Hi everyone! Today I’m sharing a new player race: trolls! I’ve wanted to develop this for a while now, and the upcoming Strixhaven book gave me the perfect excuse.

The tricky part about making playable trolls is how much variation trolls have across different settings. But there were a couple of iconic traits this player race focuses on: trolls have regenerative abilities, and there are often different subspecies for different environments (cave trolls, river trolls, forest trolls, etc.). Those traits were the main focus of the baseline race.

The other factor I wanted to address was the difference between the classical, giant, monstrous troll and the more humanoid trolls seen in other media like the Warcraft franchise. This was captured using the two different subraces of Giant Troll and Humanoid Troll. You can use whichever type of troll fits best within your campaign’s setting, and there are suggestions for how your troll adventurer may have come to be if such things are a rarity in your world.

As always, feel free to use this content in your games, and your feedback and suggestions are welcome!