because I prefer the races and by and large I agree with their values more than I do with the horde’s. I do play horde sometimes though (belfs, undead, and troll) because I can sympathize with my character’s desires.

Belf-revenge/elitism/ we are the best in as long as we are good that’s all that matters j

Undead-desire to spread undeath/horde is a tool of convenience

Troll- thrall helped us out and we owe him/ trolls are cool and chill and savage.

It would be easy for me to get into being an orc warrior or warlock because of the demonic past and thirst for blood and glory. But a shaman? Particularly a restoration shaman Is hard for me think of. I know thrall is a great example of what a shaman should be, and when I eventually go elemental i think I’ll feel more in line with my character but I just have a hard time getting into being a roided out really mean looking guy that is green from demon blood that is actually a nice guy who likes to heal lol.
And no, I don’t roleplay, but I get a lot of intrinsic satisfaction when I’m playing a character that fits the theme I’m going for.

Are there any cool friendly healer orcs out there? Should I just learn to detach from my character? Help me out please!

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Don’t choose orc.

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Maybe he thinks the periodic table could use a good pruning?

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There was a TokyoPOp manga about Shaman in wow, give that a read.

I have it, it’s a good read.

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You could play an orc born after the demon blood (orcs born to green orcs were still green). You could play yourself off as being adopted by trolls (or tauren, tauren would be great) that took you in after your parents died.

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William Shatner is a shaman so you can rp as him.

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It’s the green women.

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Well the lore says Orc Warlocks were once Shaman. So you’re a warlock in training.

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Umhhh… Thrall. 'Nuff said.

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Horde sucks, roll a Paladin

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The trick is to go Tauren and imagine you say everything in William Shanter’s voice…

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you can still be a warmonger. just think of your character as a battlefield medic. A roided out really mean looking guy that is keeping the war machine rolling. you don’t have to be a tree hugging, fairy kissing elf to heal

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Go for a Tauren, nothing like a large imposing teibal medicine man.

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Word has it that Chuck Norris is actually an Orc.

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Orcs look stupid in a dress and any spec not Enhance.

Be 80% more original, and play a Troll.

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Yeah it sounds like you might want to consider Tauren if you are all about the characterization. Remember the original cinematic…Tauren shaman standing atop a high bluff sprinkling dust into the wind?

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If this video doesn’t help you i don’t know what will…

(took me like 15 mins to find, i remember watching this YEARSSSS ago.)

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Just read Rise of the Horde and you can see how the orcs aren’t just blood raged savages. I see orc shamans as the more “back to our roots” orc like Thrall.

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I am sure a lot of us are having trouble.

I know I am.

Horde or alliance.

Which class this time around.

The only thing I am 100% on is PvP server.

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The orc shaman are trying to get back to their shamanistic roots that they lost after becoming demonic.

Think of orc traditionalists trying to recover something that was lost.

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