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2014/09/29 04:20:46
Subject: What would be a good planet name?
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Been Around the Block
Brisbane, Queensland
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As the title says I'm looking to name a planet for my custom chapter and I'm out of ideas.
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2014/09/29 04:28:00
Subject: What would be a good planet name?
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Enigmatic Chaos Sorcerer
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Take a string of random characters:
lkasdfhjkkjd
remove consonants and add vowels as needed:
Ikashk
Add a roman numeral if desired:
Ikashk IV
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2014/09/29 04:30:47
Subject: What would be a good planet name?
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Heroic Senior Officer
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Hmmm
Cimaedes
Nifoaden
That works pretty well.
The alternative is a thesaurus, and looking at the characteristics of the planet find a word that suits. But without being direct.
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2014/09/29 04:36:21
Subject: What would be a good planet name?
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Been Around the Block
Brisbane, Queensland
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 Eldarain wrote:Take a string of random characters:
lkasdfhjkkjd
remove consonants and add vowels as needed:
Ikashk
Add a roman numeral if desired:
Ikashk IV
WOW 
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2014/09/29 04:56:44
Subject: What would be a good planet name?
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Powerful Phoenix Lord
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They are from the Planet Bob.
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Greebo had spent an irritating two minutes in that box. Technically, a cat locked in a box may be alive or it may be dead. You never know until you look. In fact, the mere act of opening the box will determine the state of the cat, although in this case there were three determinate states the cat could be in: these being Alive, Dead, and Bloody Furious.
Orks always ride in single file to hide their strength and numbers.
Gozer the Gozerian, Gozer the Destructor, Volguus Zildrohar, Gozer the Traveler, and Lord of the Sebouillia |
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2014/09/29 05:06:12
Subject: What would be a good planet name?
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Rampaging Carnifex
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Check out a star map. Grab a few random names of star systems (our Galaxy, natch). Mix and match!
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2014/09/29 05:07:23
Subject: What would be a good planet name?
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[MOD]
Making Stuff
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I'm never calling it that.
I like the random keys approach... Very clever 
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2014/09/29 05:23:39
Subject: What would be a good planet name?
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Mysterious Techpriest
Fortress world of Ostrakan
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Use random name generators. There is one specially for planets.
Or take your favourite words and translate them to 40k's specific pseudo-latin.
Like:
Smellus footus
Broomus
Crowdus Bus
Baconia Magna
Potatonia
etc...
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2014/09/29 07:03:39
Subject: What would be a good planet name?
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Mauleed
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Omnicide
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40K: CSM/DA/IG/Orks
FoW: LW Brits
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2014/09/29 07:08:55
Subject: What would be a good planet name?
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Longtime Dakkanaut
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BallOfDirt
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2014/10/04 01:47:51
Subject: Re:What would be a good planet name?
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Stalwart Dark Angels Space Marine
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Omicron. Hahaha.
Maybe, Karvus. Land of the Karvinians, a race of humans enslaved to Khorne their God of blood and fertility.
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I am the watcher now the night. I am ever Vigilant... |
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2014/10/04 02:08:56
Subject: Re:What would be a good planet name?
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RogueSangre
The Cockatrice Malediction
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Unicron.
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2014/10/04 03:04:27
Subject: Re:What would be a good planet name?
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Lieutenant General
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Allosimanius Syneca, Argabuthon, Bartledan, Brantisvogan, Shoe Event Horizon, Eroticon VI, Golgafrincham, Happi-Werld III, NowWhat, Saquo-Pilia Hensha, Vogsphere and Magrathea are all good names for planets 
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'It is a source of constant consternation that my opponents
cannot correlate their innate inferiority with their inevitable defeat. It would seem that stupidity is as eternal as war.'
- Nemesor Zahndrekh of the Sautekh Dynasty
Overlord of the Crownworld of Gidrim |
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2014/10/04 03:07:42
Subject: Re:What would be a good planet name?
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Longtime Dakkanaut
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"Bringer of death, speak your name, For you are my life, and the foe's death." - Litany of the Lasgun
 2500 points
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2014/10/09 20:36:52
Subject: What would be a good planet name?
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Stalwart Veteran Guard Sergeant
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Felch
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CLACKAVOID (n.) Technical BBC term for a page of dialogue from Blake's Seven.
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2014/10/09 20:41:11
Subject: Re:What would be a good planet name?
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Ultramarine Librarian with Freaky Familiar
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Castigius.
Honrellis.
Venatius
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Thought for the day: Hope is the first step on the road to disappointment.
30k Ultramarines: 2000 pts
Bolt Action Germans: ~1200 pts
AOS Stormcast: Just starting.
 The Empire : ~60-70 models.
 1500 pts
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2014/10/09 20:41:41
Subject: What would be a good planet name?
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Legendary Master of the Chapter
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Urectom
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 Unit1126PLL wrote: Scott-S6 wrote:And yet another thread is hijacked for Unit to ask for the same advice, receive the same answers and make the same excuses.
Oh my god I'm becoming martel.
Send help!
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2014/10/09 20:57:44
Subject: What would be a good planet name?
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Gore-Soaked Lunatic Witchhunter
Seattle
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I tend to use names inspired by or mentioned in the works of other sci-fi/sci-fantasy or cosmic horror writers.
Such as the Carcosa system in the Hali Sub-Sector (all Lovecraft references).
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It is best to be a pessimist. You are usually right and, when you're wrong, you're pleasantly surprised. |
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2014/10/09 21:15:52
Subject: What would be a good planet name?
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Decrepit Dakkanaut
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Eldarain wrote:Take a string of random characters:
lkasdfhjkkjd
remove consonants and add vowels as needed:
Ikashk
Add a roman numeral if desired:
Ikashk IV
Yeah, I'm also impressed how well that works.
You could also add other linguistic modules on as well. For example, if you want to make it sound faux-latin, you replace o's y's and w's with u's, k's with q's or c's, etc. In this case, it would "latinize" to Icascus IV.
Hmm... so...
aspinbaefli
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Baeflias, Aspinius III
werofgkfzd
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Erogaz IV, Uroqus VI, Quoforem III
Interesting.
Anyways, on an unrelated note, I like names that play up the crazy medieval religious aspect. So, like a St. Corvinus, or a St. Cairophantes or something.
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Ostrakan Skitarii Legions, 
Order of the Silver Hand