The Tome Of Drow Lore.pdf - RoseRed

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Special Qualities: Camouflage, darkvision 120 ft.,
regeneration 8
Saves: Fort +13, Ref +4, Will +2
Abilities: Str 26, Dex 14, Con 25, Int 9, Wis 10, Cha 6
Skills: Hide +11*, Jump +10, Listen +4, Move Silently
+5, Spot +4
Feats: Alertness, Cleave, Stealthy
Climate/Terrain: Underground
Organisation: Tribal
Challenge Rating: 6
Treasure: Standard
Alignment: Usually chaotic evil
Advancement: By character class
Level Adjustment: +6
The tall, grey giant leaps back to its feet and rushes to
rejoin the battle. Its appearance is markedly different from
its surface cousins, but the speed at which its wounds heal
leaves little doubt this creature is some manner of troll.
The deep troll is both stronger and smarter than its surface
cousins, but lacks none of the terrible ferocity that makes
the trolls of the surface world so feared.
A deep troll has gnarled hide which is plain grey in
colour, allowing it to blend in easily with the stone
of the Underdeep. It stands about 10 feet tall
and weighs in excess of 700 pounds. Its feet
and hands each have four digits. It is stockier
than surface trolls, but has the same long arms
and legs.
These terrible carnivores are found throughout the
Underdeep, but there are some areas that have unusually
high concentrations of them, and rumours persist of weird
cities gouged crudely from the rock and inhabited entirely
by deep trolls. Very few people are particularly
anxious to determine the truth of these rumours.
Deep trolls speak Giant and Undercommon.
Combat
Deep trolls are not quite as eager as are the surface trolls
to leap into combat, and will fall back before a truly
overwhelming force. However, they are not cautious
warriors, and if they believe there is any chance for
victory over a potential foe, they will strike. Deep trolls
are intelligent enough to understand the different levels
of danger posed by various attackers, and will attempt to
kill any obvious spellcasters who might menace them with
magical fire before turning their attention on the remainder
of their enemies.
Rend (Ex): If a deep troll hits with both claw attacks, it
latches onto the opponent’s body and tears the flesh. This
attack automatically deals an additional 2d8+12 points of
damage.
Camouflage (Ex): The colour of the deep troll’s skin is a
nondescript grey which is difficult to distinguish from the
rough stone of its environment, granting the troll a +8 to its
Hide skill, more than offsetting the penalties for its size.
Regeneration (Ex): Fire and acid deal normal damage to a
deep troll. If a deep troll loses a limb or body part, the lost