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<blockquote data-quote="Henry" data-source="post: 2032473" data-attributes="member: 158"><p>Dude, they call you "Shemmie." What makes you think they won't give similar treatment to your Creations of Penultimate Evil? <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin :D" data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" /></p><p></p><p>In my campaigns, I've rarely had that problem (my fellow GM had the infamous "Big Gizz" moment), maybe because I don't have someone in the group with quite that much mischief-making ability *nods toward Clueless* but I do try to take the same approach with my archvillains that some people do naming their children. You know how some parents will go through a list of baby names any FIGURE OUT how the name can be make fun of? I do the same thing.</p><p></p><p>Of course, it speaks volumes to my dorkiness that I would take more time naming fictional characters than my children, if I had any. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>In truth, any name can be made fun of, and even very serious dramatic games need tension-breakers - the trick is to give them every once in a while a name that BEGS to be made fun of, so they can get it out of their systems. Name that captain of the guard Richard Weedler, or give the bad guy's underling thug a huge pimple with a minor face of its own. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" /> After they finish ragging on them, they'll take it more seriously when Vorkanis slays millions.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Henry, post: 2032473, member: 158"] Dude, they call you "Shemmie." What makes you think they won't give similar treatment to your Creations of Penultimate Evil? :D In my campaigns, I've rarely had that problem (my fellow GM had the infamous "Big Gizz" moment), maybe because I don't have someone in the group with quite that much mischief-making ability *nods toward Clueless* but I do try to take the same approach with my archvillains that some people do naming their children. You know how some parents will go through a list of baby names any FIGURE OUT how the name can be make fun of? I do the same thing. Of course, it speaks volumes to my dorkiness that I would take more time naming fictional characters than my children, if I had any. :) In truth, any name can be made fun of, and even very serious dramatic games need tension-breakers - the trick is to give them every once in a while a name that BEGS to be made fun of, so they can get it out of their systems. Name that captain of the guard Richard Weedler, or give the bad guy's underling thug a huge pimple with a minor face of its own. ;) After they finish ragging on them, they'll take it more seriously when Vorkanis slays millions. [/QUOTE]
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