October Horror Challenge - Ernest Scared Stupid (1991)

 

 Synopsis

Ernest P. Worrell unwittingly unleashes evil troll on children of his unsuspecting town. With the help of a local hermit (played by Eartha Kitt) and his dog, Rimshot, he most stop the troll and save the kids

Review

This is my favorite Halloween flick. Yes I love it even more than I love Trick'r'Treat and Tales of Halloween. It's just such a good wholesome movie. I loved it as a kid and might love it even more as an adult. You can check out more of my thoughts on the film in this review.

In Your Game

Here are Trantor the Troll stats for SURVIVE THIS!!. If you want them for your Cinematic Unisystem game you'll find those here.

Trantor the Troll (Humanoid)
Armor Class: 14

Hit Dice: 30 HP (6 HD)

Move: 10

Actions: 1
Attack: Punch (d4) or by weapon

Special:  Toughness +4, Fearless, Curse, Regeneration, Voice Mimicry, Spells, A Mother's Love, The Heart of a Child 

Bonuses: +3 to Melee attacks

Alignment: Evil

Morale: 10

Madness: 2 (8)

Terror: 10
HDE: 4

Items: dirty troll clothes

Curse: Trantor can call upon dark powers to lay generational curses.

Dendrology: Trantor can use his action to make nearby trees and greenery grow and twist. He can even use it to grapple.

Regeneration: Trantor regains 1 hit points at the end of every turn even if reduced below 0 HP

Dollification 1/day: Duration: Instant Range: Touch - Child must make a Mental (or Magic in other ST games) saving throw or be transformed into a small wooden doll.

A Mother's Love: All trolls of Trantor's species take 2d6 points of damage when the come in contact with milk. This ignores his toughness.

The Heart of A Child: The only way to permanently defeat Trantor is to give him enough unconditional love (aka the heart of a child). It is possible for truly whole adults of Good alignment to give this.

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