Satsujin Kingyo
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Satsujin Kingyo
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1247 Posts
| | 04/23/2005 2:46 PM |
| I'll start us off.
My character names, please rate.
Jeskor Wolfbrother (Human Druid)
Malvaernus (Human Necromancer)
Rogar Hordeslayer (Human Barbarian)
Mellok (PD Lizardfolk Scout/Ranger) | |
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Ghendar
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| | 04/23/2005 2:58 PM |
| quote:
Originally posted by Satsujin Kingyo
I'll start us off.
My character names, please rate.
Jeskor Wolfbrother (Human Druid)
Not bad. Wolfbrother sounds a little hokey, IMO. I like Jeskor.
COOLNESS- 5/10 (really like Jeskor, wolfbrother not so much)
ORIGINALITY- 5/10 (same reasons)
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Malvaernus (Human Necromancer)
Nice sounding name for a necromancer. Sounds severe, like a necromancer might be.
COOLNESS- 9/10
ORIGINALITY- 8/10
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Rogar Hordeslayer (Human Barbarian)
Sounds too common. many other barbarians have had similar sounding names.
COOLNESS- 2/10
ORIGINALITY- 2/10
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Mellok (PD Lizardfolk Scout/Ranger)
Decent sounding non human name. However, I could see this name being used for a human villian.
COOLNESS- 7/10
ORIGINALITY- 5/10 | |
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Satsujin Kingyo
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1247 Posts
| | 04/23/2005 3:07 PM |
| Aww come on Ghendar, post some Char names of your own, gotta keep this party going! [:D]
Yep, Malvaernus is my baby. IMHO the best name I ever thought of. I've had two DMs steal it for their NPCs to date.
Jeskor Wolfbrother I have not yet put to use. I thought of Jeskor and was immediately enthralled with it. Wolfbrother, and I think you can tell, was slapped together due to lack of inspiration. If you have a better surname for a human druid, my ears are open.
As for Rogar, he's a Barb, what can ya do?
Mellok was the most lizardy name I could conjure at the time of his creation. Theres not been many LF in literature or supplements, so I don't have much in the way of a guide.
Anywho, come on, more names everyone! ΖD] | |
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| | 04/23/2005 3:10 PM |
| Here's one so far. I'll have more later.
Helvor Evrenstar (Half-Orc Paladin) | |
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Satsujin Kingyo
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1247 Posts
| | 04/23/2005 3:26 PM |
| quote:
Originally posted by Ghendar
Here's one so far. I'll have more later.
Helvor Evrenstar (Half-Orc Paladin)
Helvor is strangely appropriate for a HO Paladin, athough Evrenstar is a weebit harsh on the eyes, but maybe thats the idea. Extra points in originality for having an orc without the letter K in his name.
COOLNESS- 5/10
ORIGINALITY 8/10
More from me-
Gok Ironballs (Goblin Barbarian)
Jeskor Farstrider (Human Druid, new surname)
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Kiirnodel
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| | 04/23/2005 4:22 PM |
| Gok Ironballs
I think the name is funny, but not serious enough to be introduced, he sounds funny though.
Coolness 5/10
Originality 8/10
Jeskor Farstrider
I like Jeskor [:)] It sounds serene yet...stern. Farstrider... I'm not too keen on names like that, that's just me.
Coolness 8/10
Originality 4/10
And some from my campaign:
Kieran "Mageslayer" Vega (CN Half elf Spellthief)
Ex-Archmage Gerrard Dugal (LE Human Wizard)
Melchior Thalamir (CG Elf Warmage)
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Satsujin Kingyo
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1247 Posts
| | 04/23/2005 4:32 PM |
| quote:
Originally posted by Kiirnodel
Gok Ironballs
I think the name is funny, but not serious enough to be introduced, he sounds funny though.
Coolness 5/10
Originality 8/10
Jeskor Farstrider
I like Jeskor [:)] It sounds serene yet...stern. Farstrider... I'm not too keen on names like that, that's just me.
Coolness 8/10
Originality 4/10
And some from my campaign:
Kieran "Mageslayer" Vega (CN Half elf Spellthief)
Ex-Archmage Gerrard Dugal (LE Human Wizard)
Melchior Thalamir (CG Elf Warmage)
Gok was one of the first NPCs my players encountered, and killed. It's a funny name, but when you're dealing with goblins, it's not so farfetched. One DM I played for had a goblin dairy farmer named Goht Milkk.
