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<blockquote data-quote="Oryan77" data-source="post: 5629110" data-attributes="member: 18701">Yeah, if I remember correctly, I think she had a pet named Marshmallow. Or an animal she cared for at the zoo was named that. I forget. This wasn't the first &quot;cutesy&quot; name she tried infiltrating into the game. Her previous character had a lion animal companion named &quot;Mittens&quot;. I let that slide even though I hated it. But seeing a pattern here made me put my foot down. She was trying to make a mockery of the game even if she didn't mean any harm by it.My first reaction to Biscuit was &quot;uhg&quot;. But hearing that there was an explanation makes me realize that I probably would be ok with that name. And thinking about it more (knowing there is a reason for the name) makes me actually like that name for a Half-Orc Barbarian. It reminds me of nicknames given to people I know from the deep south.People in the real world are not generally ok with their pets fighting people (or even other animals) to the death. People freak out when their pet is bleeding from the gums. Especially the type of owner that gives &quot;cutesy&quot; names to their pets. It conflicts with the role of the character in my eyes. It just doesn't seem realistic to me.This isn't some house pet or farm animal we're talking about. If an NPC had a pet named Snookums, that's fine with me. Hell, if the PC had a pet that was NOT an animal companion, wild cohort, or a familiar that they put in danger on a daily basis, I wouldn't care if it had a cutesy name.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Oryan77, post: 5629110, member: 18701"] Yeah, if I remember correctly, I think she had a pet named Marshmallow. Or an animal she cared for at the zoo was named that. I forget. This wasn't the first "cutesy" name she tried infiltrating into the game. Her previous character had a lion animal companion named "Mittens". I let that slide even though I hated it. But seeing a pattern here made me put my foot down. She was [B]trying[/B] to make a mockery of the game even if she didn't mean any harm by it. My first reaction to Biscuit was "uhg". But hearing that there was an explanation makes me realize that I probably would be ok with that name. And thinking about it more (knowing there is a reason for the name) makes me actually like that name for a Half-Orc Barbarian. It reminds me of nicknames given to people I know from the deep south. People in the real world are not generally ok with their pets fighting people (or even other animals) to the death. People freak out when their pet is bleeding from the gums. Especially the type of owner that gives "cutesy" names to their pets. It conflicts with the role of the character in my eyes. It just doesn't seem realistic to me. This isn't some house pet or farm animal we're talking about. If an NPC had a pet named Snookums, that's fine with me. Hell, if the PC had a pet that was NOT an animal companion, wild cohort, or a familiar that they put in danger on a daily basis, I wouldn't care if it had a cutesy name. [/QUOTE]

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