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<blockquote data-quote="shadzar" data-source="post: 5428100" data-attributes="member: 6667746">For both things, I think what is meant is that the name fits into the game world, as in biology dictates what sounds some can make, and a name given to a race would be based on simpler sounds that race can make...normally. Those sounds within the race could depend on dialects.A race that only chirps, as that is all the sounds they could make, wouldn't actually name someone &quot;Bob&quot; since they could not pronounce it.So if the name fits in the world/game you are playing in then it is fine, but if it causes a problem for any reason, then maybe the name just doesn't quite fit and another choice could be made.I do however disagree with the names &quot;John, Thomas, Bob (Robert), and Al&quot; as not being fantasy enough, but that is personal preference as I know those names have older roots than today and were still widely used back them. I can see that they don't seem to be very fantastic which could be the very reason since they are used widely today, and what is being looked for with the names is something more interesting since it is a game based on fantasy being played rather than modern times.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="shadzar, post: 5428100, member: 6667746"] For both things, I think what is meant is that the name fits into the game world, as in biology dictates what sounds some can make, and a name given to a race would be based on simpler sounds that race can make...normally. Those sounds within the race could depend on dialects. A race that only chirps, as that is all the sounds they could make, wouldn't actually name someone "Bob" since they could not pronounce it. So if the name fits in the world/game you are playing in then it is fine, but if it causes a problem for any reason, then maybe the name just doesn't quite fit and another choice could be made. I do however disagree with the names "John, Thomas, Bob (Robert), and Al" as not being fantasy enough, but that is personal preference as I know those names have older roots than today and were still widely used back them. I can see that they don't seem to be very fantastic which could be the very reason since they are used widely today, and what is being looked for with the names is something more interesting since it is a game based on fantasy being played rather than modern times. [/QUOTE]

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