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So Sméagol, Gandalf and Bilbo Baggins do not sound silly? Honestly, don't care too much, if they sound silly or not. First, you can change them, second, I've read some great stories with very sill...
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System
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2019-12-08T00:38:53Z (about 5 years ago)
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John Smithers
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2019-12-08T00:38:53Z (about 5 years ago)
So Sméagol, Gandalf and Bilbo Baggins do not sound silly? Honestly, don't care too much, if they sound silly or not. First, you can change them, second, I've read some great stories with very silly named characters. If you want make up fantasy names and have no good idea how to start, here is what I do: - Find out what the profession/status of this character is (Let's say, he is the elder of a village) - Play with this profession/title. Put it in reverse: elder -\> Redle - Would that be a good name? - Play with the acronym: The elder of the village -\> TEOTV -\> Teotev? Totav? Teotive? Totiv? Theotrev? - Put some accent and apostrophes in it. People love that: Téo'tev, The'òtrev - Translate the profession/title into a different language (I prefer Latin). Play with that word accordingly. - Well, just play :)
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System
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2010-11-19T09:37:29Z (about 14 years ago)
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