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A request for naming help

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  I'm looking for some good names.  They need to be short, descriptive (in that the name has to be easy to relate with what it does), flavorful (have a little style) and thematic (they need to sound appropriate to FE).  Let me know if you guys come up with any ideas.

  I've already accepted the following ideas.

Unit Abilities:

Adventurer- Unit starts at 2nd level

Master of Arms- Increases the crit chance all units in this units army (oera)

Faction Abilities:

Master Smiths- Halves the metal and labor cost of armor and weapons (Nathikal)

Serpents's Pact- Gives the faction the ability to recruit Naja, Ophidian, Drakes and Forest Drakes (snakes and lesser dragons) (Nathikal)

Armor:

Fists of the Sun- A magical gauntlets that helps protect the wearer from cold (kapeman)

Shield of Summer- A magical shield that helps protect the bearer from cold (Nathikal)

Weapons:

Hailstone Staff- A staff that adds cold damage to attacks (Nathikal)

Heartseeker- A sword that increase the chance to score criticals and increases the damage done from criticals (dsraider)

Galeblade- A sword that gives a huge bonus to accuracy and combat speed (Nathikal)

Spells:

Guardian Wind- Tactical spell that gives all your allies a bonus vs missile attacks (unacomn)

Monsters:

Clambercoil Dragon- Better name for a Green Dragon (Crystlshake)

Ashwake Dragon- Better name for a Red Dragon (Crystlshake)

Ravenous Harridan- Better name for a Giant Black Widow Spider (DSRaider)

 

 

  Keep the ideas coming and I'll add things I need names for as they come up.  You guys are doing a great job, thanks!

 

Still Needed:

?- Sovereign weakness that reduces Constitution by 3 and only allows the unit to heal 1hp/turn (normally a unit heals level/turn and double that when they re in a city).  I thought about "Scarred" or "Frail" but I'm not a huge fan of either.

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Reply #26 from Elemental Forums Top

Unit Abilities:

Unit starts at 2nd level

  • Battle Scarred
  • Weathered (Edit: Didn't see that someone had already offered this - but it's a good one!)

These give off the impression of a unit that has survived in a harsh world, broken after the Cataclysm

Reply #27 from Elemental Forums Top

Unit Abilities:

Firstborn - Unit starts at 2nd level

Armor:

Shard-folded cuirass - A magical breastplate with increased defense

Spells:

Turtle shield - Tactical spell that gives all your allies a bonus vs missile attacks.

ObjectDock - Access shortcuts and frequently used applications from an animated dock.
Reply #28 from Elemental Forums Top

Armor:

A magical breastplate with increased defense

  • Morian's Ward / Morian's Guard / Morian's Shelter

The idea was to use an elemental from the game world to keep it thematic. A nature Elemental would have been a protector of life, I assume, before going insane and tearing things up. Even if it isn't exactly one of these names, something along these lines would be great.

Reply #29 from Elemental Forums Top

For the spell, I liked Fletcher's Folly by IronKaiser ...  I'll add Deflection, Errant Shot (maybe that should make the archers less accurate rather than increase defense vs. missiles), Matrix Movement (remember how they avoided bullets in The Matrix).

Reply #30 from Elemental Forums Top

Spell:

Tactical spell that gives all your allies a bonus vs. missile attacks

**Do we know the name of the air elemental in the world?

  • <Air Elemental Name>'s Elegy / Lament

I sort of see the elementals as being a tragic byproduct of the world breaking, and these once-protectors going mad and now needing to be destroyed.  Even though they're insane, there is still a part of them that is probably somewhat... lucid, so I see this Lament or Elegy being so forceful and full of regret that it actually pushes away missile attacks and protects the party.

Reply #31 from Elemental Forums Top

Unit starts at 2nd level:

*sorry if people have posted these names before, I haven't read the posts before mine*

  • A Grade Above
  • Warrior's Prodigy
Reply #32 from Elemental Forums Top

Unit Abilities:

?- Unit starts at 2nd level

Leapfrog or Leap Frogboy

 

Armor:

?- A magical breastplate with increased defense

Boneplate

 

Reply #33 from Elemental Forums Top

?- Better name for a Green Dragon

  • Serpent's Edge?

?- Better name for a Red Dragon

  • Mirrored Flame
Reply #34 from Elemental Forums Top

?- Better name for a Giant Black Widow Spider

  • Black Crest?
Reply #35 from Elemental Forums Top

?- Better name for a Green Dragon

  • Forest's Edge?
Reply #36 from Elemental Forums Top

Are these unique creatures or generic names?

