Alright WotC, fess up...who came up with "Emerald Frost"?

[blargney the second]

Just remember to give your kids this advice: Don't eat the emerald frost!

 

[Plane Sailing]

Heh. of the various names that appeared, Emerald Frost was my favourite!

 

[Wormwood]

Everyone keeps calling the proper names in the article "cheesy", but seriously, what would examples of non-cheesy fantasy monikers be?

(Assume Latin was never a root language for the fantasy world in question.)

*crickets*

 

[Tharen the Damned]

Actually, I think "Iron Sigil" and "Serpent Eye" are pretty cool. The others are varying degrees of alright. But "Emerald Frost" is just... dumb.

The cold/acid combination doesn't bother me at all. It makes me think Emerald Frost will be where the necromantic spells are found.

It is all connected:

You get the Serpent Eye after drinking too much Emerald Frost. The morning after you feel as if sombody hit you with an Iron Sigil.

 

[Sun Knight]

Emerald Frost?

Sounds like a type of flavor you find in gum.

 

[Cam Banks]

In the 3.5E rules, this was called "The Mojito."

My favorite cocktail. But don't ask the guy at the Embassy Suites to make one for you. "No!" I think he has it in for green.

I actually like the idea of a Mojito Mage. Minty and sugary and a little bit acidic.

Cheers,
Cam

 

[Malhost Zormaeril]

Everyone keeps calling the proper names in the article "cheesy", but seriously, what would examples of non-cheesy fantasy monikers be?

(Assume Latin was never a root language for the fantasy world in question.)

Without using Greek or Latin roots? Then it gets a little constrained. Usually they're named after patron saints, places, or founders...

League of Luskan
Fraternity of St. Cuthbert
Mordenkainenites
The Poor Mages of the Temple

Stuff like that. Unfortunately, place-names are somewhat specific, and saint names are also tied down to specific religions, so I guess founder-names are where it's at.

 

[Wulf Ratbane]

What would examples of non-cheesy fantasy monikers be?

(Assume Latin was never a root language for the fantasy world in question.)

Strange assumption, given that I prefer my rulebooks to be written in English.

 

[Thornir Alekeg]

Emerald Frost?

Sounds like a type of flavor you find in gum.

I was thinking more along the lines of "New Lysol Cling toilet bowl cleaner - now in Emerald Frost scent."

 

[GreatLemur]

Well, for me, it's the whole cold+acid theme. Huh? I just don't see these two together...it's very forced...and the name reflects that.

Now, I do like the idea of an ice mage and an acid mage, but not so much an ice-&-acid mage.

Yeah, exactly. It's hard to imagine a combination of spell themes that sounds more pointless and illogical. Two categories of direct damage spells, using "energy" types with absolutely no connection whatsoever? And not even the quasi-connection of opposite energy types? Even a fire-and-ice school would come off a lot better.

Honestly, though, I always thought acid spells were kind of dumb from the start. I'd prefer some kind of corrosive, matter-dissovling energy effect to something that conjures up an actual, physical (inevitably neon green) fluid and splatters it all over a target.