Alternative Names for Warforged [Archive] - Wizards Community

Alternative Names for Warforged [Archive] - Wizards Community

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Artector
09-19-07, 12:22 PM Not bashing Warforged, I like the racial name, it's very apt.

However what alternative names for warforged can you think of? They could be used a warforged character (I am not a warforged! I am ____) Or slang terms for warforged (Damn ____ stole my job!)

I have several obvious ones:
Tinman
'forged
Metal Men

But not much else.
bad_phil
09-19-07, 01:17 PM I hope you mean a name said by people who hate warforged? Cause I really don't hate them. But here are some suggestion for such a character:

False Man
Freak
Stone Pile
Firewood scum
Metal Junk
Rusting thug
Living object
Revvecor
09-19-07, 01:34 PM Damn Living armor stole my job!
Just_some_Evil_Wizard
09-19-07, 01:38 PM Machine
Machine Man
Talking Pile of Scrap
Helmet
Golem
Iron Soldier
Unit
wizardguy2003
09-19-07, 02:24 PM Flesh-Challenged? ;)

Though more seriously from the Warforged view, maybe something like Free-Ones or even Warkers, named after Bulwark.
TheKeyofE
09-20-07, 09:06 AM My current character refers to himself as a "Happy, fun-time-forged" because he doesn't like war.
ChimericalWolf
09-20-07, 09:51 AM A quote from a possible character, that my group came up with but no one has made yet. He's a WF bard who believes that the key to fleshy interaction is sex.

Upon being called Warforged, (With a sort of nasal voice) "Correction. I am a Pleasure-Forged."
Amadan
09-20-07, 11:42 AM My homebrew uses an adaptation of the Greek pantheon.
Warforged are most often called the "Children of Hephaestus"
naturax
09-20-07, 01:17 PM The warforged in my campaign prefer to be called "living constructs" though a Prophet of the Lord of Blades calls them "forgeborn" (vs. "fleshborn")
dsivis
09-20-07, 02:01 PM Clunkers
Twotoes
Soulless
Butchers
Cannith-spawn
Abominations
Blasphemies
Garden_State_Gamer
09-20-07, 03:10 PM Among Humanoids:
Fakers
Made-men (not to be confused with the underworld)
Bucket
Cans or Cann Man (as much for Tin Can as for Cannith-made)
CRs - Cannith Reserves
Wiffs
Cyre-Squire
Walking Weapons
SoLs -- Sword on Legs
Smithbaby
Tap -- WF bartender
Go-ladin -- WF Paladin
Arti-fist -- WF Monk
Toolbox -- WF Rogue

Among the 'Forged:
Forge-Brother
Forge-Sister
Old Function or OF (Pronounced Off) -- derogatory. A warforged who still uses violence to make a living, or who serves a master unquestioningly. One whose free will has been turned "off".
Idles -- derogatory. Warforged who seek faith in the humanoid gods instead of the Lord of Blades.
MournBorn -- Warforged who were produced after the Day of Mourning, usually spoken in hushed tones.
Shinies -- Mithril body WF
Veiners -- WF with Silver or Cold Iron tracery
CompStomper -- usually derogatory. One who depends on components to get through difficult situations. Similar to OFs.
BladeBrain -- derogatory. An adherant to the philosophies of the Lord of Blades.
Artector
09-20-07, 08:58 PM Great stuff guys. Keep it coming. I love Forgeborn, its one of the alternatives I was looking for. And Garden State Gamer, love the explantations.

Goldforged-name used for austentatious warforged that were used as court bodyguards by the wealthy and high-ranking Cannith

Rotforged-warforged with the ironwood body feat, typically used in a derogatory manor
TheKeyofE
09-21-07, 10:05 AM Derogatory nickname for Reforged (PrC from RoE) = Unforged?
Nived
09-21-07, 11:48 AM "I prefer the term 'living construct'."
The Ubbergeek
09-21-07, 05:54 PM Just Forged (ones) is nice and simpler, if you wish.
eehamburg
09-27-07, 10:01 AM Non-Man
Metal Man
Scrap (as in Scrap pile)
Junk
Walking Statue
Nundahl
09-28-07, 06:35 AM I know its not what you're looking for, because its very specific rather than a generalized racial term, but I can't resist.

