names

Gruntboy · Post by **Gruntboy** » Thu Jan 04, 2001 8:37 am

My thief/fighter is Horvath.

Cool eh? Got it from the sarge in saving private ryan.

Drakron Du´Dark · Post by **Drakron Du´Dark** » Thu Jan 04, 2001 8:52 am

I know I alredy posted but.
Dawn - a mage from my IWD party.
A great name for a female spellcaster that comes from Lands of Lore.

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Ron · Post by **Ron** » Thu Jan 04, 2001 1:17 pm

Well this isnt my name. Altho i've used it IWD. For just about any class. From one of my UO friends. Tider Lilly I like that name.

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Ubik · Post by **Ubik** » Thu Jan 04, 2001 1:30 pm

A late reply
(better late than never)

thank you Ron, on behalf of the late Philip K. Dick who came up with the name Ubik.

renyu · Post by **renyu** » Fri Jan 05, 2001 8:53 am

my elven thief is called....

Ti'kjinm

or sumthing like that, i cant relly remember it myself, i just made a mess of letters

i added the ' to look a little better

in case u havent guessed i drew inspiration from the dragons

lorde · Post by **lorde** » Fri Jan 05, 2001 10:40 am

I have a ton of characters (want to try everything) but here are a few:

Karg, half-orc female fighter/cleric
Efrain, human male kensai/mage
Kokonaidin, male paladin (a REALLY bad pun in Finnish)
Lidda, half-elf female bard,
Calliope, half-elf druidess
Keiko, female monk

mikel · Post by **mikel** » Fri Jan 05, 2001 1:42 pm

Currently Ryan of Redwood.

Best name was a slippery guy J.C.Worthy . On every quest or in every church when they asked 'Are you worthy' he allways told the truth

Craig · Post by **Craig** » Fri Jan 05, 2001 3:04 pm

LORDE I HAVE SAME CHARECTER bard an f/c(oopps)exsept that they are male

lorde · Post by **lorde** » Fri Jan 05, 2001 3:32 pm

craig: scaryyy...

Craig · Post by **Craig** » Fri Jan 05, 2001 3:39 pm

i eats oinions yeahhhh!
oh gar'kerif i have thought of (firekragg w/o 2 gs)but i dont like it to much

Grimbold the Unlovely · Sat Jan 06, 2001 4:29 pm

I think that names are hugely important to BG2 and a crucial part of the atmosphere. Like other players, I draw on Viking history and saga for some of my names. I once had a dwarf warrior named 'Thorkell the short'--an inversion of the real Thorkell the Tall, who conquered England for Sweyn Forkbeard of Denmark in 1016.

My one complaint (not really a complaint, more a suggestion) about BG2, is that characters cannot change or expand their names during game play. A change of name could be very dramatic. Just think of Tolkien. Aragorn the ranger becomes a different person when he assumes the name Elessar the Elfstone. History provides many other examples: Caius Martius becomes Coriolanus, Publius Cornelius Scipio becomes Scipio Africanus. Then there are all those superb Viking nicknames: Ragnar Hairybreeks, Onund Treefoot, Harald Finehair, Halgerd Longlegs, etc.

My suggestion for BG3: Allow players to choose a nickname as well as a real name, and allow them to add an heroic cognomen or surname later in the game. It would easy to configure electronically, and it would add so much to the atmosphere.

Grimbold the Unlovely

rapier · Post by **rapier** » Sat Jan 06, 2001 4:35 pm

My sorc is called Vincent(FF7) with this portrait...

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Pretty pretty walks the night, pretty pretty fears the light.
Pretty pretty has no soul, pretty pretty black as coal.

Abecedarian · Post by **Abecedarian** » Sat Jan 06, 2001 4:42 pm

Yes, names certainly do contribute to image.
Famous people probably owe some of their success to name changes.
I mean, how could "Dzugashvili" convey the same menace as "Stalin"? Or, on a less serious note, how about "Patsy McClenny" instead of "Morgan Fairchild"?

My PC is an Undead Hunter called Parsifal--not an original name, but, I think, a good choice for a pure and noble Paladin. (Besides, I like Wagner's operas.)

Craig · Post by **Craig** » Sat Jan 06, 2001 5:30 pm

me got multi-charectors now Ga'arke Rif(Ga-ark riff),Thy'stei(Fi-Stee)and Ghi'kaa(gAa-Kar)they is good?

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ZeroKnight · Post by **ZeroKnight** » Sat Jan 06, 2001 6:31 pm

My Elven Thief is Called Lexington and My Half-Orc barb was called Ogg

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magusg · Post by **magusg** » Sat Jan 06, 2001 6:35 pm

My level 18 conjurer is named (surprise) Magus.

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Magus, mighty sorcerer, and summoner of hordes of...magical flying swords

rumagent · Post by **rumagent** » Sat Jan 06, 2001 6:47 pm

currently I am playing as a half-orc named Morg 'N' Thorg (stolen from Blood bowl).

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