We’ve done System-Agnostic Trolls, now it’s time for an OSE-specific one.
As our 5e meat-space campaign has drawn down, we’re pivoting into OSE! I GM’d a one-shot the other week to introduce the gang to the system; of the six players, I only murdered the two characters of the two women I live with! Success!
But enough about my domestic sitch. Have a troll:
Four-armed Fire Troll
A red-maned troll pulls himself from an extra-dimensional space beneath a tiny stone bridge. Which path will you dare: the bridge or the river? The Troll calls the river ‘the death’; he offers safe passage in exchange for a toll or the answer to his riddle.
HD 8, AC 10, x2 claws d6, ML11 (5 in water)
Regens d8/round in the presence of fire and whenever hit with fire
Takes d20 damage when starting a round in water.
Troll Riddle: Little army, tiny blades, conquer fields and foreign glades, soldier green and brown they die, Troll asks riddle: Who am I? (Grass)
Troll Toll: 1 meal (live food only)
If you try the River Save vs Paralysis or lose a random item + d4 damage.
Comment Below, but Don’t Troll Me Bro!
A tiny troll encounter for your OSE-ing enjoyment! This guy was a lot of fun in play, but his riddle was too easy; comment below if you can think of a better one for a fire troll guarding a river bridge.
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