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Forge
Learned Scribe
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 Posted - 06 Jun 2005 : 16:00:28
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Just a curiosity, but does it seem to anyone else that many of the prevelant patterns in Dragon names are reminiscent of Old Greek names? Perhaps it's because the word and grammatical structure would support those names the best when translated... *shrug*
Side item, does anyone have suggestions for generating random Dragonic names, or even pre- or suffixes? I'm sure there are some out there but my normal crappy 26.6 MAX connection won't let me do it at home and surfing for that at work is frowned upon.
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Faraer
Great Reader
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Posted - 06 Jun 2005 : 20:33:08
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| You'd get decent results by taking a list of Realms dragon names such as Erik Thornton's and feeding the names into EBoN (I think you need to register it to create chapters). I can't think of another easy way to get random Realms draconic names. But have a look at the discussion of the subject in the Lhammaruntosz article. |
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George Krashos
Master of Realmslore
Australia
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Posted - 07 Jun 2005 : 01:00:39
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I personally don't see a Greek bias - and I am of Greek background - but whatever you do with dragon names in FR, please make them "realmsian" sounding and draconic names, NOT human dragon pseudonyms. I wince everytime I see red dragons named "Inferno". Sure, human might call him/her that, but he/she needs to have a name.
-- George Krashos
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DDH_101
Master of Realmslore
Canada
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Posted - 07 Jun 2005 : 01:05:34
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Hmm... I don't see a pattern with old Greek names, but I do know that FR dragons often have names that are like 18 letters long with like a dozen syllables... Lol.
BTW, are these names supposed to follow the Draconic language or is it a direct translation into Common? |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
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Posted - 07 Jun 2005 : 02:26:04
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Originally posted by George Krashos
I wince everytime I see red dragons named "Inferno". Sure, human might call him/her that, but he/she needs to have a name.
Hmmm... Now I wonder which setting you are referring to?   
And just for the record, draconic names in DL, like the aforementioned "Inferno", are the human dialact translations (in the case that the "true" name of a dragon is known), or they are names assigned to them by mortals to reflect one of their inherent or obvious features. The dragons of Krynn also bear their own "true" names derived from their own languages -- very few mortals are aware of these however.
I suppose the same could apply to the naming of dragons in the Realms. It just depends upon whether you want to follow that convention.
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Supplicant of Shar
Acolyte
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Posted - 14 Jun 2005 : 15:36:41
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| I've found that the easiest way to make a dragon name is to create a simple, two syllable name that is easily pronounced. Now hide that name in a very complex, nigh unpronounceable maze of syllables and consonants (and lots of "y"'s). |
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Alaundo
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Posted - 14 Jun 2005 : 17:27:55
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quote:
Originally posted by Supplicant of Shar
I've found that the easiest way to make a dragon name is to create a simple, two syllable name that is easily pronounced. Now hide that name in a very complex, nigh unpronounceable maze of syllables and consonants (and lots of "y"'s).
Well met
An interesting formula indeed, Supplicant of Shar. Would ye mayhaps have any examples thou hast compiled, to share with us all? |
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