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For those of you who don't know, I am writing a series of fantasy novels because... well, just because! I want to try to publish the first book before I get out of high school.
I am half-way through writing the first of five books, and I need an idea.
Can anyone come up with a clever name for a skyship (like Weatherlight or Predator I guess)? I haven't managed to come up with a name by the time I reached this point of the story. Fear not! The skyship is not an idea stolen from MtG; it was just conveniently the best flying machine structure I was inspired to use for my... uh... flying machine.
Any name will do, but whoever gives me the best idea gets to have it written in a soon-to-be famous novel! (Don't get too excited about this. lol)
Help would be greatly appreciated.
~Robert
P.S. I am looking for a similar name for this world's "God of Light." Any ideas there? You don't even have to specify which ones the names are for; I will just pick my two favorites...
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kresnik?
lumere (kinda girly never mind)
xaru-timasu
ignore me
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"ignore me" is really good one!
A name...a name...
-Spear
-Spiral
-Solstice
-Aetherwind
-Destillation
-Abomination
-Secretion... Nah, I don't know where I'm going with this...
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HHHHHHHHMmmmmmmmmm.....
Lunar Devistation,
Apollo...Oh wait thats taken,
Lust,
S.S. Hate,
Darklight,
Darkness Storm,
Or just storm itself
OK I've got nothing....
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Skyship Rampage
God of Light: Candela
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*gives thumbs up* Better than mine
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Ideas so far include:
The "Goddess Candela" granted "Skyship Storm Arrow" to a human to weild her power against evil.
The dark god counterbalances this display of power by granting a human the "Devastator."
These names sound pretty cool? I hope you think so, because you all inspired them.
btw, if any names you gave me came from any particular sources, please tell me, because i will publish this book and i want to avoid as many lawsuits as possible while doing so.
In a combination of names, I was thinking Aetherlight, but then I realized it sounds like Weatherlight.
But don't stop now. If you come up with anything else, please tell me.
i wonder if the dates of posting will be sufficient enough to support me if any of my ideas here are taken by readers.
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I've made up all my names... ok, all but Abomination.
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And I like them all, though I didn't post any of your suggestions. lol. sorry
this is just so hard to decide...
Any more ideas from anyone?
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Skyraider
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Quote:And I like them all, though I didn't post any of your suggestions. lol. sorry
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^^amathotos!
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if you wanted an almost mythilogical name for the ship, you could name it after a mythilogical beast, say "pegasus" or "griffon". Then add an adjuctive infront of the animal like "golden" or "Lightning". Might sound kinda cheesy but hey, it works.
As for the god's name, name if after the love of your life, seeing her name in your book will let her know how much she means to you. But since your in highschool and prolly dont have a "love", (or even a girlfriend since you're a nerd) just name it after your favorite porn star. "Goddess Brianna Banks"
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Northstar
Airborne
Illudeus
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Quote:And I like them all
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I think Secretion would be a good name for a goblin's skyship. The Soaring Secretion!
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Or Goblins's God: Secret Secretion ^^
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I think Secretion would be a good name for a goblin's skyship. The Soaring Secretion!
More like a goblins resteraunt
Quote:
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Goddess of light: Chasey.
Flying Skyship: Chasey's Bane!
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Quote:Any clever people out there?
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Wow. These are some great ideas. All the ones I don't take, I will try to use in some of the skyships found in random areas of the world other than the main characters. I do think, however, that randomination has the coolest ideas out of everyone. and for 'doopls is wise beyond his years', I may be a nerd, but I am a very romantic nerd. As for the love of my life, the character based on her is even more important than the goddess of light
. Though I don't know if i should really use her name... there is, in fact, a possibility of her not wanting me to...
So far the best ideas are:
Goddess Candela grants Storm arrow to the good guy.
Evil god grants Skyraider to the bad guy.
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Man, I'm just messin' wich ya. Goodness, I forget how touchy nerds are when it comes to girls.
I do like storm arrow, its a nifty name, simple yet powerful in its own right. When you make reference to it though, try to stick with just "storm arrow" not "skyship storm arrow", adds 2 extra sylables and makes the title cumbersome.
