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<blockquote data-quote="Sidran" data-source="post: 468774" data-attributes="member: 6160"><p>DMing players who pick wierd names ( do you allow hard names if so do you come up with nicknames to keep it straight In dire need of ideas) </p><p></p><p></p><p>I have a cast of characters ( 7 Players) 5 Major Good NPC's, and working Cast of 34 Familiar NPC's and 5 Major Villians Not to mention the countless number of level 1-6 sorcerers that have at one time or another attacked my party (thanks to the Mage Hunter in the Pack) </p><p></p><p></p><p>Examples of my players naming conventions </p><p></p><p></p><p>Adawar Iliandar (Good Simple name though we still end up calling him Andar more that Adawar) </p><p></p><p>Sullaxius Tygrianorus ( Tiegore) </p><p></p><p>Ashe Rowen ( Another good semple name</p><p></p><p></p><p>Fael Iriadun </p><p></p><p>Valanna ap Llyrandwen Yem Lutsgiya ( Simply Valanna usually thoug the full name Means Valanna of Llyrandwen of the Clan of Lutsgiya Denoting that her father is Llyrandwen, and her Clan is the Clan Lutsgya or Lutsgiy ( A gypsy group) </p><p></p><p>Miirran Dax ( easy name I created) </p><p></p><p>Rialdo</p><p></p><p>IlKrahvenesh Iliandar ( I hate this name NPC of Adawar's)</p><p></p><p>Oromen Rahl </p><p></p><p>Riivengal Rahl </p><p></p><p>Tolk Brenham </p><p></p><p>And Astricanar Ilurndilarin The most annoying of player names.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sidran, post: 468774, member: 6160"] DMing players who pick wierd names ( do you allow hard names if so do you come up with nicknames to keep it straight In dire need of ideas) I have a cast of characters ( 7 Players) 5 Major Good NPC's, and working Cast of 34 Familiar NPC's and 5 Major Villians Not to mention the countless number of level 1-6 sorcerers that have at one time or another attacked my party (thanks to the Mage Hunter in the Pack) Examples of my players naming conventions Adawar Iliandar (Good Simple name though we still end up calling him Andar more that Adawar) Sullaxius Tygrianorus ( Tiegore) Ashe Rowen ( Another good semple name Fael Iriadun Valanna ap Llyrandwen Yem Lutsgiya ( Simply Valanna usually thoug the full name Means Valanna of Llyrandwen of the Clan of Lutsgiya Denoting that her father is Llyrandwen, and her Clan is the Clan Lutsgya or Lutsgiy ( A gypsy group) Miirran Dax ( easy name I created) Rialdo IlKrahvenesh Iliandar ( I hate this name NPC of Adawar's) Oromen Rahl Riivengal Rahl Tolk Brenham And Astricanar Ilurndilarin The most annoying of player names. [/QUOTE]
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