In either the next session (Saturday night) or the one after that (2 weeks after the next session) my party will reaching Metropolis full of other adventurers of every race and class (including prestiage Classes) ISo I need to create a list of names so I can give name son the fly if (really when) needed. Any assistance in creating this list would be greatly appreciated
List of Names for NPCs
IcyCool
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Crothian said:
I didn't even have to invest in a book. Some kooky "phone" people gave me a book of names for free! Not sure what those numbers mean, but the names are great. It's even got a free list of Inn names in the back (printed on yellow pages so you can jump right to it), how cool is that!
Wonko the Sane
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The program I use all the time for names (and lots of other stuff) is Tablesmith. Pretty cool little program.
WtS
WtS
BullMarkOne
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My naming resources.
Easy sites:
http://www.behindthename.com/ - not random, but a great list of names
http://www.seventhsanctum.com/ - names and then some
Not so easy sites which involve other languages, and bastard translation.
http://www.northvegr.org/lore/oldenglish/index.php -old english lexicon
http://translation.langenberg.com/ - links to a number of different web-based translators
Easy sites:
http://www.behindthename.com/ - not random, but a great list of names
http://www.seventhsanctum.com/ - names and then some
Not so easy sites which involve other languages, and bastard translation.
http://www.northvegr.org/lore/oldenglish/index.php -old english lexicon
http://translation.langenberg.com/ - links to a number of different web-based translators
Man in the Funny Hat
Hero
In addition to collecting names in lists from a variety of sources including just sitting down and making them up, I have a list of some 3500+ names that I kept from a name generator I ran across a good 15 years ago or more. I CURSE myself for not having acquired that program no matter the cost because I've used that list for character names ever since and want MORE. It produced several hundred names in groups that kept close to a certain "flavor", so it has a bunch of Slavic-ish names, Italian-ish, etc. As best I recall it got its results by breaking up names into phonic pieces, keeping "rules" regarding where those pieces were taken from (first, middle, ending) and then randomly putting pieces back together.
I have hoarded this list jealously and have yet to share it with anyone. I'm starting to think I'm being unreasonably possessive as I watch heartfelt pleas for good character names repeatedly get posted. Aw, what the heck. It's not as if I'm in any real danger of, say, writing a book using these names, or publishing a ground-breaking campaign setting with NPC's more famous/infamous than Bigby, Drizzt, or Regdar.
http://home.earthlink.net/~duanevp/dnd/names.doc
Just remember where you found it.
I have hoarded this list jealously and have yet to share it with anyone. I'm starting to think I'm being unreasonably possessive as I watch heartfelt pleas for good character names repeatedly get posted. Aw, what the heck. It's not as if I'm in any real danger of, say, writing a book using these names, or publishing a ground-breaking campaign setting with NPC's more famous/infamous than Bigby, Drizzt, or Regdar.
http://home.earthlink.net/~duanevp/dnd/names.doc
Just remember where you found it.
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