Menu
News
All News
Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
Pathfinder
Starfinder
Warhammer
2d20 System
Year Zero Engine
Industry News
Reviews
Dragon Reflections
Columns
Weekly Digests
Weekly News Digest
Freebies, Sales & Bundles
RPG Print News
RPG Crowdfunding News
Game Content
ENterplanetary DimENsions
Mythological Figures
Opinion
Worlds of Design
Peregrine's Next
RPG Evolution
Other Columns
From the Freelancing Frontline
Monster ENcyclopedia
WotC/TSR Alumni Look Back
4 Hours w/RSD (Ryan Dancey)
The Road to 3E (Jonathan Tweet)
Greenwood's Realms (Ed Greenwood)
Drawmij's TSR (Jim Ward)
Community
Forums & Topics
Forum List
Latest Posts
Forum list
*Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
D&D Older Editions
*TTRPGs General
*Pathfinder & Starfinder
EN Publishing
*Geek Talk & Media
Search forums
Chat/Discord
Resources
Wiki
Pages
Latest activity
Media
New media
New comments
Search media
Downloads
Latest reviews
Search resources
EN Publishing
Store
EN5ider
Adventures in ZEITGEIST
Awfully Cheerful Engine
What's OLD is NEW
Judge Dredd & The Worlds Of 2000AD
War of the Burning Sky
Level Up: Advanced 5E
Events & Releases
Upcoming Events
Private Events
Featured Events
Socials!
Twitch
YouTube
Facebook (EN Publishing)
Facebook (EN World)
Twitter
Instagram
TikTok
Podcast
Features
Top 5 RPGs Compiled Charts 2004-Present
Adventure Game Industry Market Research Summary (RPGs) V1.0
Ryan Dancey: Acquiring TSR
Q&A With Gary Gygax
D&D Rules FAQs
TSR, WotC, & Paizo: A Comparative History
D&D Pronunciation Guide
Million Dollar TTRPG Kickstarters
Tabletop RPG Podcast Hall of Fame
Eric Noah's Unofficial D&D 3rd Edition News
D&D in the Mainstream
D&D & RPG History
About Morrus
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
Forums & Topics
Forum List
Latest Posts
Forum list
*Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
D&D Older Editions
*TTRPGs General
*Pathfinder & Starfinder
EN Publishing
*Geek Talk & Media
Search forums
Chat/Discord
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Community
Playing the Game
Story Hour
The Runic Storyhour: An Oriental Adventure in The Dream
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="Rune" data-source="post: 1359" data-attributes="member: 67"><p>First, a word about naming conventions:</p><p></p><p>The male name is constructed with an Adjective, followed by a Noun, and then a Verb. This puts the emphasis on who the person is.</p><p></p><p>The female name is a Noun, followed by an Adverb, and then a Verb, which emphasizes what the person does.</p><p></p><p>The Noun is the family name, passed on through the generations. These names stay within the gender. The daughter will get her family name from the mother and the son from the father. There are no family names that are shared between the genders.</p><p></p><p><strong>The characters:</strong></p><p></p><p><strong>Swift Serpent Strikes (Rogue1/Fighter1)</strong> is a lower-caste human, who, although he despises nobility and all that it represents, is not such a fool to openly criticize it, or its members. He has so far been content not to attract too much attention. He may have good reasons for this, but, if so, they are his secrets to tell--or not to.</p><p></p><p><strong>Fighting Man Dances (Monk1/Sorceror1)</strong> is one of the little folk, a halfling, whom humans view as miniature humans; children playing at being grown-up. Like all halflings, he is neither lower-caste, nor noble in the human world. In halfling society, however, he is a member of one of the higher social orders, (which are, in turn, modeled after the Societies of the humans; more on the societies later). It is not, however, a halfling's world, and he will always be looked down upon.</p><p></p><p><strong>Intelligent Chameleon Survives (Rogue1/Sorceror1)</strong> is a human of the lower-caste who, unlike Swift, does not despise the noble caste. A bit of a megalomaniac, he, in fact, aspires to be one of the noble caste. Furthermore, he sees himself as an equal or better of most (all?) nobles. Despite such an eccentricity, or perhaps because of it, he is a natural leader on the battlefield and off of it. He is very likeable, and truly a tactical thinker.</p><p></p><p><strong>Ocean Deeply Sleeps (Rogue1/Fighter1)</strong>, the only female of the group, is a soft-spoken human (also of the lower-caste) so far content to observe her surroundings and stay in the background. It is not inconceivable, however, that she has grand ambitions and is biding her time, waiting for the time that destiny has chosen for her to act upon them.