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Post by Mighty Darci on Jun 30, 2017 21:40:47 GMT -5
Maybe they ARE giant evil broccoli? Men! Always thinking about food and hating on healthy stuff like broccoli!
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Post by mormonyoyoman on Jun 30, 2017 22:00:11 GMT -5
Maybe they ARE giant evil broccoli? Men! Always thinking about food and hating on healthy stuff like broccoli! The EVIL broccoli, you mean. Not like the steamed brocc stalks I used to fix for my daughters - which they still love when we visit, by the way. No, we speak of the EVIL broccoli - raw nasty green dustballs.
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Post by Mighty Darci on Jun 30, 2017 22:21:06 GMT -5
Men! Always thinking about food and hating on healthy stuff like broccoli! The EVIL broccoli, you mean. Not like the steamed brocc stalks I used to fix for my daughters - which they still love when we visit, by the way. No, we speak of the EVIL broccoli - raw nasty green dustballs. EVIL broccoli dustballs??? Dustballs! You've seen these with your own eyes? Broccoli dustballs!
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Post by mormonyoyoman on Jun 30, 2017 22:31:12 GMT -5
Not only seen them, the 8-year old granddaughter loves 'em. (No accounting for tastes.) She's the one who called them broccoli balls, so I amended them to their True Name.
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Post by Mighty Darci on Jun 30, 2017 22:38:57 GMT -5
Not only seen them, the 8-year old granddaughter loves 'em. (No accounting for tastes.) She's the one who called them broccoli balls, so I amended them to their True Name. If she likes them what makes you think they are EVIL, is it only because they have not been steamed? Besides the round part steamed or raw is the good part, the stalks are the lesser part. I agree with the granddaugther.
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Post by captaincrumbcake on Jul 1, 2017 12:28:24 GMT -5
Trolls are one of the deadliest encounters for their size. Thin and rubbery they come in a range of colors. Some trolls are coal black or dark blue in color where others may have colors that match the terrain so that they blend in and are very difficult to see. They attack with claws and bite and will literally attempt to eat their opponent alive. They are always ravenously hungry and never check morale. They always attack and must be burned or soaked in acid to be destroyed. As they regenerate, the smallest piece can grow into a new troll. Trolls come in many different types, some turn to stone in full sunlight and some do not. Trolls that have turned to stone will start to turn back to flesh at twilight and with sundown will be fully active and dangerous. Although they are not goblinkin they can often be found as shock troops in goblinkin armies or raiding parties. The method by which goblinkin control trolls is not known. The bolded part above (my doing), is the only thing appearing in Monsters & Treasure (besides having a strength about equal to an ogre). The most accepted visual perception of a troll probably comes from the iconic image appearing in the AD&D Monster Manual (1977). But trolls existed well before AD&D. So what did most refs and players picture when dealing with trolls? Tolkien's version in the Hobbit is a comical, ogre looking version, but among many European cultures, trolls were but another name for small, dwarf-like evil beings that generally dwelt beneath bridges and such, hoping to lure the innocent and gullible down to their lair. It's always fascinating, to me, where people's minds go, and what they conjure. It's also what makes playing a fantasy game, fun.
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Post by magremore on Jul 2, 2017 16:45:17 GMT -5
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Post by magremore on Jul 2, 2017 16:51:52 GMT -5
A draft—maybe for something to be determined—based on (the “facts” derived from) the Three Hearts and Three Lions.
Upland trolls are carnivorous cave dwellers fond of human flesh. Folks say they are unkillable. Few adventurers have encountered a troll and lived to tell about it.
Even with knuckle-walking posture and hefty, crooked legs, a troll stands at least eight feet tall. As befits their ferocity, trolls have clawed feet and hands. Completely hairless, a troll’s green skin ripples and writhes. The head of a troll is a yard wide with its nose scraping across the full width. Each eye, a well of utter black. The mouth, a gaping gouge.
