TROLLKIN FEATURES

a piece of Gloranthan Frippery by Martin Crim*

About 25% of all trollkin are born with distinctive features. The following table gives some examples of such features. It is divided into four groups, indicating features that result in trollkin being placed in the status of value, warrior, worker, or food. The table can be used to select a feature for a PC trollkin or to give the range of features available in trollkin for sale.

I have added points costs for Nikk Effingham's points-based character generation system. The first (or only) number is for buying trollkin as slaves, the second number (if present) is the alternative cost if generating a PC trollkin. Note: I haven't cogitated deeply on the balance of the points costs, so check them with your referee first. The stat modifiers are deliberately somewhat cheaper that they would be if bought under the regular rules. I recommend that the number of features should be kept low, perhaps applying a cummulative +5 points cost for each feature after the first.

VALUE:

D20	Feature	Effect	Points
1	Soulful	POW 3D6	20
2	Empathy	senses master's mood	10
3	Cool Touch	First Aid at 25%, learns at double speed	15
4	Nosey	has Smell at 25%, can increase through experience	20
5	Taster	has Taste Analysis at 25%, ditto	20
6	Handy	has +10% Manipulation skills	20
7	Rock Biter	can bite and digest rock as well as an Uzko can	20
8	Pretty	APP 1D6+12	15
9	female: Wet Nurse	lactates continuously, if nourished and milked	25
9	male: Overseer	excellent at commanding other trollkin	25
10	Messenger	excellent recall for spoken language	20
11	Monkey Arms	Climb at 70% plus bonus	25
12	Leggy	Jump at 50% plus bonus	20
13	Fishy	Swim at 40% plus bonus	15
14	Speaker	Speak Darktongue at 50% plus bonus	20
15	Tricky	Fast Talk at 50% plus bonus	20
16	Bugbrain	Animal Lore at 30% plus bonus (from empathy)	20
17-20	Crafty	Craft [appropriate] at 40% plus bonus	20

WARRIOR:

D20	Feature	Effect	Points
1	Brave	not demoralized in sunlight	30
2	Big	STR 1D6+11, SIZ 1D6+11, DEX 3D6 (perhaps an Uzko from multiple birth)	30
3	Lookout	Visual/Scan 25%, Sling 30% plus bonuses	10
4	Cave	INT 1D6+3, but regenerates like a Cave Troll	10	-25
5	Survivor	withstands deprivation well (starvation, thirst, exposure, etc.)	20
6	Painless	immune to pain	30
7	Good Sense	Darksense skills equal to an Uzko	10
8	Mute	incapable of vocal noises, other than sonar	-10	-25
9	Quick	Base Move 4	35
10	Sneaky	Hide and Sneak 30% plus bonus	10
11	C'm'ere	Dodge at 50% plus bonus	20
12	Strong	STR 2D4+13, SIZ at least 1/2 STR	25
13	Tough	CON 1D6+15	25
14	Wherdigo	Conceal 40% plus bonus	10
15	Biter	Bite SR8 A20%+bonus Dam.:1D6+bonus	10
16	Berserker	becomes Fanatical in combat, Berserk if wounded	20
17	Slinger	Sling at 50% plus bonus	20
18	Wrestler	Grapple at 50% plus bonus	20
19	Dumb	obeys orders well	10	0
20	Vicious	fights nasty; good at eliminating the wounded	10	0

WORKER:

D20	Feature	Effect	Points
1	Tireless	35 FP	10
2	Big Back	can carry up to 6 x STR at a cost of 2 FP per hour	20
3	Repeater	will repeat single action continuously as directed	15	0
4	Mute	incapable of vocal noises, other than sonar	-10
5	Neuter	not distracted by sexual feelings	10	-10
6	Breeder	capable of parenting healthy Enlo children	20	5
7	Scaredy	easily frightened	-10
8	Blind	no eyes	-10
9	Hairy	doesn't need any clothing to protect from sun	10
10	Follower	follows orders to best of understanding	10	0
11	Anosmic	no sense of smell	10
12	Flexible	can fit through tight spaces	10
13	Masochist	welcomes punishment	-10	0
14	Bouncer	recovers from damage at twice normal rate	20
15	Too Many	six fingers on each hand; six toes on each foot	5
16	Skinny	doesn't eat much	10
17	Digger	digs at three times normal speeds	10
18	Scout	Track at 40% plus bonus	15
19	Nondescript	doesn't attract any attention	5	15
20	Builder	likes to put things on top of other things	10	5

FOOD:

D20	Feature	Effect	Points
1	Uppity	INT 2D6+6, POW 3D6	-20	20
2	Tiny	STR 2D3+3, SIZ 1D3+3	-10
3	Deaf	No Listen or Darksense skill	-30
4	Fat	1D6 excess SIZ (each point is 3 ENC)	10	-10
5	Tasty	smells and tastes really good	20	-20
6	Random	uncontrollable	-10	0
7	Insider	suffers Fearshock from direct sunlight	-10	-35
8	Clumsy	DEX 1D6+2	-10	-20
9	Idiot	INT 1D4+1, POW 1D6+1, can do nothing but breed (and always breeds true)	30	-30
10	Zombie	minimal reaction to outside world	20	-20

* These tables are just for a bit of fun and variery.