Adding another log. Lightning Panther Strike.

[Aldarc]

My God, I've been hit by Panther Lightning!

Why this strike is automatic
It's systematic
It's hydra-static
Why it's Panther Lightning!

We'll get some Drunken Donkey Punches and some Four Wind Blows
oh yeah
A Flying Wumpus Leap and some Mithril Plated Teeth
With PC Dragonborns and some elfy welfy porn
We'll be finding lots of pleasure in our useful unique treasure
Panther Lightning!
Gogogogogogogogogo

Well if your barbarian wants to be Conan, it should titled Drunken Camel Punch.

 

[Stogoe]

There's no way to be both flavorful and generic without <Adjective Noun> or <Compound Noun>. Get over yourselves.

 

[CleverNickName]

Grog the barbarian like Lightning Panther Strike. He also like Dragon Tail Cut and Golden Wyvern Adept. Sometime Grog like Sunset Beach Walk and Candle Dinner Eat. Particularly with a nice Emerald Frost.

Goddamn it. Someone stop this madness. Sometimes a ham sandwich is a friggen ham sandwich. Not a Black Forest Ham On a Whole Wheat Roll. Time for an open letter.

Dear Wizards,

I hope those names are placeholders. Stop sucking.

Sincerely,
Concerned Golden Dragon Azure Power Super Puma Reader

I thought that the original post was so well-written, and such a completely accurate assessment of my sentiment toward the WotC naming convention, that it was worth repeating.

"Candle Dinner Eat" is what makes this post pure art.

 

[glass]

This preview suggests that you will be able to play a barbarian who... leaps on his enemies with his bare hands and bites them in the face!

Strangely, the barbarian in my current game keeps trying to do that...even though it doesn't work very well in 3.5!


glass.

 

[D.Shaffer]

Strangely, the barbarian in my current game keeps trying to do that...even though it doesn't work very well in 3.5!

It works VERY well if you multiclass with Totemist. Which probably explains why I like the description of the 4th ed Barbarian. That said, I hope they keep a talent tree for the more old fashioned 'THOG ANGRY! THOG HIT WITH AXE AND MAKE STOP MOVING!' type Barbarian along with the newer FOAM AT MOUTH, CLAWCLAWBITE type.

 

[GVDammerung]

These names have the distinct odor of mom's basement about them.

4e - BACK TO THE BASEMENT!

 

[Wormwood]

These names have the distinct odor of mom's basement about them.

4e - BACK TO THE BASEMENT!

Riiight, because all the cool kids were talking about "Drawmij's Instant Summons", "The Rod of Lordly Might", and "+1 Sword, +4 vs. Lycanthropes".

 

[Hussar]

My worst worries now - the system will be great and the names in it will be so lame, I would be ashamed to talk about it with normal persons. Please WotC - it is not too late. Minimize tohose panthers, wyverns and that kind of stuff. It is not cool. It is lame.

Especially powers with three or more words in name are horrible. It is too long. Insted of Lightning panther strike, it might be just lightning stike - not only it is shorter, it is actually cooler.

You mean you're not ashamed to talk about D&D with normal people now?

 

[GVDammerung]

Riiight, because all the cool kids were talking about "Drawmij's Instant Summons", "The Rod of Lordly Might", and "+1 Sword, +4 vs. Lycanthropes".

I'll take any one of those examples over the Golden Shower Adept or Greyhawk Steamer line of 4e naming. These 4e names reach new nerdly highs in lameness. The old names at least had the advantage of being somewhat descriptive of what something did while avoiding florid overreaching. The old names may not have been "cool" as you put it but they did not purposely wallow in silliness like these 4e purple prose adjective fests. These 4e names are redolent of mom's basement, lack of sunlight, and Cheeto stains.

 

[Mallus]

Bite the Face of Nihilism

You know, that's absolutely beautiful.