12-08-2008, 01:26 PM
(As a foreword, I'm not comparing Warcraft Trolls to Fable's Trolls, but keep that thought in your mind..)
Trolls are a pretty interesting subject, I want to know if anybody else has noticed..
First off, try to forget about Trolls from Warcraft for a moment. All of the Voodoo magic, and the Horde and the tribes and all of that. Maybe when you were a young child you may remember being told what a Troll was. It would come in the form of probably a story. A Troll would always be the bad guy, but the real reason they were so frightening was because you never saw them. Am I right?
Trolls outside of Warcraft are truly frightening, possibly some of the most scary things around. Primarily because you don't understand a thing about them other than that they are bad. They *aren't* your friends, and to make things worse, if you were looking at one, you wouldn't even know. They hide under bridges, in caves, in knotholes, up on a hill, over a mountain, by a river. You assume they are ugly, because they hide. But how do you know? I've even read that Troll-women in some myths and stories are fairly attractive. There have been attempts to create what a Troll looks like, but that is only that individual artists rendition. If you don't believe me, then why are *two* Trolls so different? Take the Troll from Warcraft for example, and put it up against a Troll from Fable. A slender tusked creature with a penchant for dark magic and cannibalism, against a creature comprised entirely of rock, mud and trees with an I.Q. of 7. Want to go further? Let's put a Troll from Shadowrun to a Troll from Oblivion. A Humanoid, horned creature whose skin turns to stone the more they are hurt, versus a furry gorilla type monster who is hurt more by fire.
Now, there are several rules to a Troll, almost all follow. They usually are tough. Resistant, and resilient. This can come in the form of rocky skin, or regenerative properties. They are usually ugly (To us.) They look *almost* like us, just in a more twisted form. They are hurt by fire, in many cases as well. The universal rule is that they *all* are scary, to some extent.
I want to ask all of you, what do you think? Do you agree with me, if so in what ways? Do you disagree with me perhaps? Have you "Never thought of it that way before" even? Also, try to take a minute and to clear your head and *Create your own Troll*. If your not thinking too hard, it should come out different each time. My Trolls are furry and have teeth longer than your forearms and eyes and have stubby fingers and live under bridges!
Trolls are a pretty interesting subject, I want to know if anybody else has noticed..
First off, try to forget about Trolls from Warcraft for a moment. All of the Voodoo magic, and the Horde and the tribes and all of that. Maybe when you were a young child you may remember being told what a Troll was. It would come in the form of probably a story. A Troll would always be the bad guy, but the real reason they were so frightening was because you never saw them. Am I right?
Trolls outside of Warcraft are truly frightening, possibly some of the most scary things around. Primarily because you don't understand a thing about them other than that they are bad. They *aren't* your friends, and to make things worse, if you were looking at one, you wouldn't even know. They hide under bridges, in caves, in knotholes, up on a hill, over a mountain, by a river. You assume they are ugly, because they hide. But how do you know? I've even read that Troll-women in some myths and stories are fairly attractive. There have been attempts to create what a Troll looks like, but that is only that individual artists rendition. If you don't believe me, then why are *two* Trolls so different? Take the Troll from Warcraft for example, and put it up against a Troll from Fable. A slender tusked creature with a penchant for dark magic and cannibalism, against a creature comprised entirely of rock, mud and trees with an I.Q. of 7. Want to go further? Let's put a Troll from Shadowrun to a Troll from Oblivion. A Humanoid, horned creature whose skin turns to stone the more they are hurt, versus a furry gorilla type monster who is hurt more by fire.
Now, there are several rules to a Troll, almost all follow. They usually are tough. Resistant, and resilient. This can come in the form of rocky skin, or regenerative properties. They are usually ugly (To us.) They look *almost* like us, just in a more twisted form. They are hurt by fire, in many cases as well. The universal rule is that they *all* are scary, to some extent.
I want to ask all of you, what do you think? Do you agree with me, if so in what ways? Do you disagree with me perhaps? Have you "Never thought of it that way before" even? Also, try to take a minute and to clear your head and *Create your own Troll*. If your not thinking too hard, it should come out different each time. My Trolls are furry and have teeth longer than your forearms and eyes and have stubby fingers and live under bridges!
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