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<blockquote data-quote="The_Universe" data-source="post: 1147344" data-attributes="member: 8944">I ran a d6 star wars game for 6 years, and have thus spent a lot of time learning the nuances of the setting.&nbsp; For names, there are a few rules that help:&nbsp; 1)&nbsp; name types from the prequel films (unless they already appeared in the original 3 films) are to be ignored (at best), or mocked incessently (at worst).2)&nbsp; For humans, planet of origin is VERY important for names.&nbsp; Humans from outer-rim worlds like tatooine tend to have surnames like &quot;Skywalker&quot; (duh) &quot;Darklighter&quot; &quot;Cloudrunner&quot; &quot;Mistbreather&quot; &quot;Starkiller&quot; (the formula is generally (noun)+(verb-in-present-tense)+er) prededed by a fairly normal (and usually short-ish) first name.&nbsp; Luke, Biggs, Anakin, etc.&nbsp; But, since you're of the female variety, you might want something a little more feminine.&nbsp; Ann, Anna, Leia, Carrie,&nbsp; Lynn, etc.&nbsp; Full examples would be something like Anna Starkiller, Lynn Cloudrunner, or whatever.&nbsp; Humans from &quot;rogue&quot; and &quot;spaceport&quot; worlds, closer to the galactic core,&nbsp; tend to have shorter names on the whole.&nbsp; Corellia has the most defined name structure.&nbsp; Corran Horn, Hal Horn, Han Solo, Wedge Antilles, etc.&nbsp; are all names in this vein.&nbsp; Antilles, I have been led to believe, is the rough equivalent of &quot;Smith&quot; or &quot;Brown&quot; in the Star Wars universe.&nbsp; Other coreward worlds tend to have seasonal sounding or 'noble' names.&nbsp; Mon Mothma, Winter, and other important female characters are all from these regions.&nbsp; This includes places like Chandrila, Aleraan, and Coruscant (Coruscantis tend to have planets of origin in other parts of the galaxy, however).&nbsp; There are other human name types, as well.&nbsp; I once spent 2 days just loooking at everything with words on it, jumbling up the letters, and then using those as NPC names.&nbsp;&nbsp; The letters in the word, &quot;Arizona&quot; once made up something like 20 different names for my star wars game.&nbsp; 'Ari' 'Zona' 'Rizon' 'Anoz' 'Zira' 'Zori' etc.&nbsp;&nbsp; Lastly, try roadsigns.&nbsp; When I lived in South Dakota, the interstate named more characters than I did.&nbsp; Just combine the names of the towns and cities, and maybe you'll get something that sounds good.&nbsp; Spink&nbsp; 10 milesAkron&nbsp; 24 miles becomes &quot;Spink Akron,&quot; a sullustan pilot.&nbsp; &quot;Nunda Ward&quot; was a female jedi.&nbsp;&nbsp; &quot;Conova Bridgewater&quot; was a rogue-ish scoundrel.&nbsp; For the stumped, roadsigns are just the bomb.&nbsp; Hope that helps!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="The_Universe, post: 1147344, member: 8944"] I ran a d6 star wars game for 6 years, and have thus spent a lot of time learning the nuances of the setting. For names, there are a few rules that help: 1) name types from the prequel films (unless they already appeared in the original 3 films) are to be ignored (at best), or mocked incessently (at worst). 2) For humans, planet of origin is VERY important for names. Humans from outer-rim worlds like tatooine tend to have surnames like "Skywalker" (duh) "Darklighter" "Cloudrunner" "Mistbreather" "Starkiller" (the formula is generally (noun)+(verb-in-present-tense)+er) prededed by a fairly normal (and usually short-ish) first name. Luke, Biggs, Anakin, etc. But, since you're of the female variety, you might want something a little more feminine. Ann, Anna, Leia, Carrie, Lynn, etc. Full examples would be something like Anna Starkiller, Lynn Cloudrunner, or whatever. Humans from "rogue" and "spaceport" worlds, closer to the galactic core, tend to have shorter names on the whole. Corellia has the most defined name structure. Corran Horn, Hal Horn, Han Solo, Wedge Antilles, etc. are all names in this vein. Antilles, I have been led to believe, is the rough equivalent of "Smith" or "Brown" in the Star Wars universe. Other coreward worlds tend to have seasonal sounding or 'noble' names. Mon Mothma, Winter, and other important female characters are all from these regions. This includes places like Chandrila, Aleraan, and Coruscant (Coruscantis tend to have planets of origin in other parts of the galaxy, however). There are other human name types, as well. I once spent 2 days just loooking at everything with words on it, jumbling up the letters, and then using those as NPC names. The letters in the word, "Arizona" once made up something like 20 different names for my star wars game. 'Ari' 'Zona' 'Rizon' 'Anoz' 'Zira' 'Zori' etc. Lastly, try roadsigns. When I lived in South Dakota, the interstate named more characters than I did. Just combine the names of the towns and cities, and maybe you'll get something that sounds good. Spink 10 miles Akron 24 miles becomes "Spink Akron," a sullustan pilot. "Nunda Ward" was a female jedi. "Conova Bridgewater" was a rogue-ish scoundrel. For the stumped, roadsigns are just the bomb. Hope that helps! [/QUOTE]

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