I may just name my Druid Jeskor. He does'nt have a clan name obviously, and Druids tend to have MANY aliases. Some may know him as the Wolfbrother, the Farstrider, or as He who dwells in the Verdant Glade.
Kieran "Mageslayer" Vega
Coolness 8/10
Originality 6/10
I'm stealing it. [:D]
Gerrard Dugal
Coolness 7/10
Originality 4/10
Too reminscient of my MtG days.
Melchior Thalamir
Coolness 5/10
Originality 5/10
First name does'nt sound all that elven.
Here's mine.
Blaztkitl (Blue Telepath, only psionic character I ever played)
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Mister_Darren
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111 Posts
| | 04/23/2005 4:37 PM |
| Kieran "Mageslayer" Vega
Coolness: 6/10
Originality 4/10
-maybe its cause I grew up on Street Fighter?
-bonus points for announcing your intention to slay mages!
Gerrard Dugal
Coolness: 7/10
Originality 5/10
-do you play Magic?
-but kudos for a name that sounds cool and is still belivable
Now it's my turn to be critiqued
Kuurmit (NE Lizardfolk Ravager)
Bartleby the Slayer (CG Gnome Giantslayer)
-props to anyone who can guess where I got the inspiration for this name
and for a friend of mine, please critique
BRUCE BRUCE WILLIAMS, GREATEST HERO IN WHOLE WORLD (CG Half-Orc Barb)
oh, and for the record, I was narrowly beaten to the post :P | |
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Kiirnodel
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| | 04/23/2005 4:47 PM |
| quote:
Originally posted by Mister_Darren
-do you play Magic?
A long time ago. I just remembered Gerrard Capashen right when I read that though. | |
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| | 04/23/2005 5:38 PM |
| quote:
Originally posted by Satsujin Kingyo
quote:
More from me-
Gok Ironballs (Goblin Barbarian)
Ironballs is HYSTERICAL! [^] Unfortunately, I can't see any player taking it seriously.
COOLNESS- 8/10 (funny but can't take it seriously)
ORIGINALITY- 10/10
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Jeskor Farstrider (Human Druid, new surname)
Farstrider sounds much better for a ranger rather than druid. Kepp trying. [:D]
COOLNESS- 5/10
ORIGINALITY- 6/10 (Farstrider is a bit more original than wolfbrother. | |
Champion of the Spider Eater with rider.
I actually love to be swallowed. - Posted By gss_000 on 09/04/2007 2:32 PM
How many times in life do you get to eat your own Cthulhu? - Posted By Pedro on 03/31/2008 2:29 | |
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| | 04/23/2005 5:46 PM |
| quote:
Originally posted by Kiirnodel
some from my campaign:
Kieran "Mageslayer" Vega (CN Half elf Spellthief)
Not bad. Has a good sound to it
COOLNESS- 7/10
ORIGINALITY- 2/10 (It really isn't all that original, IMO)
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Ex-Archmage Gerrard Dugal (LE Human Wizard)
Gerrard is to "real world" to work for me in D&D
COOLNESS- 1/10 (whole thing sounds to real world like)
ORIGINALITY- 2/10 (see above)
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Melchior Thalamir (CG Elf Warmage)
Love Thalamir. Stealing that. [:D] However, Melchior is far too cliche to be taken seriously. Plus, wasn't there a wizard named Melchior on The Smurfs? (No, I'm not talking about Gargamel)
COOLNESS- 5/10 (love Thalamir. Melchior? Yuck)
ORIGINALITY- 5/10 (see above) | |
Champion of the Spider Eater with rider.
I actually love to be swallowed. - Posted By gss_000 on 09/04/2007 2:32 PM
How many times in life do you get to eat your own Cthulhu? - Posted By Pedro on 03/31/2008 2:29 | |
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| | 04/23/2005 6:03 PM |
| quote:
Originally posted by Mister_Darren
Now it's my turn to be critiqued
Kuurmit (NE Lizardfolk Ravager)
Kuurmit...the frog?!?!?!?!?
COOLNESS- 1/10 (that has to be a joke, right?)
