"I was walkin' in Menthis!"

[alsih2o]

I see. But is it guarded by tigers? And do they walk like an egyptian?

Well, untill recently it was the home of the Memphis Tigers basketball team.

That whole walking thing, oyu are on your won there.

 

[alsih2o]

I can't be sure of whether Greylock was making a joke by referring to the in game parks and museums of Menthis or genuinely bemoaning the stereotyping of Memphis (the Tennesee one). In either event, my "BBQ & Blues" reference was an intentional oversimplification.

I think it was both, and I think he (we) were playing along.

 

[Rel]

I think it was both, and I think he (we) were playing along.

It's all good then.

Hey, at least you live in a place that is distinctive enough to have stereotypes! Try living in the vicinity of Raleigh, NC. People I encounter in other places are like, "Raleigh, eh? Home of the...uh. Well, you're pretty near that place...where, um...don't you have a crappy hockey team who isn't even playing right now?"

"That's us!"

 

[pogre]

It does not matter what I call NPCs or cities my players always try to make fun of them. It's annoying. To their credit, they have chilled a bit on this behavior lately.

 

[Rel]

It does not matter what I call NPCs or cities my players always try to make fun of them. It's annoying.

That's true, but it's still sometimes understandable. I mean, if you name the Gnome Artificer Stephon McTallywacker then you're kinda asking for it. I once named a pair of throw-away NPC's (ones who were allies of the party but I was sure wouldn't survive a battle) Hurlbat and Hardick. They survived and became an ongoing part of the campaign. Much laughter ensued each time their names were mentioned.

Then there are times when you don't see it coming. Quick story:

I was a player in a group and our characters were being strongarmed by the local city guard into going after the Thieves Guild. We had no particular beef with the Thieves Guild and so we contacted them and made a deal. Instead of attacking the Thieves, we would go after a violent local gang of their rivals, deliver up the bodies to the City Guard and identifiy them as members of the Thieves Guild. Then we would scram out of town before the Guard was any the wiser and collect a substantial payment from the Thieves Guild to boot.

Another member of our group was very concerned that our treachery was going to be revealed to the Guards and we would would incur their ire. I sarcastically remarked that the only way we would get busted was if the City Guard were all telepaths who could read our very thoughts. With the matter settled, we went off to meet our liason with the City Guards. As we entered his office, he greeted us.

"Hello, I'm Captain Mentil of the City Guard."

We fell all over the floor laughing and it took several moments for the GM to figure out why.

 

[Robbert Raets]

Aw, c'mon Rel, I like that song.

...The Marc Cohn version, of course.

 

[Greylock]

It's all good then.

Hey, at least you live in a place that is distinctive enough to have stereotypes! Try living in the vicinity of Raleigh, NC. People I encounter in other places are like, "Raleigh, eh? Home of the...uh. Well, you're pretty near that place...where, um...don't you have a crappy hockey team who isn't even playing right now?"

"That's us!"

Oh, I actually love Raleigh, NC. My mothers family is from the east of there, and I spent many a summer as a kid pickin' tabacky worms. Nice town. And the women there have a lovely accent.

As far as naming conventions go, I wish the real world was avoided, period. Such as Arabian worlds have the al-[whatever], as a persistant theme. It's Fantasy. Go fantastic, for cripes sake... Desert. I get it. Flavor is supreme, afaic, but be creative.

 

[Greylock]

BTW, met a guy yesterday from Effingham, IL. He didn't care much for my story of how, when I lived near there, the highway signs always made me laugh. Seems it's a joke the inhabitants are sick of. Kinda like the Elvis thang.

[Edit: Btw, the Belle is no longer in Memphis. It is now in Millington, TN.]

 

[Torm]

Well, untill recently it was the home of the Memphis Tigers basketball team.

That whole walking thing, oyu are on your won there.

"Walk Like An Egyptian" by the Bangles. Bengals is an anagram of Bangles.

It's no fun when you have to explain it.

 

[Ciaran]

I had to remove the Roman war goddess Bellona from a campaign world because the players kept singing the Oscar Meyer jingle whenever she was mentioned.