Troll Outpost - A Web Enhancement for Monster Manual III - A Short Adventure for Four 8th-Level Player Characters

Oct 6, 2026

Troll Outpost is a short D&D adventure designed for four 8th-level player characters, set in and around a cavern complex hidden in a forested hillside. The scenario centers on war troll Hurdrac as he retires from mercenary work, builds a petty lordship, and seeks to terrorize and conquer the surrounding forest. A colony of mindshredders operates nearby, with a scout infiltrating the outpost and using Wisdom-damaging attacks while observing and feeding during downtime.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryStory & Novel

FormatPDF

Pages10

Reading Time15 min

AccessFree to download

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TROLL OUTPOST A Web Enhancement for Monster Manual III A SHORT ADVENTURE FOR FOUR 8TH-LEVEL PLAYER CHARACTERS CREDITS Design: Skip Williams Editing: Penny Williams Typesetting: Nancy Walker Cartography: Dennis Kauth Web Production Julia Martin Web Development: Mark A. Jindra Graphic Design: Sean Glenn, Cynthia Fliege Based on the original DUNGEONS & DRAGONS® game by E. Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson and on the new edition of the DUNGEONS & DRAGONS game designed by Jonathan Tweet, Monte Cook, Skip Williams, Rich Baker, and Peter Adkison. D&D, DUNGEONS & DRAGONS, and DUNGEON MASTER are registered trademarks owned by Wizards of the Coast, Inc. The d20 logo is a trademark owned by Wizards of the Coast, Inc. All Wizards characters, character names, and the distinctive likenesses thereof are trademarks owned by Wizards of the Coast, Inc. This material is protected under the copyright laws of the United States of America. Any reproduction or unauthorized use of the material or artwork contained herein is prohibited without the express written permission of Wizards of the Coast, Inc. ©2004 Wizards of the Coast, Inc. All rights reserved. Made in the U.S.A. This product is a work of fiction. Any similarity to actual people, organizations, places, or events is purely coincidental. This Wizards of the Coast game product contains no Open Game Content. No portion of this work may be reproduced in any form without written permission. To learn more about the Open Gaming License and the d20 System License, please [visit ](visit www.wizards.com/d20)[www.wizards.com/d20](visit www.wizards.com/d20) . For more DUNGEONS & DRAGONS articles, adventures, and information, [visit](visit www.wizards.com/dnd)[ ](visit www.wizards.com/dnd)[www.wizards.com/dnd](visit www.wizards.com/dnd) The newly released Monster Manual III offers a host of new foes to bedevil player characters. Some of these, such as the new trolls, are variants on old standbys; others are entirely new. This short scenario takes a sampling of these deliciously nasty creatures and puts them through their paces. Troll Outpost is a short D&D adventure for four 8th-level player characters (PCs). It takes place in and around a cavern complex hidden in a forested hillside. As always, feel free to adapt the material presented here as you see fit to make it work with your campaign. PREPARATION | You (the DM) need the D&D core rulebooks—the Player’s Handbook, the Dungeon Master’s Guide, and the Monster Manual—as well as Monster Manual III to run this adventure. This scenario utilizes the D&Dv.3.5 rules.
To get started, print out the adventure, including the map. Read through the scenario at least once to familiarize yourself with the situation, threats, and major NPCs (particularly their motivations). Then review the information on the trolls and mindshredder in Monster Manual III. Text that appears in shaded boxes is player information that you can read aloud or paraphrase for the players at the proper times. Monster and NPC statistics are provided with each encounter in abbreviated form or, where appropriate, the proper page in the Monster Manual or Monster Manual III is referenced.
ADVENTURE BACKGROUND | | --- | | The war troll Hurdrac has decided to retire from the mercenary life and set himself up as a petty lord. Once established, he plans to build himself a small nation of trolls.
To that end, Hurdrac has assembled a small contingent of troll followers through bribery (with the money had has amassed over the years) and intimidation (via his fiery greatsword, which can strike fear into the hearts of most ordinary trolls.) He has recently located a modest cavern complex hidden in a forested hillside that he deems suitable as a base of operations and moved into it with his band. From there, he plans to terrorize and conquer the whole forest as the first step in his quest for personal glory.
Unbeknownst to Hurdrac, however, a colony of

FAQs

What is the main objective of the players in Troll Outpost?

The characters must penetrate Hurdrac’s outpost and eliminate both the trolls and the mindshredder that secretly watches the area from below.

Where does the adventure take place?

It unfolds in and around a cavern complex hidden in a forested hillside.

How does the mindshredder threat operate before the characters intervene?

A mindshredder scout infiltrates the outpost, observing at first and using attacks that damage Wisdom, while exploiting moments when trolls are asleep.

Oct 6, 2026

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