ORIGINALITY- 8/10 (well, it is original to name a lizardfolk after Kermit the frog)
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Bartleby the Slayer (CG Gnome Giantslayer)
-props to anyone who can guess where I got the inspiration for this name
Bartleby sounds perfect for a Gnome. However, putting it with "the slayer" sounds kind of weird.
COOLNESS- 8/10 (it is pretty cool
ORIGINALITY- 7/10 (combinig a name like "Bartleby" with "the slayer" is original)
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and for a friend of mine, please critique
BRUCE BRUCE WILLIAMS, GREATEST HERO IN WHOLE WORLD (CG Half-Orc Barb)
You have to be joking.
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I actually love to be swallowed. - Posted By gss_000 on 09/04/2007 2:32 PM
How many times in life do you get to eat your own Cthulhu? - Posted By Pedro on 03/31/2008 2:29 | |
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| | 04/23/2005 6:10 PM |
| quote:
Originally posted by Satsujin Kingyo
Jeskor Wolfbrother (Human Druid)
How about Jeskor Treehugger.  | |
Champion of the Spider Eater with rider.
I actually love to be swallowed. - Posted By gss_000 on 09/04/2007 2:32 PM
How many times in life do you get to eat your own Cthulhu? - Posted By Pedro on 03/31/2008 2:29 | |
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Diomedes
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| | 04/23/2005 6:36 PM |
| quote:
Originally posted by Ghendar
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Melchior Thalamir (CG Elf Warmage)
Love Thalamir. Stealing that. [:D] However, Melchior is far too cliche to be taken seriously. Plus, wasn't there a wizard named Melchior on The Smurfs? (No, I'm not talking about Gargamel)
COOLNESS- 5/10 (love Thalamir. Melchior? Yuck)
ORIGINALITY- 5/10 (see above)
There was in Chrono Trigger IIRC.
-Diomedes
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Kiirnodel
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| | 04/23/2005 6:49 PM |
| quote:
Originally posted by Diomedes
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Originally posted by Ghendar
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Melchior Thalamir (CG Elf Warmage)
Love Thalamir. Stealing that. [:D] However, Melchior is far too cliche to be taken seriously. Plus, wasn't there a wizard named Melchior on The Smurfs? (No, I'm not talking about Gargamel)
COOLNESS- 5/10 (love Thalamir. Melchior? Yuck)
ORIGINALITY- 5/10 (see above)
There was in Chrono Trigger IIRC.
-Diomedes
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| | 04/23/2005 7:34 PM |
| Lets see as far as original names.... there was the first D&D game I ever ran, it was with my brother and his friend. My brother's first and last character was "Nanoc the Erotic" a male halfling stripper. I'm not sure if his friends character was any better "Bloodbath" the Dark Elf Assassin. Strange group dynamics there....
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Diomedes
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| | 04/23/2005 11:05 PM |
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Originally posted by Kiirnodel
Never played it [:P]
He was also one of the three wise men, a saint, a wagnerian opera singer, and a main character from Neon-Genesis Evangelion ;) (that's just for starters) it's a common old school name.
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Oni
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| | 04/24/2005 1:35 AM |
| quote:
Originally posted by Cthulhufnord
"Nanoc the Erotic"
"Bloodbath"
Nanoc the Erotic
COOLNESS - 9/10
Originality- 9/10
Never heard of Nanoc, and the name just sounds cool...
Bloodbath
Coolness - 3/10
Originality - 2/10
Well I feel Assassins should try to hide the fact they are assassins, and I would never ever trust anyone with the name Bloodbath [:D].
Here are a few of my early PC's, and newer npcs
Jinx - human wizard. My very first character I ever played, and boy did he live up to his name.
Laorey - Human noble warrior. My second character made only after 2 games with Jinx [:D]
Bryce Scole - 3 fallen paladin/1 barbarian/4 Blackguard, and all vampire.
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Satsujin Kingyo
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1247 Posts
| | 04/24/2005 6:23 AM |
| Here's some more from me
Korlan Lightblade (Human Paladin)
Renwar Shadowstep (Halfling Spellthief) | |
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Link
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314 Posts
Netherlands
| | 04/24/2005 7:59 AM |
| "Jinx" and "Shadowstep" are hardly original IMO, but both very good names:
I think sometimes the more obvious names are just the right ones, especially for human characters and nicknames.
