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Post by Null and Void on Dec 14, 2009 1:45:42 GMT
Ill in all likely hood reuse my Fasa-era villainous timelord "The Commissar" Oh.... its too easy to make a joke based on that song from the 80s...
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fasil
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Post by fasil on Dec 14, 2009 2:41:37 GMT
Oh sir that was a sad running joke between the campaigns characters and the Commissar.
the first 12 times a player said "Dont turn around look look" it was funny.
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Post by Curufea on Dec 17, 2009 0:37:26 GMT
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Post by Kit on Dec 17, 2009 5:12:52 GMT
Thank you for this. The only thing that would make it even better [for me] is if there were citations indicating the source of the character [Who TV, Who novel, Who audio, Berniece Summerfield, Faction Paradox, etc]
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Post by Curufea on Dec 17, 2009 6:12:57 GMT
When I have time - mostly it's a matter of decyphering the sites I got them from and searching the net - hopefully soon. (addendum, also a matter of installing an action in the wiki code to allow footnotes)
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Post by Kit on Dec 17, 2009 6:21:58 GMT
When I have time - mostly it's a matter of decyphering the sites I got them from and searching the net - hopefully soon. (addendum, also a matter of installing an action in the wiki code to allow footnotes) Fantastic!
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Post by doctorflea on Dec 17, 2009 9:32:27 GMT
That's very useful - thank you (a 'karma' point to you, sire)
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Post by Eryx on Dec 17, 2009 11:21:21 GMT
In our practice game last night, the guy playing the Time Lord named him Professor Phillius Fogg, and oddly it actually worked.
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mostlyjoe
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Time Lord Victorious
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Post by mostlyjoe on Dec 21, 2009 20:10:26 GMT
I had an idea that my Timelord would pick a name from a favorite song or some cultural title just as a handle around the norms. I favor post Time War eras, but either way it works.
So like "The Seeker" from an old The WHO song.
Or Major Tom, etc. ;D
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sevateem
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Paratime Shipyards Chief Designer
You got a Janis thorn stuck where?!
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Favourite Doctors: Patrick Troughton, Jon Pertwee, Tom Baker, Peter Capaldi, Matt Smith
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Post by sevateem on Dec 21, 2009 23:10:40 GMT
I've used the long rambling name convention when I played the FASA version. My main Time Lord character was called Marconollavirandavashi (Marco). Other Time Lord character names (both PCs and NPCs) were Wodinarlinarvithuranda (Wodin) and Vallarashadrovaki (Valla), a Time Lady. I have an idea for a new Time Lord character who goes by the name of Professor Thadeus Arkana but his real name is Arkanathadeus.
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Post by zebaroth on Jan 1, 2010 3:04:43 GMT
I was thinking useing The Wanderer
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Post by Marnal on Jan 2, 2010 18:47:00 GMT
What I've dug up out of the EU on Gallifreyan names... Some (if not all) Gallifreyans receive a new official name while attending their Academy. All Gallifreyans receive single names (though they are usually very long). The long version of a Gallifreyan's name is writen in Old High Gallifreyan. The length of a Time Lord's name grows as his social and political stature increase. They also receive a nickname using Greek letters that identifies them uniquely and relates to the location their mind will occupy in the Matrix, and their physical and mental abilites. The closer to alpha their names is the greater their preceived abilities. These names are listed on the Academy Roll in a bronze Records Building. A Renegade Time Lord traditionally renounces his name and his house. Arround the time of the Doctor's birth, many Time Lords began using titles instead of names. These titles are based on what they do and how they do it. - Marnal Gate"I was told by the producer that the guiding principle was to make the scripts complex enough to keep the Kids interested and simple enough for the Adults to understand!" -Douglas Adams on writing Doctor Who For Everything about the TARDIS check out www.whoniverse.net/tardis/ For all things Gallifreyan check out meshyfish.com/~roo/index.htmlroo.scificities.com/
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Post by The Inspector on Jan 4, 2010 1:50:31 GMT
Obviously, I think the Inspector works quite well. But I had considered the Captain as well.
My system for building Time Lord-esque names is: Take two actors' names that I think would work for the character, take all of their letters of their names, mix them together and pull out something vaguely pronouncable and then work out a short version.
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Post by carnacki on Jan 9, 2010 21:46:27 GMT
I've used in the past Alistravalvonharalden of the House of Flights grace. A.K.A Fredrick Von Harld.
Other known names: Co-ordinator Stevanselostephosies (Co-Ordinator Vansel BF Audios) Co-Ordinator Narvin Elbon Wynter Darkelavan quiester
(Yes I am raiding Gallifrey audios here)
Straxis
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Post by ugavine on Jan 12, 2010 10:05:48 GMT
My old Time Lord PC was called Dodo. Yes, I know that was a female companions name too. I played him pretty much like the 4th Doctor.
As for the new game I'm playing I'll see what the players come up with, although it's a pre-requisite of my first adventure that the Time Lord is currently going by the name Sherlock Holmes.
