TROLLKIN FEATURES
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.
VALUE:
D20 Feature Effect
1 Soulful POW 3D6
2 Empathy senses master's mood
3 Cool Touch First Aid at 25%, learns at double speed
4 Nosey has Smell at 25%, can increase through
experience
5 Taster has Taste Analysis at 25%, ditto
6 Handy has +10% Manipulation skills
7 Rock Biter can bite and digest rock as well as an Uzko can
8 Pretty APP 1D6+12
9 female:
Wet Nurse lactates continuously, if nourished and milked
male:
Overseer excellent at commanding other trollkin
10 Messenger excellent recall for spoken language
11 Monkey Arms Climb at 70% plus bonus
12 Leggy Jump at 50% plus bonus
13 Fishy Swim at 40% plus bonus
14 Speaker Speak Darktongue at 50% plus bonus
15 Tricky Fast Talk at 50% plus bonus
16 Bugbrain Animal Lore at 30% plus bonus (from empathy)
17-20 Crafty Craft [appropriate] at 40% plus bonus
WARRIOR:
D20 Feature Effect
1 Brave not demoralized in sunlight
2 Big STR 1D6+11, SIZ 1D6+11, DEX 3D6 (perhaps an Uzko
from multiple birth)
3 Lookout Visual/Scan 25%, Sling 30% plus bonuses
4 Cave INT 1D6+3, but regenerates like a Cave Troll
5 Survivor withstands deprivation well (starvation, thirst,
exposure, etc.)
8 Mute incapable of vocal noises, other than sonar 9 Quick Base Move 4 10 Sneaky Hide and Sneak 30% plus bonus 11 C'm'ere Dodge at 50% plus bonus 12 Strong STR 2D4+13, SIZ at least 1/2 STR 13 Tough CON 1D6+15 14 Wherdigo Conceal 40% plus bonus 15 Biter Bite SR8 A20%+bonus Dam.:1D6+bonus 16 Berserker becomes Fanatical in combat, Berserk if wounded 17 Slinger Sling at 50% plus bonus 18 Wrestler Grapple at 50% plus bonus 19 Dumb obeys orders well 20 Vicious fights nasty; good at eliminating the wounded WORKER: D20 Feature Effect
hour
3 Repeater will repeat single action continuously as
directed
4 Mute incapable of vocal noises, other than sonar
5 Neuter not distracted by sexual feelings
6 Breeder capable of parenting healthy Enlo children
7 Scaredy easily frightened
8 Blind no eyes
9 Hairy doesn't need any clothing to protect from sun
10 Follower follows orders to best of understanding
11 Anosmic no sense of smell
16 Skinny doesn't eat much
17 Digger digs at three times normal speeds
18 Scout Track at 40% plus bonus
19 Nondescript doesn't attract any attention
20 Builder likes to put things on top of other things
FOOD:
D10 Feature Effect
1 Uppity INT 2D6+6, POW 3D6
2 Tiny STR 2D3+3, SIZ 1D3+3
3 Deaf No Listen or Darksense skill
4 Fat 1D6 excess SIZ (each point is 3 ENC)
5 Tasty smells and tastes really good
6 Random uncontrollable
7 Insider suffers Fearshock from direct sunlight
8 Clumsy DEX 1D6+2
9 Idiot INT 1D4+1, POW 1D6+1, can do nothing but breed
(and always breeds true)
10 Zombie minimal reaction to outside world
Suggestions for more features welcomed!
- --Martin
End of Glorantha Digest V1 #72
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