Some names for characters I used:
Knut "Smartfinger" Ningel (gnome tinkerer)
Schmibb Elvencurse (goblin cleric)
Velmer Mosswalker (human druid: OK, that one isn't particularly heroic...)
BTW, the names I always find difficult to come up with as DM are Dragon names. They often tend to sound like the name of some drag queen act (no pun intended). Any thoughts on that? | |
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Ghendar
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| | 04/24/2005 9:20 AM |
| quote:
Originally posted by Satsujin Kingyo
Here's some more from me
Korlan Lightblade (Human Paladin)
I like Korlan. Lightblade sounds too Star Wars to me. Good name for a Jedi, I suppose. Lightblade also sounds like a good name for a prestige class for a paladin that worships a god of the sun or god of light.
COOLNESS- 6/10
ORIGINALITY- 8/10
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| | 04/24/2005 9:33 AM |
| quote:
Originally posted by Link
Some names for characters I used:
Knut "Smartfinger" Ningel (gnome tinkerer)
Great name for a gnome. Nice job
COOLNESS- 9/10
ORIGINALITY- 9/10
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Schmibb Elvencurse (goblin cleric)
Schmibb is very cool and very appropriate for a goblin. Elvencurse, I'm not so sure about.
COOLNESS- 7/10
ORIGINALITY- 8/10
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Velmer Mosswalker (human druid: OK, that one isn't particularly heroic...)
Doesn't sound bad for a druid. Conjures up images of a kindly old druid who spends his time in the forest, with his animal friends and away from human culture. Perhaps a misunderstood old hermit that the pcs seek out for information and/or advice.
COOLNESS- 6/10
ORIGINALITY- 5/10
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I actually love to be swallowed. - Posted By gss_000 on 09/04/2007 2:32 PM
How many times in life do you get to eat your own Cthulhu? - Posted By Pedro on 03/31/2008 2:29 | |
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dagonet
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442 Posts
| | 04/24/2005 8:47 PM |
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Dragons, you ask? My homebrew D&D/Mageknight campaign is rotten with 'em. . .
Caeldiin (kyle-DEE-een). My second PC and the first Dragon in the campaign. An Air-Dragon.
Pallithidon. Caeldiin's adopted son, also an Air-Dragon.
Dhiareth (DEE-arr-eth). Pallithidon's sister, adopted by a Troll named Grunlash. A Fire-Dragon.
Lorm. Pallithidon's brother, adopted by a high elven knight named Teclis Valdal. An Earth-Dragon.
Nuonistim (noo-ON-iss-tim). Lorm's twin brother, slain and devoured before hatching by a human Corpseweaver named Purity as part of a very nasty ritual. Returned to life via a wish after the party killed Purity and released his soul. A Water Dragon.
Gauntlet. Another one of my PC's; a Warforged Titan.
Ianus Sundarken (YAH-noose). A vampiric gunslinger (yeah, you heard that right).
Thyste (rhymes with mist). My only female PC. A half-air elemental.
Cheers,
Dagonet
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Stabmastaarson
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Pale Rider
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London, Ontario, Canada
| | 04/24/2005 10:20 PM |
| I'll preface this by saying I can be really hard on my players for coming up with bad names. Not that I am very good at myself but I know what I like. I will try to be gentle but please do not take offense to anything I write here.
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Originally posted by Corim Danex
Here are some more names for rating:
Sagestic Ivoryhand (elven wizard)
I can't say I like this. Sagestic sounds really corny if you say it out loud. I am also not a fan of a last name made out of 2 other words. Ivoryhand is better than most I have seen however.
COOL - 2/10
ORIGINALITY - 3/10
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Keldor Flameweaver (dwarven fighter)
I like the sound of Keldor. Really good name. Flameweaver makes him sound like a spellcaster of some sort and again follows the 2 words to make a last name rule.
COOL - 6/10
ORIGINALITY - 7/10
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Elwin Cloudwhisperer (elven ranger)
Elwin? Elwin??! Yuck. Elves get teased enough without forcing them to be called the fantasy world equivilant of Eggbert. Cloudwhisperer is much too contrived to be taken seriously. Maybe in a 'comedy' campiagn but I would be breaking out the Big Book of Names for you for this one.
