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<blockquote data-quote="BSF" data-source="post: 1128705" data-attributes="member: 13098">*laugh*Well, my character's name is Stephen.&nbsp; Not exactly exotic.&nbsp; And don't you be disparaging the name of David!&nbsp; It's a great name, I like it!I chose to play somebody named Stephen because it is rather &quot;normal&quot;.&nbsp; I wanted to be different from the other fantasy names.&nbsp; <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&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />&nbsp; However, I see where you are coming from.&nbsp; A catchy persona name is fun and helps keep everyone more in character around the table.&nbsp; You don't need an exotic fantasy name to do this, but it definitely helps!&nbsp; There are a bunch of name sites on the net.&nbsp; Heck, RPGNow has a bunch of downloadable name lists.&nbsp; Gaelic, Roman, Dutch, French, English, Elvish, Dwarvish, etc.&nbsp; Sure, some of those are &quot;Real world&quot; names, but they would still be good to use.As for your minotaur, even if he picks a mundane name, there is nothing saying that everyone will call him that.&nbsp; Do everything you can to get him branded with a kick butt nickname!&nbsp; Once upon a time, I had a player whose character wouldn't tell the party his name (He was a necromancer and reluctant to spread his name around).&nbsp; The party were passengers on a ship when the captain ordered them disarmed and captured with the intent to sell them off into slavery.&nbsp; The party fought the crew and ended up winning. During the battle, the necromancer (with no name) used a chill touch on one of the crew members.&nbsp; A fellow named Olaf.&nbsp; When the rest of the party found Olaf dead near the ballista with no apparent wounds and a look of horror on his face, and the necromancer confessed to &quot;taking him out&quot;, the group dubbed him Olaf-Slayer.&nbsp; Not the most noble of names, but it seemed to work.&nbsp; <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&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />&nbsp; So, you could always try to get the character a nickname that will stick.&nbsp; Though, don't be too heavy handed with it, the player might not be too keen on it.- David&nbsp; <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&nbsp; &nbsp; ;)"&nbsp; data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="BSF, post: 1128705, member: 13098"] *laugh* Well, my character's name is Stephen. Not exactly exotic. And don't you be disparaging the name of David! It's a great name, I like it! I chose to play somebody named Stephen because it is rather "normal". I wanted to be different from the other fantasy names. :) However, I see where you are coming from. A catchy persona name is fun and helps keep everyone more in character around the table. You don't need an exotic fantasy name to do this, but it definitely helps! There are a bunch of name sites on the net. Heck, RPGNow has a bunch of downloadable name lists. Gaelic, Roman, Dutch, French, English, Elvish, Dwarvish, etc. Sure, some of those are "Real world" names, but they would still be good to use. As for your minotaur, even if he picks a mundane name, there is nothing saying that everyone will call him that. Do everything you can to get him branded with a kick butt nickname! Once upon a time, I had a player whose character wouldn't tell the party his name (He was a necromancer and reluctant to spread his name around). The party were passengers on a ship when the captain ordered them disarmed and captured with the intent to sell them off into slavery. The party fought the crew and ended up winning. During the battle, the necromancer (with no name) used a chill touch on one of the crew members. A fellow named Olaf. When the rest of the party found Olaf dead near the ballista with no apparent wounds and a look of horror on his face, and the necromancer confessed to "taking him out", the group dubbed him Olaf-Slayer. Not the most noble of names, but it seemed to work. :) So, you could always try to get the character a nickname that will stick. Though, don't be too heavy handed with it, the player might not be too keen on it. - David ;) [/QUOTE]

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