As for Candela. hrmm, I honestly dont like it b/c it seems as if the goddess of light is named after a stick of wax. I will admit however that it's the best suggestion thus far.
Do you also need a name for the Evil god? If so, you've come to the right place.
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I thought of Candela because it is the luminous intensity. I thought it would be quite suiting for a Goddess of Light.
And about the girl not wanting her name in the book, she's got nothing to say against it.
Just imagine what would happen if every Sam in the world sued the Tolkien family for not asking permission to use their name.
You can use her name, and if she likes it, you say the character is based on her because you like her so much and blah blah blah, and if she doesn't like it, then you say it's just coincidence.
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Well yeah... but she has a pretty interesting (weird) name, and a pretty interesting spelling too.
But enough of that.
I chose the name Storm Arrow while discussing it with a friend at school the other day. We put our heads together and came up with it. By then, we had already decided to leave off the "skyship" part of the name. But thanks for the confirmation. It makes me feel like I'm not crazy
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I would appreciate more names for the goddess, because there is a possibility that a stick of wax isn't the most appealing name. I already have a name for the god of darkness. But some names are confidential.
And "The Almighty Doopls, captain of the Storm Arrow, Candelas right hand man! GIT R DUN!", YOU ARE AN EVIL THEIF. THE RIGHT HAND MAN OF THE GODDESS OF LIGHT AND CURRENT CAPTAIN OF THE STORM ARROW IS... WELL THAT'S ANOTHER CONFIDENTIAL NAME... but I forgive you
So... skyship names?
Most importantly, light goddess names.
You guys are so great!
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thunderwind
thunderbolt
god:
Glarea ;)
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Mort, I think your idea might be good enough for once. lol...
Keep them coming.
The protagonist of the first book (the eventual owner of Storm Arrow) is encountered by another man. The protagonist thinks this other man is a hypocrite for claiming to serve goddess [whatsername].
He is a lawful, respectable, short-tempered man who is powerful behind the helm of Storm Arrow and even more powerful with his sword.
Should I name his sword? If so, what?
And a name for him as well...
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Just random word I hear speaking in my head...
sometimes changed a little bit...
sword?
Peace Maker ...hehe
Silence Keeper ...even more hehe
Throat Unsewer ... uh, that's for the bad guy
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Not as good as last time... Peace Maker's ok, but for a second, i thought it said pacemaker. I was really confused.
Anything else? I just might go with Peace Maker, but maybe something a little more ferocious to show the punishing side of his lawfulness.
And its weilder needs a name.
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sword...
God's Scourge
Lawblade
you know, it's first at night now and most of my voices fell asleep... I think I'll go too...
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???????
I am so confused...
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I am so sleeepy...
Why you're so confused?
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It's first at night...
does that mean 1:00?
I need a name for the sword weilder right now.... well quickly. You can even add a fancy title in front of his name, like 'white knight' or 'warlord' or 'black prince'
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Sword - Friend Maker. "Why do you call it 'friend maker'?" "Well, when ever i pull it out, everyone wants to be my friend."
I like the name Ashe for a hero, but thats just b/c Im reading the Rhapsody trilogy at the moment. If you want to protray him as an ordinary man put in an extrordinary situation, might i suggest a simple name. Stephen or Tristan come to mind. I dont know why but they sound like powerful, yet common enough names to me.
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Ok. I will use Ashe... I guess. It's pretty cool. And I was looking for a simple, cool, one-or-two-syllable name. Perfect. Any last names? Maybe I will check your other name suggestions for one.
However, his sword name is still questionable.
And could I get the first name for a fat castle guard thus far called Mister Blumber?
His little buddy's name is Timothy Treebold.
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God of light - Aria (im in love with this name)
Sword - Izenguard (just thought of it but i think it sounds like something from LotR, cant place it though.)
Is the fat guard a comic relief?
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Isengard = Fortress of Saruman, there is Orthanc, one of the Two Towers.
