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Old School RuneScape largely takes place in the fictional realm of Gielinor, a planet filled with multiple environments and climates. It is divided into kingdoms and is inhabited by humans, vampyres, elves, monkeys, dwarves, fairies, gnomes, goblins, trolls, ogres, giants, and more. [2] Gielinor's basic history is told in five Ages.
Troll (Dungeons & Dragons), a monster in the Dungeons & Dragons setting; Troll (Harry Potter), a creature in J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter universe; Troll, a species of humanoid aliens from the webcomic Homestuck; Troll (Marvel Comics), a character appearing in Marvel Comics; Troll (Middle-earth), a creature in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth ...
In Norse mythology, troll, like thurs, is a term applied to jötnar and is mentioned throughout the Old Norse corpus. In Old Norse sources, trolls are said to dwell in isolated mountains, rocks, and caves, sometimes live together (usually as father-and-daughter or mother-and-son), and are rarely described as helpful or friendly. [2]
These elves, who are among the oldest known races in Azeroth, descended from a tribe of the now extinct Dark Trolls – other races of elves descend from the Night Elves. Despite starting off as magic practitioners, they eventually abandon the use of arcane magic and focus on the powers afforded to them over nature.
While trolls can be found throughout folklores worldwide, the D&D troll has little in common with these. Instead it was inspired partly by Norse myth, and partly by a troll that appears in Poul Anderson's Three Hearts and Three Lions, [1] [2] [3] which is especially apparent in their ability to "regenerate" (their bodies to heal wounds extremely rapidly), and their weakness to fire.
Primary setting for RuneScape and Old School RuneScape. RuneScape Classic: 2001 V M Glorantha: Greg Stafford: The setting of numerous tabletop games, including RuneQuest and HeroQuest: White Bear and Red Moon: 1975: G V N C Gor: John Norman: A planet in the Solar System: Tarnsman of Gor: 1966: N F Green–sky: Zilpha Keatley Snyder: Setting of ...
Ken St. Andre first saw the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game in April 1975, and after concluding that the rules did not make sense, he designed his own simpler game. [6]: 35 St. Andre ultimately called his game Tunnels & Trolls, and printed 100 copies of the first edition in 1975.
A revision of a Wikipedia article shows a troll vandalizing an article on Wikipedia by replacing content with an insult.. In slang, a troll is a person who posts deliberately offensive or provocative messages online [1] (such as in social media, a newsgroup, a forum, a chat room, an online video game) or who performs similar behaviors in real life.