paizo.com Recent Posts in Your Paizo/D&D forum name....Why?paizo.com Recent Posts in Your Paizo/D&D forum name....Why?2012-11-15T19:42:37Z2012-11-15T19:42:37ZRe: Forums: 3.5/d20/OGL: Your Paizo/D&D forum name....Why?the Stickhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2htf0&page=4?Your-PaizoDD-forum-nameWhy#2002008-03-03T01:55:02Z2008-01-11T23:57:58Z<p>Almost 20 years ago, I was playing in a campaign with a very creative, story-telling DM who worked hard to really make the world come alive. My character concept was a gnomish illusionist-thief, intent on becoming to world's greatest thief. After robbing a nobleman of his walking stick, then brazenly returning it to him for teh princely reward of one gold piece, the legend of "the Stick" spread among the underground.</p>
<p>Top that off with I have the body type of a stick, plus am handy in using sticks as weapons (jo staves and bokken), and walk softly and carry a big stick, plus numerous ready-made crude phallis references, and the name stuck, in-character and out. I sometime joke that that old character was the prototype for the 3e arcane trickster...</p>Almost 20 years ago, I was playing in a campaign with a very creative, story-telling DM who worked hard to really make the world come alive. My character concept was a gnomish illusionist-thief, intent on becoming to world's greatest thief. After robbing a nobleman of his walking stick, then brazenly returning it to him for teh princely reward of one gold piece, the legend of "the Stick" spread among the underground.
Top that off with I have the body type of a stick, plus am handy in using...the Stick2008-01-11T23:57:58ZRe: Forums: 3.5/d20/OGL: Your Paizo/D&D forum name....Why?Mothmanhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2htf0&page=4?Your-PaizoDD-forum-nameWhy#1992008-03-03T01:55:02Z2008-01-09T02:53:52Z<p>I own a t-shirt with a large graphic of a moth on it. I was wearing this shirt when I first met a certain smokin’ hot young lady, who, it turned out, <i>really</i> hated moths – and started calling me Mothman. </p>
<p>This probably threw something of a wrench into my plans to bed her, but in the end my charm and good looks (yeah right – I don’t really know how it happened) won out, and a torrid and passionate affair with the nymph ensued.</p>
<p>The name stuck. I rather like it.</p>I own a t-shirt with a large graphic of a moth on it. I was wearing this shirt when I first met a certain smokin’ hot young lady, who, it turned out, really hated moths – and started calling me Mothman.
This probably threw something of a wrench into my plans to bed her, but in the end my charm and good looks (yeah right – I don’t really know how it happened) won out, and a torrid and passionate affair with the nymph ensued.
The name stuck. I rather like it.Mothman2008-01-09T02:53:52ZRe: Forums: 3.5/d20/OGL: Your Paizo/D&D forum name....Why?BV210https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2htf0&page=4?Your-PaizoDD-forum-nameWhy#1982008-03-03T01:55:02Z2008-01-09T02:40:52Z<p>When I was Officer Training School, I was in Flight 210. BV - my initials. Not exciting, I know, but I can remember it.</p>When I was Officer Training School, I was in Flight 210. BV - my initials. Not exciting, I know, but I can remember it.BV2102008-01-09T02:40:52ZRe: Forums: 3.5/d20/OGL: Your Paizo/D&D forum name....Why?Teganhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2htf0&page=4?Your-PaizoDD-forum-nameWhy#1972008-03-03T01:55:02Z2008-01-09T02:36:12Z<p>The character I was playing at the time was a dwarven battle mage in 2nd ed. & I normally don't play mages or clerics but she was a blast! •yes, pun intended• It was either that or T~Nasty so I stuck with Tegan.</p>The character I was playing at the time was a dwarven battle mage in 2nd ed. & I normally don't play mages or clerics but she was a blast! *yes, pun intended* It was either that or T~Nasty so I stuck with Tegan.Tegan2008-01-09T02:36:12ZRe: Forums: 3.5/d20/OGL: Your Paizo/D&D forum name....Why?silenttimohttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2htf0&page=4?Your-PaizoDD-forum-nameWhy#1962008-03-03T01:55:02Z2008-01-08T13:38:56Z<p>I think I have seen a similar subject somewhere on those boards...</p>
<p>My first name is Timothée (Timothy in french) -> Timo</p>
<p>I love silent movies -> Silent</p>
<p>I use Silenttimo everywhere I can on the internet !!</p>I think I have seen a similar subject somewhere on those boards...
My first name is Timothée (Timothy in french) -> Timo
I love silent movies -> Silent
I use Silenttimo everywhere I can on the internet !!silenttimo2008-01-08T13:38:56ZRe: Forums: 3.5/d20/OGL: Your Paizo/D&D forum name....Why?das schwarze Augehttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2htf0&page=4?Your-PaizoDD-forum-nameWhy#1952008-03-03T01:55:02Z2008-01-06T10:29:37Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">The Jade wrote:</div><blockquote> Mr. Shiny is a scary name, worthy of literature. Like Captain Howdy. </blockquote><p>Stay away from Captain Howdy...
<p>Usually I use Fiacha, which is my SCA persona (Lord Fiacha Suileach) and my email name since university (it made it easier for everyone to track me down since I was Seneschal for my College), plus I worked for the campus computer center and everyone went by a pseudonym for their email handle. Suileach is Irish for "dark eye" and since I'm rather cynical (and bitter!), it seemed to fit. But, I felt like doing something different on these boards, so "das schwarze Auge" is an allusion to my other common pseudonym as well as being a German RPG for the gaming tie-in. As for avatar, what else would be more appropriate for a name like das schwarze Auge than a big eyeball?</p>The Jade wrote:Mr. Shiny is a scary name, worthy of literature. Like Captain Howdy.
