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deadly kisses of love (deadlylovekiss) wrote in rp_tutorials,
@ 2011-02-02 21:10:00

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question: character creation

I don't know if this is something that would be allowed on here, but I have another question.

How do you pick a name for a character that's in reason? I prefer names that are a bit unique, but sometimes I feel that my name choices could affect how people look at my character. If that names sense.

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nebari
2011-02-03 06:48 pm UTC (link)

On the other hand, yes, it's sad that you're not taken seriously when you name your character something 'funny', but most of the names I use for my characters are from real people and I have the habit of throwing around documentation and proof until they can't stand it no more. Bad me.

I've always been squinted at for giving my people 'strange' names. Well, guess what? Not everyone in the world is of American origin. If I'm playing a Dutch/Belgian character, I'm not going to name him Donald O'Donnelly. He's going to be Jozef Janssens.

But to those people ... It's just a name. Lestat de Lioncourt is one of the most ridic names ever and we've all come to love him. If you're going to let a name hinder the possibility of having a great RPG experience, then I pity the lot of you. But it's your character and if they laugh at you, then well ... I always went 'neener neener, you'll miss out on playing wifs me'. There always will be people who will.

Another option might be to write a short explanation in your character's bio why you chose that name? IDK.

But it IS a good question.

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deadlylovekiss
2011-02-04 12:43 am UTC (link)

If I have a character who's ethic background plays a MAJOR part in their lives then, I do give more traditional names. Other times, I just names that would be more common for a guy then a girl.

As I said above, I do sometimes explain the name, if it needs to be explained. Thank you! I was thinking about it before I went to my History class and thought I posted it, to see what others thought.

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	hammertech 2011-02-04 03:15 am UTC (link)
	This is a great point: what seems like an odd name will quickly become normal. (Reply to this) (Parent)

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