COOL - 1/10
ORIGINALITY - 2/10
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Drudin Oakthunder (dwarven warrior)
Drudin is pretty good (although it might be a little too close to Druid) but Oakthunder is just terrible. The others at least made some kind of sense but 'oak' does not produce 'thunder' and they do not go together at all.
COOL - 4/10
ORIGINALITY - 2/10
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Logos Argenis (elven ranger)
Very good! I like this one. The only complaint I would have is ending both first and last name with the same sound. Maybe drop the 'is' in Argenis entirely?
COOL - 8/10
ORIGINALITY - 9/10
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Velum Silverlocke (old dwarven rogue)
I notice a pattern with these names... I'm luke warm to Velum. Why is he named after stretched lamb's skin? Silverlocke is a bit cliche considering this is for a rogue.
COOL - 3/10
ORIGINALITY - 2/10
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Kaetonis Rylondin (elven wizard)
Probably the best name of this list. Original, with a good hint of elven flavour - Kaetonis sounds old fashioned to me and would fit prefectly with an elderly elf or a yound one named after his grandfather. Nice job on the last name too - keeps it in line with the 'tone' of the first name.
COOL - 9/10
ORIGINALITY - 10/10
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Tweelax Brighteyes (kender rogue)
While I can;t stand the atypical klepto kender this does follow the naming conventions of the race. I will give points fo rthat while still hating kender [)]
COOL - 5/10
ORIGINALITY - 6/10
These are just the ones that I can think of as I am typing (that I came up with at some point in the past).
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Again please don't take offense. I like to give open and frank feedback and expect the same in return. Here are some of mine - be a brutal as you like [:)] I don;t remember where some of them came from originally but I think most of them I came up with on my own (with some inspiration from other sources)
Meal (1/2 Orc Paladin with no last name)
Random Ambre (Human Ranger)
Marcus Rengate (Human Paladin)
Tyvansalvix (a name used for a varity of creatures over the years froma Pit Fiend back in the 1E days to an 'earth' Dragon in 3E)
Harrang Hurst (Human Fighter)
Gutboy Barrelhouse [)] | |
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Grim
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482 Posts
| | 04/24/2005 11:01 PM |
| Meal (1/2 Orc Paladin with no last name) Not bad really. Simple like I like my half-orcs. cool 6/10, orig 8/10
Random Ambre (Human Ranger) Come on. Random H'ombre. Random guy. Dumb. Cool 0/10 (not even trying), orig 0/10 (same). Don't you know sh!t flies at random? He better have a good reflex save.
Marcus Rengate (Human Paladin) Simple and straightforward. Sounds like a real name. Cool 7/10, orig 9/10.
Tyvansalvix (a name used for a varity of creatures over the years froma Pit Fiend back in the 1E days to an 'earth' Dragon in 3E)Reminds me of Transylvania on first glance, probobly not the connotation you would be looking for. My players would start calling him Saliva in 6 seconds flat. Cool 5/10, orig 9/10.
Harrang Hurst (Human Fighter)Not big on this one. Does he weild a boomerang or something? Something off in the vaguely germanic name. Cool 3/10, orig 7/10.
Gutboy Barrelhouse My God! Lifted directly from the annals of a 1e combat example. Like calling your wizard Merlin, Elminster, or Gandalf. Bad. Cool 0/10, Orig 0/10 (though a lot of DM's might not recognize it.) | |
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dagonet
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442 Posts
| | 04/24/2005 11:28 PM |
| Pale Rider,
As I recall, oak (the king of trees) was one of the symbols of the Greek thunder-god Zeus. The association of oak and lightning has also popped up in several books I've read. Which would make "Oakthunder" both appropriate and clever on a very subtle level.
Cheers,
Dagonet | |
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Pale Rider
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London, Ontario, Canada
| | 04/25/2005 7:39 AM |
| quote:
Originally posted by Grim
Random Ambre (Human Ranger) Come on. Random H'ombre. Random guy. Dumb. Cool 0/10 (not even trying), orig 0/10 (same). Don't you know sh!t flies at random? He better have a good reflex save.
