What's in a name (WotC Article)


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I prefer historical and SCA names, e.g.

Clerics - Casticus, Dentatus, Vindictus
Fighters - Nicholass von Sarck™
Paladins - Colin Whytecliffe,™ Syr Griffith Duc de Dragonlake,™ Syr Stephen d’Essexe
Rangers - Cedric Trollsbane
Rogues - Konrad Darkheart™
Elves - Cynan, Dyvanarth
 



I had a player in my previos campaigns who had a great naming convention. His character started with something like:
Kujambi the Mildly Unpleasant - 1st level
to
Kujambi the Thorn of Hell - 11th level.

I think his plan was to go up to the Bringer of Bloody Death by 20th, but we never got that far. It was always a treat to see what name he would come up with for the next level.
 


Something I posted a long time ago:


"It was a brisk day - the Castle of King Prevacid had its pennons flying in the breeze, but the mood in the castle court was a somber one, as the four companions gathered to hear dire news from the King himself. The four companions were indeed mighty - Barbitol, Holy Priest of Percocet the just; Digoxin, Peerless Druid of the Altace Forest; Dulcolax, that peerless runner of the city shadows; and the mighty warrior Loperamide, who could stop any man dead in his tracks..."
 

Back in 1e I used to yoink scientific names of animal species to make up names.

- Centurio Senex, human druid (named after a type of bat, because he had a cloak of the bat);
- Sus Laan Johnstoni, human wizard (boar and ocapi)

My very first D&D character:
- Bulldozer Crane, human paladin

A Shadowrun elf mage with a gunslinger thing going on was named The Edge, after the U2 guitarist.
 


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