Okay, fess up...

[KnowTheToe]

My players use names that are obsene that rhyme with the Tolkein names. There is no respect for Halflings in my campaign.

I bet I just thought of a few of them. Eric's Grandmother would not approve so I will not post them, but they made me laugh anyway. HHehhehee.

 

[Quickbeam]

I've come close to using LotR names, but generally stray just enough to feel original...although my first real D&D character was a ranger named Aragorn. Sue me, I was 11 or 12 years-old !!

 

[BluWolf]

Oh yes, absolutely.

I created a halfling fighter back in the Unearther Arcana days that billed himself as the strongest halfing in the world. (17 racial max back then). He was sort of a hobbit sized version of Conan.

Named Pucendoris Took. Puc for short. I just couldn't come up with any other last name that worked. I tried I tried......boo hoo

I had plenty of players with Undhills. That got discouraging.

Then a series of dwarven Oakenshields. The occasional Stirder or Aragorn. 1 Feanor. 2, I think Melkors. and an elf named Legolain/??????

Eventually we all moved on.

I know use the Tolkien Enclyclopedia to create elven words that are loosely based on Tolkien languages.

Namring =White Iron- a goodly aligned sword
Thingaroth = Grey Hunter

 

[Jaws]

A friend was about to name his halfling that rhymed with Bilbo and started with a 'd'. He was so naive. He didn't know why we were laughing so hard.

Peace and smiles

j.

 

[Henry]

So, fess up, have you ever played a Baggins, Brandyback, Took, Bracegirdle, Bulgar or Proudfoot?

ProudFEET!

Nope, never done it, mainly because I had never managed to finish Fellowship of the Ring when I was younger. Most of my halflings usually had "earthy" names, almost like the anglicized names of Native Americans. e.g Runningfox, Blackcloud, Eagle, etc.

For me, another good source of halfling names comes from planned communities, e.g. Glennbrook, Sunmeadow, Stonebrook, Brookgreen, Skydale, etc.

 

[jgbrowning]

nope. never done it.

joe b.

 

[Ravellion]

I've once saw a girl play an Eowyn... but she was too cute to disagree with ...

Rav

 

[Kilmore]

I don't like using names already in the market for two reasons...

1.) It may interfere with my character developing it's own characteristics rather than trying to match up with pre-existing characteristics of another character, which I'm not that good at.

2.) The marketing department of my mind is on good terms with the legal department, and both have informed the creative department that unused names are best, especially if I plan on selling stories in the future.

 

[Seule]

I played Sir Malcolm Underwood III in a long running game, he was a halfling Paladin of Yondalla, defender of the good, the righteous, and the not very bright. The campaign ended with the characters retiring, so now his grandson (with a different player) is played as Horace Underwood, Mighty Halfling Barbarian. He is also mighty, also not very bright, and tends to get very angry at things.

--Seule

 

[Pylar]

Tolkien rulz

First of all I am a huge Tolkien fan, read the trilogy at least 20 times. (Even read the Sil 6 times). The names he created are great, perfect for a fantasy campaign...but I seriously cringe when I see them in a game. The personality of the characters attached to those names are too firmly implanted into my mind. If I see a Frodo, even if it's a half-orc swordmaster...to me he's a strong willed hobbit on a quest to destroy the one ring. So no, no Tolkien names, no Star Wars names, No WoT names...nothing. Now what I am guilty of is using Tolkien elvish words to create names. They have the same feel, with out having a personality attahed to them.