Balor
Seeing as how D&D cribbed its material from everything in the world, it's no surprise that it got sued from time to time. For example, J. R. R. Tolkien's estate sued TSR over a few intellectual property rights. And although they managed to prove that "Orc" was not a unique word to Tolkien (Warcraft thanks you!), there were a few issues necessitating change, such as:
-Hobbits became Halflings
-Ents became Treants
-And Balrogs became Balor Demons.
The Mythical Balor was king of the Fomorians (proto-fae giants). D&D Balor is a type of demon. A BIG type of demon. These guys are the biggest, baddest, toughest dudes beneath the Demon Lords, and they know it. Wielding flaming whips and vorpal swords, Balors command armies, but certainly arent afraid to mix it up in the front lines. Besides, if one dies, it explodes, anyway, so why not?
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Balor
Seeing as how D&D cribbed its material from everything in the world, it's no surprise that it got sued from time to time. For example, J. R. R. Tolkien's estate sued TSR over a few intellectual property rights. And although they managed to prove that "Orc" was not a unique word to Tolkien (Warcraft thanks you!), there were a few issues necessitating change, such as:
-Hobbits became Halflings
-Ents became Treants
-And Balrogs became Balor Demons.
The Mythical Balor was king of the Fomorians (proto-fae giants). D&D Balor is a type of demon. A BIG type of demon. These guys are the biggest, baddest, toughest dudes beneath the Demon Lords, and they know it. Wielding flaming whips and vorpal swords, Balors command armies, but certainly arent afraid to mix it up in the front lines. Besides, if one dies, it explodes, anyway, so why not?
Featured on Life In Plastic: nerditis.com/2013/03/13/life-in-plastic-obscure-toy-lines...