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Old 08-23-2001, 08:55 AM   #31
Tuor
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Join Date: June 17, 2001
Location: england
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In case anyone was wondering,

Tuor comes from The Silmarillion, he is one of two legendary human hero brothers and he's a fighter in my game.

I also have Aragorn (human ranger, cheesy I know)

Stefan Harper (before I knew what harpers were) a human fighter mage originally from Pnp a 15th level kensai 20th level mage.

His sister Rebecca a fighter/mage and probably the most powerful character I have ever played (9th/25th level).

minor tob spoiler follows

Suzanna Werner (another pnp character) fighter/cleric human dual wielding crom fayr and the upgraded flail of ages

Kiara a 30th level elven sorceress who has got me out of trouble more times than I care to mention.

I've also played with Kitiara a swashbuckler
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Old 08-23-2001, 09:42 AM   #32
dimon37
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Join Date: March 26, 2001
Location: Boston, MA, USA
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Currently playing Shrek - half-orc barbarian. very nice character

BTW, if anybody DIDN"T see the movie, I strongly recommend it.
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Old 08-23-2001, 09:43 AM   #33
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Kitiara should be a human fighter with strength 18/00 and high charisma (if you want to be true to the book)
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Old 08-23-2001, 11:29 AM   #34
Redblueflare
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Join Date: May 9, 2001
Location: The backwoods in Georgia *sigh*
Age: 39
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All the names I make are normal.
David (My name.) Fighter
Natalie Mage
Tk (Kensai mage)
Shane (Friend) Assasin.
Nothing unusual about this.

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Old 08-23-2001, 12:07 PM   #35
HooC
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Join Date: August 19, 2001
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My character name is Orsa

Because Minsc is one city in Belarus and Orsa is another city there.
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Old 08-23-2001, 01:27 PM   #36
NiamhFoxling
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Join Date: August 11, 2001
Location: A nice little room with softly padded walls.
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I tend to pick names from various books, or more usually, Japanese animation. But then I feel an obscure sense of guilt that I couldn't just make up something pretty on my own, so I tend to warp it a little.

Sorceress: name idea: Miaka (From Fushugi Yugi) name she ended up with: Miakara

I tend to like names that end with 'ara, iri, atha' for females:

Ranger: Ardatha (who maybe came froma Mercedes Lackey book, I think she was a lousy merc captain)
Sorceress: Ikiri (which was me morphing Akira a bit)
Monk: Merlea

Male names:

Blade: Koji
Kensai: Kenshin (ok, blatant steal that will be recognized by anime fans. I feel so guilty!)
Wild Mage: Dillanu (original anime name is Dillandau)



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Old 08-23-2001, 04:46 PM   #37
Tuor
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Quote:
Originally posted by dimon37:
Kitiara should be a human fighter with strength 18/00 and high charisma (if you want to be true to the book)
I know but I already had a female paladin with 18/00 strength (fairly rolled) and a kensai with 19 strength. I picked the sauciest looking female profile I could to compensate though....
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Old 08-23-2001, 05:28 PM   #38
Aelia Jusa
Iron Throne Cult
 
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Join Date: August 23, 2001
Location: Brisbane, Australia
Age: 42
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Aelia Jusa for a female mage-type character.
Jessamyn for a female fighter-type.
Saffy for a female thief.
Titus for a male mage/thief.
Lucius for a male fighter-type.
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Old 08-23-2001, 05:28 PM   #39
Ronn_Bman
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Join Date: March 11, 2001
Location: North Carolina USA
Age: 57
Posts: 5,177
I often play with more than one "player" character by using the multi-player setting. Sometimes names for characters are easy. Like Braveheart, or Conan, but most folks(like me)want a new name. The trick is...it has to sound good. Frequently, this is the hardest part of creating a character. My monk is named Brother Elon, and that name just jumped out at me and seemed pretty cool, but those kinda things are few and far between.

For computer games, as well as pencil and paper D&D I've found a trick that works great when you can't think up a "cool" sounding name or don't want to use something "tried and true". Take a normal name and spell it backwards(kind of like playing an Ozzy album backwards...lol). Strangely enough almost any name can take on a D&D feel, if spelled backwards.

My mage is N'nor (pronouced N-NOR, like ig-nor), thats my first name Ronn.
My cleric is Xolaam (ZO-lamb), Maalox spelled backward (what a relief...lol)

I've used many others over the years, and it's surprising how well they work.

Strangly enough, my favorite name for a team goes back to the first Wizardry on Nintendo (late 80's/early 90's). I named everyone after someone from Cheers! Sam, Woody, Cliff, Norm, Carla etc... Not the most imaginative names, but very cool for a party. I've also used Star Trek teams.
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