Character Names that haunt you

Captain-Captain · 07-21-2009, 05:23 AM

WE have all done this. At some point given a character a name that is embarrasing to recall. One that sticks to my mind was a super villain, a whack job of some very extreme Christan Fundamentalist cult. He'd superspeed in invisibl and ginzu people doing things he determined were sinful and unchristian things. This included Adlut Bookstores, medical clincs that provided birth control or abotrions, Mormons, Catholics, Musilms and Wiccans, Dance halls and other places most of us would say were innocuous.

His name? Terrible Swift Sword.

How about yours?

Fred Brackin · 07-21-2009, 06:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Captain-Captain

WE have all done this. At some point given a character a name that is embarrasing to recall.

Sorry, as to the old priest relied to the young priest when asked "Do you suffer from sinful thoughts?" "Oh no, I quite enjoy them.".

So I tend to revel in silly names as seen by my most recent barbarian, Jaik of the Lam Otta Clan. Or the last new character I created, redneck truck driver Joe Bob Bobb.

If anything i'd be slightly embarrassed by the dull things I've come up with when I was trying to be "serious".

sgtcallistan · 07-21-2009, 08:07 AM

Tongue twisters; Ensign Laje Bajar, Hauptmann Hermann Hoffman.

Extreme short phase; 'Clem' the cop, 'Dan' the ranger, 'Bo' the diver.

knarf · 07-21-2009, 12:32 PM

The last D&D character I played extensively was a barbarian named Konrad. This was quickly changed by the rest of the players to Konrad The Barbarian, though this was not my intent.

He lives on in my email address. konradthebarbarian is almost never taken on any webmail service, so I don't have to worry about having numbers put after it.

capnq · 07-21-2009, 12:49 PM

AD&D 1st ed. elven cleric named Adama.

Who named his warhorse Galactica.

Under a DM whom I did not realize despised the TV show.

moldymaltquaffer · 07-21-2009, 01:14 PM

Silly or serious, long or short, the important thing is that the name be *memorable*.

<grin> I've given lots of "bad" names, from Abbywrex to Zyzack (with plenty of Hermans and Freds in between). But they all more or less did what I wanted them to do.

That said, there are a couple that stand out.
"Luminous Glory" was my first D&D character, and I still want to gag myself.
As a GM, "Barabra with an I" was every bit as difficult as she sounds like she'd be. My players actively, obsessively, hated her. (I wound up retconning her from a minor annoyance to an evil mastermind. The players enjoyed killing her maybe a tad more than was comfortable to watch.)

Fred Brackin · 07-21-2009, 01:50 PM

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Originally Posted by capnq

AD&D 1st ed. elven cleric named Adama.

Who named his warhorse Galactica.

Halfling swashbuckler named Errol Flynnbuck. This proved to e so much fun that he was soon joined by Ricardo Montalbuck and Douglas Fairbuck jr.

Ricardo had a horse named Cordoba whose saddle was made of "fine Corinthian leather". I wonder how many people will remember the source for that one.

Phantasm · 07-21-2009, 04:01 PM

For a Star Wars game, I once had R5-B8, aka "Bait". Most garishly colored droid ever. None of the players ever figured out she was an Imperial spy....

One of the other droids got named TA-2, an astromech droid who had his beeps and whistles replaced by a true voice unit. Yes, "Tattoo". And of course there was the "Boss! De plane! De plane!" incident.

And still, there's the elf named Fred.

Anaraxes · 07-21-2009, 04:30 PM

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I wonder how many people will remember...

The Web never forgets

roguebfl · 07-21-2009, 04:41 PM

I as a GM put a tribe who was a Red Hearing caled 'Wizzywigs" (WYSIWYG)

07-21-2009, 05:23 AM	#1
Captain-Captain Join Date: Aug 2004	Character Names that haunt you WE have all done this. At some point given a character a name that is embarrasing to recall. One that sticks to my mind was a super villain, a whack job of some very extreme Christan Fundamentalist cult. He'd superspeed in invisibl and ginzu people doing things he determined were sinful and unchristian things. This included Adlut Bookstores, medical clincs that provided birth control or abotrions, Mormons, Catholics, Musilms and Wiccans, Dance halls and other places most of us would say were innocuous. His name? Terrible Swift Sword. How about yours? __________________ ...().0...0() .../..........\ -/......O.....\- ...VVVVVVV ..^^^^^^^ A clock running two hours slow has the correct time zero times a day.

07-21-2009, 08:07 AM	#3
sgtcallistan Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Chatham, Kent, England	Re: Character Names that haunt you Tongue twisters; Ensign Laje Bajar, Hauptmann Hermann Hoffman. Extreme short phase; 'Clem' the cop, 'Dan' the ranger, 'Bo' the diver.

07-21-2009, 12:32 PM	#4
knarf Join Date: Aug 2004	Re: Character Names that haunt you The last D&D character I played extensively was a barbarian named Konrad. This was quickly changed by the rest of the players to Konrad The Barbarian, though this was not my intent. He lives on in my email address. konradthebarbarian is almost never taken on any webmail service, so I don't have to worry about having numbers put after it. __________________ Adventures in Oz: Fantasy Roleplaying Beyond the Yellow Brick Road Adventures in Oz Virtual Merch Table

07-21-2009, 12:49 PM	#5
capnq Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Pittsburgh PA USA	Re: Character Names that haunt you AD&D 1st ed. elven cleric named Adama. Who named his warhorse Galactica. Under a DM whom I did not realize despised the TV show. __________________ Cap'n Q When we remember we are all mad, the mysteries disappear and life stands explained. -- Mark Twain

07-21-2009, 01:14 PM	#6
moldymaltquaffer Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Idaho	Re: Character Names that haunt you Silly or serious, long or short, the important thing is that the name be memorable. <grin> I've given lots of "bad" names, from Abbywrex to Zyzack (with plenty of Hermans and Freds in between). But they all more or less did what I wanted them to do. That said, there are a couple that stand out. "Luminous Glory" was my first D&D character, and I still want to gag myself. As a GM, "Barabra with an I" was every bit as difficult as she sounds like she'd be. My players actively, obsessively, hated her. (I wound up retconning her from a minor annoyance to an evil mastermind. The players enjoyed killing her maybe a tad more than was comfortable to watch.)

07-21-2009, 04:01 PM	#8
Phantasm Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: On the road again...	Re: Character Names that haunt you For a Star Wars game, I once had R5-B8, aka "Bait". Most garishly colored droid ever. None of the players ever figured out she was an Imperial spy.... One of the other droids got named TA-2, an astromech droid who had his beeps and whistles replaced by a true voice unit. Yes, "Tattoo". And of course there was the "Boss! De plane! De plane!" incident. And still, there's the elf named Fred. __________________ "Life ... is an Oreo cookie." - J'onn J'onzz, 1991 "But mom, I don't wanna go back in the dungeon!" The GURPS Marvel Universe Reboot Project A-G, H-R, and S-Z, and its not-a-wiki-really web adaptation. Ranoc, a Muskets-and-Magery Renaissance Fantasy Setting

07-21-2009, 04:41 PM	#10
roguebfl Dog of Lysdexics Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Melbourne FL, Formerly Wellington NZ	Re: Character Names that haunt you I as a GM put a tribe who was a Red Hearing caled 'Wizzywigs" (WYSIWYG) __________________ Rogue the Bronze Firelizard Gerald Grenier, Jr. Hail Eris! Rogue's Weyr