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<blockquote data-quote="NewJeffCT" data-source="post: 5453697" data-attributes="member: 10784"><p>You'll probably get more jokes than just "and that's what XI said" - I ran a campaign where some of the names were a bit difficult to pronounce and had a series of jokes about it going the length of a 2 1/2 year long campaign. Any songs where the word "she" plays a prominent role - 'she done him wrong' - 'she bop' - 'she's so mean' - 'sheila take a bow' - 'she wolf' - 'isn't she lovely?' - and, then, if there is a big encounter and the BBEG dies, "that's all she wrote"</p><p></p><p>Unfortunately, many things can be made into jokes: <strong>Zhu</strong> is pronounced like "Jew"... which can lead to even more jokes when a woman with the last name of Zhu marries a guy that is Jewish, but the Chinese word Zhu translates as pig, but can also be other things depending on the tone. <strong>Xu</strong> can be pronounced like "shoe" ...and so on with Chinese names.</p><p></p><p>I guess it depends on how much your players joke around as well. I might even have an NPC introduce the name and make a small joke in-game about it... the old sage blows some dust off of an old book and cracks open a tome, and flips through a few pages, pausing a few times to read a few lines... before finally settling onto one page and reading and mummering to himself, "ah yes, of course" and then, "yes, yes" excitedly. The sage looks up at you, "this item you bring in is from an ancient, long-lost culture called the "Xi", a mighty empire that dominated the continent for nearly a thousand years... but, they were undone when their queen killed her husband, and then gave birth to half-demon triplets who later warred over the throne and nearly destroyed the world in the process. You could say 'she done them wrong'"</p><p></p><p>To summarize, I would have problem at all with the name, but would be prepared for some jokes about it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="NewJeffCT, post: 5453697, member: 10784"] You'll probably get more jokes than just "and that's what XI said" - I ran a campaign where some of the names were a bit difficult to pronounce and had a series of jokes about it going the length of a 2 1/2 year long campaign. Any songs where the word "she" plays a prominent role - 'she done him wrong' - 'she bop' - 'she's so mean' - 'sheila take a bow' - 'she wolf' - 'isn't she lovely?' - and, then, if there is a big encounter and the BBEG dies, "that's all she wrote" Unfortunately, many things can be made into jokes: [B]Zhu[/B] is pronounced like "Jew"... which can lead to even more jokes when a woman with the last name of Zhu marries a guy that is Jewish, but the Chinese word Zhu translates as pig, but can also be other things depending on the tone. [B]Xu[/B] can be pronounced like "shoe" ...and so on with Chinese names. I guess it depends on how much your players joke around as well. I might even have an NPC introduce the name and make a small joke in-game about it... the old sage blows some dust off of an old book and cracks open a tome, and flips through a few pages, pausing a few times to read a few lines... before finally settling onto one page and reading and mummering to himself, "ah yes, of course" and then, "yes, yes" excitedly. The sage looks up at you, "this item you bring in is from an ancient, long-lost culture called the "Xi", a mighty empire that dominated the continent for nearly a thousand years... but, they were undone when their queen killed her husband, and then gave birth to half-demon triplets who later warred over the throne and nearly destroyed the world in the process. You could say 'she done them wrong'" To summarize, I would have problem at all with the name, but would be prepared for some jokes about it. [/QUOTE]
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