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Message: <blockquote data-quote="travathian" data-source="post: 6935755" data-attributes="member: 12105">Troll TollAs the party travels down a well used road, they see in the distance a troll sitting on a stone bench on the side of the road. Past the bench is a 40' long and 10' wide stone bridge, spanning a chasm 80' deep. Tazingo the troll simply sits there waiting until travelers reach the bench at which point he says "Troll Toll" in common (unless a dwarf is present, in which case he says it in Dwarven while looking at the dwarf). If asked what the toll is, the troll gives wildly varying answers to each person wanting to cross (d20 x d20 gp). Anyone paying is allowed to cross. Anyone attempting to cross without paying or who threatens or attacks is attacked. He does not attack bystanders or innocents.Tazingo was raise by dwarves in a far away mountain range. The dwarven king was cursed by a hag to raise Tazingo or never bare a son. And so the king treated him as his own son, raised him in the dwarven ways and sent him away 'on a mighty and important' quest. The quest was to find a bridge that needed to be replaced, rebuild it, and collect tolls from it until the king arrived. Tazingo has trolled this bridge for over 20 years.The local militia and trades guilds do nothing to stop him as they are all aware of how to trick him into letting them pass for free or for token items. In return, they have a troll who maintains the bridge in excellent condition and wards off bandits in the nearby area. He gladly accepts trades for tolls, especially dwarven ale, livestock, and mining/mason tools. Tazingo lives in a cave at the base of the chasm, which he carved himself and used the stone to make the bridge.Troll statblock from MM (p291) with the following exceptions:Tazingo the Toll TrollLawful NeutralInt 5, Wis 7Languages: Giant, Common, DwarvenGullible: Has disadvantage on Perception checks to see if someone is lying. Opponents have advantage on Deception/Persuasion checks if they have encountered Tazingo before, or were informed about common ways to trick him.  (can not be convinced to give up his post or change the cost of a toll once he has announced it)Stonecraft: knowledge of masonry, mining, stonecutting and bridgebuilding.- inspiration from Divinity: Original Sin</blockquote>

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