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Search Results for: beyond fred
Beyond Fred: Ancient Celtic Names
Finding a character’s name can sometimes be the hardest part of building a character. If you’re looking for something different from the usual fantasy sources and more pronounceable that a random name generator, you may find something here you like. … Continue reading
Beyond ‘Fred’: Sumerian Names
Finding a character’s name can sometimes be the hardest part of building a character. If you’re looking for something different from the usual fantasy sources and more pronounceable that a random name generator, you may find something here you like. … Continue reading
Beyond ‘Fred’: Ancient Persian Names
It’s often difficult to come up with names for characters. I’ve seen enough variations on Tolkein names to last me a lifetime, not to mention those based on movie characters and other SF/Fantasy series. But where can you go to … Continue reading
Beyond ‘Fred’: Ancient Greek Names for Games
Looking for a character name that sounds distinctive but doesn’t look like it came out of a random name generator? How about one from Ancient Greece? Often the best names come from real life. Beyond ‘Fred’ is an occasional series … Continue reading
Beyond ‘Fred’: Names for Victorian Games
Everyone has trouble coming up with character names, at least occasionally. Especially GMs, who frequently have to come up with names on the spur of the moment. That’s what this series, “Beyond ‘Fred’” is all about: providing lists of names … Continue reading
Beyond “Fred”: More Anglo-Saxon Names
You can’t have a character without a name. Yet, sometimes, creating the name is the hardest thing about making a character. “Beyond ‘Fred’” is a series that lists names from history and other cultures to help you find that perfect … Continue reading
Beyond “Fred”: German Names for Characters
Sometimes the hardest part of building a character is coming up with a good name. You can always take a name from Tolkien or other fantasy novels, but you’ve seen those names over and over and you want something a … Continue reading
Beyond ‘Fred’: Ancient Egyptian Names
Sometimes the hardest part of building a character is coming up with a good name. You can always take a name from Tolkien or other fantasy novels, but you’ve seen those names over and over and you want something a … Continue reading
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Beyond “Fred”: Anglo-Saxon Names for Characters
Finding a good name is sometimes the hardest part of designing an NPC. You want something more exotic than “Fred the Fighter”, but “Frewxyque the Grand Thunder Duke” becomes too hard to say with a straight face after the first … Continue reading
Beyond ‘Fred’: Italian Names for Characters
Tired of games where all the characters are named Ariel or Thorin? What a character name that sounds distinctive but not too far out? What about using a real-world name? Perhaps something historical or from another culture. In earlier editions … Continue reading