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[RL_Nice]

I named mine Magnus Stonecrotch. He's a fighter.

Modifié par RL_Nice, 28 septembre 2011 - 10:34 .

[C Barchuk]

My last run through was with an elven assassin named Valen Darkshadow.

[Mana Garn]

Got several name for different character.

Managarn or Mana Garn(Name used for any gender/class), Ruelov Starsky(Used for my male rogue, rogue/fighter or bounty hunter), Zalaa or Zal Aa(Any class female character), Tana bondo(Any class female halfling) and my most recent, Vino Blake(Any class male character)

[jaxsbudgie]

RL_Nice wrote...

I named mine Magnus Stonecrotch. He's a fighter.

Haha.

Although not as hilarious as Magnus Stonecrotch, I usually cycle through a series of names; Nathaniel, Douglas, Samson, Serge, Jax, Greyfell, Evelyn, Artemis and I forget the rest.

[C Barchuk]

I pull names from various resources but I'm also getting ready to run a halfling fighter of some kind named Beanbag the Mighty.

[Pipboy3billion]

I pull a lot from Dragonlance (my first exposure to sci-fi/fantasy) or other fiction. I've had:

Gnome F/T - Remo - Tasslehoff Burrfoot's uncle
Paladin - Tanin - Cameron (sp?) and Tika's son
various - Levendis - from Harlan Ellison's "The Man Who Rowed Christopher Columbus Ashore"
Half-Elven R/C - Gilthas - Tanis' son
Gnome F/Illuisionist - Gabbroglimmer - based on a 3e PnP char of mine, Fubarnacky Indarglimmer Galmmercloak

Edit:

Almost forgot one of my favs...

Human Beserker/Cleric of Lathander - Micah - The name means "He who is like God", an ironic twist for the protaginist's background. What made this character interesting is how his class choice fit in with the story. He was a (Chaotic Good) fighter for BG1, but the trauma upon learning of his violent past (trying to keep this spoiler-free), he goes the opposite route and becomes a cleric of Lathander. Sure he still fights, but he strives for the most peaceful, humane solution to his problems. And yeah, I had to use SK to do a double kit.

Modifié par Pipboy3billion, 29 septembre 2011 - 04:21 .

[Humanoid_Taifun]

Berserker-Priest of Lathander is impossible (because the game can only remember 1 kit). Are you sure you succeeded?

[Pipboy3billion]

Yeah, with some dual class combos, it's essentially possible, the B/C being one of them. Basically, once you dual over, you SK your kit to Lathander (or whatever). The only thing a Berserker really gets is the rage ability, and since your berserker levels are static with a dual class, once you get those levels (and ability) back, you don't need to have the actual kit in your character file. This feature was particularly appropriate to the character concept, as he didn't want to identify himself as a berserker, but he still had the ability.

The only thing I don't remember is if you have to switch your kit back to berserker before you level up to get your abilities back.

[morbidest2]

The name depends, naturally, on the character's race and alignment. Right now my PC is a druid named "Autumn"

[Gorthaur X]

I sincerely hate naming characters - I agonize over it, and it's seriously the most difficult part of my games.

My current character is named after this guy from an old 90's Middle-Earth CCG, which I happened to spend a lot of the summer playing. He's contributed to winning me many a game, so I thought he might do well in the Realms, as well.

Modifié par Gorthaur X, 29 septembre 2011 - 05:53 .

[NoxNoctum]

Asher.

Cool name my parents almost named me, it means "happy" but it sounds super badass IMO... now I use it on all characters in video games haha. I really like it.

And "Magnus Stonecrotch"... that's great 

Modifié par NoxNoctum, 30 septembre 2011 - 05:22 .

[CoM Solaufein]

Ninafer. She's a character that has been in every game since my AD&D PnP days.  

[AgeofTherion]

a ranger by the name of Yu Shi

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[Ishad Nha]

Abdel-Adrian. The protagonist's name in the novelization of Throne of Bhaal.

