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{{Creature attack attributes2 <!-- ALL WEAPONS, SPELLS AND COMBAT MANEUVERS WILL LINK AUTOMATICALLY. --> |
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| PA1 = Flail<!-- Physical attacks insert up to PA10 and corresponding value/range up to PAJ --> |
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| MN1 = <!-- Combat Maneuvers insert up to MN10 --> |
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| AB1 = [[Attack strength]] boost<!-- Special abilities insert up to AB10, include creature maneuvers here, manually link if appropriate --> |
| AB1 = [[Attack strength]] boost (howl) <!-- Special abilities insert up to AB10, include creature maneuvers here, manually link if appropriate --> |
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| AB2 = [[Attack strength]] boost (snarl) |
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| asg = various<!-- Insert asg # and template will automatically convert to include type of armor --> |
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| IMM1 = <!-- add IMM2 (up to 15) for additional immunities --> |
| IMM1 = <!-- add IMM2 (up to 15) for additional immunities --> |
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| Melee = 73 |
| Melee = 73 - 175 |
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<pre{{log2|margin-right=26em}}>Huge and dangerous, the mountain troll towers above even a tall giantman. Grey skin so thick that it serves quite well as armor covers most of the troll, with tufts of thick hair sprouting here and there like weeds between cracked stones. A hideous grin splits its face displaying fangs crusted with dried blood and less guessable matter. No light of intellect glows in its narrow piggish eyes. The lust for slaughter and thirst for blood are what drive this hulkish beast's existence.</pre> |
<pre{{log2|margin-right=26em}}>Huge and dangerous, the mountain troll towers above even a tall giantman. Grey skin so thick that it serves quite well as armor covers most of the troll, with tufts of thick hair sprouting here and there like weeds between cracked stones. A hideous grin splits its face displaying fangs crusted with dried blood and less guessable matter. No light of intellect glows in its narrow piggish eyes. The lust for slaughter and thirst for blood are what drive this hulkish beast's existence.</pre> |
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A mountain troll's back begins to regenerate.</pre> |
A mountain troll's back begins to regenerate.</pre> |
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Mountain trolls |
Mountain trolls have two [[attack strength]] boosters preceded by either a howl (+10 AS) and/or a snarl (2x level AS). The snarl messaging does not always result in an AS increase. It is possible for both these AS boosts to stack. |
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<pre{{log2|margin-right=26em}}>A mountain troll snarls menacingly as he advances! |
<pre{{log2|margin-right=26em}}>A mountain troll snarls menacingly as he advances! |
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A mountain troll throws his head back and howls! |
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A mountain troll swings a flail at you! |
A mountain troll swings a flail at you! |
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AS: + |
AS: +234 vs DS: +334 with AvD: +44 + d100 roll: +49 = -7</pre> |
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A clean miss.</pre> |
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Mountain trolls spawn in different equipment configurations. |
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*Military pick, augmented breastplate, visored helm. ([[Hidden Vale]]) |
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*Flail, brigandine armor, leather helm. ([[Hidden Vale]]) |
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*Flail, brigandine armor ([[Shores of Lough Ne'Halin]]) |
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==Behind the Scenes== |
==Behind the Scenes== |
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The mountain troll presence in [[Noralgar Forest]], which is related to [[Castle Anwyn]] and the [[Vvrael]] quest, might be based on their [[Rolemaster]] bestiary description. In this [[ICE age|I.C.E. Age]] context there was a "Great Corruption" and a "Black Deceiver" who had hidden a gemstone deep in his vaults, where [[Terate]] had the first Stone of Virtue in a chest under Castle Anwyn. The Black Deceiver had a false prophet who told the mountain trolls they would be redeemed by "[[seeker|seeking]] out the highest mountain peak in the world", where there would be this "large gemstone" which if crushed would make the trolls forgiven. In the Vvrael quest context this would correspond to [[Mount Aenatumgana]], the [[Eye of the Drake]] (dragonsbreath sapphire), and the weeping [[Lorminstra]] at the door of the Drake's Shrine saying "I forgive you, my child..." Trolls more generally come from Scandinavian folklore, such as with changeling myths which are analogous to the fey, and Noralgar might be a pseudo-anagram of Ragnorak fitting the quest's apocalypse subtexts. |
The mountain troll presence in [[Noralgar Forest]], which is related to [[Castle Anwyn]] and the [[Vvrael]] quest, might be based on their [[Rolemaster]] bestiary description. In this [[ICE age|I.C.E. Age]] context there was a "Great Corruption" and a "Black Deceiver" who had hidden a gemstone deep in his vaults, where [[Terate]] had the first Stone of Virtue in a chest under Castle Anwyn. The Black Deceiver had a false prophet who told the mountain trolls they would be redeemed by "[[seeker|seeking]] out the highest mountain peak in the world", where there would be this "large gemstone" which if crushed would make the trolls forgiven. In the Vvrael quest context this would correspond to [[Mount Aenatumgana]], the [[Eye of the Drake]] (dragonsbreath sapphire), and the weeping [[Lorminstra]] at the door of the Drake's Shrine saying "I forgive you, my child..." Trolls more generally come from Scandinavian folklore, such as with changeling myths which are analogous to the fey, and Noralgar might be a pseudo-anagram of Ragnorak fitting the quest's apocalypse subtexts. |
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Huge and dangerous, the mountain troll towers above even a tall giantman. Grey skin so thick that it serves quite well as armor covers most of the troll, with tufts of thick hair sprouting here and there like weeds between cracked stones. A hideous grin splits its face displaying fangs crusted with dried blood and less guessable matter. No light of intellect glows in its narrow piggish eyes. The lust for slaughter and thirst for blood are what drive this hulkish beast's existence.
Hunting strategies
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Other information
Mountain trolls like many other members of the troll family creatures are able to regenerate missing or injured body parts and lost health.
A mountain troll's flesh wounds regenerate some. A mountain troll's back begins to regenerate.
Mountain trolls have two attack strength boosters preceded by either a howl (+10 AS) and/or a snarl (2x level AS). The snarl messaging does not always result in an AS increase. It is possible for both these AS boosts to stack.
A mountain troll snarls menacingly as he advances! A mountain troll throws his head back and howls! A mountain troll swings a flail at you! AS: +234 vs DS: +334 with AvD: +44 + d100 roll: +49 = -7
Mountain trolls spawn in different equipment configurations.
- Military pick, augmented breastplate, visored helm. (Hidden Vale)
- Flail, brigandine armor, leather helm. (Hidden Vale)
- Flail, brigandine armor (Shores of Lough Ne'Halin)
Behind the Scenes
The mountain troll presence in Noralgar Forest, which is related to Castle Anwyn and the Vvrael quest, might be based on their Rolemaster bestiary description. In this I.C.E. Age context there was a "Great Corruption" and a "Black Deceiver" who had hidden a gemstone deep in his vaults, where Terate had the first Stone of Virtue in a chest under Castle Anwyn. The Black Deceiver had a false prophet who told the mountain trolls they would be redeemed by "seeking out the highest mountain peak in the world", where there would be this "large gemstone" which if crushed would make the trolls forgiven. In the Vvrael quest context this would correspond to Mount Aenatumgana, the Eye of the Drake (dragonsbreath sapphire), and the weeping Lorminstra at the door of the Drake's Shrine saying "I forgive you, my child..." Trolls more generally come from Scandinavian folklore, such as with changeling myths which are analogous to the fey, and Noralgar might be a pseudo-anagram of Ragnorak fitting the quest's apocalypse subtexts.
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