Encounter-a-Day » Trolls http://www.encounteraday.com A new RPG encounter, every Monday through Friday! Sun, 20 Mar 2011 23:47:07 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 Friends & Foes: Tarollis http://www.encounteraday.com/2008/12/31/friends-foes-tarollis/ http://www.encounteraday.com/2008/12/31/friends-foes-tarollis/#comments Wed, 31 Dec 2008 05:01:49 +0000 Asmor http://www.encounteraday.com/?p=345 Today I present three new tarollis to confront your players with. See Monday’s post for a write-up of tarollis as a player race.


Tarolli Berserker

Tarolli Berserker Level 8 Brute
Medium Fey Humanoid (tarolli) XP 350
Initiative +7 Senses Perception +7, low-light vision
HP 107; Bloodied 53
Regeneration 5
AC 20; Fortitude 20, Reflex 20, Will 20
Speed 6
M Battleaxe (Standard; at-will)
+11 vs. AC; 2d8+5 damage
m Berserker Strike (Standard; recharge 456, usable only while bloodied)
+11 vs. AC; 4d8+5 damage and target is knocked prone
Alignment Unaligned Languages common, giant
Skills Endurance +14, Intimidate +11
Str 20 (+9) Dex 17 (+7) Wis 13 (+5)
Con 20 (+9) Int 7 (+2) Cha 15 (+6)
Equipment battleaxe

Tactics

The tarolli berserker identifies the toughest foe and charges him, not stopping until one of the two is dead.

Tarolli Sniper

Tarolli Sniper Level 6 Artillery
Medium Fey Humanoid (tarolli) XP 250
Initiative +12 Senses Perception +9, low-light vision
HP 60; Bloodied 30
Regeneration 4
AC 18; Fortitude 19, Reflex 19, Will 17
Speed 7
M Handaxe (Standard; at-will)
+13 vs. AC; 1d6+4 damage.
R Longbow (Standard; at-will)
Ranged 10/20; +13 vs. AC; 1d10+4 damage.
r Accurate Shot (Standard; at-will)
The sniper makes a longbow attack, but rolls two attack rolls and keeps the better of the two.
Wild Step
The sniper ignores difficult terrain when shifting.
Alignment Unaligned Languages common, giant
Skills Nature +9, Stealth +12
Str 13 (+4) Dex 19 (+7) Wis 12 (+4)
Con 18 (+7) Int 8 (+2) Cha 14 (+5)
Equipment handaxe, longbow, quiver of arrows

Tactics

The tarolli sniper keeps its distance from its foes, preferring to have obstacles and/or difficult terrain in the intervening distance. It uses its handaxe only as a last resort.

Tarolli Witch Doctor

Tarolli Witch Doctor Level 7 Controller (Leader)
Medium Fey Humanoid (tarolli) XP 300
Initiative +7 Senses Perception +7, low-light vision
Ancestors’ Boon (healing) aura 8; Whenever an allied tarolli begins its turn in the aura, it gains temporary hit points equal to its regeneration value.
HP 82; Bloodied 41
Regeneration 4
AC 21; Fortitude 20, Reflex 20, Will 20
Speed 6
M Knock Some Sense Into Ya’ (Standard; at-will)
+12 vs. AC; 1d8+5 damage and target is dazed until the end of the witch doctor’s next turn.
R Juju Blast (Standard; at-will)
Ranged 20; +11 vs. Reflex; 1d8+5 damage and the witch doctor makes a secondary attack against the same target.
Secondary attack: +11 vs. Fortitude; target is weakened (save ends)
r Voodoo Doll (Standard; recharge 6) ♦ charm
+11 vs. Will; target is dominated (save ends). The voodoo doll doesn’t start recharging until after this effect ends.
Alignment Unaligned Languages common, giant
Skills Heal +12, History +10, Insight +12, Nature +12
Str 12 (+4) Dex 18 (+7) Wis 19 (+7)
Con 18 (+7) Int 14 (+5) Cha 18 (+7)
Equipment staff, juju bag, voodoo doll

Tactics

The witch doctor first attempts to dominate someone with the voodoo doll. If a foe comes near, he knocks some sense into it and then moves away.

]]> http://www.encounteraday.com/2008/12/31/friends-foes-tarollis/feed/ 0 Races: Tarollis http://www.encounteraday.com/2008/12/29/races-the-tarolli/ http://www.encounteraday.com/2008/12/29/races-the-tarolli/#comments Mon, 29 Dec 2008 05:01:18 +0000 Asmor http://www.encounteraday.com/?p=329 Tarolli The tarolli are an old yet savage race. It is said their origins lie when the world was new, and a barbaric tribe of elves cross-bred with an unusually civilized band of trolls.

Tarolli skin can be any shade of green, from a chalky pastel green to a dark viridian like a leaf on a moonless night. They have tusks jutting from the corners of their mouths and long, lanky limbs. Tarollis frequently ornament themselves with piercings of bone or precious metals.

Tarolli warriors are feared in battle for, like the trolls they’re said to derive from, tarollis heal quite rapidly

 

Racial Traits

Average Height: 5’10″-6’8″
Average Weight: 220-260 lbs.

Ability Scores: +2 Constitution, +2 Dexterity
Size: Medium
Speed: 6 squares
Vision: Low-light

Languages: Common, Giant
Skill Bonuses: +2 Endurance, +2 Nature

Fey Origin: Your ancestors were native to the Feywild, so you are considered a fey creature for the purpose of effects that relate to creature origin.

Tarolli Regeneration: While you’re bloodied, you gain regeneration equal to your constitution modifier (minimum 1). This regeneration doesn’t function if you’ve taken fire or acid damage since the beginning of your last turn. When you take a short rest, this automatically heals you back up to your bloodied value.

Tarolli Accuracy: You can use Tarolli Accuracy as an encounter power.


Tarolli Accuracy Tarolli Racial Power
Not exactly what you were going for, but better than completely whiffing…
Encounter
Free Action Personal
Trigger: You miss with a melee or ranged attack roll.
Effect: You may make a basic attack of the same type (melee or ranged) and against the same target as the original attack. If the original power had multiple targets, choose a single one as the target for this basic attack.


 

Heroic Tier Feats

Elf-Blooded [Tarolli]

Prerequisites: Tarolli
Benefit: You gain a +1 racial bonus to speed.
Special: You may not take this feat if you have taken the troll-blooded feat.

Troll-Blooded [Tarolli]

Prerequisites: Tarolli
Benefit: The regeneration granted by your tarolli regeneration racial feature is increased by 1 (to a minimum of 2). At level 11, it is instead increased by 2 (to a minimum of 3) and at level 21 it is increased by 3 (to a minimum of 4).
Special: You may not take this feat if you have taken the elf-blooded feat.

 

Paragon Tier Feats

Brute Strength [Tarolli]

Prerequisites: Tarolli, Troll-Blooded
Benefit: You do +3 damage on any damage roll you add your strength modifier to.

Wild Step [Tarolli]

Prerequisites: Tarolli, Elf-Blooded
Benefit: You ignore difficult terrain when you shift (even if you have a power that allows you to shift multiple squares).

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