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<blockquote data-quote="MNblockhead" data-source="post: 8070539" data-attributes="member: 6796661">The only character I can remember from Junior High/High School OD&amp;D/1e AD&amp;D was &quot;Ped&quot;, for my gray elvan druid. Stupid name but my favorite character. Not sure where I got the name, I think because it was the latin root for &quot;foot&quot;, which just makes is seem dumber now... Thanks to Tolkien uber-fans, I never have an issue coming up with good names for elves and dwarves in my games. Beside Dwarves and Elves, I'll use campaign-specific name lists if they exist. E.g., for humans, I use the name lists from the Lost Lands: The Borderlands&quot; book for my Lost Lands: Rappan Athuk game.&nbsp; For Orcs I use the Orsimer naming system from the Elder Scrolls games (e.g. Skyrim). For goblinoid I use Klingon, except that goblins who are in thrall to Hobgoblins use Klingon translations of disparaging descriptions or insults, usually simple and often used generally without much thought given to a goblin's individual identity.&nbsp; For independent goblins, the chieftans and soldiers have self-important names whereas those lower in goblin society are given insulting names. For For other human and humanoid groups I use various human languages that capture my sense of the fantasy culture (to my American, English-speaking ears).&nbsp; For Dragons I use Dovahzul from Skyrim.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="MNblockhead, post: 8070539, member: 6796661"] The only character I can remember from Junior High/High School OD&D/1e AD&D was "Ped", for my gray elvan druid. Stupid name but my favorite character. Not sure where I got the name, I think because it was the latin root for "foot", which just makes is seem dumber now... Thanks to Tolkien uber-fans, I never have an issue coming up with good names for elves and dwarves in my games. Beside Dwarves and Elves, I'll use campaign-specific name lists if they exist. E.g., for humans, I use the name lists from the Lost Lands: The Borderlands" book for my Lost Lands: Rappan Athuk game. For Orcs I use the Orsimer naming system from the Elder Scrolls games (e.g. Skyrim). For goblinoid I use Klingon, except that goblins who are in thrall to Hobgoblins use Klingon translations of disparaging descriptions or insults, usually simple and often used generally without much thought given to a goblin's individual identity. For independent goblins, the chieftans and soldiers have self-important names whereas those lower in goblin society are given insulting names. For For other human and humanoid groups I use various human languages that capture my sense of the fantasy culture (to my American, English-speaking ears). For Dragons I use Dovahzul from Skyrim. [/QUOTE]

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