Unique Monsters:

Jade Green - Better name for a Green Dragon

Scarlet O'Paxton - Better name for a Red Dragon

Arachnid Queen - Better name for a Giant Black Widow Spider

Generic Monsters:

Emerald Dragon - Better name for a Green Dragon

Crimson Drake - Better name for a Red Dragon

Octoped of the Dark - Better name for a Giant Black Widow Spider

 

Reply #37 from Elemental Forums Top

Monsters:

?- Better name for a Green Dragon

Emerald Serpent

 

?- Better name for a Red Dragon

Blood Dragon

 

?- Better name for a Giant Black Widow Spider

Lloth's Handmaiden

 

Reply #38 from Elemental Forums Top

Unit Abilities:

Destined for Greatness- Unit starts at 2nd level

Armor:

Hadrian's Bulwark - A magical breastplate with increased defense

Monsters:

Sorrow, The Crone- Better name for a Giant Black Widow Spider

Reply #39 from Elemental Forums Top

Unit starts at 2nd level
Gifted of Memory
A magical breastplate with increased defense
What, so it's basically just a breastplate+1, no fluff involved? That's no good. If elemental is okay, Stone Torso. If we want to imply a story, Chest of [person or place name, maybe you or someone else in the office has an idea based on how it will be used]

Better name for a Green Dragon

Son or [Name of historical green dragon]

?- Better name for a Red Dragon

Rage Drake

?- Better name for a Giant Black Widow Spider
Cave Lurker

Reply #40 from Elemental Forums Top

Monsters:
?- Better name for a Green Dragon

spec. Jogurt, the Wise One

gen. Jadewyrm


?- Better name for a Red Dragon
spec. Karton, the Wicked One

gen. Flamewyrm

?- Better name for a Giant Black Widow Spider

Filther, Dar'Akness, Blight Child

Reply #41 from Elemental Forums Top

Hmm lets see

Unit Abilities:

Unshakeable - Units shrugs off the first spell cast at it to no effect

True Blow - The units first hit does maximum damage

Familiar Ground - unit gains bonus move while within kingdoms sphere of influence

Anointed - The unit is blessed and gains a bonus to resist enemy effects

Grim n' Determined - The unit has nothing left to lose and can fight on for a turn after their health is reduced to zero before expiring.

Baleful Aura - The units warriors radiate something unatrual any unit striking them has a chance to be shaken and miss a turn as they cower in fear.

Heralds Call - this ability rallies the troops, making them immune to effects which may penalise them so long as the unit with this ability stands.

Self Sacrifice - the unit can sacrifice itself to totally heal one other unit (not inlcuding the hero or other champions)

Eagles Eye - the unit has a longer range than normal

Hunter - the unit can never lose sight of a concelead unit

Enervating aura -  the unit drains health from any unit friendly OR hostile adjacenet to it each turn in order to restore its onw health.

Reputed - all friendly units recieve a bonus to thier attacks.  If however the reputed unit dies they recieve a penalty for the remainder of the battle.

Move as One - the unit is highly trained and cohesive to such extent that they reduce all incoming damage proportionally (not including magic)

Faction Abilities:

Enlightened - the peoples of this faction are highly devout and pious people, and as such are enlightened people they recieve a bonus to research civlisations tech but at a penalty to researching military tech.

Mercantile - the faction produce more gildar each turn than usual +10% and begins with the ability to produce caravans

Civilised - All the factions cities are automatically linked by roads where possible.

Maritime - the faction has a strong maritime history and can build shipyards and ships from the start.

Bloodlines - the factiona ruler is fortunate enough to begin with a queen from the start and as such may begin thier dynasty earlier than usual.

Splintered Kingdom - the faction was once under the rule of another existing kingdom, as such it starts AT WAR with that kingdom but also as a result of thier origins may each turn have a small chance f one of that kingdoms units rebelling to thier side.  Also any settlements defeated of the parent kingdom/Empire do not require pacifiying before normal rulership/construction can commence.

Person of Note - the faction begins with a random champion

Standing Army - the faction begins with 4 units of infantry.

Wonder of the World - the factions kingdom begins with a scenic view nearby

Armor:

Dragonscale - a shield said to have been forged from the scale of a dragon, not only is it incredibly tough it is said to protect the holder from dragons fire.

Aelfin Leather - an exotic leather armor cured in a far off land, it is light, supple yet incredibly durable.

Weapons:

Dragonsfang - a sword forged from the tooth of a dragon, not only is it incedibly sharp and durable it is said to bite through dragons hide with ease.

Heart of the Oak - a staff cut from the Heart Tree an ancient magical Oak, it is said to grant the wielder power over the earth.

