Spectral Troll

Invisible creatures created from merging troll and extra-planar essences

troll undead invisible chaotic extraplanar

OSRIC

Armor Class	2
Hit Dice	5+5
Number Encountered	1d2
Attacks	3
Damage	1d6/1d3/1d3
Move	150-ft
Alignment	Chaotic evil
Intelligence	Very
XP	6/625+6/hp
Treasure Type	Nil
Size	Large (8-ft tall)
Frequency	Very rare
Lair	Nil

Long ago these creatures were created in some bizarre and perverted arcane ritual merging the life essences of a troll and some extra-planar creature. Fewer than 50 of these creatures are believed to exist and the secret of their creation process died with the creators when the spectral trolls rose up in revolt and fed upon their life energy. Spectral trolls are invisible. Anyone able to see invisible will see a monster that appears very much like a shorter-than-normal troll with somewhat indistinct features and glowing amber eyes.

Spectral trolls have 3 attacks which cause special damage (detailed below) and can target up to 3 different opponents if they choose. Spectral trolls regenerate 3 hit points per round and can rebond severed limbs and, as with their troll brethren, severed limbs will continue to attack independently. These creatures are impervious to cold and cold based attacks while fire or fire based attacks cause damage which does not regenerate. Spectral trolls can only be hit by magical weapons.

Like all trolls, the spectral troll is strong, fearless, and attacks relentlessly until it kills its opponent or is itself slain.

Special Abilities

Invisibility: Spectral trolls are invisible. Anyone able to see invisible will see a monster that appears very much like a shorter-than-normal troll with somewhat indistinct features and glowing amber eyes.

Regeneration: Regenerate 3 hit points per round and can rebond severed limbs. Severed limbs will continue to attack independently. Fire or fire based attacks cause damage which does not regenerate.

Invulnerable to cold: Impervious to cold and cold based attacks.

Magical weapons to hit: Can only be hit by magical weapons.

Special Damage - Claw Attacks: The spectral troll has two claw attacks that subtract 1d3 points of damage on a successful hit from both the victim’s hp and his or her strength ability score. For example: a 17 strength fighter struck for 2 hit points of damage will immediately be reduced to a strength of 15. Strength is recovered at a rate of 1 point for every 2d4 turns. If a victim’s strength is reduced to zero he or she dies; if strength is reduced to 1 or 2 hit points the victim will fall comatose to the ground and will not recover consciousness until enough strength is recovered to raise score to 3 or higher.

Special Damage - Bite Attack: The bite attack of one of these invisible monsters inflicts 1d6 points of damage but the troll adds its own hit point value as bonus damage to the attack. Example: a spectral troll with 38 hit points bites a cleric for 4 points of damage. Total damage dealt to the unfortunate cleric would 4+38 = 42.

Acute senses: Spectral trolls have an acute sense of smell and superior infravision with a 120-ft range.