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[–] bionicjoey@lemmy.ca 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

My D&D/PF2e world has at least one naming convention that is a bit unusual. I came up with this before I ever ran a game there, and have used it for the last couple campaigns I've run.

Halfings in my setting use a very specific naming convention. Their first name is always some diminutive form of a common name and their last name is always a compound word which combines an animal and an object.

Some examples are:

  • Jimmy Horseapple (and his never-seen but often-mentioned cousin Robby Horseapple)
  • Petey Duckwheel
  • Vicky Fishwhistle