Do trolls need to be balanced? I see it like a ‘mage’ character – weak at the start, but eventually very powerful – i.e. once you get the Defaced Mona Lisa.

There are ways to cut running costs to speed that process along e.g. repairing items to 1% before a forum visit (the actual amount needed to repair an item is 0.5% of the full repair cost, such that it rounds to the nearest full %) This can be done by storing all your flezz in items. Wikka and Praypal can be farmed so you can get a Mona Lisa in 2-3 weeks (I keep getting distracted with pistachio runs though)