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The '''black troll''' is a monster added in [[SLASH'EM]]. Like all [[troll]]s, there is a chance that a dead troll will come back to life.
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A '''black troll''', {{monsym|black troll}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in [[SLASH'EM]], [[SlashTHEM]] and [[Hack'EM]]. It is the strongest type of [[Troll (monster class)|troll]] that can be encountered in those variants.
  
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A black troll has three strong attacks: a weapon attack, a claw attack and a bite attack. In SLASH'EM and SlashTHEM, black trolls [[Hits creatures as +x weapon|hit as a +3 weapon]].
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Tame black trolls may turn [[traitor]].
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==Generation==
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Randomly generated two-headed trolls are always generated hostile. Black trolls only randomly generate in [[Gehennom]], though they are also a valid form for normal [[polymorph]].
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<!--Commented pending a check for G_HELL preventing this: Black trolls may appear among the hostile {{white|T}} that generate in [[throne room]]s, as well the monsters randomly generated by [[looting]] a [[throne]] while [[confused]] and carrying gold (provided there is no [[chest]] on the level).{{refsrc|mkroom.c|785|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}
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Two-headed trolls can generate among the random {{white|T}} that are part of the second quest [[monster class]] for [[Barbarian]]s, and make up {{frac|6|175}} of the monsters that randomly generate on the [[Barbarian quest]].{{refsrc|makemon.c|886|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}-->
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[[Grund's Stronghold]] has a {{frac|5}} chance of generating a black troll at level creation.
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A black troll has a {{frac|2}} chance of [[Monster starting inventory|being generated with]] a [[ranseur]], [[partisan]], [[glaive]], or [[spetum]], with an equal probability of each polearm.
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==Origin==
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{{wikipedia|Troll}}
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A troll is a being that appears in Norse mythology and later Scandinavian folklore. In Old Norse sources, beings described as trolls dwell in isolated areas of rock, mountains, or caves, living together in small family units, and were rarely helpful to human beings - the Old Norse nouns ''troll'' and ''trǫll'' are variously used to mean "fiend", "demon", "werewolf", and "jötunn". The trolls of ''NetHack'' are derived from ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'', whose portrayal of them is partly inspired by [[wikipedia:Poul Anderson|Poul Anderson]] novel ''[[wikipedia:Three Hearts and Three Lions|Three Hearts and Three Lions]]''.
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==References==
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Revision as of 11:30, 14 December 2023

A black troll, T, is a type of monster that appears in SLASH'EM, SlashTHEM and Hack'EM. It is the strongest type of troll that can be encountered in those variants.

A black troll has three strong attacks: a weapon attack, a claw attack and a bite attack. In SLASH'EM and SlashTHEM, black trolls hit as a +3 weapon.

Tame black trolls may turn traitor.

Generation

Randomly generated two-headed trolls are always generated hostile. Black trolls only randomly generate in Gehennom, though they are also a valid form for normal polymorph.


Grund's Stronghold has a 15 chance of generating a black troll at level creation.

A black troll has a 12 chance of being generated with a ranseur, partisan, glaive, or spetum, with an equal probability of each polearm.

Origin

A troll is a being that appears in Norse mythology and later Scandinavian folklore. In Old Norse sources, beings described as trolls dwell in isolated areas of rock, mountains, or caves, living together in small family units, and were rarely helpful to human beings - the Old Norse nouns troll and trǫll are variously used to mean "fiend", "demon", "werewolf", and "jötunn". The trolls of NetHack are derived from Dungeons & Dragons, whose portrayal of them is partly inspired by Poul Anderson novel Three Hearts and Three Lions.

References


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