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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Samloyal23" data-source="post: 5868730" data-attributes="member: 21432">Okay, I am adding this race to my campaign, but I am thinking the LA and Strength bonus are off for a Large creature. Thoughts?The TrollbornDescription: The trollborn, while not properly a race, are a feared and respected people born of the unholy union of a troll and a human. Only the first generation children of such unions are considered trollborn; further generations may still carry the troll blood in their veins, but they are only human – or mostly human. The strength and toughness of the trollborn are legendary and when coupled with their natural cunning they are truly foes to be reckoned with. Personality: As a rule a trollborn’s disposition is as ugly as his countenance. Their temperaments range from bad to worse, although they do at times have their good moods and senses of humor. They tend to be secretive and individualistic, rarely having much patience for authority. When they do feel the need to involve themselves with others, they prefer action to introspection and force to discourse. However those who live in civilized lands generally have enough self-control to stay out of trouble. Trollborn love simple pleasures such as feasting, drinking, boasting, singing, wrestling, drumming and wild dancing. Refined enjoyments such poetry and philosophy are lost on them. Physical Description: Trollborn are universally larger than normal men. In particular, their build is much stockier and more muscular. They range from about 7 feet to a little over 8 feet in height and weigh between 250 and 325 pounds with men being notably taller and heavier than the women. Trollborn hair and skin tends to be darker and coarser than that of their human parent, but can still vary as much as it does amongst humans. Their eyes tend to be deep-set, black and beady. Regardless, the trollborn’s sloped brow, prominent teeth and coarse body hair along with the warty bumps and ridge-like protrusions that adorn their bodies mark his lineage for the world to see. Trollborn mature somewhat slower than humans reaching the age of majority by about 20. If they don’t come to a violent end sooner, they can live to be over 150 years old.Relations: The secretive nature of most trollborn, coupled with the fact that their troll parent would sooner eat a human than talk to him, makes it hard for trollborn to gain the acceptance of those who hate and fear his more monstrous cousins. Some are shy and reserved trying not to draw attention to themselves. Others demonstrate piety and good-heartedness as publicly and openly as they can (whether or not such displays are genuine). Others simply try to be so tough that those they would encounter have no choice but to accept them. As a general rule however, the fearsome reputation of their kind causes common folk to deal with them respectfully or not at all.Alignment: Trollborn inherit a tendency towards chaos from their troll parent, but like their human parent they favour neither good no evil. All too often though, growing up with their troll parent or the isolated hermit’s life of loneliness and persecution they are often forced to live, can drive a trollborn to evil.Trollborn lands: Trollborn have no lands of their own. While many try to live amongst men, or even more rarely trolls, as one of them, the vast majority takes to the wilderness and embraces a hermit’s life. The White Waste has the greatest number of Trollborn in the know world, and many live in Burghausen. A few are known to have moved to Skytop Village.Religion: Some trollborn are drawn to a life of quiet contemplation, while others are devout followers of some of the more violent gods. However, regardless of their inclination, they tend to be a fairly spiritual and superstitious race. Odin, Thor and Thrym are popular amongst more martial oriented trollborn, while the less overtly violent tend towards Skadi or Iduna.Language: Trollborn speak the languages they were born to, Burghauser and Trollspeak.Names: A trollborn generally chooses a name that helps make the impression that he wants to make. If he wants to fit in among men, he chooses a human name. If he wants to intimidate others, he chooses a guttural, violent troll name. A trollborn raised entirely by humans has a human given name, but may choose another name once he is away from his hometown. Some trollborn, of course, aren’t quite bright enough to choose a name this carefully.Adventurers: Trollborn who do not barricade themselves in a cave or mountain cabin are almost invariably drawn towards violent careers where they can put their strength to good use. Frequently shunned by polite company, trollborn often find acceptance and friendship among adventures, many of which are fellow wanderers and outsiders.Trollborn Racial Traits• +4 Strength, +2 Constitution, -2 Intelligence, -2 Charisma: Trollborn are inhumanly strong and tough which does not give them much incentive to develop the ability to think fast. They are also renowned for their foul temper. • Large Size: As Large creatures, trollborn have a –1 size modifier to Armor Class, a –1 size modifier on attack rolls, and a –4 modifier on Hide checks. They can use larger weapons than humans use, and their lifting and carrying limits are double those of Medium-size characters. • Trollborn base speed is 30 feet. • Darkvision: Trollborn can see in the dark up to 60 feet. Darkvision is black and white only, but it is otherwise just like normal sight, and trollborn can function fine with no light at all. • Troll-blood: While they are still humanoid creatures, the blood of the giants runs through their veins. Trollborn, for example, can use special weapons or magic items with racially specific powers as if they were giants. However, they are still subject to humanoid affecting spells such as charm person. • Ferocity: Once per day, when brought below 0 hit points, but not killed, a troll can fight on for one more round as if disabled. At the end of his next turn, unless brought above 0 hit points, he immediately falls unconscious and begins dying. • +2 racial bonus on Intimidate checks: Bullying others is much easier when you are seven feet tall and holding a small tree like a club. • Automatic Languages: Trollspeak. Bonus Languages: Common, Dwarven, Jotnar. • Favored Class: Barbarian.</blockquote>

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