Yeah, a lot of people get too focused on the "tank" aspect of a troll, and forget that to be effective in combat, you also need a decent dice pool to actually hit people with, multiple initiative passes, and decent ranged attacks. UmaroVI's troll illustrates that. Now, if you find the Bad Enough Trog is a bit too genteel, refined, and well-rounded for your taste, then here is one from me, the Abomination:
Abomination
BREAKDOWN (400 Points)
Core Attributes: 160
Special Attributes: 40
Race (Fomori): 45
Ghoul cost: 35
Active Skills: 66
Qualities: 0
Contacts: 4
Resources: 50
=Attributes=
Body: 11 (+ 4 for Damage Resistance)
Agility: 5 (9)
Reaction: 7 (11)
Strength: 11 (13)
Charisma: 1
Intuition: 2
Logic: 1
Willpower: 7
Edge: 5
Essence: 0.03
Initiative: 13
Initiative Passes: 3
Physical Damage Track: 14
Stun Track: 12
Current Karma: 0
Total Karma: 0
Street Cred: 0
Noteriety: 3
Public Awareness: 1
=Qualities=
Martial Arts (x 3)
- Kenpo: 1 +1 DV
- Muay Thai: 2: +2 DV
Restricted Gear (x 1)
SURGE III
- Astral Hazing
- Celerity
- Critter Spook
- Metagenetic Improvement: Agility
- Nasty Vibe
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Bad Reputation
Combat Monster
Gene Freak
Vindictive
=Active Skills=
Infiltration: 1
Intimidation/Physical: 2/+2
Perception: 2
Pistols/Semi-Automatic: 4/+2
Unarmed Combat/Muay Thai: 6(7)/+2
=Knowledge Skills=
English: N
Combat Tactics: 3
Local Area Knowledge: 3
Tamanous: 3
=Cyberware=
Cybereyes II with -
> Flare Compensation
> Smartlink
> Thermographic Vision
> Vision Magnification
Radar Sensor: 4
Reaction Enhancer: 2
Wired Reflexes: 2 (Alpha)
=Bioware=
Bone Density Augmentation: 4
Muscle Augmentation: 2 (second-hand)
Muscle Toner: 4 (second-hand)
Reflex Recorder: Unarmed Combat
=Contacts=
Fixer (Connection: 3/Loyalty: 1)
=Lifestyle=
Custom (2,600 Nuyen/Month, 2 Months Prepaid). Comforts: Low, Entertainment: Low, Necessities: Middle, Neighborhood: Squatter, Security: Middle; Rough Neighborhood Quality, +30% for Infected Lifestyle.
Credstick Balance: 3d6 x 50 Nuyen
=Equipment=
Fake ID/Credsticks:
Fake SIN (Rating: 2), Fake Gun Permit (Rating: 2), Fake Concealed Carry Permit (Rating: 2), 4 Certified Credsticks.
Commlink/Programs:
Sony Emperor Commlink with Renraku Ichi OS, Armor: 6, Hardening: 6, Biometric Reader, Sim Module, Skinlink, Subvocal Mic, and Trodes. Utilities: Browse: 2, Edit: 2 & Purge: 2; 2 Mapsofts (Seattle Sprawl, Rating: 2 and Redmond, Rating: 2), Virtual Surround Music, Virtual Weather, Wall Space, 2 VR Games, 6 - 30 Nuyen Simporn Recordings.
Weapons:
>Ares Predator IV Heavy Pistol with Skinlink, Concealable Holster, 5 spare Clips, and 300 Rounds of EX Explosive ammunition.
Armor/Clothing:
Riot Control Armor (with Ruthenium Polymer Coating, Nonconductive: 3 and Chemical Protection: 6) plus Helmet (with Skinlink mod), FFBA Full Suit (with Thermal Dampening: 6), PPP (all but Helmet, discrete), Armor Jacket, 1,250 Nuyen worth of Clothing.
Riot Control Armor, Helmet, FFBA, and PPP: 15 Ballistic, 17 Impact.
Armor Jacket, FFBA, and PPP: 16 Ballistic, 12 Impact.
Other:
Large Duffel Bag (of 100 Nuyen cost), Medkit (Rating: 6) with Supplies (x 5), Survival Kit, Tag Eraser, Gas Mask, Monofilament Chainsaw, Water Purification Tablets (20 Bottles), 8 Stimulant Patches (Rating: 4), Set of Containment Manacles.
Designer Notes:
Yes, I am aware he would be more optimized as a dual blade-wielding heavy weapons platform; I wanted to differentiate it from UmaroVI's troll, so this guy is a brawler with a trusty heavy pistol as backup.
For his lifestyle, Neighborhood was trickiest. I pictured it as somewhere near the outskirts of Glow City, a really nasty area BUT with some intact buildings and boosted power. Thus the combination of Squatter Neighborhood and Rough Neighborhood.
His fake SIN is good enough to, say, ride the tube, and avoid everyday hassles. It is not enough to get past any decent checkpoint, and if he is stopped, it is really just good enough to open negotiations on what bribe is needed - it shows he is at least making an effort. Normally I get the highest-rated fake SIN possible, but it doesn't quite fit a near-feral Fomori ghoul living in an urban war zone.
His commlink is durable, but is not the typical Firewall: 6 + high Analyze of a shadowrunner's commlink. To him, it is more of a convenience and fancy toy at this point.
No dodge skill, but someone who rolls 11 dice for non-full defense ranged dodge, able to block in melee even better, with around 30-ish dice to soak damage, doesn't really need it.
He does 13P damage (assuming fists and feet instead of claws - he does 14P if your GM lets natural weapons stack with all of his other damage modifiers, but otherwise you are better off using martial arts than clawing), and has a high enough dice pool that he usually hit with a decent number of net hits to do even more damage. Most targets will drop with one hit. Even other troll tank builds will at least be hurting.
VARIANT: He has plenty of dice for damage soaking, and a high Edge is very versatile, but you may want to think about moving 3 points from Edge to Body, for 3 more soak dice and an extra point on his condition monitor. It is a lot easier to raise Edge from 2 to 5 with Karma than it is to raise Body from 11 to 14.
