26 thoughts on “TROLL ARE GDDD! WHY YOU LIKE TROLL BEST?”

  1. To me, trolls are the forgotten fantasy race. They should take their place next to the elves and dwarves rather than being relegated to the pages of the monster manuals.

    They seem to be used as a test to see if the players are meta-gaming or not. “How does your character know they are harmed by fire?!” That’s a shame. Trolls could be so much more. They are tricksters and riddle-lovers with the power to curse cruel people. They are kidnappers, seductresses, and magicians with many forms and many sizes.

  2. To me, trolls are the forgotten fantasy race. They should take their place next to the elves and dwarves rather than being relegated to the pages of the monster manuals.

    They seem to be used as a test to see if the players are meta-gaming or not. “How does your character know they are harmed by fire?!” That’s a shame. Trolls could be so much more. They are tricksters and riddle-lovers with the power to curse cruel people. They are kidnappers, seductresses, and magicians with many forms and many sizes.

  3. Trolls seem at peace with themselves, I like that. They seem to have comical lives and are surrounded by talking everyday objects. (I’ve always suspected this is an ability related to their presence. E.g. my cooking pot doesn’t talk, but if it found it’s way into a troll’s kitchen, it might speak up after a few days.) I like that they are ‘earthy.’

  4. Trolls seem at peace with themselves, I like that. They seem to have comical lives and are surrounded by talking everyday objects. (I’ve always suspected this is an ability related to their presence. E.g. my cooking pot doesn’t talk, but if it found it’s way into a troll’s kitchen, it might speak up after a few days.) I like that they are ‘earthy.’

  5. What kind of trolls are we talking about here? Because I live for the rubbery, gangly ones from D&D that are so nimble, they can attack three different targets at once (bite, claw, claw), and always regenerate unless you burn them with fire. They are my favorite monster in D&D-style games, mostly because I love the possibility that a party member takes a troll finger or tooth as a trophy and then later, when they’re asleep, enough of it grows back to attack them unawares.

  6. What kind of trolls are we talking about here? Because I live for the rubbery, gangly ones from D&D that are so nimble, they can attack three different targets at once (bite, claw, claw), and always regenerate unless you burn them with fire. They are my favorite monster in D&D-style games, mostly because I love the possibility that a party member takes a troll finger or tooth as a trophy and then later, when they’re asleep, enough of it grows back to attack them unawares.

  11. Yeah, I was thinking kindly Norwegian trolls. My favorite trolls are the ones Jason Cordova mentioned, but I can’t imagine one of THOSE as a PC. They feel very alien and inhuman to me. (Again, EVERYONE should read the troll fight from Poul Anderson’s Three Hearts and Three Lions. OMG. So good.)

  12. Yeah, I was thinking kindly Norwegian trolls. My favorite trolls are the ones Jason Cordova mentioned, but I can’t imagine one of THOSE as a PC. They feel very alien and inhuman to me. (Again, EVERYONE should read the troll fight from Poul Anderson’s Three Hearts and Three Lions. OMG. So good.)

  15. And, Ray (and anyone else his concern applies to), feel free to not restrict yourselves to the things you like about PC-type trolls. Antagonist-troll stuff is welcome, too.

    (Because antagonism stories can always turn out to be stereotypes or something.)

  16. And, Ray (and anyone else his concern applies to), feel free to not restrict yourselves to the things you like about PC-type trolls. Antagonist-troll stuff is welcome, too.

    (Because antagonism stories can always turn out to be stereotypes or something.)

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