This might be my favorite so far. It has a very Grendel feel to it. Here are the few thoughts I had while reading:
- That intro is perfect. I know exactly what's going on, who I am, and what I need to do about the situation. NICE! Also, you carry your theme and tone through the explanation of your rules!
- I love that the trolls are beings with ways and traditions and not just another monster. And you set those both up well.
- Troll looks section needed to be formatted differently. Content is great. Bullets perhaps.
- I would have liked a list of village scenarios for the trolls to deal with. And I'm sure with more time, it would be here haha.
- I wish that the Danger was not just 50% 50%. I don't know what a good fix might be for this but it feels not quite as polished as everything else. Maybe lesser (succeed on >3), regular (succeed on >6), and greater dangers (succeed on >9)? The A Troll Might Be section helps build the idea that there needs to be a strong force to deal with these trolls.
- I LOVE THIS FORTIFY & DEFEND SECTION!
Man, this ticked a lot of the boxes for me. Excited to see the final version of this (cause clearly you kept pushing on with this one). GREAT JOB!