Troll, Night
- Armor Class
- 4 [15]
- Hit Dice
- 8
- Attacks
- Bite or Claw (1d6+1)
- Special
- regeneration, spells, fear, hold/grab, acid, fire
- Move
- 12
- HDE/XP
- 9/1,100
Description
Night Trolls are a shadowy relative of the common troll, an embodiment of the element of shadow. They are rarely found and are summoned from the element of shadow. Night trolls lurk in areas shrouded in perpetual darkness and are fearsome predators. A night troll is similar to a common troll in size and stature, but a night troll’s skin is purplish black in hue and their long, lank hair is universally dark blue in color. Night trolls are incredibly quiet and stealthy and can hide and move as silently as a Thief equal to their hit dice.
Like common trolls, night trolls have the power of regeneration. However, their regenerative power is far greater when in areas of darkness. Night trolls heal 3 HP each round after being injured when standing in dark or dim conditions. This rate is reduced to 1 HP when the night troll is in brightly-lit areas. A night troll reduced to 0 HP is not dead but only disabled for 2d6 rounds, at which point it will heal either 3 or 1 HP depending on the lighting conditions. Note that night trolls are far more cunning and sinister than common trolls and will often “play dead”. Unlike common trolls, fire and acid do not stop a night troll’s regeneration. However, if a Light (Dark), Continual (Light only) spell is cast upon the troll, its regeneration ceases completely for the duration of the spell.
Exposing a night troll to direct sunlight is also a method to destroy the creature. A night troll can only act for three rounds and is destroyed completely on the fourth should it not escape the sun's rays. If a night troll loses a limb or body part, the lost portion regrows in one turn; or, the creature can reattach the severed member instantly by holding it against the stump.
Night trolls are far more cunning and patient than normal trolls, and are willing to stalk potential prey for hours or even days before attacking.
See Also
Other creatures grouped under Troll: Troll, Marsh, Troll, Moon, Troll, Rock.
Source note: This creature is converted from The Basic Fantasy Field Guide of Creatures Malevolent and Benign – Omnibus Edition, 1st Edition Release 4, © 2010–2025 Chris Gonnerman, R. Kevin Smoot, James Lemon, Matt Sluis, and Contributors. The Basic Fantasy Field Guide textual material is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International; this page adapts that creature to White Box.