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<blockquote data-quote="Faolyn" data-source="post: 8777125" data-attributes="member: 6915329"><p>A short one today. This issue was all about humanoids, and The Dragon’s Bestiary included a bunch of new ones. Most of them, though, don’t really work as Level Up monsters—new heritages or cultures, perhaps, but that’s a bit beyond the purview of this series. However, it <em>does </em>include a new type of troll, which works well as a new variant. Enter the <strong>demon troll</strong>. (Standing next to it is a jor, or swamp orc--because orcs that live in swamps needed a brand-new statblock, of course.)</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]261991[/ATTACH]</p><p><span style="font-size: 15px">Art by Terry Dykstra</span></p><p></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 26px"><span style="color: rgb(65, 168, 95)">Troll Variant: Demon Troll</span></span></strong></p><p>The Dragon’s Bestiary, Dragon Magazine #141</p><p>Created by Michael J. Szarmach</p><p></p><p>A troll that consumes the flesh of fiends, or that has been brought to the Abyss and bathed in that plane’s evil energies, may become a demon troll. Their hide turns a dusty coal-black, their eyes glow green, a pair of twisted red horns grow from their brows, and their faces and bodies seem far more human-like than a normal troll’s. The evil that permeates all fiends twists them as well; while normal trolls kill indiscriminately to fill their ever-hungry bellies, demon trolls feed on fear and pain as much as actual flesh. Worse, they are as well-spoken as they are cruel.</p><p></p><p>A demon troll is CR 6 (2,300 XP) and its type changes to giant (fiend). It has AC 18, Intelligence 12 (+1), and Charisma 16 (+3), and can speak Abyssal, Common, Giant, and one other language. It is resistant to cold, lightning, poison damage, and damage from nonmagical weapons, and is immune to the poisoned condition. Its Regeneration trait has been altered and it gains the following new traits:</p><p></p><p><strong><em>Innate Spellcasting.</em></strong> The demon troll’s spellcasting trait is Charisma (spell save DC 14, +6 to hit with spell attacks.) It can cast the following spells, requiring no material components:</p><p>3/day each: <em>chain lightning, darkness, dispel magic, dimension door, infernal weapon</em></p><p><strong><em>Magic Resistance.</em></strong> The demon troll has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.</p><p><strong><em>Regeneration. </em></strong>The demon troll regains 10 hit points at the start of its turn. If the troll takes radiant damage, this trait doesn’t function on its next turn. The troll dies only if it starts its turn with 0 hit points and doesn’t regenerate.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Faolyn, post: 8777125, member: 6915329"] A short one today. This issue was all about humanoids, and The Dragon’s Bestiary included a bunch of new ones. Most of them, though, don’t really work as Level Up monsters—new heritages or cultures, perhaps, but that’s a bit beyond the purview of this series. However, it [I]does [/I]include a new type of troll, which works well as a new variant. Enter the [B]demon troll[/B]. (Standing next to it is a jor, or swamp orc--because orcs that live in swamps needed a brand-new statblock, of course.) [ATTACH type="full"]261991[/ATTACH] [SIZE=4]Art by Terry Dykstra[/SIZE] [B][SIZE=7][COLOR=rgb(65, 168, 95)]Troll Variant: Demon Troll[/COLOR][/SIZE][/B] The Dragon’s Bestiary, Dragon Magazine #141 Created by Michael J. Szarmach A troll that consumes the flesh of fiends, or that has been brought to the Abyss and bathed in that plane’s evil energies, may become a demon troll. Their hide turns a dusty coal-black, their eyes glow green, a pair of twisted red horns grow from their brows, and their faces and bodies seem far more human-like than a normal troll’s. The evil that permeates all fiends twists them as well; while normal trolls kill indiscriminately to fill their ever-hungry bellies, demon trolls feed on fear and pain as much as actual flesh. Worse, they are as well-spoken as they are cruel. A demon troll is CR 6 (2,300 XP) and its type changes to giant (fiend). It has AC 18, Intelligence 12 (+1), and Charisma 16 (+3), and can speak Abyssal, Common, Giant, and one other language. It is resistant to cold, lightning, poison damage, and damage from nonmagical weapons, and is immune to the poisoned condition. Its Regeneration trait has been altered and it gains the following new traits: [B][I]Innate Spellcasting.[/I][/B] The demon troll’s spellcasting trait is Charisma (spell save DC 14, +6 to hit with spell attacks.) It can cast the following spells, requiring no material components: 3/day each: [I]chain lightning, darkness, dispel magic, dimension door, infernal weapon[/I] [B][I]Magic Resistance.[/I][/B] The demon troll has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects. [B][I]Regeneration. [/I][/B]The demon troll regains 10 hit points at the start of its turn. If the troll takes radiant damage, this trait doesn’t function on its next turn. The troll dies only if it starts its turn with 0 hit points and doesn’t regenerate. [/QUOTE]
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