The Goddess:
Daphne
The Sword:
Appariator (if its a non-magical sword)
Soladinosc (if it has magical powers)
But please consider very well if you want to hand out magical swords to your characters, thats one of the most overused things in fantasy novels.
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Just give him the Almighty Common Breadknife Knäckebröd!
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Let me explain. Yes it was 1.00 at night and I was very tired. And English is foregin language to me so when I had to make up names, some random words appeared in my head.(Metaphorical: voices). I even had to check in dictionary what some of them means!
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sword:
Throatcutter
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oh... ok
Aria... sorry. that's taken. I used it as the name based on 'the love of my life' who is MORE IMPORTANT than the goddess of light. But yes... I love that name too. Good names so far.
Daphne's not such a bad name, but I kinda was looking for something a little made-up for the goddess.
Think of a name for the fat man!
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Double post!!!
The fat guard is kind of a comic relief. It's almost like a cliche in the sense that in a lot of stories, the main bad guy has his little henchmen: the short fat guy and the tall thin guy. He's always yelling at them. Their last names are Blumber and Treebold. Blumber needs a first name.
Here's an exerpt from my story: (please don't steal)
The dark man then seated himself in a large chair at one end of the enormous desk. “Sit down,” he repeated to both men. When they hesitated, he looked impatiently at the two wooden chairs at the other end of the desk. “Now.” Both men now sat in the chairs without any further hesitation.
“Mister Blumber,” the dark man said calmly to the larger man, “what happened this morning when the boy was captured?”
The pudgy man didn’t speak immediately. He took a deep breath, then cleared his throat. “I was standing guard at the front gate of the castle, keeping watch.” The dark man almost laughed. Blumber had failed completely in doing his job to guard the castle.
Still, Blumber continued. “Then that boy showed up,” he said, pointing to the table where the boy’s body now lay, “strutting around like he was something special.”
“And he wasn’t?” the dark man interrupted.
“No,” Blumber replied. “Not at all. He was—”
“But he managed to get past you?” the dark man inquired, thoroughly unimpressed with the failed work of his two guards. “He’s just a boy! Dull enough to knock himself out on a stone wall!” He turned his gaze to the thinner man. “Mister Timothy Treebold,” he said in a suddenly pleasant tone, “where were you when all of this happened?”
“Well,” the thinner man began, “I was keeping watch over the gate with Blumber—”
“You were both keeping watch?” the dark man asked angrily. “And the boy got past both of you you? What kind of guards are you?”
Treebold gave the dark man another moment to seethe before continuing. “The boy shot Blumber through his shoulder,” indicating a blood splatter on his companion’s chest piece. The dark man seemed almost impressed by the boy’s skill with a bow. Or maybe it was just the mediocrity of his two guards. “Then he pulled it right back out and stabbed me with it!”
Treebold showed his penetrated hand to the dark man. “Blumber told me to go to the infirmary. He could handle it.”
“I’m so sure he could,” the dark man mocked.
“And when I reached the inside of the castle,” Treebold continued, the boy was already unconscious and we were told to bring him to you in the dungeons.” He paused for a moment. “I gave Blumber the body, then I tore a strip of cloth from the boy’s black shirt and wrapped it around my hand.”
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Poor Xanatos....
Nobody's answering him anymore.
How's Kirby for the pudgy guy's name?
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Hm..... maybe. Sounds a little cheesy.
Anyone else out there have any ideas?
PLEASE?????
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Hmmm... kenning could be useful here but at the same time, it can get dumb...
Light Goddess
Luminera
Luze
Sacrea
Brilli
Ilumine
Nehta
Fat Man
Gordo
Hun
Atraps
Benst
Gron
Nuk
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Still looking for a sword? I'm assuming its a onehanded sword, not a two hand broadsword.
Fuergo
Simstal
Kofkup
Zoublade
Nooddoom
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So Far:
Fat man= Benst
Sword= Simstal
Did you like that little hunk of the story?
Any more names?
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How about aeronautica !!!
Its simple and someone with more talent in latin could adjust it so it becomes feminine...
