Ogre (Dungeons & Dragons)
In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, ogres are a lesser race of giants. An aquatic subrace of ogres is known as "merrow". D&D ogres are also closely related to the race of ogre magi, a more intelligent race with blue skin and great magical abilities. Typically Ogres stand between nine and ten feet tall and can weigh up to 650 lbs. Ogres are closely related to trolls, and are distantly related to the various races of giants.
Publication history
Ogres have a long history within the Dungeons & Dragons game.
Dungeons & Dragons (1974–1976)
The ogre was one of the first monsters introduced in the earliest edition of the game, in the Dungeons & Dragons "white box" set (1974). They are described simply as large and fearsome monsters.
Ogre variants appeared in Supplement IV: Gods, Demi-Gods & Heroes (1976).
Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 1st edition (1977–1988)
The ogre appears in the first edition Monster Manual (1977), where they are described as ugly-tempered and voracious creatures sometimes found as mercenaries.
Ogre (video game)
Ogre is a 1986 computer game based on the Ogre miniatures wargame.
Release
A computer adaptation of Ogre was the 1986 release by Origin Systems, Inc. for Apple II, Amiga, Atari 8-bit, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS, and Macintosh.
Gameplay
The video game is based on the miniatures wargame rules.
Reception
inCider in 1986 rated the game with three stars out of four.Computer Gaming World rated it three stars out of five in a 1992 survey of science fiction games, and ranked it #130 in the magazine's 1996 list of 150 Best Games of All Time.
References
Ogre (disambiguation)
An ogre is a large, hideous monster of mythology, folklore and fiction.
Ogre may also refer to:
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Rain (Anthony Callea song)
"Rain" is the second song released by Australian Idol series two runner-up Anthony Callea, and features on his self-titled debut album Anthony Callea (2005). It was released as a double A-side set features the song plus his recording of Simon & Garfunkel's song "Bridge over Troubled Water", which he performed on Australian Idol.
The CD single for the song was released as a three-track standard version with the B-side "Don't Tell Me". It was also available for a short time as a limited edition collector's 2CD tri-gatefold set with a second B-side, "Wanna Be the One".
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Charts
"Rain" / "Bridge Over Troubled Water" debuted at #1 in Australia and remained at #1 for two weeks.
Ola Svensson version
In early 2006, Swedish singer Ola Svensson covered the song and released it as his debut single. Following his participation in Idol 2005, the single debuted at #1 on the Swedish singles chart and remained there for three consecutive weeks.
Rain (SWV song)
"Rain" is a 1998 single released by the group SWV. The musical backing track is based on Jaco Pastorius's "Portrait of Tracy." First heard in 1997 on the group's third album Release Some Tension, the song was released as a single the next year. It peaked at number 25 on the US Billboard Hot 100 singles chart and number 7 on the US Hot R&B Singles chart. Singer Tyrese appeared in the song's music video. He would later sing the hook on "Pullin' Me Back", a song by rapper Chingy, which sampled "Rain." Smooth Jazz musician Norman Brown covered the song on his 1999 album, Celebration. Toronto based producer duo Team Majestic Music, also sampled "Rain" for their song "Let It Fall."
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Rain (Taeyeon song)
"Rain" is a song by South Korean singer Kim Tae-yeon, a member of the South Korean girl group Girls' Generation. It was released as a digital single on 3 February 2016.
Release
In January 2015, S.M. Entertainment announced that Taeyeon would release her first digital single "Rain" in February as a part of the company's new weekly release system. The single was released via digital music websites at midnight on February 3 with an accompanying track "Secret".
Music video
The music video alternates between black and white scenes of Taeyeon singing alone in front of a microphone, and colored scenes of her in a flooding room.
Track listing
Credits are adapted from Naver.
