Troll, Black
| Statistic | Value |
|---|---|
| Climate/Terrain | Any |
| Frequency | Very rare |
| Organization | Band |
| Activity Cycle | Any |
| Diet | Carnivore |
| Intelligence | Low (5-7) |
| Treasure | Special (see below) |
| Alignment | Chaotic evil |
| No. of Appearing | 1-4 |
| Armor Class | -2 |
| Move | 12 |
| Hit Dice | 7 (50 hit points) |
| THAC0 | 12 |
| No. of Attacks | 3 |
| Damage/Attack | 1-6/1-6/3-30 |
| Special Attacks | Nil |
| Special Defenses | See below |
| Magic Resistance | Nil |
| Size | L (9' tall) |
| Morale | Fearless (19-20) |
| XP Value | 3,000 |
Description
Long ago, a very evil, and very mad wizard wanted to create the ultimate soldier for his army of destruction. Being very adept with genetic magic (it is rumored he might have created the Owlbear and Bullette), he decided to take two very formidable monsters and combine their characteristics magically to create a horror like no other! What he did was come up with the black troll! This troll is similar to other trolls, but it's far more deadly. It is totally immune to fire, cold, electricity, poison, and dosn't need to breath, so it's also immune to gasses and cannot drown. It's known that this monster cannpt die! This trolls skin constantly secretes a black slime, thus the low armor class because it's very difficult to strike a black troll effectively.
What is exceptionally deadly about black trolls is the fact that they also regenerate 5 hit points per round more than other trolls. Also, once a part of the trolls body is cut off, instead of attaching back to the main body, the body part creates an entirly new troll. Once 7 rounds has past, the body part has recreated enough of the old troll for an individual (the remaining portion left would be patches of skin, parts of an arm or both, and some of the less vital organs on the inside of the body, sometimes only half the brain has regenerated, yet is enough for the troll to function). Even the smallest drop of blood is enough for a new troll to be created, although a drop would be so small, that it would take a couple of hours for a new troll to be created (the regeneration has less effect upon extremely small parts, like drops of blood or patches of skin). Even at -50 hit points, a black troll will still regenerate. Thus since it is quite difficult to kill them, only one way is known to really work. If the spell disintegrate is cast upon a troll, all except a small part will dissappear (a finger, a patch of muscle, etc). Then if this part is placed within a small and sturdy container (a metal box is the best), the troll will only be able to regenerate enough to fill the entire box. Then, if the container is strong enough, the troll will be stuck! Once this is done, many have said to put the container deep underground, toss it in the bottom of a lake, or even send it to the void. Although a few have kept them and sold them in the black market for as much as 50,000 gold coins. Just one part is enough to create a vast army of trolls!
It is known that all black trolls encountered originated from the troll that the wizard had created. He started with one, and cut it in pieces to create the rest (thus all have 50 hitpoints).