Warforged by any other name

[Dog Moon]

I think each metaldude should have it's own name according to what abilities it has. Like Metalman, Quickman, Bubbleman, Crashman, Flashman, etc. That way, each of them are unique.

 

[Raduin711]

From the video game 7th Saga, the robotic race was called Tetujin, if you want a more oriental name

 

[Raduin711]

I think each metaldude should have it's own name according to what abilities it has. Like Metalman, Quickman, Bubbleman, Crashman, Flashman, etc. That way, each of them are unique.

ha. dont forget heatman, airman and woodman. (wearing the t-shirt right now that PROVES I beat the 8 master robots. =D )

 

[Geoff Watson]

From the video game 7th Saga, the robotic race was called Tetujin, if you want a more oriental name

That's Japanese for 'Iron Person', IIRC.

Geoff.

 

[Klaus]

That's Japanese for 'Iron Person', IIRC.

Geoff.

IIRC, it was used in an Elseworlds Justice League comic book as the name for their version of Superman, i.e. "Man of Steel".

 

[Masquerade]

In a failed campaign long back, I called them "tribulums".

 

[Nuclear Platypus]

ha. dont forget heatman, airman and woodman. (wearing the t-shirt right now that PROVES I beat the 8 master robots. =D )

And while its not necessary, beating them in a certain order makes the later defeats easier (Crashman vs Woodman, Flashman vs Quickman, etc) especially since the victor gets to absorb a portion of the defeated's power ("There can be only ONE!"). Each tribe of these 'Forged' has its own distinct territory and theme music too. Hehe.

Going with the Megaman stuff, the rogues were called Mavericks in the later stuff (Sigma as big baddie not Dr Wily or even Dr Cossack).

Clanks were another phrase I've heard (Joshua Dyal's Dark*Heritage?). Clicks, Whirrs ("Were's" like a has been), Gears or Ratchets (Rackets?) as other slang terms?

Take a page from the early days and reverse the word like Zagyg, etc. Or just go with <noun>men like Lizardmen, Beastmen, Batman, Superman... Er like Gearmen tho that'll get some Megaman comments.

Capeks or Izaks? Karel Capek invented the word while Aasimov invented their 3 Laws.

Zylongs? They'd have to be one eyed and utter phrases like "It is done imperious leader."

Daidalos, one spelling of the Greek who built the Minotaur's home and had a flying son.

Vitruvians? For someone obsessed with creating perfection in the 'perfect creation'.

Others that might be worth looking into are Hero (of Alexandria) and Camus (built a toy for Louis XIV) to do some letter twisting.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

I think the suggestion of "The Forged" is excellent, as is "Tool" as a derogatory term. Capeks or Asimovs/Izaaks/Svomisa in some form could work as well.

However, I'll throw out some suggestions:

Pinnochions?

Clanks (from Girl Genius)?

Mecha

Techa

Artificed

Ore-sons/OreChildren

Ferrans

 

[Corinth]

Cylons

C'mon, don't tell me that no one else thought of it already.

 

[Mystaros]

Is the "verbal culture" of StormWorld essentially English, like in Forgotten Realms and Eberron? Or are there different cultures with different languages, like in Greyhawk or more especially, Mystara. The name of the race should be closely tied to whatever culture they originally derived from, unless, after 2,000 years, they have had sufficient time to evolve their own language and culture, in which case anything goes. And each culture/race in your world might have a different name for them, depending on their perspective toward the race. Elves, for example, might believe them to be an abomination, while dwarves might beleive them to be the chosen of the gods, if they are apt to use magical technologies. Maybe the dwarves even believe that "good" dwarven souls are implanted in newly-created warforged. Thus, the elves and the dwarves would ahve very different names for the race, in addition to the name the race has for themselves.

How does the race reproduce in your world? Are they dependent upon high-level mages to grow their numebers, or has something more "natural" developed (maybe a "sharing of the parts" whereby three or more of the creatures each add a bit of themselves to a new "youngling").

All these things will help determine how the race views itself, and thus what it calls itself, as well as what other races call it.

That said, I'd had a similar mechanistic race (metal, not wood based, and far more gear-based) from a science-fantasy setting, in which they were known as Mekhanikas. That might work if they view their existence from a mechanistic point of view, and if other races understand what that means...

If viewed as a form of golem, perhaps something further Hebrew sounding based on "golem", such as Golemim, or Gulim... maybe Mekhulim?

Further, if the world's "verbal culture" is English other names might include Gearz (form based), Druj (function based, if servitors), Kritani ("created"), or Uidjet (from "widgit," sounds good especially if they like wearing kilts and wielding claymores). Foreign sounding names would include Zahnrad (german for "gear," literally "tooth-wheel") and Mequan (vaguely French).