My girlfriend played a 'forged Bard, and on the first night the party named her "Music Box". It stuck through about 9 months of gaming until she finsihed that character and decided to start another.
eehamburg
09-28-07, 04:42 PM Alternate names with no logic whatsoever

Rob - what's worse that having that thing rob me of my job
Tin - another piece of tin taking my job
Will - will that scrap get out of my way
galon101
09-28-07, 07:16 PM I just like to use the term relic. i think that it fills the gap very nicely.
gensuke626
10-06-07, 06:03 PM I'm going to try to run through my list of favorite slangs and hope some of them haven't been posted yet.

Clunker
Rust Bucket
Murder Machine - almost exclusively used when talking about a 'Forged as opposed to talking to one.
Toy Soldier
Sword-Slave
Cog
AndrewTater
10-08-07, 01:37 PM My warforged character (Neutral Frt9/Art2/Jug3) was a smith, and I was feeling uncreative, so he literally just goes by Forge. However, I have earned him 2 nicknames:

When he commits evil acts, he claims he is Deathblade (he 1-hands a greatsword).

in the Cogs of Sharn (party never actually adventured there, he just goes and does petty jobs/killing goblinoids to pass the time), I have earned the name The Dentist. This is mostly because I take a tooth from every creature I damage and it dies. I make necklaces.

Most people in out campaign just avoid talking to me (I have given him the bad habit of always calling living creatures "fleshys" or "sword fodder"), but other warforged I started calling "Brother" or "Comrade". I think that since some don't follow the "I am become death" route, that they wouldn't consider any fleshy-given name based around violence a worthwhile racial name.

Humans, however, might consider looking at them as chess pieces. Since all they were during the Last War were soldiers and shock troops, I'd consider having and warforged-unfriendly fleshys call them "Pawn" or some sort of game piece.
LoneStranger
10-08-07, 07:51 PM I'll sometimes have my character refer to himself as 'Adamantine and Anger', not on a regular basis though.
Demon_Paladin
10-09-07, 05:33 PM I've always been found of "Artificial Person".

