Your favorite character's name and origin

Astafas · Post by **Astafas** » Mon Jan 21, 2002 1:58 am

Machiavelli - half-elven Bard/Blade or elven Archer (H'D:s portrait)

Wilfred/Wilford Wildfire - Invoker (Edwins portrait)

Melkor · Post by **Melkor** » Mon Jan 21, 2002 5:58 pm

Melkor, Paladin, for those who have read the silmarillion

ParadoxIncarnate · Post by **ParadoxIncarnate** » Mon Jan 21, 2002 7:37 pm

My favorite is Aodhnelbchallteandr. My brother was trying to think of a DAoC name when he just banged on the keyboard a few times. A few days later we actually tried to figure out how that monstrosity of a name would be prounounced, and I still remember it.

Also, Sailor Saturn, where did you learn your japanese? My girlfriend timidly informed me it was monko or omonko, but there's probably more than one word for it. Anything to throw the shiirojin off. Heh, a much funnier name for one of your girls would have been chinko suu.

Sailor Saturn · Post by **Sailor Saturn** » Mon Jan 21, 2002 10:20 pm

Originally posted by ParadoxIncarnate:
<STRONG>Also, Sailor Saturn, where did you learn your japanese? My girlfriend timidly informed me it was monko or omonko, but there's probably more than one word for it. Anything to throw the shiirojin off. Heh, a much funnier name for one of your girls would have been chinko suu. </STRONG>

Well, for those names, I relied mainly on my Jap-Eng/Eng-Jap dictionary, though I've checked it with a couple of other sources, though they aren't necessarily more reliable, but I haven't had a chance to legitimately learn Japanese yet. The Mune translation was loosest as, IIRC, it is generically referring to the chest, not specifically to a woman's breasts. What would monko, omonko, and chinko suu be? I see "monko" as being "door." Best I can figure with "omonko" is a door that belongs to someone, though my knowledge is limited and I'm probably mistaken. No idea whatsoever on chinko suu. I've considered naming a male char ChinChin, but I rarely create male chars.

UserUnfriendly · Post by **UserUnfriendly** » Mon Jan 21, 2002 10:29 pm

also tried Bhaal, in hopes of triggering interesting dialog.

so does any name besides drizzt generate interesting dialog? if you meet drizzt in chap 6 with your name drizzt and low reps, he tries to whack you, I think.

Ned Flanders · Post by **Ned Flanders** » Tue Jan 22, 2002 10:58 am

first time through
Human Ranger: Johnnie Walker
origin: named after the liquor

Second time through
dwarven fighter/cleric: Oban
origin: named after a single malt scotch

third time through
Human fighter: W. L. Weller
origin: named after a kentucky bourbon

fourth time through
Human Kensai/mage: Groo the Wanderer
origin: named after sergio aragone's comic

fifth time through
barbarian/thief: Conan
origin: duh

sixth time through
priest of helm: Remy Martin
origin: named after a good cognac

seventh time through
sorcerer: Old Milwaukee
origin: named after canned urine

[ 01-22-2002: Message edited by: Ned Flanders ]

Mister Popo · Post by **Mister Popo** » Wed Jan 23, 2002 9:22 am

Often call him Sir Robin ("Brave Sir Robin Ran away" for all you other MP fans) Though my new one is called Shellac, cause I had a cd on my desk when I needed a new name.

TheDude · Post by **TheDude** » Wed Jan 23, 2002 10:11 am

for my 6th time trough
i play: Shade, Assassin/Mage
the name is pretty obvious i think.

all my other names are just some Random keyboard pressing given some shape:
Lord (ok that just sounded better) Elsaver: ranger/cleric
Merdarinda: female bezerker/mage
Thorin Theelsord, a little Tolkien and i got the lastname from a Gamebanshee member: Bordin Steelaxe: Theelsord~Steelsword, but i thought Theelsord looked more dwarfish

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he was an assassin btw

Frobb2 · Post by **Frobb2** » Wed Jan 23, 2002 10:47 am

Elkor Alish - Wizard Slayer
Morgan Hearst - Paladin

Both from 'The Wizards and the Warriors' by Hugh Cook

Craig · Post by **Craig** » Wed Jan 23, 2002 12:12 pm

Originally posted by Invincible121
Agarnna...Cleric/Mage

I asked my little brother(4), what I should call my character and straight away he came out with Agarnna.
The boys got talent methinks.

Selphie is also a good name, taken from Selpie Tilmitt, out of Final Fantasy 8.
I called one of my characters from Icewind Dale that...a mage she was.

