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2010/02/06 07:06:11
Subject: how hard is a name
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Slippery Scout Biker
United States, Oregon, Salem
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apperently for me pretty frigin hard 
so as the title provides I am having a Extreamly hard time finding or creating names that sound as ?epic? as the ones in the codex, that is to say that all the names sound like there from some anime no one has ever heard of....
so any one got any cool names that arent copy writed? 
and yay for the 28 pages of chapter history I have written
which of course has my chapter master cleaving a demon princes head off.....with his own sword 
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This message was edited 1 time. Last update was at 2010/02/06 07:08:01
Current Armys:
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2010/02/06 07:53:39
Subject: how hard is a name
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Nigel Stillman
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How is this even possible? They're not real things, just warp beings.
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2010/02/06 07:56:24
Subject: how hard is a name
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Stalwart Veteran Guard Sergeant
California
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Come on, the GW names are usually fairly lame - Angron as the angry primarch? Ursakar E. Creed, from the word Ursa?
Just pick out foreign words, things from mythology or astronomy, etc.
From the top of my head I just came up with "Aldebaran Thoth" - the name of a Star, and then an Egyptian God. Sounds like he could be a Librarian maybe.
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2010/02/06 12:06:04
Subject: how hard is a name
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Chaos Space Marine dedicated to Slaanesh
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usually i borrow names from ancient history
go read!
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2010/02/06 12:25:35
Subject: Re:how hard is a name
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Unbalanced Fanatic
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Look at Latin word for things you want your character to be like. e.g. Ursa=Bear. Furor=Anger. Gladius=Sword.
The OC-D
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2010/02/06 23:31:39
Subject: Re:how hard is a name
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Slippery Scout Biker
United States, Oregon, Salem
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How is this even possible? They're not real things, just warp beings.
if the imortal emporor can wrestle a ?star? dragon then my chapter master can kill a demon prince!
and besides he kills him with the demon princes own sword..... but point noted.
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This message was edited 2 times. Last update was at 2010/02/06 23:35:55
Current Armys:
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Iron Knights Chapter=7000+pts= (4/30/10)
Kaledon Hunters Regiment=90pts=(0/0/0)
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2010/02/07 02:38:28
Subject: Re:how hard is a name
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Doc Brown
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The demon prince thing is very possible, aside from it ACTUALLY dieing. It would simply be banished back to the warp, or killed in reality. That aside, the idea it would kill it with its own sword is actually possible. And yes, you can indeed cut its head off. People need to read more fantasy fluff for daemon facts...
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"From the fires of Betrayal unto the blood of revenge we bring the name of Lorgar, the Bearer of the Word, the favored Son of Chaos, all praise be given to him. From those that would not heed we offer praise to those who do, that they might turn their gaze our way and gift us with the Boon of Pain, to turn the Galaxy red with the blood, and feed the hunger of the Gods."
-Excerpt from the Three Hundred and Forty-First
Book of Epistles of Lorgar
Cheese Elemental wrote:That made me think... what's a good pick-up line in the Imperium?
"Hey baby, my plasma cannon's running hot and I need to purge you in the name of the Emperor tonight."
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2010/02/07 14:42:34
Subject: Re:how hard is a name
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Dakka Veteran
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Lorgar's_Blessed wrote:People need to read more fantasy fluff for daemon facts...
Obviously. Clearly that is the most concerning hole in the average knowledge of the human being.
If your playing Orks this is easy, you just take funny words and smash them with a hammer. Fantasy is trickier.
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2010/02/07 19:55:41
Subject: how hard is a name
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Lord Commander in a Plush Chair
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Daemons are easy. They're all called stuff like "Bumblegrub Scrimmsnatch", or "Bogwelt Grimmclaw".
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2010/02/07 20:48:24
Subject: how hard is a name
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Da Head Honcho Boss Grot
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A slowed chimp could come up with "renegade chapter" names.
Killmongers! Death Shadows! Warriors of Mayhem!
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Anuvver fing - when they do sumfing, they try to make it look like somfink else to confuse everybody. When one of them wants to lord it over the uvvers, 'e says "I'm very speshul so'z you gotta worship me", or "I know summink wot you lot don't know, so yer better lissen good". Da funny fing is, arf of 'em believe it and da over arf don't, so 'e 'as to hit 'em all anyway or run fer it.
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2010/02/07 20:56:31
Subject: Re:how hard is a name
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Nigel Stillman
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thatirishguy wrote:How is this even possible? They're not real things, just warp beings.
if the imortal emporor can wrestle a ?star? dragon then my chapter master can kill a demon prince!
and besides he kills him with the demon princes own sword..... but point noted.
With his own sword? This is worse than Calgar.
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2010/02/07 21:03:34
Subject: Re:how hard is a name
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Deadly Dark Eldar Warrior
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Well anything Latin is good for Imperial forces such as Marines, Inquisition etc. Try finding a name database, they will help alot with the naming process!
