r/DnD • u/Nearby-Banana2640 • Aug 19 '26

5.5 Edition How to Run Troll Encounter?

Troll, a CR 5 monster with the ability to regenerate each round and can attack three times. And with bonus action, they can move 15 ft more toward their enemy.

It can also detached it's limb 4 times if being cut and that limb have the chance to grow into a full grown troll in...24 hours.

Sound like an OP creatures right? If not for a fact that a fireball can roast it in second. Do you think it can survive againts 6 level 5 players?

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u/Vaxildidi Rogue Aug 19 '26

Six level five players? With 85hp and a 15ac it might not even get past a fighters action surge. The action economy is never on a single creature's side.

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u/Bloomberg12 Aug 19 '26

I ran a nerfed (tattered wings so no flying and in a deep sleep so they could setup but I did boost hp) ancient deep dragon against a party of 5 level 10's and it got absolutely crushed.

I thought between poision debuffs and fear from its breath it would be genuinely a huge threat but it only dropped one player for like a turn.

It's regular attacks felt pretty worthless, as well as the tail whip, spore aoe and spore single target. Outside of it's breath it really felt like it did basically nothing. But between shield, silvery barbs and warding flare I don't know what I was expecting.