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Trollbabe session reports; techniques for characterization

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Spoilers for the scale 1 Burning Shores and Ice Palace locations in Martin's Trollbabe game! I've played two sessions of Trollbabe with Martin and Eero. Martin is GMing and Eero and I play Trollbabes, very large and powerful troll-human women. Our job as players is simple, to play the Trollbabe honestly and to advance her interests. My Trollbabe is Honea, initially defined as follows: Forwarded Honea the Smart (5) Trollbabe Start with Xena, Warrior Princess, but 7 feet tall, purple hair with a side and undercut, all teeth slightly pointed, a row of short horns on the shaven side of her head. Purple lip-dye when she can get it. Fancy earrings. Wears an armored bodice, mail skirt, and a smile. Fighting 4-, unarmed: naturally graceful, without training or a killing instinct. Magic 6+, troll magic: confident, brash even, meticulous, long traditional trollish sitting-ceremonies and quick little hexes too Social 5+, perky: confident, loud, happy when all eyes are on her. Items: 1 pai...