Post/Author/DateTime	Post
ClashoftheDragons 09-28-03, 11:09 PM	Need help on coming up with new names for elves, orcs, goblins, angels, demons, ect. anything! EX. I have one for merfolk, Hydrens. All thoughts accepted.:D
Drindin 09-28-03, 11:53 PM	Elves: Elets Orcs: Orruk Goblin: Gruunsh Dragon: Winged-Beasts
Mak 09-29-03, 01:00 AM	Why???
ClashoftheDragons 09-29-03, 03:14 AM	Because everyone uses the same thing, and I want to use something different. And remember, anything from M:TG!:D
Mak 09-29-03, 03:21 AM	It would be great if you'd use them for a science or language, otherwise you'd just confuse people. How about a Latin Dictionary? Try translating tree-people for elves, ugly-people for orcs... you know.:D EDIT: transalting...:D I have to remember that one.
ClashoftheDragons 09-29-03, 03:36 AM	okay.................and where do I get one of those things?
Mak 09-29-03, 03:40 AM	Umm... a bookstore? Then again... we are on the internet...
ClashoftheDragons 10-03-03, 08:06 PM	BUMP Something else besides a Spanish Dictionary.:D
Mak 10-04-03, 03:11 AM	LATIN!!! You know, the dead language used to name species!
ClashoftheDragons 10-10-03, 02:23 AM	If you are LATIN, I'm sorry if I offended you. I want to use smething that's not already been used. sorry.:( :D
Mak 10-10-03, 02:49 AM	No, I'm not Latin or Spanish, and I'm not angry. I just thought you assumed Spanish and Latin were the same.:D What are you using the names for?
Mak 10-10-03, 02:53 AM	(Looks around.) Oh my, so many dragons around here.
Obsidianjaerc 10-11-03, 02:38 PM	:headexplo Wrong forum. But anyway Orc: Occisio Elf :Candidus Dwarf : Durus 1/2 orc : Semoccisio Man: Aetas Halfling : Alacris Gnome : Adfingo
ClashoftheDragons 10-14-03, 08:32 PM	I'm using them for the story I'm currently writing. Could someone help me come up with something for Dragon? Oh, and a Sea Serpent thing.:D
Obsidianjaerc 10-14-03, 09:22 PM	Tensanguis - Dragon Adlucolubra - Female Water Serpent Natrix - Water Serpent Adluo Tensanguis - Water Dragon
Bhulkan 12-05-03, 04:45 AM	Elves: Tree huggers. Dwarves: Grumps Kender: Borrower Dragon: Big chicken
WillfArOaH1344 12-26-03, 02:39 AM	Elf: Will Faroah Wise monk who fights evil dudes
Drindin 12-26-03, 04:34 AM	More names: Orcs: Pig-Folk Kobold: Dog-men Gnoll: Jackal Men Elf: Woodsfolk Dwarf: Mountainsfolk Kender/Halfling: Littlefolk or Plainsfolk Gnomes: Hill Folk
William Coburn 12-28-03, 01:40 AM	Here's some ideas that I've used. Tallfellows-Humans Smallfellows-Halflings Story was from the point of view of a kinderish halfling living in a land of hobbit like halflings. Decided that she should use the more "cutesy-wutesy" vinacular of the halflings. Quenans--Elves Name shamelessly stolen from Tolken Fateless Ones--Elven name for humans Humans in this story were not bound to fate and had true free will (how many times has that been used before). Eldar--Wharhammer name for elves Orcks--Warhammer for orc (ok they just missspelled it, but meh) Stonemen--M:tg for dwarves during the appcolypse story. But they seemed much more magical, having the ablity to turn to stone or magma at will.
nigirimeshi 12-31-03, 01:29 AM	Originally posted by William Coburn Eldar--Wharhammer name for elves NO! It's the Tolkein name for elves. Here're some Elf: Elna Dwarf: Khazarn Hobbits: Shíren Just playoffs of Tolkien names, but still, they work.
naiibu 01-23-04, 11:41 PM	Here are some Latin translations you might use... if you go that way. Anyway I got them from an online translator so they might not be entirely accurate. Turpis: Nasty, Ugly Formosis: Beautiful Firmus: Fast Anyway, it comes up with some suitably exotic sounding names. Maybe you want something a little more familiar, though. Anyway, thought it might help.
leopardmessiah 01-25-04, 01:50 PM	Depending on each races role in the world that would open up names eg: Golden ones: elves Sons/children of X (where X is a deity, mythical figure, etc) can be good as well. Or if the races were created (like half-giants) they should have names such as Builder, Warrior, etc
Sedriis 02-14-04, 06:30 PM	use it
Asta Kask 02-20-04, 06:37 AM	Originally posted by nigirimeshi NO! It's the Tolkein name for elves. Actually, it's both. There are plenty of name generators on the net. Go to Google and enter "ConLang name generator" and you'll find some. It would be wise to make certain that every race has a distinct "flavor" to its language.
