That should say Disproves, not proves the social thing etc.

I have to admit, I like your ideas for trolls, however I do have a few comments. If you google trolls, you will find a picture of a group of trolls sitting in a group around a camp fire. This proves the social group thing, and the fear of fire. This picture, if I’m not mistaken is taken from pictures relating to Norse mythology, where trolls are first referenced. The thing that trolls fear is Thunder and Lightning, as the Norse god Thor hates trolls. If you are interested, I am an aspiring writer, writing a fantasy book, which includes a number of trolls. You can find my website here: http://mantarokinnikuman.wix.com/chroniclesofthesword

Hello Luke. Hope you’re doing fine..! This is totally off topic but my question is about the above image, the troll pencil drawing… where is it from, who is it by? If you could help me out with that, I would be very thankful to you. Cheers.

Thanks in advance and take care. Bye. :)

Anil

Yep. I did not have a link to their latest “canon” appearance in the game when I posted, but here it is: http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_md2ld5oJlD1r2yvruo1_1280.jpg
The guy at the front is a human (although a demi-god, but that’s another story). The statues in the background are supposed to represent the Troll kings at the time of their civilization’s apogee.

@ Dr. Azrael Tod:

Ah, yes – I remember those Trolls from long time ago when I went on a Pratchet binge. I read most of the Rincewind and Death novels that were out at the time in a row, played the point & click adventure game, watched some adaptations and sort of got over saturated. Haven’t picked up these books in years.

@ Alphast:

Wow, these are pretty cool trolls. I guess they are more varied than I thought.

@ Shrutarshi Basu:

Send me a link if you do. :) I kinda liked the vampire inversion China Mieviele did in Scar where he introduces a land ruled by mummy style undead where vampirism is like leprosy – a shameful, stigmatizing disease rather than the dark, romantic power trip that it usually tends to be.

@ Iodine:

Yay, someone actually used my idea! This = awesome!

I have to give props for this version of trolls. I recently used it in a Pathfinder game that I am running, at my players loved it. From the ordered sticks (not to be confused with other orders) and the counting of bricks, it was a great success. I think especially because they were expecting a combat encounter and instead they were basically extorted into paying it gold and promising to bring it mortar for the cracks. Great fun.

I’m really enjoying this series of yours. I’ve been thinking on and off of writing one on vampires (and maybe werewolves) myself. No sparkle, I promise.

Trolls in Legends of the Five Rings are very different from other Heroic Fantasy settings. They are supposed to be physically similar close to ogres, but of massive size, and have a relation to the fire element. They are a near extinct race but used to have an extremely high technological and magical level, one which specialized in studying other realms of reality by building portals between them. Their civilization disappearance predates History within Humans, so little more than legends is known about them, except for the ruins of their ancient capital city. It was caused by the invasion of infernal forces. They first fought them, but after a massive cataclysm decided to submit in exchange of their survival.

The few survivors are amphibian massive and twisted creatures who can live hours under water. They are cunning but lost most of their civilization and intelligence because of the twisting corrupting power of evil. They avoid combat if they can. If they can not they prefer ambushing their foes.

i also always liked the way Pratchett described his trolls on the diskworld.
They heal, they grow all the time and become bigger and bigger and slower and slower in the process.
His trolls are based on silicon so they react to heat having difficulties to think.
When a troll gets verry old, he hardly reacts to anything anymore, he just dreams while plants are growing on him and so sometimes they are confused with mountains.

http://wiki.lspace.org/mediawiki/index.php/Trolls