Worst Character Name

[Scarab]

Not the worst (not even a BAD one), but the one that most people choke on:

Arlíon Errelyn síol Tal'Amyh t'un Léarama. Yup, elves all have names like that on Mundana. Except for the Henéa - they run naked in the woods instead.

The name means Arlíon (surname) Errelyn (family name) of house Tal'Amyh of tribe Léaram.

I have no problems pronouncing it, though. But then again, I did some work on the Elven module for Eon.

Na'helidi nehshon'iv ra'ne'ari sennies.

 

[Moulin Rogue]

Bloodsword.

 

[Droid101]

Hands down; my friend used the table in the old Complete Dwarven Handbook to roll up the following name:

Fartin.

 

[Sulimo]

I dont know about worst, but the topic did stir up memories of a MERP game where one guy played a Warrior Monk named Slim. He died at first level, so his next character used the same characger sheet, and he was named Son of Slim. He lasted considerably longer.

 

[kamosa]

Onan the Barbarian (Look up the word onan in the dictionary)
Keebler the Elf
Mother Dearest (the priest)
Dork the Orc (assassin)

and

Hung-Way-Low (the gnomish priest)

 

[Holy Bovine]

I seem to remember module B1, In Search of the Unknown, coming with a list of pre-defined characters, some of which had pretty awful names.

What's that? Someone dissing B1 In Search of the Unknown? I won't stand for it!

I have my copy of B1 handy let's just look at those 'awful names' shall we.


Hmmmm


Lefto
Sho-Rembo
Presto
Mezlo
Estra Zo
Nupo Servant of the Bringer
Philgo
Evro
Alho Rengate
Krago
Eggo of the Holy Waffle errr I mean Brotherhood

Not the worst I've ever seen they ahh, um, well Ok they are pretty bad. Awful even but lets see what else there is!

Grampal of the Secret Church
Kracky the Hooded One
The Mystical One
Seeful the Unforgiving
Feggener the Quick
Harg of the City Afar (away)
Webberan of the Great North
Mohag the Wanderer (why would any one want more hag?)
Norrin the Barbarian (when Cona just isn't good enough)
Glendor the Fourth (fifth, sixth, seventh....)
Trebbelos, Boy Magician (elapsed time in dungeon until horribly eaten/squashed/jellified: 3.2 minutes)
Glom the Mighty (the name of a Magic-User mind you)



Ok I think I proved your point

 

[William Ronald]

There were some people I knew in high school who had characters with the following bad names:

Stupidius
Superthorondus
and the worst of all ...
Typewriterus Ringerus.

I tend to use historic/mythic names in my campaign world. Why to avoid things like Upchuk the Barbarian and Princess Oolala. (You may remember these names from an old Dragon article on names.)

 

[Torque]

Not all of these are actual bad names, just ones I found funny.

Sir Loopy the True: Human Paladin

El Baracho Macho (The Mighty Drunk): Halfling revolutionary fighter with molotov cocktails.

Doom Bunny: Half-elf ranger with permanent alter self. Vengeful protector of forest creatures

Gruthag Puddlejumper: half-orc paladin of Yondalla, raised by halflings, and unaware he is not a halfling.

 

[Holy Bovine]

Hemo of Philiac

And we have a wiener!!

 

[EverSoar]

I don't think we've ever had a really bad name in our campaigns.

Which I guess is a good thing.