Homebrew Troll Species Details

Under the feet of society, where most would expect nothing but plumbing and earth, dwell a reclusive race. Well known in mythos, trolls appear in various different places, most well known being in the mythology of the Norse Vikings, but they are actually everywhere. Skin of stone, sensitive to light, most trolls in the modern day have taken to living in the shadows, underneath the chaos of human life, but that does not stop them from interacting with the world above in rather mysterious ways. 

 

Conflict Amongst Them

Long ago, the trolls had large conflict that ended in a definitive split within the race. The typical troll, such as those existing in Arcadia, were the victors of this war and as such are considered to be the "good" trolls. The "bad" trolls are called "Gum-Gum"s, and were exiled to the Darklands in order to contain their destructive and violent ways. 

Since their banishment, the Gum-Gums have been employing the use of a type of troll called "Changelings" that take the place of a human on the surface world. These Changelings, often called "impures" by the other trolls, have a specific type of magic that allows them to take the form of their human counterpart and allows for them to avoid the challenges that sunlight typically present to typical trolls. 

These three subsets of trolls have had a tense relationship between them ever since the war, which still impacts things in troll society to this day, and likely will continue to impact it far into the future.

Troll Names

Most trolls have two names: a birth name assigned by the newborn’s mother and father, and a family or clan name. Some achieve status and are given titles fitting the accomplishments. While most trolls have both the given name and the clan name, many will omit their clan name when amongst close acquaintances, and some do not even have clan names but instead just have their birth name. 

Birth Names: Atidall, Budilark, Grynidor, Kageane, Kavanath, Laugal, Oventhato, Paitho, Vanokai

Nicknames/Titles: Basher, Cannonball, Conqueror, Dragon Master, Hurricane, The Destroyer, The Grand, The Unbreakable, The Unfortunate

Clan Names: Anthricite, Conar, Dunite, Geyserite, Kamudall, Laukmeaku, Rhodar, Thauvi, Tonalite, Zenetar

Troll Traits

Trolls share a number of traits in common with each other.

Ability Score Increase

Your Strength score increases by 2, and your Constitution score increases by 1.

Age

Trolls have extremely long lifespans, especially when compared to humans. They enter adulthood in their late teens to late twenties, and usually live for many decades, most typically making it to well over 2,000 years of age.

Alignment

Troll society in Arcadia is very rule oriented, though those rules and laws may not make sense to humans, and so therefore trolls tend to be lawful. They also place a heavy importance on being independent for the sake of survival, even though they do tend to house in groups because of safety in numbers, so they may also lean towards neutral alignments.

Size

Though trolls can vary greatly in size and shape, the average troll is between 5'5" and 7' tall, and between 180 and 350 lbs. As such, your size is Medium.

Speed

Your base walking speed is 30 feet, and base climbing speed is 15 feet.

Natural Athlete

You have proficiency in the Athletics skill.

Relentless Endurance

When you are reduced to 0 Hit Points but not killed outright, you can drop to 1 hit point instead. You can’t use this feature again until you finish a Long Rest

Powerful Build

You count as one size larger when determining your carrying capacity and the weight you can push, drag, or lift.

Stone Skin

You have advantage on stealth checks in rocky terrain, using the stone type appearance of your body to blend in to the rocks around you. Your tough skin also makes it more difficult for enemies to deal damage to you, so your armor class increases by 2.

Sunlight Sensitivity

Due to the sensitivity that trolls have to the sunlight on the surface, you have disadvantage on constitution saving throws while you are in the light. 

Languages

You can speak, read, and write Common and Trollish.