Darkling Blade - a wicked curved blade with a serrated edge it leaves grievious wounds and is often poisoned with feces to ensure infection in thier foes.

 

Spells:

        Dragons Breath - this spell shrouds the lands in a thick and heavy mist known as the breath of the dragon, effectively resotring the fog of war to the entire map, except the cities and the immediate area aroudn them.

Reply #42 from Elemental Forums Top

Unit Abilities:

Gifted, Well Studied, Champion's Squire - Unit starts at 2nd level

Armor:

Titan's Plate, Death's Bane- A magical breastplate with increased defense

Monsters:

Forest Dragon, Emerald Wurm, - Better name for a Green Dragon

Rotwurm, Crimson Wurm, Blood Dragon- Better name for a Red Dragon

Death's Shadow, Black Terror, or alternatively AAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!- Better name for a Giant Black Widow Spider

 

The dragons are hard to find names for, either as an individual or species, with out knowing more about them.

Reply #43 from Elemental Forums Top

Web Mother -  Better name for a Giant Black Widow Spider.

Cuirass of living stone -  A magical breastplate with increased defense.

Wyrm of the flame - Better name for a Red Dragon.

Reply #44 from Elemental Forums Top

Still Needed:

Unit Abilities:

Blood Prodigy, War Driven, Warrior Bloodline, Called to War, Recalled, Youth Militia, Early Training,....-Unit starts at 2nd level

Armor:

Faith Keeper, Steelskin, Ironmight, Untouchable, Harmwarder, Blowbender - A magical breastplate with increased defense

Monsters: Any actual names can be mixed with any of the descriptive names. Do you mean a specific monster or a type?

Type: Add dragon or wyrm or whatver after all pronouns for green and red dragons

Emeraldscale, Forestclaw, Leafscale, Emerald,  - Better name for a Green Dragon

Fireblood, Crimsonwing, Redstar, Emberlight, Bloodwing, Rubystar, Starburner, Earthburner - Better name for a Red Dragon

Black Harridan Spider, Gorged Widow Spider, Man-Eater Spider, Black Matriarch, Ravenous Harriden, Brood Matriarch - Better name for a Giant Black Widow Spider

Specific:

Sha-Kazul the Emerald Serpent, Jungle Lord, Emerald Stalker, King of Greening, Lord of the Hunt - Better name for a Green Dragon

Arblurgast The Crimson Consumer, Devil Drake, Herald of Wrath, Bloody Wing, Blood Reaver, Heart Render, Seka-Derus the Storm of Blood, Storm of Blood and Fire . - Better name for a Red Dragon

Harridan The Ravenous, Lady Everwaiting, Ferashal the Scourge of Man - Better name for a Giant Black Widow Spider

 

 

Reply #45 from Elemental Forums Top



?- Better name for a Green Dragon

?- Better name for a Red Dragon

?- Better name for a Giant Black Widow Spider

 

better name for a Green Dragon = Valderegiusviridus (latin for great royal green)

better name for a Red Dragon = Valderegiusgred (latin for great royal red)

 

Better name for a Giant Black Widow Spider = Araxismatrikari

Reply #46 from Elemental Forums Top


 
Still Needed:

Unit Abilities:

?- Unit starts at 2nd level

Seasoned, Veteran, Elite, Heavy, Bloodied

Reply #47 from Elemental Forums Top

Still Needed:

Unit Abilities:

?- Unit starts at 2nd level     Warrior's Way

Armor:

?- A magical breastplate with increased defense    Aegis of the Scrap Golem

Monsters:

?- Better name for a Green Dragon

?- Better name for a Red Dragon

?- Better name for a Giant Black Widow Spider     Arachnid Enchantress

Reply #48 from Elemental Forums Top

Unit starts at 2nd level = Experienced.  Already suggested but I agree with it.

A magical breastplate with increased defense = Conquistador

Green Dragon = Forest Drake

Red Dragon = Fire Drake

Giant Black Widow Spider = Midnight Fang (MF for short, but they better be badass).

Reply #49 from Elemental Forums Top

Still Needed:

Unit Abilities:

Gifted, Brazen, Natural Warrior, Bloodied - Unit starts at 2nd level

Armor:

Cocoon- A magical breastplate with increased defense

Monsters:

Jade Dragon, Forest Wyrm - Better name for a Green Dragon

Ruby Dragon, Flame Wyrm - Better name for a Red Dragon

Venom Queen, Death Bringer, Night Walker - Better name for a Giant Black Widow Spider

Reply #50 from Elemental Forums Top

Very similar to the poster above, I like:

Blooded - Unit starts at 2nd level.

Not trying to steal his idea, granted. Give him the credit if you go with either of them.