I never, honestly, thought of Random H'ombre. This is actually a name completely stolen from the Cronicles of Amber by Roger Zelzany. SO your right - not original at all and I was wondering if anyone would notice. You did call me on it but for a complately different reason (I've played this character for over 2 years and none has picked up on either of the definitions - and he does have a great reflex save [:)]
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Tyvansalvix (a name used for a varity of creatures over the years froma Pit Fiend back in the 1E days to an 'earth' Dragon in 3E)Reminds me of Transylvania on first glance, probobly not the connotation you would be looking for. My players would start calling him Saliva in 6 seconds flat. Cool 5/10, orig 9/10.
It's all in the pronociation for this one. I pronounce it Tie - Van - Sal - Vix. Never saw saliva in it.
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Gutboy Barrelhouse My God! Lifted directly from the annals of a 1e combat example. Like calling your wizard Merlin, Elminster, or Gandalf. Bad. Cool 0/10, Orig 0/10 (though a lot of DM's might not recognize it.)
Now, now. You did really think I was serious with this last one - did you? [:)]
Now where are your names? No fair critiquing mine without popping a few of yours on the barby too, y'know [)]
dagonet - I have never heard of this connection with Zeus and oak trees. I still think the name is jarring and doesn't flow nearly as well as some of the others.
Corim Danex - I'm glad you don't take offense as such was not my intention. It is always cool to hear the reasoning behind some name choices. I thought Flameweaver might have had something to do with blacksmithing but went with my 'gut' on how the name felt for a dwarven fighter. Velum is so close to vellum (the stretched lamb's skin parchment)it never occured to me that it coudl be anything else. OF course languages other than english are a complete mystery to me. | |
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Ghendar
Warlord
11102 Posts
In the constellation of Cygnus, or Central Connecticut
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Gutboy Barrelhouse My God! Lifted directly from the annals of a 1e combat example. Like calling your wizard Merlin, Elminster, or Gandalf. Bad. Cool 0/10, Orig 0/10 (though a lot of DM's might not recognize it.)
1st ED modules had some really stupid, uninspired and definitely non-fantasy sounding names. For instance, The module, Village of Hommlet had an NPC by the name of Elmo! Elmo???? That's the best they could come up with? Pathetic. | |
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Pale Rider
Underboss
1005 Posts
London, Ontario, Canada
| | 04/25/2005 9:10 AM |
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Originally posted by Ghendar
1st ED modules had some really stupid, uninspired and definitely non-fantasy sounding names. For instance, The module, Village of Hommlet had an NPC by the name of Elmo! Elmo???? That's the best they could come up with? Pathetic.
Too true! The old B1 module - In Search of the Unknown, had some real stinkers. examples
Presto
Philgo
The Mystical One
Glom the Mighty
Laggamundo
Lappoy the Unexpected
Kracky the Hooded One
Now I know where all crappy naming conventions come from! [:0] | |
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Captain Harlock
Sergeant
450 Posts
| | 04/25/2005 10:14 AM |
| Well, I could always get the award for bad names and give you the name of my first character.
Gov of Erment, Human Wizard. (This was before I knew about the thief class.)
And his friend.
Aonic the Human Cleric
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Dan Cooper
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MrMorden
Sergeant
462 Posts
| | 04/25/2005 3:05 PM |
| Rolo Antonio Fransico De Santa Anna (Paladin)
Jeautrard the Retrograde (Necromancer) | |
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Or make an offer! I'm willing to trade/accept anything for the right deal! I've made successful trades with:
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Pale Rider
Underboss
1005 Posts
London, Ontario, Canada
| | 04/25/2005 4:21 PM |
| I think Captain Harlock and MrMorden should run a campaign together. You two are very bad boys.
For me I'm going to name my next charater Laggamundo in honour of all bad names everywhere. | |
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Testament
Underboss
1397 Posts
| | 04/25/2005 8:18 PM |
| Mr Morden, you were joking with those names, were'nt you?
I personally fruggin hate names that just combine two other words, like Flameweaver and the like. If you're going to have a surname, then don't cop out like that and give it some sort of thought like you would a first name.
