Megathread: Ogres as Playable Allied race

So thinking about different possible Ogre games for the unlock quest I mentioned, to either get different clans to join or to show you are strong enough for them to follow you, I thought of a few in addition to ones I previously mentioned for fun. Assume these are all mini-games of some kind.

To begin with, I would assume in order to help you get the Ogres into the Horde, the Goblins, likely following Megs from the Dunemaul questline, would be assisting you to che-err, make things “fair” for you.

Ogre Tug of War Contest

A simple game of tug of war that, when you beat an opponent, you then have to deal with 2, 3, and so on as you progress. The Goblins of course can help you with a potion that makes you stronger. You’ll have to keep tugging while pressing buttons to counter any warning symbols that occur.

Ogre Fishing Contest

So Ogres wouldn’t fish with puny poles and string. They’d just jump in and find fish to bash and toss out of the water. So what to do while they’re battling sharks? Why, put a whale-shark nearby of course. Who wouldn’t want to defeat one of those notorious mobs? But in order to do it, the Goblins once again help you with a combat suit to keep it busy while they attach explosives to its bottom. After a certain amount of time, the whale-shark can fly up from the explosion and land on shore, impressing all the nearby Ogres.

Ogre Eating Contest

The purpose of all those fish would be to get food for this content. Simply put: eat as much as you can without barfing. I’m sure the goblins would have some sort of pill where it’ll let you eat more than you would normally, but you’ll have to keep an eye on your stomach meter as you’re munching, maybe letting out some burps to make more room for food.

Ogre Drinking Contest

After a nice meal, Ogres would be wanting to drink, so the object is to drink as much ale as possible without passing out. Take a swig, eat some goblin bread on the side to lower your state of drunkenness every so often, and try not to reach 100% or you’ll pass out. A funny way to implement failing this is to have the Ogres say that everyone passed out, so they don’t know who actually won it, so they’ll have to start again.

The Gnome Punt and Naga Toss Contests

Gnome punting comes from captured Alliance Gnomes, and likely suggested by the Goblins, in which you have to charge up your foot meter and aim to punt one the longest distance. The Goblins could lend special boots that allow rocket-powered kicks that you have to charge up before the kick.

Naga Tossing is similar, but come from captured naga either from the next BfA patch or nearby if all this takes place on the beach of Tanaris. Grab a naga prisoner by the tail, which causes your character to start spinning. You need to build up a power meter, but also balance it with a dizziness meter to toss your naga the farthest. Much like the Gnome Punting event, the Goblins could have rocket powered gloves to assist with this, although spinning faster causes dizziness to increase at a faster rate.

That is all I can think of for now. I think these type of contests would be neat to show off some Ogre culture and be different from questing.

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