ToME: the Tales of Maj'Eyal

This thread is for discussing names for new classes.

Got an idea for a new class, or good at naming things? Please chime in!

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I'll start. I was looking for a different take on the Shadow Blade, a Cunning sneak with some kind of Arcane edge, and I settled on Air + Storm (since Air has Feather Wind, which makes you move faster). Since it's going to be sneaky, it ought to get Cunning / Shadow Magic plus one new tree; so, I'm looking at class with:
- Darkness
- Lightning
- Being Sneaky

There's a great German word which fits perfectly (bewölken, to become darkened by storm clouds), but unfortunately "Overcaster" already means something to me in the context of arcane magic -- to me, a guy who "over-casts" would be like the Time Warden who can't cast because he's got too much Paradox.

Other rejected ideas:
- Black Lightning
- Storm Trooper
- Dark and Stormy Knight

This place doesn't seem to have a spoiler tag, so I'll tell you what I settled on in a later post, unless someone else comes up with a better idea first.

Hrm...

Zephyr?
Stormcaller?
Blackguard?
Sparksword?
Hazewalker?
Electrorogue 5000?

Shadowflash? (Lightning striking at speed, out of the shadows, only to vanish again... Paints a pretty picture, doesn't it?)

Black wind? (The Black Wind Blows.... One of you will die soon)

You could name it Awkward Combination, because lightning and thunder doesn't mix well with stealth.

Burb Lulls wrote:Electrorogue 5000?

"Electrogue" is not quite what you said, but is almost decent. Still too punny, though.

Crim, The Red Thunder wrote:Shadowflash? (Lightning striking at speed, out of the shadows, only to vanish again... Paints a pretty picture, doesn't it?)

Black wind? (The Black Wind Blows.... One of you will die soon)

Evocative!

b0rsuk wrote:You could name it Awkward Combination, because lightning and thunder doesn't mix well with stealth.

Sun Tzu says that the victorious warrior tries to re-stealth after his enemies are blinded and dazed, while the defeated warrior tries to re-stealth before blinding and dazing his enemies.

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Anyway, what I settled on was Striker. Lightning strikes with notable speed, and Stealthy guys strike suddenly, so it's applicable to both sides of his "personality". What do you all think?

Striker is okay.

Still naming any character I run in it either Shadowclash or BlackWind. Blackwind the striker... Nice ring to it! Hurry up and make it!

Doctornull wrote:This thread is for discussing names for new classes.

Got an idea for a new class, or good at naming things? Please chime in!

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I'll start. I was looking for a different take on the Shadow Blade, a Cunning sneak with some kind of Arcane edge, and I settled on Air + Storm (since Air has Feather Wind, which makes you move faster). Since it's going to be sneaky, it ought to get Cunning / Shadow Magic plus one new tree; so, I'm looking at class with:
- Darkness
- Lightning
- Being Sneaky

There's a great German word which fits perfectly (bewölken, to become darkened by storm clouds), but unfortunately "Overcaster" already means something to me in the context of arcane magic -- to me, a guy who "over-casts" would be like the Time Warden who can't cast because he's got too much Paradox.

Other rejected ideas:
- Black Lightning
- Storm Trooper
- Dark and Stormy Knight

This place doesn't seem to have a spoiler tag, so I'll tell you what I settled on in a later post, unless someone else comes up with a better idea first.

I'm not seeing how Bewölker would imply overcaster if you have to jump through enough logical hoops as a homophone of one of multiple literal translations

Umbrall wrote:I'm not seeing how Bewölker would imply overcaster if you have to jump through enough logical hoops as a homophone of one of multiple literal translations

How would you translate it?

Preferably into a single English word which would fit the class described above.

Naming Classes, Part Two: Chronomantic Boogaloo

When a barrage of Paradox magic fails to turn the tide of battle, when the volleys of the Wardens are insufficient to stop the enemies of causality, then do they send in the temporal heavy infantry.

This soldier is one of them. His heavy mail glints in the starlight of Timepoint Zero. He swings his sword with some skill, but that is dwarfed by the zeal with which he wields his shield. He is trained in the basics of time magic and armored melee combat.

He can bend space, and he can hold the line.

He is a(n) ____________________________________.



(I'll post what I came up with later.)

Horizon Guard.

(As in, Event Horizon.)

The last man standing between known existence, and...

Deep Turtle. Maybe Underturtle. Sometimes, all it takes is a reference.

Other names wise, I'm... still fond of the Ink Sage. Probably never get around to coding the bloody (ha) thing, but yeah. Sage is a good tag along for a class name.

Bend space? Hold the line? He is 'The Shepard'.

SageAcrin wrote:Horizon Guard.

Nice.

Frumple wrote:Deep Turtle. Maybe Underturtle

Since there's a new (and kinda popular) race called Turtle, that might be confusing.

Crim, The Red Thunder wrote:Bend space? Hold the line? He is 'The Shepard'.

Sorry, I don't get the reference...

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My rejected ideas:
- Knight Temporal or Temporalar (supposed to be a reference to Knight Templar, but doesn't really work)
- Spacetime Marine (... yeah ...)


My current favorite:
- Heavy (Chronomancy has a focus on Gravity so it's thematic and literal)

Thoughts?

Commander Shepard. Mass Effect. Who held the line (and with the aid of biotics and ancient technology) bent space.

I rather like Heavy and Horizon myself.