Merlin+Worlock mayhaps?

fugitive · Post by **fugitive** » Wed Jan 23, 2002 1:08 pm

Originally posted by Tomoe Hotaru

What would monko, omonko, and chinko suu be? I see "monko" as being "door." Best I can figure with "omonko" is a door that belongs to someone, though my knowledge is limited and I'm probably mistaken.

i've attended a school in england (international) and there i learned the meaning of the word monko (from some japanese dude). now, if im not mistaken, monko doesnt mean door, it means something else (yeah, door to something else if you know what i mean). but since its r rated i dont think ill spell it out.

anyway, am i talking about a different word here or does it have more meanings?

Sailor Saturn · Post by **Sailor Saturn** » Wed Jan 23, 2002 7:24 pm

Originally posted by fugitive

i've attended a school in england (international) and there i learned the meaning of the word monko (from some japanese dude). now, if im not mistaken, monko doesnt mean door, it means something else (yeah, door to something else if you know what i mean). but since its r rated i dont think ill spell it out. anyway, am i talking about a different word here or does it have more meanings?

Well, IIRC, there are many words that have a traditional meaning and a modern meaning. That is likely the case here, with "door" being the traditional meaning. I could be wrong, though.

Krimmy · Post by **Krimmy** » Thu Jan 24, 2002 5:42 am

I usually stick withJaden. I always play male characters in this game and always choose the same name. Funny I usually play female characters in games like Quake or even Diablo but never in this one, the romances are to blame I think.

fugitive · Post by **fugitive** » Thu Jan 24, 2002 8:24 am

Originally posted by Sailor Saturn

Well, IIRC, there are many words that have a traditional meaning and a modern meaning. That is likely the case here, with "door" being the traditional meaning. I could be wrong, though.

alright

telcontar · Post by **telcontar** » Sat Jan 26, 2002 9:23 pm

telcontar - elven warrior/mage
*see signature*
its aragorns tweak on his nickname, making it high elven...
if i were really inclined to make it accurate, i'd make him a ranger...but...nah.

Sethir · Post by **Sethir** » Sun Jan 27, 2002 5:13 am

Name: Sethir de Carnovia
or sometimes Ondrej Malik (because this is my REAL name)
Human stalker or fighter/thief
bckstb rulez!

Telcontar: your name is Manervu Telcontar, isn´t it?
(the customizing site)

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SFMBE

Eerhardt · Post by **Eerhardt** » Thu Feb 14, 2002 8:18 am

I'm planning on importing my BG I character:
Lara, a female dualclassed fighter/mage
Used Photoeditor and Paint to edit pictures from the Tombraider III cd. Cool sunglasses in my small portrait! Of course, not very accurate from a pure RPG point of view.

limorkil · Post by **limorkil** » Thu Feb 14, 2002 1:28 pm

I used to DM pnp rpgs years and years ago when I was in my teens. Back then I always found it easy to come up with NPC names. For some reason I find it impossible to come up with anything original these days. Maybe it's one of the effects of old age. So I tend to stick with the same few names that belonged to my more popular NPCs. The actual race/class varies depending on the type of game. If you've played Gemstone III, Asheron's Call or DAoC then there is a small chance you will recognise one of the following:

Mordwyn (my current BG2 char name, half-elf F/T)
Fear Morrigan (my first BG1 char name, human paladin)
Limorkil
Garmaren Grave
Raith Vasharra
Kerral Lavaborn
Garrick the Ungodly
Manic Firewielder
Maugh Turiedh (pronounced "Moytirra")

As to the origins of these names:
"Mordwyn" is from Dr. Who ("Mordwyn Undead")
"Kerral", "Manic" and "Garrick" are from an old ZX Spectrum game called "Sorderon's Shadow". So is "Limorkil", except that I changed one letter. "Garrick" is, of course, an NPC in BG1, which annoyed me no end.
"Maugh Turiedh" is a plain in Ireland, the site of a famous battle of legend (I forget which one, Tuatha vs Fomor maybe). "Morrigan" is a pagan irish goddess.
I like to think that the rest are totally made up, but I've read so many fantasy books that I might have stole them from one without knowing.

dadayo · Post by **dadayo** » Thu Feb 14, 2002 8:46 pm

Amon d'Azur, a chaotic-good gnome illusionist

This name is very cool, and very funny at the same time, and it's very FRENCH. I used this character for all my BG games, including BG 1, SoA, and ToB.

I like gnome! I like illusionist! I like my Amon d'Azur!

samcu · Post by **samcu** » Thu Feb 14, 2002 9:44 pm

Stingbat - Human assassin
You will know what I mean when you see him backstab!

Xena Potter - Kensai/mage
The name said it all...

Trapmaster - Bounty Hunter
as above

JRR Tolkien - Fighter/Mage/Thief
He should be the best out of the group

That's all I can think of...