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Message: <blockquote data-quote="AaronOfBarbaria" data-source="post: 6847105" data-attributes="member: 6701872">In 1st edition, trolls in fact did have rules stating that any severed pieces would rejoin and arise ready for combat, or grow into a new troll if left behind while the troll is burned... but they had no rules mentioned as to how/when anything was severed from the troll (leaving to only apply at DM whim, or if a magic item with severing rules built into it is use). So without stepping into the realm of "because that's how the DM ran it", which can do the same in any edition, 1e trolls were no different from the 2nd edition trolls I mentioned early but that they couldn't actually fall to pieces in the first place.They still had the extreme limitation that their regeneration didn't start working at all until "3 melee rounds after being damaged," and being at the extremely slow rate of 3 hp per round.So, really, 5th edition regeneration is the best trolls have ever had - even with it being shut down by chill touch, rather than just the even more common fire or acid.</blockquote>