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Message: <blockquote data-quote="jasin" data-source="post: 3802375" data-attributes="member: 7531">Because Tolkien's fantasy naming conventions and their quality are relevant to a discussion 4E fantasy naming conventions and their quality, what with both being the same thing: fantasy naming conventions.Oh, come off it. It's a big jump from "can you list a couple of names" to "composing a dwarven language with enough root syllables and naming rules to put together a list of a dozen or so dwarvish names".Baduin didn't get paid for the list of names he likes, and I hardly expect his life and career to suffer for all the time he invested in compiling it.Much like you did, with your dismissive comments on Tolkien's names? Well, yes, one could, but that doesn't really generate much constructive discussion, so the default assumption is (or should be) that one won't.Again, come off it. Dismissively criticizing Tolkien's choice of names and then his choice of Norse mythology as a source in a D&D forum is more akin to banging with a ladle on an empty pot than putting anything to bed. You must be aware of that.So I hoped you stirred the pot because you had something interesting to share; a source of fantasy names superior to Norse mythology, perhaps. But my impression is that all you had to share is how you're more discerning than the average D&D/fantasy fan because getting all googly eyed over Tolkien is beneath you.Edit: Or perhaps not? I wrote the above paragraph before seeing your reply to Baduin. That was certainly more useful than "Tolkien's dwarf names suck." -- "What!? They're old Norse dwarf names!" -- "Oh yeah? Well, old Norse dwarf names suck." -- "So what names don't suck?" -- "Pay me to find out."</blockquote>

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