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<blockquote data-quote="dvvega" data-source="post: 3301049" data-attributes="member: 524"><p>When I have named my gods in the past I've chosen a pronounciation style first then formed the names around that ... for example the last set was a bit of a hash of Aztec/Spanish constructions.</p><p></p><p>Arunqawe being the most obvious here.</p><p></p><p>So in your case I would suggest starting there ... I note that your gods represent concepts of everyday things pretty strictly - that is they all have some foundation on things people would see around them Sun/Moon/War/Death/etc.</p><p></p><p>This would make me personally choose natural sounding names ... vocalisations which do not require any background in any language except for English (or whatever real-world language your Human tongue is closest to). In addition I wouldn't use any convulted syllabics either.</p><p></p><p>So this would lead to names that seem to resound with the concept behind the god ... your CE god should be sibbilant, serpentine like the Engish MISSION, while the CN god should be violent and harsh, a single syllable if possible but pronounced with force like the English SMASH.</p><p></p><p>Hopefully that gives you some ideas.</p><p></p><p>Addition: I think your god of Murder and Strife shouldn't have a Luck domain, but more likely a Bad Luck domain focused on caused Strife in people by adjusting their luck, or perhaps some kind of domain that grants the ability to amplify negative emotions.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dvvega, post: 3301049, member: 524"] When I have named my gods in the past I've chosen a pronounciation style first then formed the names around that ... for example the last set was a bit of a hash of Aztec/Spanish constructions. Arunqawe being the most obvious here. So in your case I would suggest starting there ... I note that your gods represent concepts of everyday things pretty strictly - that is they all have some foundation on things people would see around them Sun/Moon/War/Death/etc. This would make me personally choose natural sounding names ... vocalisations which do not require any background in any language except for English (or whatever real-world language your Human tongue is closest to). In addition I wouldn't use any convulted syllabics either. So this would lead to names that seem to resound with the concept behind the god ... your CE god should be sibbilant, serpentine like the Engish MISSION, while the CN god should be violent and harsh, a single syllable if possible but pronounced with force like the English SMASH. Hopefully that gives you some ideas. Addition: I think your god of Murder and Strife shouldn't have a Luck domain, but more likely a Bad Luck domain focused on caused Strife in people by adjusting their luck, or perhaps some kind of domain that grants the ability to amplify negative emotions. [/QUOTE]
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