[Grimwald the Wise]

NoxNoctum wrote...

Asher.

Cool name my parents almost named me, it means "happy" but it sounds super badass IMO... now I use it on all characters in video games haha. I really like it.

In Nepali (And probably Hindi) Asha means hope. A lot of christians here have that name, but Hindus also use it.

My current character, a Cavalier, is called Holy Avenger. A previous character with low charisma was called Lo Ruhama, Hebrew for "Not loved".

I tend to have a different name in every game.

[corey_russell]

My names are random (and new every game) - that is, they don't mean anything in particular, and I try not to use modern names, nor very well known names (such as Drizzt), but just make up new characters. Examples are Vessen, Lotan, Yeroc, Trellan, Bipp, Dennen, etc. I'm surprised on how many new names I've never heard before that I can create.

[Grond0]

Contrary to Corey I tend to take names from some sort of link. For instance my last character was killed Sally because it was intended to be the last attempt at that type of character and I had "last chance saloon" in mind.

[Skypezee]

I try to match the name to my character. I generally base it on race, personality (based on what I get from the voice banks), and class. I'm not really good at making up names that don't already exist but I do try to go for names that aren't too common either. My current character is a half-elf Bard named Adria.

[Son of Imoen]

corey_russell wrote...

My names are random (and new every game) - that is, they don't mean anything in particular, and I try not to use modern names, nor very well known names (such as Drizzt), but just make up new characters.

My method is exactly the same as corey's: new names for each character, that I made up and probable don't exist yet. Currently I'm playing with these characters: Ohrlinka (a gnome female), Kheltick (male bard), Faihra (female half-elven), Bowrain (human male), Ognaer Doomblade (half-orc Hexblade), Amniralda (a female Druid).

Only exception to the rule is Miranda, a gypsy, who has a common Dutch name (I can't remember why I did that, maybe it started as a bit of a joke: dolly-ish voiceset, lots of evil npc's in party, charming enemies with gypsy song - a totally different approach to the serious 'I want to bettter the world', which i normally do IRL and in games).

[Grimwald the Wise]

My current character is a svirfneblin called Æthelflæd, named after a Saxon queen who finished off the job of driving out those terrible viking invaders.  (Grandmother of William the Conqueror who then proceeded to invade us.
Perhaps I shouldn't say US, since I'm descended from the invaders.

Modifié par Grimwald the Wise, 08 novembre 2011 - 04:59 .

[Son of Imoen]

How do you manage to type the name in the character screen? My Baldur's Gate won't even allow a word like geëerd to be typed.

[squiros]

for special characters, use
start -> programs -> accessories -> system tools -> character map

the special character you want will have [alt + xxxx] under it on the bottom right. hold down alt, enter the numbers on the number pad and release alt. your character should appear.

alternately, you can copy and paste the name from character map directly to bg2. hit the 'copy' button once you are satisfied with the name. then, once in bg, use [shift] + [insert]. this is the alternative to ctrl+v. for some reason, bg2 doesn't let you ctrl+v. these names will show up erroneously in sk, but will keep the name. these names will get changed by nearinfinity.

for the example above, i use the character "†". it's very easy to recognize if someone is addressing you. it keeps the dialog short. i don't want to scroll two pages if my name is "he who must not be named but usually gets killed" and the npc calls me by name twice.

[Son of Imoen]

The character map (called 'Editor voor persoonlijke tekens' on my Dutch Windows 7) only shows slot for drawing my own characters. If I need a special character in a filename, I usually open a text document in Word or Open Office Writer, Invoegen->Teken (Insert->Character) and Ctrl-C Ctrl-V from there. I'll remember the Shift-Insert, didn't know that key-combination for pasting. Thanks for the explanation.

[Luminus]

Tarun. He is a Cavalier. I use it as the default name for many rpgs. I change it though for female characters or if it doesn't fit with my concept of the character.