As imposing as they are in size and strength, a troll’s conspicuous, lumbering movements make it seem vulnerable. Brutal and cunning, for sure, trolls are also clumsy and compulsive. Their language sounds like a series of grunts and whoops, reportedly hooting like deranged owls when excited.
Indefatigable burrowers, trolls carve labyrinthine lairs that get carpeted with their litter of broken branches, decaying leaves, carcass scraps, chunks of bone, and other detritus: the lost bits of the dreadful paraphernalia from which the trolls make their nests—nests deep enough to conceal a troll while it dozes.
Wherever they roam, trolls are preceded by a noxious smell. Augmented by their fetid living conditions, the troll stench is a distinct one, chilling and impenetrable. Most feared of all troll characteristics is their regenerative ability. Severed limbs may continue to attack or else scurry back to reattach to the creature. Even a troll’s entrails will lash at foes or seek to strangle them. Burning is the only way to inflict permanent damage on a troll.
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Feb 5, 2018 2:07:33 GMT -5
Post by Hexenritter Verlag on Feb 5, 2018 2:07:33 GMT -5
I never cared for D&D trolls - they looked stupid, like a weird green plant man - kind of like Man-thing. I prefer Tolkien, Palladium Fantasy & Warhammer Fantasy Trolls.
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Post by The Old Ref Himself on Feb 12, 2018 18:37:40 GMT -5
I never cared for D&D trolls - they looked stupid, like a weird green plant man - kind of like Man-thing. I prefer Tolkien, Palladium Fantasy & Warhammer Fantasy Trolls. I love trolls, but mine don't look like D&D trolls either. Some are shaggy, very shaggy.
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Feb 12, 2018 21:14:21 GMT -5
Post by Hexenritter Verlag on Feb 12, 2018 21:14:21 GMT -5
Shaggy Trolls for the win!
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Post by Deleted on Feb 12, 2018 21:24:30 GMT -5
USAF. It was and remains an honor. A number of friends served and gave a lot more than I, and they'd do it again. Definitely we thank you for your service. Have an Exalt! Make it two.
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Post by Morose on Feb 28, 2023 18:41:30 GMT -5
Trolls – Most trolls that adventurers will encounter run from 7-10 feet tall and weigh from 300-600 lbs. They look nothing like most illustrations I have seen, the most common troll has a black or blue-black glossy rubbery hide; however there are many different types of trolls, some of which have long hair that changes color with the season and the location they are found. Trolls, like dragons, are immortal unless they die by violence. Although rare there are rumors of trolls that are 10's of thousands of years old or even older. The average troll is a mindless hungry eating machine that feeds and sleeps. But it is said that if they live long enough that their intelligence grows to the point that they become sentient and thus obtain the skills and craftiness to grow even older. If pieces of a troll are separated by at least a mile each piece will grow into a complete troll. I like this a lot.
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Post by Morose on Feb 28, 2023 18:43:40 GMT -5
I know the D&D troll is from Poul Anderson's novel Three Hearts and Three Lions with the regeneration ability. Does anyone know if Poul Anderson got it from Dzunukwa? Wow, I wonder, but way too late to ask him.
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Post by Morose on Feb 28, 2023 18:44:14 GMT -5
I agree with the author, regeneration should work without any delay.
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Post by Morose on Feb 28, 2023 18:47:06 GMT -5
Heck, discover his GM style for yourself at www.gristlegrim.comI shall admit it's not as weird or frantic as having Khenn right there or even online with you - for one thing, TnT rewards gonzo risk-taking lunacy often as not, and you can't just make up something wild in a pre-written solo... Unless you are VERY good at having multiple personalities and keeping secrets from yourself. But this may give you a little idea of how off the wall he can get. And yes, there ARE a number of his solos where you can talk monsters into changing sides. Agent of Death is a classic example, and anything by Mark Thornton usually ends up in places Mark never suspected. That link says unsafe now, so here is the Internet Archive link Gristlegrim
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