Tribes Most Foul: Trolls by David Posener is a role playing game supplement published by Raging Swan Press for use with the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game. As such, it is covered by the Open Game License and some parts are considered to be Open Game Content as a result.
The supplement is available from DriveThruRPG as an 11-page PDF for $1.99 but was purchased at a reduced price as part of a special bundle. Two pages are the front and rear covers, two pages are the front matter, Contents and Stat Blocks by CR and one page is the Open Game License. The PDF comes in two versions, one optimised for print and high-end devices, the other for mobile and low end.
There are three tribes of trolls and each follows a similar layout. There is an opening paragraph followed by society & organisation, ecology & lair, combat & tactics, notable personalities and tribal lore. Sidebars have the tribal roster, using the tribe in a campaign and stats for one or more members.
The first tribe, the Bigibila Djranjarra, are trolls who are natural weres, all of whom have the ability to change in to a dire echidna; hybrid stats are provided for the troll described.
The Crew of the Fallow Harvest stole a cloud giant’s flying windjammer, stats for which are provided, enslaved the mephit crew and now sail around as sky pirates, jumping down to attack and trusting on their regeneration to survive – this leads to an odd habit of growing multiple limbs or heads. Which is common for the described troll ninja.
The Fleshwearers are a tribe who use their regenerative abilities to swap limbs around. This leads to some curious side-effects. A dead troll may still have body parts on other trolls, so will need killing multiple times as these regenerate the troll. The life expectancy of the trolls is also substantially higher, so high that the matriarch is essentially going senile from old age.
Tribes Most Foul: Trolls in Review
The PDF is well bookmarked with everything except sidebars linked. The Contents is brief but is hyperlinked. Navigation is very good. The text maintains a two-column format and appeared to be free of error. There is a single piece of black and white stock art as well as emblems for each of the three tribes.
Trolls are a staple of fantasy settings and can be a pain to kill but are otherwise pretty boring. These trolls are not remotely boring. Each tribe is uniquely different and the Fleshwearers take advantage of the troll regeneration ability in an utterly unique way. Tribes Most Foul: Trolls is highly recommended and it can be found by clicking here.
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