</p><p></p><p><strong>Other People (in the order of their appearance):</strong></p><p></p><p><strong>Grinning Tiger Rules (Session 1)</strong> is a noble of one of the most prominent family lines. Not much is yet known about the noble, except that he is considered to be (by the party, at least) a tactical idiot on the battlefield. Too bad he's in charge...</p><p></p><p><strong>Night Softly Calls (Session 3)</strong> is the commander of the guard in Silver City. Not much is known about her, but it is known that she wields a three-section-staff, and a great deal of authority within the city.</p><p></p><p><strong>Mad Stone Tumbles (Session 3)</strong> was the Governor of Silver City until his untimely demise by what may have been assassins, or maybe something else. He was a very crazy man.</p><p></p><p><strong>Laughing Monkey Rules (Session 3)</strong> is the current governor of the Silver City. He was a rival of Mad Stone Tumbles.</p><p></p><p><strong>Dragon Silently Hunts (Session 3)</strong> is the matron of House Dragon. She is easily the most powerful individual in the city, barring, perhaps, the Governor and the head of one of the most powerful families in the Empire.</p><p></p><p><strong>Exalted Temple Stands (Session 5)</strong> is the EMPEROR. He is roughly 10 years old when encountered in Session 5.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rune, post: 1359, member: 67"] First, a word about naming conventions: The male name is constructed with an Adjective, followed by a Noun, and then a Verb. This puts the emphasis on who the person is. The female name is a Noun, followed by an Adverb, and then a Verb, which emphasizes what the person does. The Noun is the family name, passed on through the generations. These names stay within the gender. The daughter will get her family name from the mother and the son from the father. There are no family names that are shared between the genders. [b]The characters:[/b] [b]Swift Serpent Strikes (Rogue1/Fighter1)[/b] is a lower-caste human, who, although he despises nobility and all that it represents, is not such a fool to openly criticize it, or its members. He has so far been content not to attract too much attention. He may have good reasons for this, but, if so, they are his secrets to tell--or not to. [b]Fighting Man Dances (Monk1/Sorceror1)[/b] is one of the little folk, a halfling, whom humans view as miniature humans; children playing at being grown-up. Like all halflings, he is neither lower-caste, nor noble in the human world. In halfling society, however, he is a member of one of the higher social orders, (which are, in turn, modeled after the Societies of the humans; more on the societies later). It is not, however, a halfling's world, and he will always be looked down upon. [b]Intelligent Chameleon Survives (Rogue1/Sorceror1)[/b] is a human of the lower-caste who, unlike Swift, does not despise the noble caste. A bit of a megalomaniac, he, in fact, aspires to be one of the noble caste. Furthermore, he sees himself as an equal or better of most (all?) nobles. Despite such an eccentricity, or perhaps because of it, he is a natural leader on the battlefield and off of it. He is very likeable, and truly a tactical thinker. [b]Ocean Deeply Sleeps (Rogue1/Fighter1)[/b], the only female of the group, is a soft-spoken human (also of the lower-caste) so far content to observe her surroundings and stay in the background. It is not inconceivable, however, that she has grand ambitions and is biding her time, waiting for the time that destiny has chosen for her to act upon them. [b]Other People (in the order of their appearance):[/b] [b]Grinning Tiger Rules (Session 1)[/b] is a noble of one of the most prominent family lines. Not much is yet known about the noble, except that he is considered to be (by the party, at least) a tactical idiot on the battlefield. Too bad he's in charge... [b]Night Softly Calls (Session 3)[/b] is the commander of the guard in Silver City. Not much is known about her, but it is known that she wields a three-section-staff, and a great deal of authority within the city. [b]Mad Stone Tumbles (Session 3)[/b] was the Governor of Silver City until his untimely demise by what may have been assassins, or maybe something else. He was a very crazy man. [b]Laughing Monkey Rules (Session 3)[/b] is the current governor of the Silver City. He was a rival of Mad Stone Tumbles. [b]Dragon Silently Hunts (Session 3)[/b] is the matron of House Dragon. She is easily the most powerful individual in the city, barring, perhaps, the Governor and the head of one of the most powerful families in the Empire. [b]Exalted Temple Stands (Session 5)[/b] is the EMPEROR. He is roughly 10 years old when encountered in Session 5. [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Community
Playing the Game
Story Hour
The Runic Storyhour: An Oriental Adventure in The Dream
Top