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Old 06-07-2018, 06:10 PM   #27
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Default Re: GURPS Modern Fantasy Setting - Alternate History Help

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Originally Posted by Fred Brackin View Post
As a further thought, perhaps you could make your trolls sneaky rather than super-tough. They could close to melee range with PCs through the use of "shadow magic" or something like that. Then they could be "only" as tough as a "normal" 400 lb combat monster.
You don't need to make trolls tough. Only have them vulnerable to iron and fire. This has a basis in fairy folklore, IIRC. Lead bullets are thus useless. This could apply to several types of supernatural creatures.
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