Picking a name for my characters, i.e. that I play when not a GM, seems to be tough. I have come up with a few good ones over the years, some I still remember without having to try to find old character sheets.

I start in a new Google+/Roll20 game tomorrow. We have a main character and a backup to use when the other is in training/unavailable/dead. I have a dwarf fighter and a human ranger. For the dwarf fighter, I used the name of my Lord of The Rings online dwarven champion, Thorfus Ironhand. As an aside, I started playing LOTRO so I could get a D&D feel on my own. It is not the same as D&D, and is far too repetitive. The dungeons, rescues, wars, and quests in D&D may have repetition, but the interaction of players and DM with the chaos of players running around the DM’s sandbox is rarely repetitive, except for some meme that develops among the players and recurring NPCs. There are few things that a single player can do on his own in D&D, unless working on things that below level. D&D is designed for team effort.

Yes, there are lots of random name generators online and I have some of my own, and lists of names. Sometimes, you just want to be creative, but often it is like only the sound of crickets is found….

I’m thinking of Rallan, rhymes with talon. Talon had come to mind, but if memory serves, there is some character in a book, TV series, or something that uses Talon. I don’t want to be accused of copying something I have not read/seen.

Now on to buying equipment and back stories….

Here is a link to an article about a name generator I made.