Troll
| Harper Field Dossier | |
|---|---|
| Combat reference | |
| Type | Giant (troll) — a loping, ravenous horror that knits its wounds shut as you watch |
| Vulnerabilities | Fire and acid — the only things that stop its flesh from closing |
| Resistances | None known |
| Immunities | None known |
| Condition Immunities | None known |
| Strong Saves | Hardy of body above all (constitution); little else of note |
| Senses | Keen of scent; sees in the dark |
| Movement | Lopes fast on two legs or four; climbs |
| Notable Abilities | Rends with claws and a snapping bite; regenerates — wounds close and severed limbs crawl back unless seared with fire or acid; a tireless, witless hunger |
| Provenance | |
| Knowledge | Well-attested |
| First Encountered | Session 26 |
| Filed by | Agent Wren, of the Tellstone circle |
The parent dossier for troll-kind. Cold-dwelling Ice Trolls and water-bound Scrags are subtypes — see below.
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Of every monster in this book, the troll is the one most often killed twice. Read why. — Wren
The Harpers' Read
A troll is barely a mind wrapped around a hunger. What makes it deadly is what it does after you wound it: the gash closes, the bone knits, a hewn-off arm gropes back to its socket. There is exactly one answer — fire or acid. Sear every serious wound or the thing simply will not stay down; a troll dropped without flame rises again in moments. Carry a torch, a flask of oil, a fire-spell — anything that burns — and finish it on the ground.
Subtypes
- Ice Troll — a frost-rimed troll of the far north, inured to cold and quick to deal it. Arauthator keeps them as wardens.
- Scrag — the aquatic troll; it mends only while water touches it, so dry land is its undoing.
Encounters of Record
The company has met troll-kind on both sides of a blade. They fought them on the road north (26), and in the icy north they both faced troll-kind and turned some to their side — the mercenary trolls Ralph, Gunner, and Blade held off a pack of scrags inside Oyaviggaton (48–49), where the dragon's ice trolls guarded its halls.
Harvest Profile
CR 5 — Rare ceiling. Rules: Monster Harvesting. Search all components by effect: Find Components. Harvest with fire close to hand — a troll's parts keep trying to be a troll.
| Component | Tool | Rarity | Effect | Primary for | Contributor to |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troll Heartroot (signature) | Alchemist's | Rare | The knotted, still-beating root of the troll's mending — regeneration itself, cut from the source Restore: Regeneration • Boost: Constitution |
Potion | Wondrous |
| Troll Ever-Knitting Flesh | Alchemist's | Rare | Flesh that closes over a blade even off the body — potent mending stock Restore: Regeneration • Restore: Healing |
Potion | Wondrous |
| Troll Rending Claws | Smith's | Rare | Long gut-hook claws — savage weapon stock Damage: Slashing |
Weapon | Armor |
| Troll Warty Hide | Leatherworker's | Rare | Rubbery, self-sealing hide — armor that closes its own cuts Boost: Armor Class • Boost: Hit Points |
Armor | Wondrous |
| Troll Marrow-Jelly | Herbalism | Uncommon | Green marrow-jelly — a mender's draught-stock Restore: Healing |
Potion | — |
| Troll Fang Set | Smith's (or Thieves' fine work) | Uncommon | A snapping jaw's worth of fangs — weapon stock Damage: Piercing |
Weapon | Armor |
| Troll Sinew Cords | Leatherworker's | Uncommon | Loping, tireless sinew — straps that never slacken Skill: Athletics |
Armor | Weapon, Wondrous |
| Troll Gut-Acid | Alchemist's | Uncommon | Stomach acid that digests bone, iron, and boot-leather alike Damage: Acid |
Potion, Bomb | Poison |
| Troll Nose-Glands | Alchemist's | Uncommon | The scent-organs of a hunger that tracks meat for miles Sense: Heightened Senses • Skill: Survival |
Wondrous | Potion |
| Troll Blood Sludge | Alchemist's | Common | Structure only'(loses its virtue within a day) | — | Potion, Poison |
| Troll Bone | Smith's / Woodcarver's | Common | Structure only | — | Weapon, Armor, Wand |
| Troll Hide Scraps | Leatherworker's | Common | Structure only | — | Armor, Wondrous |
| Troll Meat | Cook's | Common | Structure only'(keeps twitching — cook it thoroughly and at once) | — | Rations |
| Troll Knuckle-Bones | Woodcarver's (or Thieves' fine work) | Common | Structure only'(carving stock) | — | Wand, Wondrous |
| Troll Gut Trove | Scavenge | Common | Structure only'(whatever it swallowed that would not digest — scavenge) | — | — |
See also
- Bestiary — the company's field bestiary
- Ice Troll · Scrag — the subtypes
- Monster Harvesting · Harvested Materials · Find Components