What is in a Name?

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#1

felldraw

Jul 25, 2009 17:52:07
I would like the community to write down some names and make a backstory or two to go along with it (The backstory does not necessarily need to justify the exact name). Give Players (and DMs for that matter) a resource they can use

1. Male - Faerun

Apprenticed at young age to the town's most powerful sorcerer, it quickly became apparent that Faerun possessed far greater potential then his master. Fearing his reputation, his master had him cast from the town, essentially exiling Faerun from his home and friends. Now an outcast, Faerun wanders to prove not to himself but the world that he is the greatest sorcerer of all time!
#2

zackblack

Jul 25, 2009 17:56:12
2 - Nevermore

A cleric that worships The Raven Queen ;)
#3

felldraw

Jul 26, 2009 10:32:00
3 - Female-Tyrore

Abandoned as a child, alone all her life, Tyrore has slowly grown bitter about her lot in life. As soon as soon as she was able, she left the local slums to search for something better. She was tired of just being a two bit thief.
#4

shinikama

Jul 26, 2009 11:58:45
I fond the Tiefling "concept" names work well here. Pick a slightly uncommon word that describes what your character strives for OR against.

I.E.: Hermit the Rogue may be an outsider to all societies, or he could be a natural born leader of men. He chose the name to remind himself of what he wants to be or what he does not want to be.
#5

prator_the_golden

Jul 26, 2009 13:03:33
4 - Male Gnome - Klein Schiesskopf
Klein is a gnome artificer who grew up in a human city, and as a result has suffered abuse from tall people all his life. This has given him a fierce determination to provie his mettle, and he does this by crafting ever-more intricate weapons and machines. Depending on how the campaign goes, he may turn evil and attempt to build a giant superweapon in the shape of a monkey wrench.
#6

zackblack

Jul 27, 2009 12:07:58
4 - Male Gnome - Klein Schiesskopf
Klein is a gnome artificer who grew up in a human city, and as a result has suffered abuse from tall people all his life. This has given him a fierce determination to provie his mettle, and he does this by crafting ever-more intricate weapons and machines. Depending on how the campaign goes, he may turn evil and attempt to build a giant superweapon in the shape of a monkey wrench.

Ya I've used that name for gnomes before.

Oh and for those of you who don't speak German it means: Little Shi*Head
#7

hammersmithpalais

Jul 27, 2009 21:22:54
4 - Male Gnome - Klein Schiesskopf