Trollslayer
by Jondefool

Class: Any
Tag: None.

Introduction

This idea is taken from Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay. In Warhammer fantasy battle, a Trollslayer unsuccessful enough to survive would advance to Dragonslayer and finally Deamonslayer. For those there that don’t know, its a stubborn Dwarf character.

The Trollslayer is a disgraced person that now lives to regain reputation by seeking death from a worthy opponent. The trollslayer lives for his final battle. As such he is a death seeker. But he is no fool, and is totally unable to not use all accumulated battle experience in ensuring that he is not going to die against the unworthy opponents. But at the other side he is not a character to flee from a battle.

Rules

To become a trollslayer character most have lost honour some way. At the realms this could be from seeing a friend die, and feeling a little guilty from not staying around and protecting him! In single player the loss of a bought mercenary should qualify enough to become a trollslayer.

All character can become Trollslayers. But to become it, he must announce the decision to friends, in public and in every game he joins! If a softcore character is announced as a Trollslayer it must be deleted after first death!

It's a grim fate that awaits the trollslayer!

To regain some honour in death, there must be a witnesses to the final battle - to live and tell the tale. Therefore a trollslayer always has a mercenary (or is among party members) when doing quests. Soloing is only acceptable in none quest situations. (Quests mentioned here are the in-game quests, not Trollslayer quests - of which there are none. If a Trollslayer is dual-classed with another variant, its quests may also count. -Lem)

A trollslayer would immediately go for the fulfillment of a quest, and can in no way leave acts or go back to redo areas to collect potions, experience or stuff like that.

He would never use a town portal or a waypoint while there are living opponents near. There is only one exception, and that is when Cain in Tristram takes a portal to town. In that instance, the trollslayer is permitted a return to see if Cain made it.

Because he is trying to regain honour, a Trollslayer is actually quite concerned about the fate of others.