▁Ev il ▁Emperor ▁wanted ▁f igh ters ▁he ▁got ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁Ig ors ▁to ▁turn ▁g ob l ins ▁into ▁or cs " ▁to ▁be ▁used ▁as ▁weapons ▁in ▁a ▁Great ▁War , ▁" enc ou rag ed " ▁by ▁wh ips ▁and ▁beat ings . ▁ ▁In ▁games ▁ ▁Or cs ▁based ▁on ▁The ▁Lord ▁of ▁the ▁R ings ▁have ▁become ▁a ▁fi xture ▁of ▁fant asy ▁fiction ▁and ▁role - play ing ▁games , ▁where ▁or cs ▁and ▁g ob l ins ▁are ▁usually ▁distinct ▁races ▁of ▁g ob l ino ids . ▁In ▁the ▁fant asy ▁table top ▁role - play ing ▁game ▁Dun ge ons ▁& ▁Drag ons , ▁or cs ▁were ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁earliest ▁cre atures ▁introduced ▁in ▁the ▁game , ▁and ▁were ▁largely ▁based ▁upon ▁those ▁described ▁by ▁Tol k ien . ▁The ▁D & D ▁or cs ▁are ▁a ▁trib al ▁race ▁of ▁host ile ▁and ▁best ial ▁hum ano ids ▁with ▁mus cular ▁frames , ▁large ▁can ine ▁teeth ▁and ▁sn outs ▁rather ▁than ▁human - like ▁nos es . ▁The ▁or c ▁appears ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁edition ▁Mon ster ▁Man ual ▁( 1 9 7 7 ), ▁where ▁it ▁is ▁described ▁as ▁a ▁fier c ely ▁compet itive ▁bul ly , ▁a ▁trib al ▁creature ▁often ▁living ▁under ground . ▁The ▁myth ology ▁and ▁att itudes ▁of ▁the ▁or cs ▁are ▁described ▁in ▁detail ▁in ▁Dragon ▁# 6 2 ▁( J une ▁ 1 9 8 2 ), ▁in ▁Roger ▁E .