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<blockquote data-quote="FormerlyHemlock" data-source="post: 7143202" data-attributes="member: 6787650">I hadn't realized until you reminded me that advancement to Young Adult was so slow. I agree that a wyrmling is less terrifying to a troll than the young adult I had in mind for an 8th-10th level PC (the level range at which two trolls are a Medium fight by DMG guidelines). I think trolls indeed ought to be terrified by a wizard, but they can't tell by looking at a human that it's a wizard, so the question is &quot;is it more terrifying than three soldiers (presumably 11 HP Guards) and an unarmored human?&quot;I think the answer would still be &quot;yes&quot;, because dragons are known for being tough and breathing fire. Instead of approaching with overconfidence (believing themselves to have the force advantage), I'd imagine the trolls would view it as more of a fair fight, one likely to kill them permanently if they lose (because fire), and therefore not a fight worth risking just for a single meal. Even if there were three very hungry trolls, they'd probably have an argument about which one of them has to tangle with the dragon while the other two grab yummy humans to eat. With just two trolls, no way do I believe they'd just attack on sight, the way that certain style of game requires them to do. Against three soldiers and an unarmored human though I think they would.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="FormerlyHemlock, post: 7143202, member: 6787650"] I hadn't realized until you reminded me that advancement to Young Adult was so slow. I agree that a wyrmling is less terrifying to a troll than the young adult I had in mind for an 8th-10th level PC (the level range at which two trolls are a Medium fight by DMG guidelines). I think trolls indeed ought to be terrified by a wizard, but they can't tell by looking at a human that it's a wizard, so the question is "is it more terrifying than three soldiers (presumably 11 HP Guards) and an unarmored human?" I think the answer would still be "yes", because dragons are known for being tough and breathing fire. Instead of approaching with overconfidence (believing themselves to have the force advantage), I'd imagine the trolls would view it as more of a fair fight, one likely to kill them permanently if they lose (because fire), and therefore not a fight worth risking just for a single meal. Even if there were three very hungry trolls, they'd probably have an argument about which one of them has to tangle with the dragon while the other two grab yummy humans to eat. With just two trolls, no way do I believe they'd just attack on sight, the way that certain style of game requires them to do. Against three soldiers and an unarmored human though I think they would. [/QUOTE]

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