I'm a relatively new GM, so I may be doing my math wrong or misreading the rules, but doesn't a Troll Fighter 3 seem like a pretty tough encounter for this lvl 4 module?
I'm seeing his stats as 25, 18, 25, 8, 9, 4 and he's attacking at a +14 (+7 Str, +7 BAB)? That sounds pretty brutal. I'm considering running him as just a straight Troll.
Is my math wrong or is this guy purposefully this hard? Right now he looks on par with the BBEG and he's probably the first encounter my party will face.
Thanks.
Well, a few things to consider here.
First, the action economy will greatly favor the PCs.
Second, the PCs should be fully rested and provisioned, and they ought to know they're looking for a troll (given all the wanted posters), so if they're caught by surprise then shame on them.
Finally, even though Sigurx has a pretty good attack bonus, he's still got only average damage compared to a party of four characters, especially if they deny him full attacks.
Your call, but that doesn't seem like an excessively difficult encounter, especially given that it's as much intended to be a roleplaying encounters as it is a "beat the crap out of the evil monster" encounter.
He doesn't have to be a combat encounter. Taken right the pcs can find out information. Whike he's still evil he's a bit worn out and seems to want out of the wandering monster business.