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<blockquote data-quote="haakon1" data-source="post: 4675324" data-attributes="member: 25619">Depends on the campaign, the tone of play, and the PC.For example, Marshmallow might be OK as the name of a bear owned by a flighty gnome jokester in many campaigns.But as the name of a bear owned by a grim half-orc marauder of some sort, it probably doesn't fit the character.As the DM in that situation, I'd ask: &quot;Why does Thordar the Barbarian want to give his bear a silly name?&quot;I'd hope for an answer like, &quot;It's not a silly name to Thordar . . . it's to honor the human nun who gave him a marshmallow in his hot chocolate at the orphanage&quot;&nbsp; or &quot;It's not after the candy, which of course doesn't exist in this world, it's after the marsh plant.&nbsp; Thordar likes marshes.&quot;Either way would be fine with me -- the first is actually kinda awesome, combining real role playing for the PC with silliness from a player perspective is fine to me.&nbsp; I probably wouldn't even point out that IMC chocolate is a high valuable trade good, only from volcanic islands in the Dramidj Ocean . . . it does exist, and marshmallows (from the plant) are possible, so OK.&nbsp; Heck, I could even build around that -- how the heck did the nun get some chocolate?&nbsp; Hmmm, a gate in the orphanage basement?&nbsp; Hmm . . .</blockquote>

[QUOTE="haakon1, post: 4675324, member: 25619"] Depends on the campaign, the tone of play, and the PC. For example, Marshmallow might be OK as the name of a bear owned by a flighty gnome jokester in many campaigns. But as the name of a bear owned by a grim half-orc marauder of some sort, it probably doesn't fit the character. As the DM in that situation, I'd ask: "Why does Thordar the Barbarian want to give his bear a silly name?" I'd hope for an answer like, "It's not a silly name to Thordar . . . it's to honor the human nun who gave him a marshmallow in his hot chocolate at the orphanage" or "It's not after the candy, which of course doesn't exist in this world, it's after the marsh plant. Thordar likes marshes." Either way would be fine with me -- the first is actually kinda awesome, combining real role playing for the PC with silliness from a player perspective is fine to me. I probably wouldn't even point out that IMC chocolate is a high valuable trade good, only from volcanic islands in the Dramidj Ocean . . . it does exist, and marshmallows (from the plant) are possible, so OK. Heck, I could even build around that -- how the heck did the nun get some chocolate? Hmmm, a gate in the orphanage basement? Hmm . . . [/QUOTE]

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