Mantic Games: Zombie Trolls?!

Just when you thought it was safe to go back in to the Forest Mantic Games releases the Zombie Trolls!

Trolls are a pain because they regenerate at an alarming rate. Zombies are annoying because you’re just not sure how much ammo to use (always double-tap) until they are dead-dead. But somehow the folks at Mantic decided partially regenerated Zombie Trolls was a good idea…and you know what – it kinda works and I’m terrified.

via Mantic Games, Gamewire

The peculiar physiology of Trolls makes them incredibly difficult to kill, their flesh re-knitting any wound and their thick, glutinous blood almost reluctant to leave their bodies. Resurrecting them as zombies has the unusual side effect of improving their general level of intelligence, though why this should be so is a matter of some debate. Some scholars suggest that the regenerative abilities of Troll-kind are somehow inhibitive of higher brain function, while others posit that it is simply impossible to make a Troll any stupider merely by virtue of it being dead. Whatever the truth, Zombie trolls are a deadly, if slow opponent to face.

New for every Undead player are the Zombie Trolls!

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Beautifully rendered in disgusting detail and painted in pallid colours, Zombie Trolls can add some much needed punch to the Undead Army. A regiment has 18 Crushing Strength (2) attacks for example, and can be used in conjunction with a Necromancer who can use the Surge spell to help move them along a bit.

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Combine this with the mass ranks of skeletons, zombies and ghouls in the Army Set, and fast units like Werewolves and Soul Reaver Knights and you’ll have a balanced force ready for the tabletop.

On a personal level, I’m excited to see who puts together a Zombie Troll army first with Hoggar the Zombie Troll Shaman from Dungeon Saga as the leader!

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And there Zombie Troll includes in the Dungeon Saga: The Dwarf King’s Quest boxed game too.

Download: Try before you play? Download the Kings of War Core Rules and Undead Starter List for free here.

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Participate: Let us know what you think about the Zombie Trolls, and which army you’ll be playing in Kings of War in the comments.

Purchase: The Undead Zombie Trolls are now available to pre-order from your local hobby store and the Mantic Webstore. It will begin shipping from the 23^rd November.

Check out the entire Undead range here.

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I’m digging these new Zombie Trolls. However, I won’t be able to show these to my GM. I don’t want him to get any ideas for new monsters to throw at us. Regular Trolls are bad enough, but Zombies Trolls…I guess I better start that on that new character concept I had.

I would also be curious to see a full army of these bad boys on the tabletop. I’m thinking they could be pretty mean if used in the right icky, undead hands.

Necromancers – they’ll revive anything for a fee…

Author: Adam Harrison

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