What does your ENWorld name mean?

[AdmundfortGeographer]

Nearly everyone has a story behind their ENWorld name . . . except folks like me who use their name as their name.

I hadn't seen a thread about this in a long while, but I enjoyed the last one. I figured folks might wish to post again to refresh everyone's memories as well as let new members regale with the story behind their name.

So, why did you choose your name for your ENWorld account, and what does it mean/what does it come from?

 

[The Shaman]

A shaman is sometimes wise, often altered, and usually crazy.


Actually, I just liked the sound of it.

 

[Starfox]

Mine is the last name of a character in an old variant Star Wars campaign. We were agents of the Hegemony (from the not-so-well-known game Other Suns) infiltrating and assisting the Star Wars rebellion. And it was a furry universe. My character was a Psychic noble named Stephen Starfox going undercover as a Jedi.

 

[Mr. Wilson]

It was a nickname I picked up in high school.

The back story is that our entire group of friends loved music, and were well known for our tastes as an alternative/punk/metal/indy rock guys.

My friends thought it would be highly amusing to nickname me Wilson after the soft rock band Wilson Phillips (given my last name), much to my displeasure. Given like any good nickname by friends as a playful teasing, I grew to be known as Wilson over my actual name, probably because I hated it so much.

 

[S'mon]

I'm Simon. A player in a PBEM I ran many years ago took to calling me "Little Devil S'mon", always whispering evil advice in his ear.

 

[nai_cha]

All my usernames on other messageboards/forums/communities are fandom-based. I go through fandoms like candy. So I figured I would pick a username this time around that is something that I will always, always like no matter what.

I really, really like milk tea. Especially Hong Kong style milk tea. Enough that I defy my doctor's orders when he banned me from drinking it (along with other caffeinated beverages) for some time. Enough that when I was in Hong Kong, it was the only beverage I ever ordered, risking the wrath of an angry restuarant proprietess the first time around.

 

[LuckyAdrastus]

Adrastus is a semi-historical figure described by the classical greek historian Herodotus. He was extremely honorable, but as unfortunate as it gets. He kept accidentally killing people close too him (well his brother, and then a prince he was bodyguarding). Others kept forgiving him for his accidental sins, but he eventually took his own life in frustration at his cursed luck.

Anyway, he seemed like a nice guy to me, and deserves a second chance (well third, actually) with better luck. So that's the name.

 

[Kaiyanwang]

It's my usual nick I use in teh internet. It's the main villain of a manga I loved, 3x3 eyes.

I choose it in a moment where I had to do the same thing of the villain (destroy everything to make the world anew) on a personal level (I had troubles with several friends and stuff).

Years later, things slowl got better and better, and now are alright. But the name remained.

 

[Longtooth Studios]

Yeah, I am always working...

 

[nai_cha]

My friends thought it would be highly amusing to nickname me Wilson after the soft rock band Wilson Phillips (given my last name), much to my displeasure. Given like any good nickname by friends as a playful teasing, I grew to be known as Wilson over my actual name, probably because I hated it so much.

Hated it enough that someday, somebody made you wanna turn around and say goodbye?

Sorry, just wanted to tease a bit because after reading your post, I couldn't stop hearing "Hold On" and flashbacking to elementary school