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You can't adjust it to make it feminine. Basically because I think it's already feminine. Ofcourse you could adjust it to make it aeronauta (which means airsailor), but that is a masculin word since it's a profession. Does it really matter?
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I think the fat man should be Gordo without a doubt! Props to JG!
Is the sword a magic one or not? Since it's a gift from the goddess (i think) name it something like "(goddess's) talon"! Or since you said earlier that you wanted it to promote lawfullness and all that jazz, try like "The Judge" or "Judgement" and have since quote some long winded bullshit about how him killing people is final judgement on sinners and criminals and stuff right before he castorizes them.
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THe sword is not magical.
Judgement is a good name.
But I will not use it. I will use simstal. and I will make it mean 'judgement' in their world's sacred language.
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A boy escapes from the chambers in the dungeon. He does some mysterious stuff that ends up helping out the hero guy in the long run. I have every detail of his character except 2. CAn you help me with these?
-He needs a name.
-Why did he get sent to the dungeon? (this isn't too hard to do, because the paranoid king locks people up all the time just for...well...stupid stuff.)
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TRIPLE POST!!!
THe hero guy has a dark taint from contact with a... well, I won't elaborate. Read the book if you must know. Anyway, i think this dark alter-ego needs a name. Any ideas?
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Umm, i dont mean to be rude, but do you really have no creativity at all? have you thought of a single name for yourself yet?
BTW, Lucifer is a good name.
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um... no offensr taken.
I have made up several names for myself. I am just running out of ideas. lots
If you are getting tired of this, just tell me and I will do the rest on my own.
And I just realized all the good stuff I can get out of the names you all gave me that I didn't use.
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don't look at me....I'm out of ideas I sold them to the penguin at the end of the street
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WHERE!?!?!?
Somebody catch that penguin!
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im not tired of it, its actually pretty interesting but see'ing as not many people are posting anymore, it might have run its course.
BTW, i expect $5 everytime you use a name i gave you in the book.
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seriously?
Is that per name or per use?
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penguins are a figment of my long demented mind they hide with my imaginary friends and the only way to catch them is to use an ice cream scoop and they can attack at the blink of an eye.
When you hear this noise:
THE DARK LORD IS GETTING ANGRY. STOP.
you know it will attack
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Thanks for that little bit of information.
"DELETED BY JESTERGOBLIN. STOP IT. HONESTLY." is a big word. Don't the penguins ever run out of breath?
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depends...... They are the soul embodyment of evil so I guess not
ATOBUTO
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what's atobuto?
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I made up a language in the 6thgrade it means got it/ok
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... mmk
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KRENERAN:
The bad dudes henchman blumber should have a strongsounding firstname like Samson, his lastname blumber is perhaps a little over the edge. maybe it could be refined to something not sounding like giant pudding ???
RANDOMINATION:
How many words did you manage to invent? and did you use it to create unknown concepts?
How many people did you get involved in speaking it? Do you generally play with words, languages?
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what can you think of that doesn't sound like giant pudding?
Ok. Gordo Samson. How bout that?
And Benst is the name of the mysterious do-gooder prisoner.
If it's not too much of a problem, can you help me with this:
Tristan, the lawful wielder of Simstal, needs a fancy title. I suggested something like "white knight" or "black prince," or something of the sort. Can you guys come up with a better title?
Hehe. "White Knight Tristan, of the Guard of Candela."
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Try to stay away from the cliches like white knight and dark prince and such. They are over used. Be creative, im assuming you are since you're writing a book.
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can you come up with a better title for him, though?
that's what i'm asking. What i said before was just an iddea of what to think about.
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Gordo Samson, It sounds perfect...
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Thanks.
FAncy title for Tristan, anyone?
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Is there a hyphen in stained-glass if it is used as an adjective?
Quote:The faint glow of early morning cast a prominent red glow through stained-glass windows.
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YOU USED TRISTAN! You own me $5. Yes i accept checks and paypal.
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um... I know nothing about you or where to send the money.
