Thornir Alekeg
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One of the players I was watching the very first time I saw a D&D game being played was playing a 2hp fighter he named "Sir Runalot." He was killed during the adventure, and was succeeded by his 1hp brother "Sir Diealot."
Lame Names
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Dr Simon
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I've just remembered some more. Woe is me.
In a Warhammer FRP game (which has a pseudo-Germanic setting) one player named his character Herr Kutt. Everyone else just called him Norman. Mind you the same group also featured a "Sharp" Spike.
I recall a friend of mine back in college, whenever he used to GM would feature a DMPC character who *always* turned traitor on the party. Without fail. Also, these particular characters always had alliterative (and fairly weak) names - Bob the Bounteous, Dave the Dangerous and so on. In the end our characters would kill anyone with names like these without mercy or hesitation. And he couldn't figure out why
In a PBeM game I had someone come up with Cunning Runt. Work it out.
In a B5 game, my wife came up with a Narn called P'shwari. Work it out.
In a Warhammer FRP game (which has a pseudo-Germanic setting) one player named his character Herr Kutt. Everyone else just called him Norman. Mind you the same group also featured a "Sharp" Spike.
I recall a friend of mine back in college, whenever he used to GM would feature a DMPC character who *always* turned traitor on the party. Without fail. Also, these particular characters always had alliterative (and fairly weak) names - Bob the Bounteous, Dave the Dangerous and so on. In the end our characters would kill anyone with names like these without mercy or hesitation. And he couldn't figure out why
In a PBeM game I had someone come up with Cunning Runt. Work it out.
In a B5 game, my wife came up with a Narn called P'shwari. Work it out.
Gwaihir
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Slight Hijack -
Names that should now be illegal (Most have been used in my game)
Wizard - Tim, Merlin, Gandalf, Gargamel
Barbarian - Thundar, Conan
Ranger - Aragorn
Elf - Elrond.
oh, and any name, with or without the same spelling, as someone you might sit next to at work: example: Brent.
Names that should now be illegal (Most have been used in my game)
Wizard - Tim, Merlin, Gandalf, Gargamel
Barbarian - Thundar, Conan
Ranger - Aragorn
Elf - Elrond.
oh, and any name, with or without the same spelling, as someone you might sit next to at work: example: Brent.
I believe Thundarr is spelled with two R's. One of my bad habits as a player is whenever I'm taking notes and people are bandying about these fantastical names, I always stop and ask, "Conventional spelling?"
As a GM, I tend to save my wackier names for my halflings and gnomes. They're already goofballs. Two of my favorite names for halfing sheriffs were Roscoe Pico de Gallo, and Nefarious Highhat. Roscoe wasn't much. But Nefarious was a ranger/rogue spiraling dervish of death.
As a GM, I tend to save my wackier names for my halflings and gnomes. They're already goofballs. Two of my favorite names for halfing sheriffs were Roscoe Pico de Gallo, and Nefarious Highhat. Roscoe wasn't much. But Nefarious was a ranger/rogue spiraling dervish of death.
Hmm... I don't play gnomes much, but I finally made a gnome bard, who often changed his name.
His last name was D'Plume. He often referred to other members of his extended family, such as his cousin D'Gure, and his uncle Enclay Chur (who was in charge of naming gnomes).
So you the gnome D'Plum, his cousin the gnome D'gure, and his uncle the gnome Enclay Chur.
Not to mention an old NPC barbarian of mine called Hannah the Barbarian, a halfling rogue named Lowkey, a dwarven bounty hunter who used hand crossbows called Yosemite Sam (I was 17 and thought it was a good name).
His last name was D'Plume. He often referred to other members of his extended family, such as his cousin D'Gure, and his uncle Enclay Chur (who was in charge of naming gnomes).
So you the gnome D'Plum, his cousin the gnome D'gure, and his uncle the gnome Enclay Chur.
Not to mention an old NPC barbarian of mine called Hannah the Barbarian, a halfling rogue named Lowkey, a dwarven bounty hunter who used hand crossbows called Yosemite Sam (I was 17 and thought it was a good name).
I have a lot of groaners in my past...and future, I hope.
I played a gnome ranger called The Gnome Ranger...he had twin repeating crossbows with silver bolts & rode a Giant Space Hamster named Mithril.
I played a thief named Rothemd, whose main mission was to scout (solo) and disarm traps. Rothemd is German for "Red Shirt."
The next time I get to play a bard? Dore Mifaso LaTido or Doremi Faso LaTido, or perhaps Fallahla Lala Lalalalah.
I played a gnome ranger called The Gnome Ranger...he had twin repeating crossbows with silver bolts & rode a Giant Space Hamster named Mithril.
I played a thief named Rothemd, whose main mission was to scout (solo) and disarm traps. Rothemd is German for "Red Shirt."
The next time I get to play a bard? Dore Mifaso LaTido or Doremi Faso LaTido, or perhaps Fallahla Lala Lalalalah.
Aeric
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Worst character name I can remember was my own! I once played a wizard named Garrison Keillor. I had no idea who he was at the time, but my dad had a boxed set of his radio show on the bookcase next to the computer, and I seized upon it for a name. This was many years ago, but the DM and I had lots of laughs when Prairie Home Companion came out....
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