US25526S - DSA - Aventurian Names, paperback, 96 pages (DE edition)
DSA - Aventurian Names, paperback (DE), 96 pages
"Every hero needs a name with which to call him, which his opponents learn to fear and with which one remembers his deeds long after he is history himself - old Aventurian proverb
This volume is an invaluable reference work for all those who are interested in imaginative naming and Aventurian name origins - masters who want to look up a name quickly or are desperately looking for a suitable name for an NPC, as well as players who are looking for a sonorous name for their hero.
The naming of cultures and species is explained in detail, and it gives numerous examples of first and last names, names of the nobility, father and mother names, names of honor and shame, and naming after important heroes or saints as well as translation examples from foreign languages are not neglected.
Excursus e highlight special topics, such as the use of anagrams and descriptive names at the gaming table or the origin of the common name Alrik. There are also selection lists for magician and consecration names, stage and artist names, fashion names from the southern continent of Uthuria as well as for names after the twelve gods.
Aventurian names also contains new advantages and disadvantages and special skills related to the Naming. An appendix contains lists of all kinds of useful topics such as names for mounts, animal companions or personal weapons and a name generator for random medium-rich or tulamidic names.
Warning!Not for children under 36 Months.
The set of rules is required!
Aventurian names contains:
- Names of the human cultures of Aventuria from A to Z
- Names of culture-creating non-human species from A to Z, including the various elven and dwarf peoples also lizard people, goblins, grolme, ogres, orcs and trolls
- historical lists of names from ancient Bosparan, from Cyclopea, the lands of the Urtulamids and the Alhani as well as names of the legendary high elves