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PathfinderAP
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Reason for Everything, Always a Way
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Post by PathfinderAP on Jan 12, 2010 16:37:03 GMT
What naming conventions are you planning on using when naming PC or NPC Time Lords? Out on the interwebs, I've seen a lot of Time Lords with names like "The [inset profession here]." I always find these curious. On the amusing front, most of these are not titles that would sound right if someone was using them as a form of address. "Stockbroker! We're in trouble." For another is that titles rather than names was the exception rather than the rule in Doctor Who. We had The Doctor, the Master, and the really better forgotten Rani. The other Time Lords had names, long and silly though they may be. What approach will you be taking? Well I think the "fixed" naming is rare, in the case of The Doctor and the Master its maybe an exception to the rule, And even then The Doctor has used other names in the past John Smith for one, so I think its safe to assume they use different names as the period/place needs, (I mean, you'd still look odd if you had the name "Billy-Bob" in an Roman era setting, Your average TRADIS changes its outside form to fit its surroundings, so why expect a time lord to use the same name? You would have your real name, and another to blend in with wherever you where, The names of The Doctor and the Master reflect how they see themselves, (and both have er...issues, lol)
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Post by cardinal on Jan 20, 2010 19:42:00 GMT
On the old FASA naming conventions front the published adventures often used a mix of Titles and Shortened Nicknames such as: The ColonelNoman (which I originally thought was a misspelling of NoRman but I later recalled the old saying "Time and tide wait for no man" which seems to fit pretty well with a Time Lord character as he was literally No Man) The Don (as in a university lecturer rather than a Mafia head!) Time Ladies often got shortened nicknames rather than titles - apart from The Rani I can't think of a single example... For my own sins my own Time Lord Character was called "Arthur" - a much shorted version of his full name. My two-penneth for what it's worth...
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Post by Null and Void on Jan 20, 2010 20:15:55 GMT
On the old FASA naming conventions front the published adventures often used a mix of Titles and Shortened Nicknames such as: The ColonelNoman (which I originally thought was a misspelling of NoRman but I later recalled the old saying "Time and tide wait for no man" which seems to fit pretty well with a Time Lord character as he was literally No Man) The Don (as in a university lecturer rather than a Mafia head!) Time Ladies often got shortened nicknames rather than titles - apart from The Rani I can't think of a single example... For my own sins my own Time Lord Character was called "Arthur" - a much shorted version of his full name. My two-penneth for what it's worth... There was also a Time Lord with the shortened nickname of 'Kelly'. I recall that one specifically because he was popular with my old FASA game. It was a rare example of a male Time Lord with a shortened version of the name. Noman was fun. Lots of puns to be made with his name. The most popular in our group was "Noman is an island." Due to his sheer size.
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Post by JohnK on Jan 20, 2010 21:59:53 GMT
Hullo, Null and Void, There was also a Time Lord with the shortened nickname of 'Kelly'. I recall that one specifically because he was popular with my old FASA game. It was a rare example of a male Time Lord with a shortened version of the name. Noman was fun. Lots of puns to be made with his name. The most popular in our group was "Noman is an island." Due to his sheer size. Oh, dear, I am just having a vision of a large John Rhys Davies or Brian Blessed in the role now...
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cliffr
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Post by cliffr on Jan 20, 2010 23:38:49 GMT
I've got three Time Lords in my upcoming game. One chose a "real" name - Saleen (not as long as some Time Lords, but she is very young). The other two chose titles. This works with the renegade speculation since both are somewhat rebellious, while Sal is a good girl. The Technician works and you can even sort of say it in conversation. The problem is the other one, whose player I think wanted a puppeteer type somewhere between the seventh Doctor and the Master. The problem is, the name he chose is The Manipulator.
I think I need to have a talk with him.
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Post by cultistofsooty on Jan 22, 2010 5:46:36 GMT
The Time Lord in my game has just gone for Smith. "Oh, just Smith..." Could be a title, could be a nom-de-guerre, who knows?
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Post by Curufea on Jan 22, 2010 5:52:44 GMT
As long as he doesn't start talking about people helping their landlady to take out the garbage, or refer to anyone as "Mr Anderson"
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Post by Stormcrow on Feb 2, 2010 23:58:17 GMT
There is an aspect of Time Lord names that I believe may have been intended for the Doctor at the very beginning, even before the idea of Time Lords existed. The idea is that the Doctor didn't run around saying, "I am the Doctor." The natural question to ask anyone who tells you that is "Doctor who?" Sure, it's the title, but people rarely asked him that early on.
Instead, if you had just met him his companions would say, "Doctor, yadda yadda yadda..." You know they address him as "Doctor," so that's what you do, too. This neatly bypasses automatically asking what his name is. His title is just a meme that follows him around. Yes, the question of his identity may come up from time to time, but in general few people should even notice that they don't know his name. His identity should be as hidden as a Type 70 TT capsule with a working chameleon circuit.
This works for military and academic titles ("Captain," "Professor"), but once you get to positions of social authority like "Minister" or "Father," people want to know exactly what it is you're in charge of. "Master" doesn't work well for this due to its dual role as "master of a craft" and "person who rules over me."
As we know, the Doctor long ago started telling people "I'm the Doctor." But I suggest that if you want your Time Lord character to have more than just a facade of mystery, don't actually ever name him. Just drop hints about his title, and let the other players figure out his title and call him that. "Back when I received my professorship..." "All right, Professor..." Never point out that you've never told anyone your name. When someone asks for it, try to subtly steer the conversation elsewhere. Your lack of a name should never become a point of conversation. The less people actually express confusion about your name, the more mysterious your character will seem.
And we hide our Time Lord characters' names for the mystery of it, right?
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Post by Curufea on Feb 3, 2010 1:27:51 GMT
Well put, have some karma.
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Post by Rel Fexive on Feb 3, 2010 22:32:41 GMT
Nice.
+karma
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Post by danceswithdaleks on Aug 23, 2010 4:18:31 GMT
I've been using "The{insert here}" format some examples "The Dreamer, The Sleeper, The Awakener" (their part of my overall season plot)
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