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
Artector 09-19-07, 12:22 PM	Not bashing Warforged, I like the racial name, it's very apt. However what alternative names for warforged can you think of? They could be used a warforged character (I am not a warforged! I am ____) Or slang terms for warforged (Damn ____ stole my job!) I have several obvious ones: Tinman 'forged Metal Men But not much else.
bad_phil 09-19-07, 01:17 PM	I hope you mean a name said by people who hate warforged? Cause I really don't hate them. But here are some suggestion for such a character: False Man Freak Stone Pile Firewood scum Metal Junk Rusting thug Living object
Revvecor 09-19-07, 01:34 PM	Damn Living armor stole my job!
Just_some_Evil_Wizard 09-19-07, 01:38 PM	Machine Machine Man Talking Pile of Scrap Helmet Golem Iron Soldier Unit
wizardguy2003 09-19-07, 02:24 PM	Flesh-Challenged? ;) Though more seriously from the Warforged view, maybe something like Free-Ones or even Warkers, named after Bulwark.
TheKeyofE 09-20-07, 09:06 AM	My current character refers to himself as a "Happy, fun-time-forged" because he doesn't like war.
ChimericalWolf 09-20-07, 09:51 AM	A quote from a possible character, that my group came up with but no one has made yet. He's a WF bard who believes that the key to fleshy interaction is sex. Upon being called Warforged, (With a sort of nasal voice) "Correction. I am a Pleasure-Forged."
Amadan 09-20-07, 11:42 AM	My homebrew uses an adaptation of the Greek pantheon. Warforged are most often called the "Children of Hephaestus"
naturax 09-20-07, 01:17 PM	The warforged in my campaign prefer to be called "living constructs" though a Prophet of the Lord of Blades calls them "forgeborn" (vs. "fleshborn")
dsivis 09-20-07, 02:01 PM	Clunkers Twotoes Soulless Butchers Cannith-spawn Abominations Blasphemies
Garden_State_Gamer 09-20-07, 03:10 PM	Among Humanoids: Fakers Made-men (not to be confused with the underworld) Bucket Cans or Cann Man (as much for Tin Can as for Cannith-made) CRs - Cannith Reserves Wiffs Cyre-Squire Walking Weapons SoLs -- Sword on Legs Smithbaby Tap -- WF bartender Go-ladin -- WF Paladin Arti-fist -- WF Monk Toolbox -- WF Rogue Among the 'Forged: Forge-Brother Forge-Sister Old Function or OF (Pronounced Off) -- derogatory. A warforged who still uses violence to make a living, or who serves a master unquestioningly. One whose free will has been turned "off". Idles -- derogatory. Warforged who seek faith in the humanoid gods instead of the Lord of Blades. MournBorn -- Warforged who were produced after the Day of Mourning, usually spoken in hushed tones. Shinies -- Mithril body WF Veiners -- WF with Silver or Cold Iron tracery CompStomper -- usually derogatory. One who depends on components to get through difficult situations. Similar to OFs. BladeBrain -- derogatory. An adherant to the philosophies of the Lord of Blades.
Artector 09-20-07, 08:58 PM	Great stuff guys. Keep it coming. I love Forgeborn, its one of the alternatives I was looking for. And Garden State Gamer, love the explantations. Goldforged-name used for austentatious warforged that were used as court bodyguards by the wealthy and high-ranking Cannith Rotforged-warforged with the ironwood body feat, typically used in a derogatory manor
TheKeyofE 09-21-07, 10:05 AM	Derogatory nickname for Reforged (PrC from RoE) = Unforged?
Nived 09-21-07, 11:48 AM	"I prefer the term 'living construct'."
The Ubbergeek 09-21-07, 05:54 PM	Just Forged (ones) is nice and simpler, if you wish.
eehamburg 09-27-07, 10:01 AM	Non-Man Metal Man Scrap (as in Scrap pile) Junk Walking Statue
Nundahl 09-28-07, 06:35 AM	I know its not what you're looking for, because its very specific rather than a generalized racial term, but I can't resist. My girlfriend played a 'forged Bard, and on the first night the party named her "Music Box". It stuck through about 9 months of gaming until she finsihed that character and decided to start another.
eehamburg 09-28-07, 04:42 PM	Alternate names with no logic whatsoever Rob - what's worse that having that thing rob me of my job Tin - another piece of tin taking my job Will - will that scrap get out of my way
galon101 09-28-07, 07:16 PM	I just like to use the term relic. i think that it fills the gap very nicely.
gensuke626 10-06-07, 06:03 PM	I'm going to try to run through my list of favorite slangs and hope some of them haven't been posted yet. Clunker Rust Bucket Murder Machine - almost exclusively used when talking about a 'Forged as opposed to talking to one. Toy Soldier Sword-Slave Cog
AndrewTater 10-08-07, 01:37 PM	My warforged character (Neutral Frt9/Art2/Jug3) was a smith, and I was feeling uncreative, so he literally just goes by Forge. However, I have earned him 2 nicknames: When he commits evil acts, he claims he is Deathblade (he 1-hands a greatsword). in the Cogs of Sharn (party never actually adventured there, he just goes and does petty jobs/killing goblinoids to pass the time), I have earned the name The Dentist. This is mostly because I take a tooth from every creature I damage and it dies. I make necklaces. Most people in out campaign just avoid talking to me (I have given him the bad habit of always calling living creatures "fleshys" or "sword fodder"), but other warforged I started calling "Brother" or "Comrade". I think that since some don't follow the "I am become death" route, that they wouldn't consider any fleshy-given name based around violence a worthwhile racial name. Humans, however, might consider looking at them as chess pieces. Since all they were during the Last War were soldiers and shock troops, I'd consider having and warforged-unfriendly fleshys call them "Pawn" or some sort of game piece.
LoneStranger 10-08-07, 07:51 PM	I'll sometimes have my character refer to himself as 'Adamantine and Anger', not on a regular basis though.
Demon_Paladin 10-09-07, 05:33 PM	I've always been found of "Artificial Person".