Names

[Vampiro320]

Just out of curiosity, when you are making a map, do you ever have problems naming people? Like heroes (If it is an RPG) 'Couse i know i do, sometimes it can take me forever just to make something up, lately I've been resorting to this book. '501 Things to name your pet' Is this one of your problems too, or am i just not very creative?

 

[Hawkwing]

I just take the hero proper names and mix around the letters and the last names with eachother. For example, I took Tanin Hawkwing and Aldos Firestar from the Blood Mage and ended up with Adolas Hawkwing - thus my username.

 

[Traxamillion]

your not very creative. Google can be useful.

 

[Vampiro320]

I used to do that, but i stopped because everyone's names were relatively the same.
And i figured as much

 

[Hawkwing]

your not very creative. Google can be useful.

Oh, I know. ;P

 

[Vampiro320]

How would google help me?

 

[Gilles]

If you're making a dwarf character, google dwarf names. There's sites dedicated to this kinda shit.

 

[Traxamillion]

If you're making a dwarf character, google dwarf names. There's sites dedicated to this kinda shit.

Exactly.

 

[Restor]

If you want stupid names, just google the names of members of parliament. That will help.

 

[Japut3h]

Meh, just mix up random shit with your character's traits and words such as blood, war, kill, shadow, light, slash, sword, stab, slice, fang etc.

Examples:

Thurthog Bloodaxe

Morrin Shadowstab

Lunata Grenthclaw

Or you can just shamelessly rip off names if the creativity section is out of order. Even though it doesn't really take creativity to come up with random words.

 

[Kwah]

Read Books.

Make variants.

 

[Vampiro320]

Thanks. Google sounds easiest for me. I'll try that.

 

[Teh_Ephy]

I pick syllables out of a metaphorical hat, and then pick names that I like.

 

[Aeroblyctos]

For example there is a name "Thomas". I changed it a little and now it's "Thoumas".

Hahah... I'm so creative?

 

[Hawkwing]

For example there is a name "Thomas". I changed it a little and now it's "Thoumas".

Hahah... I'm so creative?

Just like me. Let's be creative together!

 

[Megafyr]

Ya should google name generator. That's the purest awesomeness.. I'm gonna use one of those generators to find names for my kids. : O

 

[Hakeem]

You name your heroes?

 

[Gausslander]

If it's a female character think back to the last woman who's hit on you...
For the hell of it I'm going to say Tucker's Mom.

Now time to manipulate the name!

Alright... then I would have to change up the letters a little bit to make it 'unique'.
Ucker's Tom? No. Ucker Om? No. Mocker Mot? Yeah!

Or for a guy I would do the last guy that I've given a man-five!

So... Jordan Gary'll do.

Jordan Gary not original enough?

How about Lodan 'Ari? No. Danjor Gyra? No. Hairy Gary? Hell Yeah!

 

[MySpaceBarBroke]

If it's a character based on the real world, I would take probable names for someone of his background.

If it's a character based on a fictional world, I do whatever sounds right.

In either case, in the likely scenario that I just can't think of a name, I use a generator.

 

[Kimbo]

err..just download some warcraft racial name generators and done?

 

[Vampiro320]

Generator right. It working out real well. Thank you to all.

 

[<Offspring>]

I don't make maps, but if I would I'd probably name all units stuff like:
Juosif Schtalen
Buoris
Fladimirr
Fladivistok
And so on...

 

[MySpaceBarBroke]

I don't make maps, but if I would I'd probably name all units stuff like:
Juosif Schtalen
Buoris
Fladimirr
Fladivistok
And so on...

That's fucking genius. Where do you get your inspiration from?