Some from our group and our varied games in Greyhawk and Arcanis:
Andropinus Ocipheles (M Human Conjurer, pronounced Oh-sif-a-leez)
Lukas Brauer (M Human Druid)
Sol Agazul (M Half-Orc Paladin, Sol being his honorific)
Edric Stonehammer (M Dwarven Cleric)
Amarina Gloop (F Gnome Sorceress)
Sayuri Nailo (F Elf Rogue)
Aleth Val'Mehen (M Val diplomat)
Kavuna Elenari (M Marokene Barbarian)
Arláythian Wasserelf (F Berokene Druid)
Caius Sekessa (M Human Paladin) | |
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kyrin
Commander
3152 Posts
| | 04/26/2005 11:33 AM |
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Originally posted by Testament
Mr Morden, you were joking with those names, were'nt you?
I personally fruggin hate names that just combine two other words, like Flameweaver and the like. If you're going to have a surname, then don't cop out like that and give it some sort of thought like you would a first name.
But that's how names are constructed in reality. I personally hate it when people just put random phonemes together that they think sound cool and call it a name. Names *mean* something, or at least they used to. ESPECIALLY surnames. Your surname was your profession, or a patronymic ("son of" somebody), or something to do with your family. It was REAL, a label or a title, not something people just "made up." It's natural and organic, and I hold my players to it.
I can understand if a DM doesn't want to go to the trouble of looking up the elven words for "Flameweaver" or the Dwarven words for "Ironhelm" in Tolkien or something. I can also see an NPC (or PC) elf just sighing at the 324th bad pronunciation of his elven name and saying "Just call me Flameweaver, OK?" That's the reason why elves and dwarves in my game have such prosaic names. It's not the name they use at family reunions, it's the name they use when dealing with outsiders.
The names of PC's in my campaign are quasi-Greek in origin, in keeping with the flavor of my campaign. They are at a point in time where only the rich have surnames, and those are patronymics. So we have (or had, in the case of former PCs)
Aeschylus (the team rogue, who is now wealthy enough to take a surname, if he only knew who his father is...)
Silkmist (ranger raised in elven society, who was orphaned and never got a "grown-up" name)
Jason "Potamides" (fighter; not a formal surname -- it means "son of the river," where he was found -- it was just to distinguish him from another Jason at his fighting academy)
Tyreis (paladin of Athena)
Danrilon Tremedes (cleric, son of Tremos)
Paulos Heraclitides (wizard, son of Heraclitus)
Pindaros (bard)
Talia (paladin of Nemesis)
My memory is far too feeble for complicated names. I keep a copy of Thucydides "The Peloponesian War" handy if I need a quick human name, and I just come up with something nice and prosaic for demihumans. Just get a name, write it down, and let's get on with the game!
JIM
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Mister_Darren
Sneak
111 Posts
| | 04/26/2005 7:47 PM |
| Ghendar: I am not kidding... Bruce Bruce Williams, Greatest Hero In Whole World was really the name of my buddy's first 3.0 character...
yeah I know Kuurmit wasn't that original, but what name really is? (I promise, no getting into 1st year Comp Lit)
So let's try some more names
Guy Fawkes (CG Human Rogue)
Radovan Vlajkoviæ (LE Human Fighter)
Olaf the Brash (CN Half-Orc Barb)
Athanasius (LG Elf Cleric) | |
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Wynd of the North
Warrior
310 Posts
| | 04/26/2005 9:19 PM |
| Here are some of mine.
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Roahin Dhalm (Human Favored Soul or Cleric of Agriculture
God) The God depends on the setting.
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Fizztich Addlebee (Gnome Alchemist) of the Rockshire Addlebees
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Sylik Fang (Kobold Sorcerer) | |
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Darkfather
Commander
3457 Posts
Queensland, Australia
| | 04/27/2005 12:14 AM |
| Hmmm may as well throw a few into the mix...
Jade Minx (CG Elf Bard/Arcane Archer)
Hakk (CE Half-Orc Barabarian)
Bahlfen (CG Human Sorcerer)
Drodan (LG Dwarf Fighter/Dwarven Defender)
Wrathe (CE Human Necromancer/Pale Master)
Suriel (CE Human Wizard)
Seltan (CG Elf Ranger/Wizard/Arcane Archer)
Thanks
DF
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kyrin
Commander
3152 Posts
| | 04/27/2005 10:27 AM |
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Originally posted by Darkfather
Hmmm may as well throw a few into the mix...
Hakk (CE Half-Orc Barabarian)
Did he have a brother named Zlazh? [:D]
JIM
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