Troll Limb
Small Giant · · CR 1/2
- Giant
- Small
- Tier 1
As a small giant (chaotic evil), Troll Limb carries CR 1/2. Common in arctic, forest, hill, mountain, swamp, and underground environments. Sourced from Monster Manual (5.5e 2024).
Stat Block
- Challenge Rating
- 1/2
- Type
- Giant
- Size
- Small
- Alignment
- —
- Speed
- —
- Habitats
- Arctic, Forest, Hill, Mountain, Swamp, Underground
- Sources
- Monster Manual (5.5e 2024)
Ecology
Troll limbs are not natural creatures but the fragmented regenerative tissue of trolls. When a troll is dismembered without fire or acid, each separated limb continues regenerating independently, eventually growing into a full troll if left alone for weeks. They have no need to eat, drawing energy from the troll's mysterious metabolism. They cluster around their original wound site, attempting to reunite with the parent body. Battlefield cleanup after troll fights requires careful disposal protocols.
Behaviour
A limb behaves with crude purpose, crawling toward warmth and movement. It cannot strategize or communicate but recognizes living creatures as threats or food sources. Limbs from the same troll seem to coordinate vaguely, gathering toward each other through some unknown sense. A limb that reunites with a regenerating torso fuses instantly. Isolated limbs slowly grow new bodies over weeks if undisturbed and unburned.
Origin
Troll regeneration is one of the great mysteries of monstrous biology. Some sages argue trolls are not single creatures but colonies of regenerative cells with a temporary unifying intelligence. Druidic schools claim the first troll ate a fragment of a regeneration god's heart and was forever changed. Whatever the truth, the fact that limbs persist independently makes trolls one of the most logistically dangerous threats per CR.
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Frequently Asked Questions about Troll Limb
- What is the challenge rating of Troll Limb?
- Listed CR for Troll Limb: 1/2. Match it to a party that matches a tier-1 group in low-stakes encounters.
- What type of creature is Troll Limb?
- The bestiary type for Troll Limb is giant, small size.
- Where does Troll Limb live?
- The published habitats for Troll Limb: Arctic, Forest, Hill, Mountain, Swamp, Underground.