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Becoming A Character
Topic Started: Jul 27 2015, 11:10 PM (8,856 Views)
Geomancer93041
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I've noticed a few people have have managed to create alter-egos in the Factions lore. I was wondering how it happened.
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Rextreff
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Hoy, small fry
yea buy Seaborn is quite an unoriginal name
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XalkXolc
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Aug 1 2015, 11:23 PM
yea buy Seaborn is quite an unoriginal name
I mean, names don't have to be original. There's a reason most people IRL have names picked from a pool of "regular people names". In addition, "Seaborn" doesn't sound original, but what about Norse names like "Erikson"? Those are literally just created from a system of inherited names, etc. etc.
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ShadowKnight1224
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Yeah, it was also the first thing I came up with, to illustrate my explanation, rather than actually suggesting you anything. :P

I personally went with a normal Scandinavian name and then a made-up word for the last name, you can do the same or backwards. You can have a standard Asian last name and a made-up fantasy-ish first name, for example.

Also Riot hates giving people last names, so you won't have a lot of luck there.
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Crzymstrbkwrm876
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I just used a name that I like a lot: Nathan. Idk why......
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CupcakeTrap
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"Small Cake Hazard Device"

I have an Ionian name that was rote-translated by this demented book. :\
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Tofuology
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The last two kanji is more like "Crisis" instead of "hazard device."

So I guess your name could be "Small Candy Crisis", but sounds like a Yordle lore event.
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TerraBooma
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Well iirc, CCT is a yordle in universe
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Aug 2 2015, 11:43 AM
The last two kanji is more like "Crisis" instead of "hazard device."

So I guess your name could be "Small Candy Crisis", but sounds like a Yordle lore event.
I prefer to translate 危機 (kiki) as "danger machine", which would also be a great name for a band. (Quick, someone make up a Zaunite rock band called Danger Machine.)

(But you're right. I think originally I C&P'd some other character, but I couldn't recall off-hand and just went with 危.
Edited by CupcakeTrap, Aug 2 2015, 01:16 PM.
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Kwon Ri Sae
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Today I learned Kanji.
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Kayokane
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CupcakeTrap
Aug 1 2015, 11:55 PM
小飴危機
"Small Cake Hazard Device"

I have an Ionian name that was rote-translated by this demented book. :\
歌謡鐘
(basically "Song Bell")

^^ I know what you mean "Small Cake Hazard Device"

can be read as kayōkane (from what I understand though, that may be a bad reading of it) (as a note my name would be written using Hepburn Romaji in this case :3)
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Hoy, small fry
To be honest I have no idea how I thought of my username originally but translating into Nihon script gets this: キングミーティング
I feel I did something wrong ;~:
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Geomancer93041
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My summoner's name, Benel Lowe, quite obviously, came from the Jewish folklore as it is name of the rabbi who made the Golem: Judah Loew ben Bezalel.
Edited by Geomancer93041, Aug 2 2015, 05:07 PM.
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ShadowKnight1224
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I noticed! I wanted to include something about golems in my Azir piece, but there wasn't really a way for it to look natural. Would Benel have a tiny golem as a pet, perhaps? Or a big one as a bodyguard?
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Geomancer93041
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Most likely one as a pet and lab assistant. Probably made out of something like quicksilver so that the golem could interact with things but also be flexible.
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AffableZombie
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How many potatos do I need to potato to trip ballz?
Man, creating a character got me excited. I want to wright bout her, but im worreied she might become a Marry Sue.
Edited by AffableZombie, Aug 2 2015, 05:19 PM.
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ShadowKnight1224
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Well, quicksilver is a fancy name for mercury, so that might be a bit strange to see (it'd look more like a quirky water elemental). Maybe a body of small smooth stones with quicksilver joints?
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Geomancer93041
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That would be fine. If Benel needed a bodyguard, he'd probably go with something pretty heavy duty. Either stone or pure iron. But unless he feels in danger, he probably won't have one. It's a bit of a hassle.
Edited by Geomancer93041, Aug 2 2015, 05:29 PM.
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Tofuology
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Nya Nya~
Kwon, where are youuuuuu??? Rev is still searching for your whereabouts D:
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AffableZombie
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How many potatos do I need to potato to trip ballz?
Geomancer93041
Aug 2 2015, 05:26 PM
That would be fine. If Benel needed a bodyguard, he'd probably go with something pretty heavy duty. Either stone or pure iron. But unless he feels in danger, he probably won't have one. It's a bit of a hassle.
If you are going with an earth golem. May I suggest you go with carbon? You can make him as hard or as soft as you want him to be.
Edited by AffableZombie, Aug 2 2015, 06:13 PM.
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Geomancer93041
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In fact, no, that's the kind of thing Benel would be against.
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