And I have a loophole:
Quote:Just imagine what would happen if every Sam in the world sued the Tolkien family for not asking permission to use their name.
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Bah HumBug!
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If I must, I will. You have a right to it.
if not, thanks.
im only 14. how am i supposed to make a living?
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THe story's coming along quite well. Many thanks to you guys. I sent the first 50 pages to the contest this Monday.
To whoever came up with Benst:
Things are turning out pretty well for Benst. He is stealing the hero's glory (literally and figuratively) between pages 50-55. That's as far as I have been able to get since Wednesday (last time I wrote). He's sure to get much farther, and, trust me, this name will become well-known within book 1. I won't tell you too much about it (you can read it for yourself), but it has been a great name to suit his character.
PS.
I dont get what the parody is with the Secretion. I may include it if you tell me what you are talking about.
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RANDOMINATION:
Quote:
How many words did you manage to invent? and did you use it to create unknown concepts?
How many people did you get involved in speaking it? Do you generally play with words, languages?
I made up about 150
I got three...every one thought I was insane for doing it..
MEATGRINDERS!
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you and 3 other people spoke using 150 words in a language you made up? Wow, rednecks only know about 120 words, and almost all of them are mispelled and hifenated.
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I'm a hillbilly not a redneck..
WV not Virginia
I admit accidentally spelling Virginia wrong and it came out as...I won't continue
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you didn't even spell git-r-done right
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see, you write GIT without also writing DUN. Its either all or nothing.
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Good luck Kreneran!
Oh and...
Quote:PS.
I dont get what the parody is with the Secretion. I may include it if you tell me what you are talking about.
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Sorry for double post
I can tell you mine...
Think, in what Goblins are good at?
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DYING!?! seriously, every fantasy novel i've EVER read has goblins dying is very large numbers.. Cept for Rhapsody only b/c there are no goblins, BUT IF THERE WERE, they would surely die in large numbers.
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Squee was a goblin and he died alone. Many times in fact.
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Quote:DYING!?! seriously, every fantasy novel i've EVER read has goblins dying is very large numbers.. Cept for Rhapsody only b/c there are no goblins, BUT IF THERE WERE, they would surely die in large numbers.
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Piss off the Dwarves? Piss off the Humans? Piss off the elves? Suck at life? (I think I'm getting warm here)
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*puts goblins in meatgrinder* This is fun
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There go my kin...
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JG, you're the JESTERGOBLIN though, the comic relief as one might say. YOU CANT DIE! Everyone knows that the comic relief cant die unless its to intice the main character to do what he felt he couldnt do. (you know those gay movies where the hero gets all pissed when his little buddy dies and opens a can of whoop ass)
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That would be like Romeo and Juliet.
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Do you have an imagination at all?
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who?
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me?
Someone already asked me that.
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I'm the comic relief?
Hmm.... I thought I was... umm..
More important than that. Like a god.
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Perhaps a Kyren?
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comic relief, god, whats the difference? Both make me laugh. (wow, i feel really bad for saying that but it felt so right)
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I know some people who worship the Joker in batman, so I guess it's pretty much the same.
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I think this line of posts can easily answer the thread title.
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Thanks. But that's not really what I was looking for when I started this thread.
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i concur!
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I'm writing a book to excpet all the people die and go crazy it's awesome mostly the people die and it's all shortstories anyway BLOODandGUTSeverywhere
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Does anyone know how long it takes a blacksmith to throw together a weapon of some sort? A sowrd is probably the best example in this case.
I also need to know how long they take to cool after being forged.
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a week and two days I guess
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Hey, you wanted me to post on this thread seeing if I could help. I guess I'm a tad late cause that was a while ago and sorry for that.
But unfortunately, I really can't. I generally write about radical politics, social justice, crimininology etc.
I don't think I can give you any suggestions to this. When I'm not writing the above I write about realistic type stuff. "Boy-girl love, them against the world, girl dies of LSD overdose, Boy kills himself". That's my style.
Maybe if you sent me on myspace the full copy of the story I could give sugegstions other than the content to this thread but otherwise I don't know what to say. Sorry dude.