The sample half-troll described here uses a bearded devil (barbazu) as the base creature.
| Hit Dice: | 6d8+18 (45 hp) |
| Initiative: | +6 |
| Speed: | 40 ft. (8 squares) |
| Armor Class: | 24 (+3 Dex, +11 natural) touch 13, flat-footed 21 |
| Base Attack/Grapple: | +6/+11 |
| Attack: | Glaive +12 melee (1d10+6 plus infernal wound) or claw +11 melee (1d6+2) |
| Full Attack: | Glaive +12/+7 melee (1d10+6 plus infernal wound) or 2 claws +11 melee (1d6+2) |
| Space/Reach: | 5 ft./5 ft. (10 ft. with glaive) |
| Special Attacks: | Infernal wound, beard, battle frenzy, rend 2d4+7, spell-like abilities, summon baatezu |
| Special Qualities: | Damage reduction 5/silver or good, darkvision 60 ft., fast healing 5, immunity to fire and poison, resistance to acid 10 and cold 10, scent, see in darkness, spell resistance 17, telepathy 100 ft. |
| Saves: | Fort +11, Ref +8, Will +5 |
| Abilities: | Str 21, Dex 17, Con 23, Int 4, Wis 10, Cha 8 |
| Skills: | Listen +5, Spot +4 |
| Feats: | Improved Initiative, Power Attack, Weapon Focus (glaive) |
| Environment: | Nine Hells of Baator (or other evil and lawful outer plane) |
| Organization: | Solitary, pair, team (3–5), or squad (6–10) |
| Challenge Rating: | 5 |
| Treasure: | Standard |
| Alignment: | Always lawful evil |
| Advancement: | 7–9 HD (Medium); 10–18 HD (Large) |
| Level Adjustment: | +10 |
The first thing that stands out about this creature is the massive sawtoothed glaive it carries. The creature’s pointed ears and moist, scaly skin mark it as an outsider. It has a long tail, clawed hands and feet, and a snaky, disgusting beard.
Bearded devils, also called barbazu, serve as shock troops in hell’s armies, spearheading attacks by masses of lemures. Between wars, they find employment as guards and sentinels for more powerful devils. Every bearded devil carries a sawtoothed glaive.
A bearded devil stands 6 feet tall and weighs about 225 pounds.
Half-troll barbazus are feral, unfettered by excessive reasoning. They simply love to tear things apart, and focus all their abilities to that end.
A bearded devil’s natural weapons, as well as any weapons it wields, are treated as evil-aligned and lawful-aligned for the purpose of overcoming damage reduction.
Spell-Like Abilities: At will—greater teleport (self plus 50 pounds of objects only). Caster level 12th.
Rend (Ex): If a half-troll barbazu hits with both claw attacks, it latches onto the opponent’s body and tears the flesh. This attack automatically deals an additional 2d4+7 points of damage (2d4+10 when raging).
Infernal Wound (Su): The damage a half-troll bearded devil deals with its glaive causes a persistent wound. An injured creature loses 2 additional hit points each round. The wound does not heal naturally and resists healing spells. The continuing hit point loss can be stopped by a DC 16 Heal check, a cure spell, or a heal spell. However, a character attempting to cast a cure spell or a heal spell on a creature damaged by a half-troll bearded devil’s glaive must succeed on a DC 16 caster level check, or the spell has no effect on the injured character. A successful Heal check automatically stops the continuing hit point loss as well as restoring hit points. The infernal wound is a supernatural ability of the half-troll bearded devil, not of the weapon. The check DC is Constitution-based.
Beard (Ex): If a half-troll bearded devil hits a single opponent with both claw attacks, it automatically hits with its beard. The affected creature takes 1d8+2 points of damage and must succeed on a DC 16 Fortitude save or be infected with a vile disease known as devil chills (incubation period 1d4 days, damage 1d4 Str). Damage is dealt each day until the afflicted creature succeeds on three consecutive Fortitude saves, the disease is cured magically, or the creature dies. The save DC is Constitution-based.
Battle Frenzy (Ex): Twice per day, a bearded devil can work itself into a battle frenzy similar to the barbarian’s rage (+4 Strength, +4 Constitution, +2 morale bonus on Will saves, −2 AC penalty). The frenzy lasts for 6 rounds, and the bearded devil suffers no ill effects afterward.
Summon Baatezu (Sp): Once per day a bearded devil can attempt to summon 2d10 lemures with a 50% chance of success, or another bearded devil with a 35% chance of success. This ability is the equivalent of a 3rd-level spell.
Source: Fiend Folio, page 92. Reapplied this template to the barbazu depicted in the Monster Manual (version 3.5). Other changes applied as per the D&D® v.3.5 Accessory Update.