I LOVE TROLLS

[m3gastar]

coming out of a random body of water I encounter a massive ugly monster and pull my sword out to kill it, but it turns out to be charmingly...friendly..and I am given the option of NOT slaying him and just leaving him alone, which I choose to do because the big fella humors me. WELL, it turns out he's a ROCK TROLL, and they become a VERY big problem for me in the game as you progress further through it.
The NEXT troll I come upon is guarding BOATS for some (stupid) soldiers who hired him to do so. As it turns out he destroys all the boats and kills all the soldiers, who are killing a bunch of peasants (he may have inadvertantly harmed a few peasants when he tried to "gently seperate them" ; his own words).
I came to the conclusion that NONE of this was this simple, rather jovial and friendly TROLL's fault AT ALL. He was a simple victim of circumstances who was guilty of trying only to do his job to the best of his ability, and then act as an arbitor in a violent confrontation. What a thoughtful and decent troll!
OF course, I had to let him live. What kind of evil beast would kill such a well meaning creature? Certainly not I...
WHY IS THIS A PROBLEM, LETTING FUNNY, NICE TROLLS LIVE???
Well...in the game you need troll livers..several of them..to make potions and concoctions!
What's a troll lovin' guy to do?

Next, I come across three trolls who won't let me on their mountain unless I leave my weapons behind. My buddy says "KILL THEM", but I choose the reasonable route, and agree to leave them. Everything went fine, and no trolls were harmed during the filiming of the mountain quest.
Again, later, three MORE trolls who have kidnapped humans because they want SHOES, run afoul of our hero. A simple conversation, and promise to return with shoes( a blatant lie) resolves the situation and the trolls allow you to leave in peace.
What simple, charming, and even reasonable creatures these trolls can be, when they are not eating humans, who they don't like anyways, describing them as "stringy and chewy" and "nogood to eat". They probably don't eat humans AT ALL unless they are realllllllly hungry. Kind of like US, with Ramen noodles.
So I didn't get all my potions, but I have a super good rep with the troll population.

[JA55er]

I haven't killed a single troll in this game as well. They are just not evil, all of them are sentient and hilarious. Also there are a few more of them that you will encounter.

[Jac]

'You mans paints good do?

Not all trolls are friendly. Ice trolls will kill you on sight so you can get their bits with a clear conscience

[Tankfriend]

Originally posted by Jac:

'You mans paints good do?

Not all trolls are friendly. Ice trolls will kill you on sight so you can get their bits with a clear conscience

Troll translator engaged:
Sum troll just whammy whammy on human, so take livars fro' dose troll.

[KriKitBoNeZ]

I don't have subtitles on in the game and trying to understand them is super funny.

[Boneyard Bob]

Originally posted by M3gastar:

What's a troll lovin' guy to do?

Google farting trolls easter egg. They're somewhere in Skellige. They're hostile, so no moral dilema there. Just save scum until you get a liver from each.

[marakinta]

Trololo are awesome beasties. I won't kill them unless they attack first... it's just too much fun talking to them.

[Bishop]

I don't kill them either unless I am forced to. Been able to get enough livers from hostile ones to craft the few items that need them. Not that I use those oils often.

[Killer_Elite]

I had some of my best discussions with one of the trolls.... very nice..... I LIKE TROLLS, TOO

[JA55er]

Originally posted by marakinta:

I won't kill them unless they attack first...

Except for Wham-a-Wham I hope.

[Kblocks]

one of the skellige caves has a trio of farting trolls that talk about beans and onions in their soup as they try to kill you

[Riverstyx]

Originally posted by Kblocks:

one of the skellige caves has a trio of farting trolls that talk about beans and onions in their soup as they try to kill you

That's where I usually get the troll livers for the alchemy recipes that need it. I just can't bring myself to kill any of the other non-hostile trolls. They're too entertaining.

[Boneyard Bob]

Originally posted by Riverstyx:

I just can't bring myself to kill any of the other non-hostile trolls. They're too entertaining.

They are entertaining, but personally I prefer the larger bridge trolls from the second game. They build and maintain well constructed stone bridges and charge an occasional toll. The first time I encountered one I wondered how much coin the toll was gonna cost, but when I found that all he wanted was a bottle of vodka, I immediately knew I was gonna like their kind.

[Riverstyx]

Originally posted by Boneyard Bob:

Originally posted by Riverstyx:

I just can't bring myself to kill any of the other non-hostile trolls. They're too entertaining.

They are entertaining, but personally I prefer the larger bridge trolls from the second game. They build and maintain well constructed stone bridges and charge an occasional toll. The first time I encountered one I wondered how much coin the toll was gonna cost, but when I found that all he wanted was a bottle of vodka, I immediately knew I was gonna like their kind.

Well, there were other trolls in 2 as well. The ones you run into in the canyon near the end of act 2 of Roche's path are much more like the Witcher 3 trolls. I can't remember if they appear in Iorveth's path though. It's been over a year since I've played through that route.

[icccie]

I LIKE TROLLS, TOO

[icccie]

Originally posted by Kblocks:

one of the skellige caves has a trio of farting trolls that talk about beans and onions in their soup as they try to kill you