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2010/02/07 21:04:24
Subject: how hard is a name
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Da Head Honcho Boss Grot
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The Bleak Brotherhood! Nightkillers! Betrayers of Pain!
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Anuvver fing - when they do sumfing, they try to make it look like somfink else to confuse everybody. When one of them wants to lord it over the uvvers, 'e says "I'm very speshul so'z you gotta worship me", or "I know summink wot you lot don't know, so yer better lissen good". Da funny fing is, arf of 'em believe it and da over arf don't, so 'e 'as to hit 'em all anyway or run fer it.
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2010/02/08 13:03:47
Subject: how hard is a name
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Krazed Killa Kan
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Names can be hard, just depends on what you make them out of....
What about Hercules Rockefeller?
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daveNYC wrote:The Craftworld guys, who are such stick-in-the-muds that they manage to make the Ultramarines look like an Ibiza nightclub that spiked its Red Bull with LSD.
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2010/02/08 13:07:30
Subject: how hard is a name
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Avatar of the Bloody-Handed God
Inside your mind, corrupting the pathways
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Depending on the cultural background of your chapter, you might just be able to steal names from old folk stories and/or sags etc.
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2010/02/09 07:03:59
Subject: how hard is a name
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Lethal Lhamean
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Orkeasurus is right I mean Space wolfs?
wait..
Anyways just steal form history or latin or something.
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2010/02/09 09:28:53
Subject: how hard is a name
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Purposeful Hammerhead Pilot
pelvic thrusting in awkward moments
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dante fiberachi?
(sorry, too much time playing date's inferno)
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Grey Templar wrote:
The real reason Obi-wan said there was a "disturbance in the force" was that was the very moment Shas'o vera was born. it was so awsome and terrible it could be felt through time and across the dimensions.
"Millions of voices cried out in Terror, and were suddenly silenced"
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2010/02/09 09:40:07
Subject: Re:how hard is a name
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Bounding Dark Angels Assault Marine
Auckland, New Zealand
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C35o R2d2? 
every dark angel charather is from the bible lol
blod angels look like ther efrom the divine comedy
call a space wolf Dingo McGee the australian wolf lol
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I wish my lawn was emo...
Then it would cut itself.
In the end, SoB are uppity female canines who enjoy their faith in the emperor so much, I'd say they themselves are no longer truly human. They've given up normal life in exchange to become bolter-bitches. |
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2010/02/09 09:48:16
Subject: how hard is a name
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Purposeful Hammerhead Pilot
pelvic thrusting in awkward moments
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ok then, is there a blood angel called virgil?
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Grey Templar wrote:
The real reason Obi-wan said there was a "disturbance in the force" was that was the very moment Shas'o vera was born. it was so awsome and terrible it could be felt through time and across the dimensions.
"Millions of voices cried out in Terror, and were suddenly silenced"
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2010/02/09 15:36:32
Subject: how hard is a name
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Killer Klaivex
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Howard A Treesong wrote:Daemons are easy. They're all called stuff like "Bumblegrub Scrimmsnatch", or "Bogwelt Grimmclaw".
Don't forget the infamous 'Taintlick Manfondle'.
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People are like dice, a certain Frenchman said that. You throw yourself in the direction of your own choosing. People are free because they can do that. Everyone's circumstances are different, but no matter how small the choice, at the very least, you can throw yourself. It's not chance or fate. It's the choice you made. |
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2010/02/09 16:05:12
Subject: how hard is a name
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Long-Range Land Speeder Pilot
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shas'o vera wrote:ok then, is there a blood angel called virgil?
please don't bring up that game I heard if you've heard of dante's hell you'll love it and if you've actually read the divine comedy you'll be pissed beyond all belief.
Only thing i have to say on subject is thats what happens when you "make up" a chapter. Give your chapter a general theme, the crimson fists for example appear to mostly be taken from Spainish and German names. that way you can use a source
Otherwise use your resources dig through the index astatretes, planetstrike and the how to paint marines. (just 3 things i know feature CF). Read some of the books or even just go on Lexicannum.
The universe is a huge place and i doubt theres only one Pedro Kantor in the universe.
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2010/02/10 09:30:30
Subject: how hard is a name
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Purposeful Hammerhead Pilot
pelvic thrusting in awkward moments
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"as i walk through a dark wood the clear path seems lost" (sorry, i couldn't help it)
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Grey Templar wrote:
The real reason Obi-wan said there was a "disturbance in the force" was that was the very moment Shas'o vera was born. it was so awsome and terrible it could be felt through time and across the dimensions.
