Bad GM habits

[clockworkjoe]

I suck at coming up at names on the fly.  Personalities, physical descriptions, etc are all fine.  But names?

Just two sessions ago, the PCs wanted to talk to a priest.  For the people they were talking to I had been using Roman sounding names like Ajax, Titus, Lucioious, Hermese etc.
 
Pc: "So what's the priests name?"
Me: Ummm uhh his name is ...... ummm, Raùl (even said with the Spanish accent)

Thankfully Raùl did not become very prominent.

Same here. I fucking hate coming up with names.

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[Tadanori Oyama]

Same here. I fucking hate coming up with names.

I often reply "He doesn't have one" and then continue on, ignoring anything else the player who asked says.

[rayner23]

Same here. I fucking hate coming up with names.

I often reply "He doesn't have one" and then continue on, ignoring anything else the player who asked says.

Your players are pussies then. If Ross pulled that shit with me, I would continue to insist until he caved. That's the way I roll though.

[clockworkjoe]

Same here. I fucking hate coming up with names.

I often reply "He doesn't have one" and then continue on, ignoring anything else the player who asked says.

Your players are pussies then. If Ross pulled that shit with me, I would continue to insist until he caved. That's the way I roll though.

yeah don't you love anakin the prodigal wizard student 

gonna have a list of names when i start new world back up -

inuyasha names
eragon names
twilight names
bleach names
naruto names

so yeah go ahead keep asking for names for stupid little NPCs
I'll give you names

great names

names like Renesmee, Galbatorix, shinji or sasuke

how bout that

[Boyos]

yipes, edward cullins crits you for 127 necrotic damage!

[Tadanori Oyama]

I'm considering dipping into popular culture and news for names on the fly. My players will likely find it funny, but I bet they'll remember.

[clockworkjoe]

Cody absolutely hates the fact that Locke's best pupil in his wizard school is named Anakin. HATES.

[malyss]

I was pestering my DM once about names... it was one of those days where I was "Mr. 20 Questions."

Here are the names he gave us:

Wes Sigh-yeed (phonetic)
Ee-val Fu-Kar (phonetic)

I stopped asking... it was only going to get worse. And there was a good chance in spite he would make one of them important and we would all have to live with it.

But now I am DM'ing him...

Payback is a bitch. And she carries a whip.

[Tissue]

Cody absolutely hates the fact that Locke's best pupil in his wizard school is named Anakin. HATES.

The one wizard destined to save the universe?  How could you hate that.

[Nuncle]

I'm considering dipping into popular culture and news for names on the fly. My players will likely find it funny, but I bet they'll remember.

That works. My GM had a company of mercs that we'd hired all named after singers. There was Giles, Benetar, Dury, Parsons, etc... 

[Dawnsteel]

I wish I'd thought of the singer's names one.  That's great!

I had an NPC trader named Ahmad Rashad, and a captain of the guard named Ackbar.  (Which no one noticed until, upon legitimate discovery of a dangerous situation, he yelled, "It's a trap!")

[Setherick]

Cody absolutely hates the fact that Locke's best pupil in his wizard school is named Anakin. HATES.

Ah, but nothing can top the McYokel clan.

Screamy McYokel
Yelling McYokel
Smelly McYokel

How many McYokels did your party get killed?

[rayner23]

I believe there should be a badass Ranger in all D&D games named Myke Hawk.

If you watch the Soup then you know what I'm talking about.

Say it aloud if you don't get it.

[Maze]

I believe there should be a badass Ranger in all D&D games named Myke Hawk.

If you watch the Soup then you know what I'm talking about.

Say it aloud if you don't get it.

His ranger partner should be named Mike Hunt.

Oh, if you guys need NPC names, these guys have plenty:

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