Naming your character
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Wouldn't work for me, mine was Ordway. Not even kidding. For me name creation is one of the most fun parts of the game, so I just kind of sit there staring at the screen until my vision pixelates to figure out what kind of name would define my character. I've come up with a more than a few good ones over the years, my favorites being Anaxos, Ganymede, Kaldur, and Vrengaer. I try to come up with new, exciting ones as often as I can, but occasionally end up falling back on those.mooncalf said:Another idea is to ask your parents what their second choice for your name might have been, and use that.
Fair enough! I tend to feel that a name defining a character restricts that character, unless you want to have a psychopathic barbarian named Fluffy (for example). Since it's hard to predict what a new game will throw at you, I find it neat to have a name that you didn't expect to work, even didn't like (the character doesn't have to like his/her name, do they?) and see it 'worn in' by in-game actions.BasicMojo said:Wouldn't work for me...mooncalf said:Another idea is to ask your parents what their second choice for your name might have been, and use that.
See, now I have to make a psychopathic raving barbarian named Fluffy.mooncalf said:Fair enough! I tend to feel that rather than a name defining a character restricts that character, unless you want to have a psychopathic barbarian named Fluffy (for example). Since it's hard to predict what a new game will throw at you, I find it neat to have a name that you didn't expect to work, even didn't like (the character doesn't have to like his/her name, do they?) and see it 'worn in' by in-game actions.BasicMojo said:Wouldn't work for me...mooncalf said:Another idea is to ask your parents what their second choice for your name might have been, and use that.
With some fantasy games, i try to make something mystic and intersting, but they usually end up looking like i got drunk and started rubbing up against the keyboard.
Usually i just use Ramthundar, cause it
A) Has my name in it.
B) Has my initials in it.
C) Gives me an excuse to have a Ram avatar.
and
D) cause it helps people pronoune my effin name! don't see WHY it's so hard, it's not like it's phlem language!
Usually i just use Ramthundar, cause it
A) Has my name in it.
B) Has my initials in it.
C) Gives me an excuse to have a Ram avatar.
and
D) cause it helps people pronoune my effin name! don't see WHY it's so hard, it's not like it's phlem language!
My first WoW name: Arucar, from Arucard, originally Alucard, which is Dracula spelled backwards, all of which is from the Hellsing anime. Which is awesome.
Second name was Kiefziel, a custom name I thought when I made a ninja character in Soul Calibur 3. Which is also awesome.
Personally, I like names that are more RPG-like and yet could be (or have been) used in the real world. It's a bit of a stretch, but it's more reasonable than naming your kid Vynn Diesal or Iloveburgers.
Second name was Kiefziel, a custom name I thought when I made a ninja character in Soul Calibur 3. Which is also awesome.
Personally, I like names that are more RPG-like and yet could be (or have been) used in the real world. It's a bit of a stretch, but it's more reasonable than naming your kid Vynn Diesal or Iloveburgers.
:3 i name my characters whichever name i'm in the mood for. which nowadays is either yasuoyasha [peaceful demon], yashanosamui [demon of the cold], disciplined chaos [self explanatory], merciful torture [:3 i just LOVE f--king with people's heads], or Hae'Oden [which is me wanting to just be a complete dick].. OH... or Thor-Axe [the Carbagger... or was it Impaler]
I like spelling words differently, but still getting the same saying so instead using Ecstasy like normally I go with EcksTeaSea.
Depends. Sometimes I name my character after some anime I wish they'd make a western style RPG out of. Like if I have a female Envoker, it witll be Lina Inverse. If I have a cleric or a ranger who can use guns, it's Sanzo. I really wish Saiyuki & Slayers & Dragon Half had Western RPGs....even Korean ones. I don't even care if it's 2D, pseudo3D or 3D with horrid polygons. & if my character can have green hair, white skin, & wear purple, it's the Joker (& not the crappy one from the new movie either).
I also like to just make up names or use a word or 2 from a foreign language. Using dead languages like Hawaiian & Latin feels more creative.
For awhile, I'll be using Alice McGee, in honor of the upcomming EA/Spicey Horse sequel to American McGee's Alice.
I also like to just make up names or use a word or 2 from a foreign language. Using dead languages like Hawaiian & Latin feels more creative.
For awhile, I'll be using Alice McGee, in honor of the upcomming EA/Spicey Horse sequel to American McGee's Alice.
I started with variations of my own name (usually a random prefix added to the first part of my last name) until I hit one prefix I very much liked (Fal) from there it eventually changed to Fallen. One of the variations (FallenPrism) is now my default name online. Usually if it's offline I'll abbreviate it to Fallen or Fal on the first playthrough and then add suffixes on subsequent characters based on whatever theme or goal I have in mind for the new character, or just something random.
I somtimes try to get into it, like in my breif forray into World of Warcraft, I tried to give my dwarf a daft sounding name, His name was Muldun. I think it worked
But in general, I usually just half-heartedly think of a semi-sutiable fantasy name for a charater in a game, but it usually works in the end.
But in general, I usually just half-heartedly think of a semi-sutiable fantasy name for a charater in a game, but it usually works in the end.
I haven't played an RPG in aages... Not even WoW, but I am thinking of naming a dwarven charecter in a generic fantasy setting "Carlos".
Anyone know what this is a shout out to?
Anyone know what this is a shout out to?
Really depends on the character and game. Online I'm Wolf (pretty generic). In rpgs it varies greatly, for example I went through a Shakespearean phase a while back (Othello, Tybalt, etc).
If in doubt I find a random Seanchan (WoT books) general and use their name. Currently Kennar Miraj in Mount and Blade.
If in doubt I find a random Seanchan (WoT books) general and use their name. Currently Kennar Miraj in Mount and Blade.
That reminds me of my brother playing Knights of the old republic, he named his charecter RAMBO and thus leading to this line of dialouge.Bongo Bill said:
Revan "I think RAMBO is an excellent name"
and what ever that hut says after. I forget.