Trolls!

[vagrant-poet]

I love the new take on Goblins and Ogres for golarion, and the illustratations on pathfinders #1 and #3 respectively.

I was wondering what the troll of pathfinder looks like, and if it was illustrated somewhere, that I either haven't seen or have forgotten.

Please say that stupid 'hanging over the mouth' nose is gone.

Thanks in advance if anyone can enlighten me.

[Paul Watson]

vagrant-poet wrote:

I love the new take on Goblins and Ogres for golarion, and the illustratations on pathfinders #1 and #3 respectively.

I was wondering what the troll of pathfinder looks like, and if it was illustrated somewhere, that I either haven't seen or have forgotten.

Please say that stupid 'hanging over the mouth' nose is gone.

Thanks in advance if anyone can enlighten me.

They're detailed in the Classic Monsters Revisited.

Their nose is still rather long, however.

[Evil Midnight Lurker]

Trolls' noses are back to being properly carrot-spiked and not droopy. Hurray!

[vagrant-poet]

I found this.

Not perfect, but much much better than the MM.

[The Black Bard]

I admit I rather liked the illustrations of the 4th edition trolls, simply because it stepped them towards "giant/ogre/sasquatch" and away from "vine horror/swamp thing/shambling mound mk II". Trolls have seemed rather...planty to me, since 2nd edition. I found the 4th editon "ogre + regeneration = sucks to be you" version aesthetically pleasing.

[Lanx]

vagrant-poet wrote:

I found this.

Not perfect, but much much better than the MM.

This illustration is from "Classic Monsters revisited". It is a must read.

[Zootcat]

Also, there is a scrag (aquatic troll) in Pathfinder #3. The picture of it is great.

[Nevynxxx]

There's a pic of one in Hook Mountain too I think....

[CharlieRock]

Trolls have been used by so many sources of inspiration to high fantasy genre that I would be open to anything. From the intelligent, self-centered miners of Elfquest to the horned giants of folklore to the "classic" troll from D&D.

[Dru Lee Parsec]

The Black Bard wrote:

I admit I rather liked the illustrations of the 4th edition trolls, simply because it stepped them towards "giant/ogre/sasquatch" and away from "vine horror/swamp thing/shambling mound mk II". Trolls have seemed rather...planty to me, since 2nd edition. I found the 4th editon "ogre + regeneration = sucks to be you" version aesthetically pleasing.

I have to agree. I've always thought of trolls as big, fat and dumb. More like and ogre than a swamp thing.