4e Adventure Path NPC Names

[Mathew_Freeman]

OK, so we'd already had the debacle that was Sir Keegan in Keep on the Shadowfell (for those not aware of the problem, please reference the picture below of well-known soccer player Kevin Keegan in his playing days:

Now, last night in Thunderspire Labyrinth my players met Murkelmor, Duergar Battle Leader and rock-hard nasty boss character. He's a Paladin of Asmodeus, he's got a huge flaming axe etc etc.

So, here I am, announcing his name and everything, playing up how nasty he is and how powerful, and how scornful of the PC's he is and how he's going to capture them, sell them to Mind Flayers and laugh whilst they have their brains consumed. The usual villain spiel.

Combat starts, and as the turn comes around to Khynal, playing the human Wizard Theron, he looks up and says "I target the big guy, uh, whathisname, Michael Moore?"

That would be this guy:

Not quite the hideous nasty villain I was aiming for, really.

 

[mach1.9pants]

Well M. Moore has a beard, never trust a bloke with a beard! I small step towards the dark side....

 

[Derulbaskul]

I think he's rather terrifying. I'm scared of fatbeards!

I learnt some time ago to practise saying various names out loud before the game session just to make sure that I'm not about to have my Anti-Paladin of Ultimate Doom renamed into something more reminiscent of Sesame Street.

 

[La Bete]

I particularly liked:

"I Markey Mark Michael Moore."

Heh.

Though what did you expect since we've been referring to the Duergar as "durga-durga?" (ala Team America)

 

[vagabundo]

I had to change the names in H1, Keegan (surname) and Padraig (first name) are way too popular here.

Kar-ra-lar-a-al, huh??...

 

[Aran Thule]

Don't blame me, if we had let him live he might have produced a documentary on pesky adventurers and how they are a bane on society.

 

[randomling]

I particularly liked:

"I Markey Mark Michael Moore."

Heh.

Though what did you expect since we've been referring to the Duergar as "durga-durga?" (ala Team America)

Yeah, I kind of ended up just calling him Marky Mark...

 

[Derulbaskul]

(snip) Though what did you expect since we've been referring to the Duergar as "durga-durga?" (ala Team America)

I live in a house in Singapore with between 8 and 12 Filipina bar girls at any one time. When they're relaxing they, naturally enough, speak their own dialect. My only contribution at these times is "durka durka" from Team America: World Police. They usually find it a lot funnier after they actually watch the movie....

 

[Khynal]

I still think it's deliberate.