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Finally had time to update the Adventuring Party Name Generator with last ideas from this thread. A sample of recently generated names Order of the Golden Bridge Circle of the Flying Sharks Eight Flames and a Mastadon Flying Spears Companions of the Frosty Octopus Questers of the Indigo Iguana...

Support for encounters from Volo's Guide to Monsters (via an input option)

Added in possible location, such as a grove of trees, an overgrown shrine or a river ford

Added this is as a possible extra. Will most likely integrate this into a more intricate system, but want to concentrate on full encounter tables of all the terrains first...

Thanks! Might do a port to python at some point.

This is my current favourite place (Fantasy Name Generators) too. I like the name generators from fantasy and sci-fi shows!

What are your favourite ways of finding or generating names for PCs or NPCs? Links to any generators please! This follows on from my ENWorld article about Name Generators

Donjon has a load of great generators! I use the 5E ones frequently.

Got a Link? :)

Lemerac is a fine name and after an unfortunate reincarnation he became a unique pixie Blackguard! I even named an adventure after him. But as Jhaelen mentions, revered names can sometimes seem strange, either when they are noticed or if they just don't quite work. It was only year later that I...

True, but it's still made up :) And it's hard to have an article on fantasy names without mentioning Gary's tendency to populate Greyhawk with variations on his surname. Has anyone counted how many variations there are?

Joke names are often the ones players (and GMs) actually remember...:) Added www.behindthename.com/ to list of generators to check out!

Games masters and players alike struggle with character names, settling for a thief named “Bilbo”, a wizard named “Harry” or “Dave the Fighter”. When faced with a group that reverses nearby objects for characters resulting in “Lemarac” or “Reeb”, then it’s time to consider other options...

Added along with previous suggestions. Hunting I've included as a more long term task but maybe I should add if they are chasing something at this moment....

Hmm, I like this idea of a Reaction table, and also maybe tying it into activity/state. So hostile creatures are more likely to be waiting in ambush or arguing amongst themselves, and friendly creatures more likely to be celebrating or creating art. I'll have a look at adding in a simple version.

So it depends how a game is run. If it's more simulationist then certainly your 3rd level party will meet 7 frost giants in the dangerous mountains. If it's looser then the encounters may just be adapted to meet the needs of the party or the story. Currently I tend to aim for encounters around...

I've put up a first version of a 5E Random Encounter Generator using O.G.R.E., with filters for Low (1-4), Mid (5-10) and High (11+) Level. The encounters are trying to provide more detail than just the number of creatures. Eventually I want to add all terrain types (and maybe planar...

I've often thought that others (NPCs) will call a group something if they didn't have a name, based on the actions and reputation of that group. Probably something insulting knowing most groups :)