GMs/Names

dannycool75 · Post by **dannycool75** » Wed Sep 06, 2006 9:42 pm

A GM recently stopped me in-game because apparently my name wasn;t very medieval or wasn't suited for a halfling. For the fact no-one else in the whole game had commented on it, I was surprised, and not least angry when they asked me to change it. The name was Ritro. I can't see anything wrong with that, nor my old char they commented on (Obach). The only one they didn;t comment on was Chiron, which I found the least medieval.
They never explanied exactly what was wrong either.

Garett Gwenour · Post by **Garett Gwenour** » Wed Sep 06, 2006 9:44 pm

I dont see a problem with the names either and im a veteran of this game and it's former name check.

dannycool75 · Post by **dannycool75** » Wed Sep 06, 2006 9:45 pm

Wish you could speak with the GM. Didn;t give me the ingame name (even though I asked).

Lahela · Post by **Lahela** » Wed Sep 06, 2006 10:04 pm

I can see a problem with the name Ritro (reminds me of Retro) and Obach (which is almost an old german word which isn't used anymore -> Obacht). Well...dunno though...

dannycool75 · Post by **dannycool75** » Wed Sep 06, 2006 10:23 pm

What I do when I make names is take random letters from the alphabet and stick them together...it works.

Aristeaus · Post by **Aristeaus** » Wed Sep 06, 2006 10:26 pm

Lucky your parents diddnt do that arnt you

AlexRose · Post by **AlexRose** » Wed Sep 06, 2006 10:44 pm

Yes they did; his name is Dannycool75.

dannycool75 · Post by **dannycool75** » Wed Sep 06, 2006 10:50 pm

And AlexRose12345678910 Aint any better?

AlexRose · Post by **AlexRose** » Wed Sep 06, 2006 10:55 pm

It's my name minus the number.

And t'was a joke.

Fooser · Post by **Fooser** » Wed Sep 06, 2006 11:51 pm

So a name isn't good just because it resembles a common word? Ritro/Retro why does it matter? One could go through all the current names and make some type of comment for modern words that MIGHT be kind of close or sound similar

Aristeaus · Post by **Aristeaus** » Wed Sep 06, 2006 11:54 pm

Like Fooser... WTF is a Fooser

Fooser · Post by **Fooser** » Wed Sep 06, 2006 11:54 pm

yeah and "Aristeaus" sounds too much like "Aristoast"

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Cliu Beothach · Post by **Cliu Beothach** » Thu Sep 07, 2006 12:03 am

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v30/Sabotai/clip1.jpg

On topic: The name sounds fine to me, though it is dependent on opinion.

Lahela · Post by **Lahela** » Thu Sep 07, 2006 12:06 am

Fooser wrote:So a name isn't good just because it resembles a common word? Ritro/Retro why does it matter? One could go through all the current names and make some type of comment for modern words that MIGHT be kind of close or sound similar

I don't know if it was the reason Foos. I'm no GM as you know. I just said what I personally think about it.

Fooser · Post by **Fooser** » Thu Sep 07, 2006 12:20 am

Cliu Beothach wrote:http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v30/Sabotai/clip1.jpg

YES!!!

Aristeaus · Post by **Aristeaus** » Thu Sep 07, 2006 12:25 am

LMFAO

NOooo

You dont still have those!

Devrah Liioness · Post by **Devrah Liioness** » Thu Sep 07, 2006 12:33 am

Neither name is medieval.

Now that I've pointed that out, there are many, many characters already ingame whose names aren't very medieval. I guess if the reason behind the name is that important to you you could ask the GM for further clarification.

Fooser · Post by **Fooser** » Thu Sep 07, 2006 12:39 am

How do you define Medieval though? There are various cultures within humans IG. Not to mention races that have absolutely nothing to do with medieval time.

Devrah Liioness · Post by **Devrah Liioness** » Thu Sep 07, 2006 12:49 am

As far as I've been led to understand, names should match the backgrounds/examples given on Moonsilver for the non-human races, and human names are supposed to fit into the cultures described or be acceptable as medieval names in our own world history.

I could be wrong, I'm just saying that's how I understood it.

I guess the way it's actually handled though, is that names are accepted or declined based on whether they disrupt the game for other players. It would be disruptive, for example, to have a "Catherine Zeta Jones" ingame, I think

As to why these particular names were declined, again, only the GM who asked him to change his names knows.

Aegohl · Post by **Aegohl** » Thu Sep 07, 2006 12:55 am

That's the problem, though. If I made everyone change names that I didn't personally like when I was a GM, well, first of all a lot of people would be changing names and second of all I'd be a bad GM.

Stop harassing the poor kid, jeez. Let him play.

Post by **Estralis Seborian** » Thu Sep 07, 2006 11:30 am

Good, fitting names. Evil GM.
Obach is a surname in germany - maybe that was the cause.

Meriel Pelith · Post by **Meriel Pelith** » Thu Sep 07, 2006 12:00 pm

hm,
I wouldn't mind that name either.
But Google is your friend. ^^
http://www.ritro.com/
Maybe it has something to do with this.

Fooser wrote:yeah and "Aristeaus" sounds too much like "Aristoast"

Only when I pronounce it

Quinasa · Post by **Quinasa** » Thu Sep 07, 2006 2:20 pm

I pronounce Aristeaus it as if it were some Roman or Greek name, because of the 'eaus' that is popular with their older culture and gods, etc.

Gro'bul · Post by **Gro'bul** » Thu Sep 07, 2006 9:15 pm

And Chiron is even from Age of Mythology, leader of the Centaurs.

Avalyon el'Hattarr · Post by **Avalyon el'Hattarr** » Thu Sep 07, 2006 9:22 pm

Chiron is from the ancient greek mitology. He was supposed to be Achile's teacher

Aristeaus · Post by **Aristeaus** » Thu Sep 07, 2006 10:09 pm

Quinasa wrote:I pronounce Aristeaus it as if it were some Roman or Greek name, because of the 'eaus' that is popular with their older culture and gods, etc.

Thank you dear

thats how its meant to be

Fooser · Post by **Fooser** » Thu Sep 07, 2006 11:35 pm

Ariste-ASS!!!

<3

Aristeaus · Post by **Aristeaus** » Thu Sep 07, 2006 11:39 pm

Bitch

Korm Kormsen · Post by **Korm Kormsen** » Fri Sep 08, 2006 12:19 am

for english speakers:
it pronounces "Ureesta-oos" (more or less...)

Gort Greegog · Post by **Gort Greegog** » Fri Sep 08, 2006 2:41 am

I bet you all didn't know Gort was a popular android from the 80's.(Neither did I when I made it)

Heres some old topics witch will tell everyone what good names are.(I found Steven on there twice on the same forum Galdriel
wouldn't like stephen much....)

http://illarion.org/community/forums/viewtopic.php?t=67
http://illarion.org/community/forums/vi ... .php?t=600
http://illarion.org/community/forums/vi ... php?t=5753