Two-Headed Trolls

[Original Aragorn]

There's a line from The Hobbit (Roast Mutton) that says: "Yes, I am afraid trolls do behave like that, even those with only one head each."

Has anyone statted up a 2-headed troll? (Which I supposed would be an awful lot like an Ettin)

[MattG]

Hobbit Tales has a hazard card "Two-headed Troll". It's rating is only 5.
However, it makes me wonder, if Two-headed Troll would have more or even less wits than One-headed.

[Original Aragorn]

Hobbit Tales has a hazard card "Two-headed Troll". It's rating is only 5.
However, it makes me wonder, if Two-headed Troll would have more or even less wits than One-headed.

Oh, interesting. Didn't know about Hobbit Tales.

Great question LOL.

Overall I would say:
*Would definitely be a Stone Troll (since the Hobbit was talking about Stone Trolls)
*I would give them lower wits (for the comedic affect)
*I would give them awesome perception (hard to be caught unawares with two heads)
*And maybe some kind of random chance of bickering or disagreement amongst the heads
*But strong as hell

Gotta go. My wife seems perplexed that I'm not helping with Thanksgiving stuff.

[Arkat]

The stone trolls statted up in Rivendel can have two heads.

[zedturtle]

The stone trolls statted up in Rivendell can have two heads.

I'm thinking you're thinking of the Ettins, right?

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Here's my stab at a

Two-Headed Troll

• Attribute Level: 9
  Endurance: 72
  Hate: 7
  Parry: 5
  Armour: 3d

Skills:

• Personality: 2
  Survival: 2
  Movement: 2
  Custom: 1
  Perception: 3
  Vocation: 1

Weapon Skills

• Club 3
  Crush 1

Special Abilities

• Great Size
  Horrible Strength
  Hideous Toughness
  Confused

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Confused: This adversary is easily distracted. At the start of combat, each hero in close combat must select a unique number from 1 through 10. Whenever the adversary acts, roll a Feat die. If the roll matches a number selected by a hero, the adversary will attack that hero if possible. If the number does not match, the creature takes no action. On a Sauron, the adversary may select a target. On a Gandalf, the creature will do the basic damage of its favoured weapon to either itself or an ally, at the Loremaster's discretion. The creature may spend a point of Hate to ignore this ability and attack normally.

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Whatcha think?

[Arkat]

Ah, yeah you are right. I mixed ettins and stone trolls.

[Original Aragorn]

The stone trolls statted up in Rivendell can have two heads.

I'm thinking you're thinking of the Ettins, right?

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Here's my stab at a

Two-Headed Troll

• Attribute Level: 9
  Endurance: 72
  Hate: 7
  Parry: 5
  Armour: 3d

Skills:

• Personality: 2
  Survival: 2
  Movement: 2
  Custom: 1
  Perception: 3
  Vocation: 1

Weapon Skills

• Club 3
  Crush 1

Special Abilities

• Great Size
  Horrible Strength
  Hideous Toughness
  Confused

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Confused: This adversary is easily distracted. At the start of combat, each hero in close combat must select a unique number from 1 through 10. Whenever the adversary acts, roll a Feat die. If the roll matches a number selected by a hero, the adversary will attack that hero if possible. If the number does not match, the creature takes no action. On a Sauron, the adversary may select a target. On a Gandalf, the creature will do the basic damage of its favoured weapon to either itself or an ally, at the Loremaster's discretion. The creature may spend a point of Hate to ignore this ability and attack normally.

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Whatcha think?

Ha! Pretty awesome. I think the Hate, the Skills, etc are spot on. However, I do think the "Confused" ability - while highly entertaining - gimps the creature too much. If it's in combat with 3-4 adversaries that means that well over 50% of the time it won't get to attack (if I'm reading it right).

Perhaps only on a Gandalf, it is so distracted bickering with itself that it deals its basic damage to itself and can take no other action that round. Each round thereafter, it must make a Personality check to see if it can divert its attention back to more important matters - such as the melee. If the check is failed, it deals damage again that round. This continues until it passes the check.

I figure this might make the Confusion a possibility that might crop up every couple fights but without crippling it too much.

But overall I really like your writeup!

[zedturtle]

Yeah... I'm not sure about Confused either, though it did make me feel good about making a real heavy hitter that isn't as dangerous as it looks.

I was thinking about using a success die and making it only be the characters Engaged with the Troll that would be subject to its attacks.

Another solution would be to up its Hate by a few points... the idea being that the Confusion would only come into play once it was out of Hate (possibly due to Intimidation).

[Original Aragorn]

Yeah... I'm not sure about Confused either, though it did make me feel good about making a real heavy hitter that isn't as dangerous as it looks.

I was thinking about using a success die and making it only be the characters Engaged with the Troll that would be subject to its attacks.

Another solution would be to up its Hate by a few points... the idea being that the Confusion would only come into play once it was out of Hate (possibly due to Intimidation).

That sounds really interesting. Great idea!

[poosticks7]

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 a lovely job of everything - but in Middle Earth and Ettin is a two headed troll.