Who Is Ellen - 70 - HD
Added 2022-12-10 04:00:04 +0000 UTCAn NPC by any other name...
Commentary
I think a more realistic depiction of this would have much fewer names going through Ellen's mind, and several being repeated, but I felt it would be more fun for there to be a whole mess of names.
And so, for the first time ever in this comic, I abandoned realism in favor of fun.
Comments
Meh; they will change all the names and cast random Americans anyhow for the movie version.
David Howe
2022-12-13 21:08:02 +0000 UTCSix seasons and a movie will never come to fruition will it?
Ethan Cobb
2022-12-12 17:06:22 +0000 UTCThese days there are online "RPG name" generators, but back in the day I used to have actual paper lists of background characters from various fantasy novels, in case I needed a NPC name in a hurry... * Except farmers. farmers were always called "Bob" or, if they were a rich farmer, "Robert." Bob often had a new shovel he was proud of. Robert would have a high quality, possibly magical shovel, of course. This was an "in joke", but as the party that generated that "in joke" wasn't usually the party encountering the farmer, this often led to puzzled expressions.
David Howe
2022-12-11 20:34:54 +0000 UTCForrier the Warrior. Mytor the Fighter. Harbaryan the Barbarian. I think we have a full party, though there may be room for Hassan the Assassin.
Some Ed
2022-12-10 19:42:45 +0000 UTCMoog the Rogue... he's a Warforged originally designed to be part of an artificial orchestra.
Merle Blue
2022-12-10 14:33:23 +0000 UTCJust say "It's short for a full name that would make your bones melt and your eyes turn to ash in their sockets."
Merle Blue
2022-12-10 14:31:51 +0000 UTClol, Marik the Cleric. Like Megan the Vegan.
Daryl Sawyer
2022-12-10 13:21:44 +0000 UTCI once named a demon (until that moment unnamed) Ix because I thought it looked cool, only to have one of the players crack up because it sounded like I was saying Eeks!
Mark
2022-12-10 13:17:58 +0000 UTC'Julian, Miles, Ki...' I know the missing name is probibly 'Kira' given the DS9 connection, but my brain first went to 'Kintobor'!
Calvin-Skye
2022-12-10 09:48:42 +0000 UTCI love the name "Marik the Cleric," but now I also have this image of a shifty guy with a golden rod sending people to the shadow realm
KC
2022-12-10 09:09:51 +0000 UTCDon't forget Mohg the Rogue
KC
2022-12-10 09:08:55 +0000 UTCI assume Marik the Cleric was aided by Mizzard the Wizard and Morlock the Warlock? Thank goodness the mayor's brother didn't get involved. The mayor would've said, "This is Mother, my brother". :-)
Dan Merget
2022-12-10 08:09:24 +0000 UTCAh, but one of them was entirely occluded and the other only showed 1/4 of the letters. I think that means it's a significant name, but that detail is hidden right now. Much like another thing. That's right, the cleric was Marik Bean. I'm not sure what significance that has, but I'm confident that answer matches my headcanon.
Some Ed
2022-12-10 06:36:12 +0000 UTCSince "Bean" appears twice in that list, clearly it was the correct choice.
Michael Chui
2022-12-10 04:57:46 +0000 UTCI seem to recall running a game with an unplanned NPC named Zebalzibebgay, and then later opting to add his brother, Zebazibalgay. That had been good for laughs, but not for game play. If I recall correctly, they did accidentally get a few surprise siblings because I myself could not consistently pronounce them correctly, despite being the idiot who came up with them.
Some Ed
2022-12-10 04:54:41 +0000 UTCTwo of those names are suspiciously close to "Nathaniel Richards". I look forward to learning what Kang the Conquerer wants with the Mayor's chicken.
Kenneth A Graves
2022-12-10 04:34:58 +0000 UTCThere are those who call me... Tim?
wargrunt42
2022-12-10 04:27:28 +0000 UTC*snickers* Some of those are fun, but would have caused far worse beaches of suspension of disbelief, yes.
Jenora Feuer
2022-12-10 04:10:38 +0000 UTCPretty good for naming a character on the fly!
Merle Blue
2022-12-10 04:08:43 +0000 UTC
