The Prophets' Song (TPS) was a free, turn-based text MMORPG played in a browser. Most players knew it as Trollscantsing, after its domain. It ran 3 servers (Stax, Lambe and Dro) and had 10 playable races split between the Light and the Damned. TPS is no longer an active game. Its successor is Agonia, which opened on 1 January 2019, after an earlier follow-up called Curse of Backdraft (2011).
If an old bookmark or forum link brought you here (including old stax.trollscantsing.com links), you're in the right place. This site is an unofficial fan archive. It isn't run by the original TPS team, and I bought the domain after it expired so the old links would lead somewhere useful.
Names and domains
People search for TPS under several names, which is part of why it's hard to find. They all point to the same game.
| Name or address | What it was |
|---|---|
| The Prophets' Song | The game's official name, usually shortened to TPS |
| Trollscantsing | What many players called the game, after its domain |
trollscantsing.eu | The game address in 2007, while it was in beta |
trollscantsing.com | Linked as the game's address by French player forums. Old links also point to stax.trollscantsing.com, the Stax server. |
theprophetssong.eu | The later game address, with character "Facts" pages per server |
forums.theprophetssong.eu | The community forums from late 2013, titled "Trollscantsing" |
| Staxx | A common spelling of Stax, one of the servers (often mistaken for a game title) |
Servers
| Server | What we know |
|---|---|
| Stax | The server most people mean by "Staxx". Light against the Damned. It had its own market and saloon boards, and guilds could own towns (the Light guild Heroes of Stax had 28 members and 1 town). |
| Lambe | Its own map, market and lounge. A big map where movement costs shaped how raids were planned. |
| Dro | Described on its forum board as the place where "light, undead, and damned races" met. |
Each server had a surface map plus underground levels. Players shared annotated maps of monster and ingredient locations for Stax and Lambe.
Races
TPS had 10 playable races, each with its own history and abilities:
| Race | Race |
|---|---|
| Human | Troll |
| Elf | Orc |
| Dwarf | Goblin |
| Halfling (players also said "hobbit") | Imp |
| Dark Elf | Ogre |
The forums
The Trollscantsing forums at forums.theprophetssong.eu are the best surviving record of the game. Boards included:
- Stax Saloon and Stax Market (auctions and trades)
- Lambe Lounge and Lambe Market
- Dro Diner
- Orange Orion Café, the out-of-character chat board
- French Chat, for French-speaking players
- Announcements (414 topics), Suggestions, Game Info and a closed Bug Reports board
- Agonia - Tales of Forgotten Lands (303 topics), added when Agonia launched
Timeline
| When | What happened |
|---|---|
| 2007 | The creator invites tabletop roleplayers to try TPS at trollscantsing.eu. Turn-based, PvP-friendly, still in beta. |
| 2011 | Curse of Backdraft launches at curseofbackdraft.com. Players at the time describe it as made by the creator of Trollscantsing. |
| Oct to Nov 2013 | New forums open at forums.theprophetssong.eu. Early threads collect the TPS sites and maps that still exist. |
| March 2015 | The Bug Reports board is closed. |
| May 2015 | Lambe players are still posting about race balance and movement. |
| 1 Jan 2019 | Agonia opens at agonialands.com. |
| March 2019 | The last posts on the TPS forums. |
Fan resources
In November 2013, players listed the TPS sites that still existed. I haven't checked whether these still load, so they're listed as text:
Unchecked
- Stax Compendium (freewebs.com/staxcompendium): stat bonus tables, item lists and recipes
- Stax and Lambe maps at tps.pheelit.fr
- A shared map collection at tps.techhack.co.uk
- Lambe map tiles at slo.hu/tps/lambe
Agonia: the successor to TPS
Agonia (agonialands.com) opened on 1 January 2019, and it's where the TPS community lives now. The old Trollscantsing forums even opened an Agonia board at launch, and it grew past 300 topics.
If you loved TPS, here's what's waiting:
- Faction war. 2 factions, the Fellowship and the Forsaken, raiding across the border in organized parties.
- Old friends. Plenty of old-time TPS players are already in Agonia, so you may well run into names you remember.
- Bugs fixed. The game has been patched a lot since launch, and a lot of the early rough edges are gone.
- A world players build. The map starts wild. Roads, towns and every piece of gear past your starting kit are crafted from resources players gather.
- Deep crafting and training. Tons of craft and weapon skills, and good crafters are in demand.
- 8 tribes to pick from, each with its own strengths, plus monsters from wasps and mammoths up to lava twirlers and dragons.
- Seasonal events that keep the world moving (the 2026 Easter event had players hunting cassowary eggs).
- Free for real. No pay-to-win and no ads, so the top players got there by playing.
3 tips before you start: read the quick start guide, since the first days are slow while you learn the rules. Use 1 account only, because multi-accounting is banned (2 accounts on the same IP count). And pick your name and tribe carefully, since characters can't be deleted.
FAQ
Is Trollscantsing still online?
No. The Prophets' Song is no longer an active game. Its successor, Agonia, opened on 1 January 2019, and the TPS forums went quiet a few weeks later.
What was Trollscantsing?
The name many players used for The Prophets' Song (TPS), a free turn-based text MMORPG played in a browser. The name came from the game's domain.
What races were in The Prophets' Song?
10: Human, Elf, Dwarf, Halfling, Dark Elf, Troll, Orc, Goblin, Imp and Ogre.
Were Stax, Lambe and Dro separate games?
No. Stax (often spelled Staxx), Lambe and Dro were the 3 servers of The Prophets' Song.
Where did Trollscantsing players go?
To Agonia, the successor to The Prophets' Song, which opened on 1 January 2019. Some first played Curse of Backdraft (2011). The TPS forums hosted an Agonia board with more than 300 topics.
Is Agonia free?
Yes. It's free to play in a browser, with no pay-to-win and no ads.
En français
Vous cherchez Trollscantsing ? The Prophets' Song (TPS), le jeu de rôle textuel gratuit au tour par tour, n'est plus en ligne. Ses 3 serveurs s'appelaient Stax, Lambe et Dro, et beaucoup de joueurs français y jouaient (le forum avait même une section French Chat).
Son successeur s'appelle Agonia, et la communauté de TPS y joue déjà. Beaucoup de bugs ont été corrigés, et de nombreux anciens joueurs de TPS vous attendent. Guerre entre 2 factions, raids, un monde construit par les joueurs et un artisanat qui compte vraiment. 100 % gratuit, sans pay-to-win, sans publicité.
Sources
- Free-Games.com.au: The Prophets' Song listing (10 races, dragon's dream, crafting)
- Play-Free-Online-Games: The Prophets' Song (multi-layered maps, retired)
- Dragonsfoot forum: The Prophets Song (creator's beta post, Heroes of Stax)
- MountyHall forum (French players linking trollscantsing.com)
- Ubuntu Forums, June 2011 (Curse of Backdraft from the creator of Trollscantsing)
- Trollscantsing forums: index (boards, topic counts, last posts)
- Trollscantsing forums: Useful URLs, Nov 2013
- Trollscantsing forums: Maps, Nov 2013
- Trollscantsing forums: Lambe movement thread, May 2015
- Race list: a TPS veteran's recollection in an Agonia faction Discord, October 2023
- Agonia forum: Agonia Opening, 1 Jan 2019
- BBOGD: Agonia (free, no pay-to-win, 8 tribes, player-built world, monsters from wasps to dragons)
- PBBG.com: Agonia (crafting, faction warfare)
- Agonia forum: announcements (Easter Cassowary Eggs event, March 2026)
- EverybodyWiki: Agonialands (January 2019, Fellowship and Forsaken)