New Monster - Variant - Stone Troll

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New Monster - Variant - Stone Troll

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No Enc.: 1 (or 2) Size: L (7' tall but stout)
HD 4 (d) Move 20' (10' Stonewalk)
AC: 17 Attack: 2 Claws (d3) or Stone Mace (d8+1 (STR)), Bite (2d4)
Special: Deepvision, Regenerate (1 hp/rd), Stonewalk, No Rend
Save: P Int: Low to Low Average
Alignment: CE Type: Giant
Treasure: 9 BUT Stone, Gem, & Metallic Only XP: 369 +13 (TBC)

Stone Trolls or Deep Trolls are subterranean in nature. They prefer never to come above ground and never to leave contact with solid stone. These rare cousins of the common troll are so adapted to life in the deep tunnels of stone in the subterranean they can actually walk through any solid stone as easily as River Trolls swim. Their Stonewalk is only limited by their ability to hold their breath (9d2 rounds). Stone Trolls love to eat/hunt/harass Dwarves (& Deep Gnomes), but all surface creatures are considered "delicacies"; especially elves. Subterranean Rangers of Dwarven or Gnomish decent receive an extra +1 when dealing with Stone Trolls and are the only people who truly believe in the existence of these rare creatures.

When a Stone Troll walks through stone, they move easily up, down, or through solid stone like a River Troll swimming, however they cannot bring animate creatures with them. Even inanimate items are difficult to bring with them through solid stone. Stone and metal items they can bring easily, but natural (wood, plant, or animal based) items do not come without a successful save versus CON (+1) made by the Troll. Living creatures/items cannot be brought into stone unless they are willing and even then the Troll moves through stone at half their normal rate. As such, stone trolls are usually without belongings or clothing unless they are made of purely stone (preferred) or metal (acceptable). Stone trolls are short, but stout by Troll standards. They are shades of slate and granite, rough and craggy in appearance, and shunned by nearly all living creatures, even other Trolls. They live solitary lives accept when raising young - which is a solitary child of half strength and size.

Notes to CK: As would be expected Stone Trolls are clever enough, despite their seemingly low intelligence, to stalk their prey from the safety of solid stone. They emerge long enough to breath, destroy light sources, and attack. A favored attack is to slam creatures against stone walls from within the safety of the floor, wall, or ceiling (full to 3/4 hard cover) or drag a creature's armor, boots, or weapons into stone and leave them there (metal shod boots, swords, or armor). Attacks from tunnel ceilings dragging a plate mailed warrior to the ceiling and leaving them suspended from the ceiling with their breast plate embedded in the ceiling - merged permanently with the stone - is a favored tactic of stone trolls. Attacking with surprise, isolating, and immobilizing their opponents one at a time is a classic Stone Troll tactic.
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Re: New Monster - Variant - Stone Troll

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This creature worked VERY well in its first outing, the use of diving in and out of stone like its water yet the need to breath allowed it to be both scary and able to be attacked by the party who watches closely - hear about it I'm sure in the Crusades: 9th Hour Social Diversion Society
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