"Millions of voices cried out in Terror, and were suddenly silenced"
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2010/02/10 10:32:03
Subject: how hard is a name
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Lady of the Lake
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It's not hard, just Wikipedia something to do with the army and you're set. Like when I named my Lord Inquisitor, I had just finsihed painting SoB so I Wikipedia searched the Fleur de Lis. Reading through the article I came up with the name Clovis. Of course I'll probably just end up using it in a vehicle's name because it's going to be a while before I make a Inquisitor lead army. Maybe used for a Brettonian or something like that. The harder one is naming vehicles (sounding cool, but short enough to fit on it without looking crappy and being readible). I guess try to pick a theme and stick to it rather than going and grabing anything that sounds cool and jaming it in the same army. Instead save the ones that don't match the theme for a another character in another army. thatirishguy wrote: if the imortal emporor can wrestle a ?star? dragon then my chapter master can kill a demon prince!
and besides he kills him with the demon princes own sword..... but point noted.
Do not read if you haven't finished Mechanicum. Just try to come up with a cool background story but not overpowered. You could say his sword was blessed and the Daemon was banished back to the warp after he just managed to defeat it in battle but not without losing a dozen or so marines. EDIT: Also use Google to find some sites listing first names, I was just searching some looking for an interesting name to use and turns out Celestine is just a French name meaning "of the sky" or "heavenly". I thought it was just psudo Latin or maybe even a throw back like nearly every Imperial name they come up with
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2010/02/10 13:23:07
Subject: how hard is a name
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Sinewy Scourge
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shas'o vera wrote:"as i walk through a dark wood the clear path seems lost" (sorry, i couldn't help it)
S'i' credesse che mia risposta fosse
a persona che mai tornasse al mondo,
questa fiamma staria sanza più scosse;
ma però che già mai di questo fondo
non tornò vivo alcun, s'i' odo il vero,
sanza tema d'infamia ti ris pondo.
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2010/02/11 13:50:11
Subject: how hard is a name
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Purposeful Hammerhead Pilot
pelvic thrusting in awkward moments
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mogrim, i like your style, and have you actually read the inferno?
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Grey Templar wrote:
The real reason Obi-wan said there was a "disturbance in the force" was that was the very moment Shas'o vera was born. it was so awsome and terrible it could be felt through time and across the dimensions.
"Millions of voices cried out in Terror, and were suddenly silenced"
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2010/02/11 15:49:38
Subject: Re:how hard is a name
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Sinewy Scourge
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Yes, although it's been a few years. I found it more interesting than the latter parts of the Divine Comedy. It was The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock that really made that section stick in my mind. Being able to recite half that annoying thing probably helps.
For those that don't know Italian: If I thought my answer were given
to one who would ever return to the world,
this flame would quake no more.
But since never from this abyss
has any returned alive, if what I hear is true,
without fear of infamy I answer you.
(Note, the poem uses the original Italian, the translation I had may differ slightly from others.)
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2010/02/11 15:54:06
Subject: how hard is a name
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Purposeful Hammerhead Pilot
pelvic thrusting in awkward moments
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i bow to you and your magnificence *bowing in respect*
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Grey Templar wrote:
The real reason Obi-wan said there was a "disturbance in the force" was that was the very moment Shas'o vera was born. it was so awsome and terrible it could be felt through time and across the dimensions.
"Millions of voices cried out in Terror, and were suddenly silenced"
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2010/02/11 22:43:12
Subject: how hard is a name
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Veteran Wolf Guard Squad Leader
In the chaotic wastes also known as Canada
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Orkeosaurus wrote:A slowed chimp could come up with "renegade chapter" names.
Killmongers! Death Shadows! Warriors of Mayhem!
Orkeosaurus wrote:The Bleak Brotherhood! Nightkillers! Betrayers of Pain!
Wait a minute......
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DOOMFART's Drunken Rugby Player FOR DOOMFART! FOR GES! FOR DAKKA!!!! Kanluwen wrote:Cadian Blood and Soul Hunter?
They're like kidnapping someone, and forcefeeding them heroin until they're hooked.
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2010/02/12 06:25:09
Subject: how hard is a name
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Purposeful Hammerhead Pilot
pelvic thrusting in awkward moments
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and the warriors of fire, ghost division, hells furies
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Grey Templar wrote:
The real reason Obi-wan said there was a "disturbance in the force" was that was the very moment Shas'o vera was born. it was so awsome and terrible it could be felt through time and across the dimensions.
"Millions of voices cried out in Terror, and were suddenly silenced"
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2010/02/13 07:29:35
Subject: Re:how hard is a name
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Slippery Scout Biker
United States, Oregon, Salem
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wow guys really?!!!!
thanks to those of you who actually gave good advice... 
now useing a random name translator history and my brain.
oh and were do I find 40k books sence I need to read. 
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Current Armys:
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Iron Knights Chapter=7000+pts= (4/30/10)
Kaledon Hunters Regiment=90pts=(0/0/0)
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