Two-Headed Trolls

[zedturtle]

The Ettin is the name for a Two headed troll.

When I did my extra adversaries for Rich H's document I had the Ettin as a troll but Rich changed it to a giant. I didn't argue with him because he made such athere'sy job of everything - but in Middle Earth an Ettin is a two headed troll.

Yeah, the tricky bit is that Rivendell uses the word Ettin for either a sort of earth elemental or primitive troll, with one option for them to have two heads. My build is for a more "traditional" two headed type. So there's some confusion with the official material if we call a fan-made adversary an Ettin (a problem that admittedly didn't exist when you made yours).

[zedturtle]

What I'm working on, just for fun.

[Glorelendil]

I really like the concept of Confused, even if the implementation needs tweaking. I'll try to think of some variants.

EDIT: Like what you're working on above....

[zedturtle]

I really like the concept of Confused, even if the implementation needs tweaking. I'll try to think of some variants.

Maybe a Perception test in order to take a regular action, with a no-op on a fail and a hurt ally on a Gandalf failure?

[Glorelendil]

I really like the concept of Confused, even if the implementation needs tweaking. I'll try to think of some variants.

Maybe a Perception test in order to take a regular action, with a no-op on a fail and a hurt ally on a Gandalf failure?

One option would be for the heroes to have to intentionally confuse it, using Riddle or Battle. The downside is that anybody who reads the description knows, "Oh, this is where we have to roll Riddle or Battle..."

Maybe each round he has to roll Perception against a DC of 12 + (number of engaged heroes). On a failed roll the heads get into an argument and he wastes his turn. On a failure with an eye they start fighting each other.

[Original Aragorn]

What I'm working on, just for fun.

Nice! What program is that?

[zedturtle]

I really like the concept of Confused, even if the implementation needs tweaking. I'll try to think of some variants.

Maybe a Perception test in order to take a regular action, with a no-op on a fail and a hurt ally on a Gandalf failure?

One option would be for the heroes to have to intentionally confuse it, using Riddle or Battle. The downside is that anybody who reads the description knows, "Oh, this is where we have to roll Riddle or Battle..."

Maybe each round he has to roll Perception against a DC of 12 + (number of engaged heroes). On a failed roll the heads get into an argument and he wastes his turn. On a failure with an eye they start fighting each other.

Ooh. Ooh. Ooh. What if we dropped Hate down to somewhere near the original amount and then Riddle can be used to Intimidate? And when the troll rolls a Gandalf it loses the next round arguing with itself?

[zedturtle]

Nice! What program is that?

Thanks. That's InDesign, which I use to put together my stuff. That's a collection of fan-made monsters, but you can see a more finished product in my "An Introductory Adventure" thread.

[Original Aragorn]

Nice! What program is that?

Thanks. That's InDesign, which I use to put together my stuff. That's a collection of fan-made monsters, but you can see a more finished product in my "An Introductory Adventure" thread.

Very cool, I saw that thread and haven't read it yet. Perhaps it's time to do so.

Were you already working on the two-headed troll or was it in response to this thread?

[zedturtle]

Nice! What program is that?

Thanks. That's InDesign, which I use to put together my stuff. That's a collection of fan-made monsters, but you can see a more finished product in my "An Introductory Adventure" thread.

Very cool, I saw that thread and haven't read it yet. Perhaps it's time to do so.

Were you already working on the two-headed troll or was it in response to this thread?

The Shambling Troll and the Fell Beast (inspired by Rocmistro's even more tough version) have appeared in my games. The Two-Headed Troll was made for this thread, I hadn't considered it before.