23skidoo 02-20-04, 11:35 AM	One of the pitfalls a Fantasy or Science Fiction writer can fall into is neologism. Or, as taken from the Turkey City Lexicon, calling a rabbit a smeerp: "Call a Rabbit a Smeerp" A cheap technique for false exoticism, in which common elements of the real world are re-named for a fantastic milieu without any real alteration in their basic nature or behavior. "Smeerps" are especially common in fantasy worlds, where people often ride exotic steeds that look and act just like horses. (Attributed to James Blish.) What you're doing isn't exactly the same thing, but I have to say if your races LOOK and ACT just like typical fantasy elves, dwarves, etc., but you're just giving them different names for your story, I don't think you're accomplishing anything. In fact, you hurt yourself because you deprive the reader of a use stock fantasy tag that gives her tons of information about the race/creature, but in the end don't provide anything but a new name. 23skidoo
Sliver_Over_Mind 02-25-04, 07:25 PM	Eldar in the Tolkien universe were the ancient, for lack of a better word, Gods of the elves, who crafted them, and the dwarves, and the... just about everything. in Warhammer, Eldar are similar to Elves, but since that would be a blatent rip-off of Tolkien (as far as i know, the orginally inventor of elves) they were made a little different. like they were bald.
Mak 02-25-04, 11:44 PM	Actually, the Eldar were the elves. The "gods" of the world were called Valar/Maiar or just Ainur.
Salacious Angel 02-27-04, 03:46 AM	I suggest giving the races names that the other races know them by. For example, while the people of the Meliddian Wastes call themselves the T'irkanni, the highfolk of Svira know them as the Noachim (meaning Ice Folk in their native tongue). In my opinion, this helps make each race distinct, rather than having every creature in the world call an orc "Orc". Another thing that irritates me is that all the humans in a given world usually (but not always) speak common, while every elf speaks elven... etc. There needs to be a greater use of dialects, rather than anyone being able to go virtually anywhere in the universe/multiverse and understand any random halfling you just so happen to step on. PS: I was under the impression that the Eldar were a race in Warhammer 40'000, not in traditional Warhammer fantasy. I'm not sure about Tolkien, but I think Eldar was actually an elven city near or in a forest.
leopardmessiah 02-27-04, 05:25 PM	Originally posted by Sliver_Over_Mind blatent rip-off of Tolkien (as far as i know, the orginally inventor of elves) In their current (rather annoying, considering people keep associating them with the fey) incarnation certainly, but he based them on other stuff, etc. Certainly "elfin" is an old descriptive term, so I very much doubt it. IIRC the leves were simply another term or maybe a subset of the faerie, like sylphs or sprites or what-have you, but I might be wrong. Their rather odd appearance as human-ish creatures is I think down to him, but I'm not sure.
ClashoftheDragons 04-06-04, 01:42 AM	I forgot about this thread, this will be my last post on this thread. :D
SuperSquirrel 04-20-04, 06:34 AM	if the goal is to have a merged dnd-magic world, then you might wanna think about using normal d20 names. of course you can have your own races added into it, but to call an elf something different is to make sure theyre not used, since people can pull an elf out of the phb.
Araciss 05-23-04, 11:51 AM	Elf: Lej(i) Dwarf: Firhkaz(both singular and plural) Gnome: Rinar(e) Hafling; Kinlare(r) Human; Ghein(cy) Orc; Vulca(z) Half-; ist (placed AFTER the parents race. Half-elf = Lejist) Araciss
TheBardicTraveller 06-06-04, 06:47 PM	High Elves: Light Alvi [Norse Myth] Dark Elves: Szvarthalvi [Norse Myth] Dwarves: Grugnii [common dwarf name from Warhammer]
Araciss 06-07-04, 02:13 PM	Originally posted by TheBardicTraveller High Elves: Light Alvi [Norse Myth] Dark Elves: Szvarthalvi [Norse Myth] Dwarves: Grugnii [common dwarf name from Warhammer] As a Norwegian, I feel that I have to correct you. High Elves: Ljos alf(r) (Norrøn Mythology) Dark Elves: Svart/Sort/Mirk alf(r) (Norrøn Mythology)
Smith 11-11-04, 06:24 PM	Remember that magic cards use the word "elf" all the dang time. And "wizard" or some synonym. Probably since alot of Magic cards have more interesting names than D&D (like as an example, Llanowyr Elves instead of Wood Elves (spelling might be wrong on the card(and it might not even be a real card(but i dont care atm)))) But I suggest you use Magic card creatures to create sub-races. Like a Wood Elf isnt really any different from a High Elf (though powergaming munchkin strength-bonus whiners might demand otherwise). But you could have the Llanowyr Elves, the Staunton Elves, and Kavaria Elves, and the Mearin Elves. Theyre all high elves but those are the names they give the regions they live in. Alot of the work in creating a campaign world is not in saying that there are humans and they live here and here and here. It's in creating Normans and Saxons and Celts.