’’]] Of all Sauron’s servants, Trolls have the greatest physical might. These huge figures may be the corrupted form of tree spirits, created by Morgoth in the Great Darkness. Trolls are normally incapable of withstanding the pureness of daylight. Trolls are very large (twelve feet tall or more) humanoids of great strength and poor intellect. Their blood is black and so hot, that when it falls, it sizzles on the floor. Most trolls still remain under control of Sauron and large numbers reside around the northern Misty Mountains and the Trollshaws.

Trolls in Mume

The sheer might of a Troll makes them the most capable bare-handed fighters. They have extremely low thinking ability, and their bulk gives them very sluggish movement. Trolls can only play Warriors effectively. Player trolls live within the Trollshaws in a gigantic cave-system known as the Warrens. Trolls in Mume are treated differently to most other races:

Player-controlled Trolls are deemed to be of the Hill Troll, Mountain Troll or Cave Troll strain (as opposed to Forest Trolls and Olog-Hai). Those trolls who have reached 21st level are given the standard title Olog-Hai. This does not mean they have swapped race. Instead it means simply what it says: Troll-Race, i.e. a Troll. It is an honorific title if you like, saying they have established themselves as a great troll. It is certainly better than Lord of Trolls. Since they are not true Olog-Hai, they suffer Sundeath just like other trolls.

Subraces

The three subraces have the following modifiers:

* They deal extra damage to stunned opponents when wielding a one-handed or   two-handed concussion weapon.

* They enjoy storming into battle and get a higher offensive bonus when   aggressive or berserk.

* They can burrow under certain conditions.

MUME’s Cave Trolls have a number of bonuses. These include:

* They have slightly increased hit point regeneration. This bonus is increased   when in a cave or tunnel.

* They have huge bashes which may cause the victim to hurtle and collide with   a nearby engaged target.

* Cave Trolls are more likely to cause their bashed victims to hurtle into other targets if they are dextrous and have mastered their weapon class.

MUME’s Mountain Trolls have a number of bonuses. These include:

* They will sometimes hit nearby targets with wild attacks when engaged in   combat.

* They are highly efficient with battle rams, moving them with increased speed   and reduced move cost.

* They can shake trees, push boulders, drag corpses, use slow doors, and dig   more swiftly and effortlessly.

* Mountain Trolls are more likely to use wild attacks against other targets if they are dextrous and have mastered their weapon class. They are able to do so even when blinded!

Opinion

Sécrêt’s troll advice from the Palantíri on Elvenrunes:

“Yes, my first advice is: the troll race is a special species with its own written and unwritten rules, its own social status and its own way of pking and xping. In my opinion there is three different trolls: the trackless troll with defence, the berserker hitter and the track troll. Make up your mind before you level up your troll because the playstyle is very different. As troll, you need to know which areas are dark and which are light, which is the most important. If you have experience as puke/orc/bn then the troll race is pretty easy, BESIDES in pk situations with sunlight and other things. Just going berserk works if you don’t care to die however if you don’t just want to die like a piece of meat, trolls take time to master :)’

Real newbie players best make an unarmed troll and learn where to get boots and fgc and go play around.”

Qzapaboo hill troll: If and when you die from *SUNDEATH* use the reborn command to reset trophies so you get all the exp you would like a level 1. In order to use it you have to have no exp, don’t forget unless you like the long grind you have been warned… it also resets your quest progress. As a troll that uses weapons they aren’t always a sure thing to find starting out or after a death, so use what you can find. For those smiters (two-handed weapon users) you wont be able to get the skill right away just be patient till you can.

Further information

More elaborate troll guide. { |- ! colspan = “2” style=”margin:0; background:#cedff2; border:1px solid #a3b0bf; padding:0.2em 0.4em;” | Classes and Races |-

| Classes

| Cleric • Mage • Thief • Warrior  –  Shaman |-

| Races

| Man • Elf • Half-Elf • Dwarf • Hobbit  –  Beorning Black Númenórean • Troll • Tarkhnarb Orc  –  Zaugurz Orc |}

Sources

1. MUME help menu