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A question for those who might know. As we all know, Trolls regenerate, except fire damage. Having put down a Troll and having decapitated it, what grows back, the head or the body? Or do both grow back, creating two Trolls for the decapitation of one? And does the newly decapitated Troll have a brain if the head grows out of the body? Now if the head is the source of the regeneration, how does it do so, without nutrients? Just wondering if anyone ever thought about it?
A question for those who might know. As we all know, Trolls regenerate, except fire damage. Having put down a Troll and having decapitated it, what grows back, the head or the body? Or do both grow back, creating two Trolls for the decapitation of one? And does the newly decapitated Troll have a brain if the head grows out of the body? Now if the head is the source of the regeneration, how does it do so, without nutrients? Just wondering if anyone ever thought about it?
Something I've always wondered too. I mean, what if you dice and slice it, do you get an entire army?
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This doesn't completely answer the questions but...
Regeneration (Ex) A creature with this ability is difficult to kill. Creatures with regeneration heal damage at a fixed rate, as with fast healing, but they cannot die as long as their regeneration is still functioning (although creatures with regeneration still fall unconscious when their hit points are below 0). Certain attack forms, typically fire and acid, cause a creature's regeneration to stop functioning on the round following the attack. During this round, the creature does not heal any damage and can die normally. The creature's descriptive text describes the types of damage that cause the regeneration to cease functioning.
Attack forms that don't deal hit point damage are not healed by regeneration. Regeneration also does not restore hit points lost from starvation, thirst, or suffocation. Regenerating creatures can regrow lost portions of their bodies and can reattach severed limbs or body parts if they are brought together within 1 hour of severing. Severed parts that are not reattached wither and die normally.
A creature must have a Constitution score to have the regeneration ability.
Yeah, the problem is the regeneration rule doesn't actually specify which part is the severed part :)
Logically, I'd go with the larger part being the part that regenerated the missing piece.
Medically, I'd more likely go with the head being the "core". I mean, what's the point of the body growing a brand new brain that knows nothing? (Oh, wait, we're talking Trolls here, nobody is gonna notice :D)
No ripping off troll fingers and growing new trolls ala’ the Moonshae trilogy.
It's too bad; Just imagine how much new business a troll hairdresser could generate, just by doing their job. "Cut one hair, make a customer" :)
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From the PRD on trolls...
A troll's appetite and its regenerative powers make it a fearless combatant, ever prepared to charge headlong at the nearest living creature and attack with all of its fury. Only fire seems to cause a troll to hesitate, but even this mortal threat is not enough to stop a troll's advance. Those who commonly battle with trolls know to locate and burn any pieces after a fight, for even the smallest scrap of flesh can regrow a full-size troll given enough time. Fortunately, only the largest part of a troll regrows in this way.
Bolding mine. Enjoy!
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"Largest part" is euphemism. For family friendly rules. Troll warriors know what their "largest part" is, heh heh.
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The older editions maintain that the body regrows a head. According to an anecdote in an older core rulebook (I will cite and quote later) "trolls often battle one another, often ripping off the head and throwing it far from the scene so the loser must sit and stew a week while a new one grows in."