Stay away from Captain Howdy... Usually I use Fiacha, which is my SCA persona (Lord Fiacha Suileach) and my email name since university (it made it easier for everyone to track me down since I was Seneschal for my College), plus I worked for the campus computer center and everyone went by a pseudonym for their email handle. Suileach is Irish for "dark eye" and since I'm rather cynical (and bitter!), it seemed...das schwarze Auge2008-01-06T10:29:37ZRe: Forums: 3.5/d20/OGL: Your Paizo/D&D forum name....Why?Koldoonhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2htf0&page=4?Your-PaizoDD-forum-nameWhy#1942008-03-03T01:55:02Z2008-01-03T01:31:01Z<p>Koldoon has been my online moniker most places for over 15 years.</p>
<p>I chose it when the MUCK I frequented (FluxMUCK for anyone from that era) was about to crash permanently. One of the wizards from that MUCK decided to start a new one, and selected me as one of the wizards.</p>
<p>I decided that was as good an opportunity as any to change my online name at the time, and went with Koldoon, a transliteration of the Russian word for sorcerer. The muck still exists (HoloMUCK) and can be reached for interested folks at holo.bluecows.com 5757 - though like most text only environments it gets far less traffic than it once did.</p>
<p>I am a grognard, however, and prior to that used many other online names going back well into the eighties, when the in thing was local dial-up bulletin board systems.</p>Koldoon has been my online moniker most places for over 15 years.
I chose it when the MUCK I frequented (FluxMUCK for anyone from that era) was about to crash permanently. One of the wizards from that MUCK decided to start a new one, and selected me as one of the wizards.
I decided that was as good an opportunity as any to change my online name at the time, and went with Koldoon, a transliteration of the Russian word for sorcerer. The muck still exists (HoloMUCK) and can be reached for...Koldoon2008-01-03T01:31:01ZRe: Forums: 3.5/d20/OGL: Your Paizo/D&D forum name....Why?Charles Evans 25https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2htf0&page=4?Your-PaizoDD-forum-nameWhy#1932008-03-03T01:55:02Z2008-01-03T01:10:13Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">ArchLich wrote:</div><blockquote><p> I chose ArchLich because it instills fear in all living creatures. <more details cut>
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</blockquote><p>Ummm. Archlich. You haven't read much Forgotten Realms, have you?....
<p>I daren't post any more on the topic. You evidently arrived at the concept by an entirely different reasoning process to Ed Greenwood.</p>ArchLich wrote:I chose ArchLich because it instills fear in all living creatures.
Ummm. Archlich. You haven't read much Forgotten Realms, have you?.... I daren't post any more on the topic. You evidently arrived at the concept by an entirely different reasoning process to Ed Greenwood.Charles Evans 252008-01-03T01:10:13ZRe: Forums: 3.5/d20/OGL: Your Paizo/D&D forum name....Why?Kobold Catgirlhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2htf0&page=4?Your-PaizoDD-forum-nameWhy#1922008-03-03T01:55:02Z2008-01-03T00:47:11Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">ArchLich wrote:</div><blockquote>Actually my favourite character was...</blockquote><p>My favorite character happens to be the same one that I put in the 'Characters I'll never let anyone use again' thread: Eldon. He was a billionaire in gold, thanks to the fact that I was also the DM when I played him.ArchLich wrote:Actually my favourite character was...
My favorite character happens to be the same one that I put in the 'Characters I'll never let anyone use again' thread: Eldon. He was a billionaire in gold, thanks to the fact that I was also the DM when I played him.Kobold Catgirl2008-01-03T00:47:11ZRe: Forums: 3.5/d20/OGL: Your Paizo/D&D forum name....Why?TheOchohttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2htf0&page=4?Your-PaizoDD-forum-nameWhy#1912008-03-03T01:55:02Z2008-01-02T23:54:43Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Eyebite wrote:</div><blockquote> <div class="messageboard-quotee">TheOcho wrote:</div><blockquote> Nickname my wife gave me. </blockquote><p>I thought it was from that Ben Stiller movie, "Dodgeball"
<p>The ESPN channel that covers their dodgeball tournament (and a host of other quasi-sports) is called "The Ocho." </blockquote><p>It is, but that's not why she calls me that.Eyebite wrote:TheOcho wrote: Nickname my wife gave me.
I thought it was from that Ben Stiller movie, "Dodgeball" The ESPN channel that covers their dodgeball tournament (and a host of other quasi-sports) is called "The Ocho." It is, but that's not why she calls me that.TheOcho2008-01-02T23:54:43ZRe: Forums: 3.5/d20/OGL: Your Paizo/D&D forum name....Why?ArchLichhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2htf0&page=4?Your-PaizoDD-forum-nameWhy#1902008-03-03T01:55:02Z2008-01-02T22:00:13Z<p>I chose ArchLich because it instills fear in all living creatures.</p>
<p>Actually my favourite character was/is: Desmodious a LE Archmage turned Lich.
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Desmodious is a bastardised version of the latin word for vampire bat (he had one as a familiar, who also got turned into a lich).
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Arch Mage was cut down to Arch
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Arch + Lich = ArchLich </p>
<p>I'll not make you listen to the long but thrilling look into the character's psyche that caused me to adore him so.</p>I chose ArchLich because it instills fear in all living creatures.
Actually my favourite character was/is: Desmodious a LE Archmage turned Lich.
Desmodious is a bastardised version of the latin word for vampire bat (he had one as a familiar, who also got turned into a lich).
Arch Mage was cut down to Arch
Arch + Lich = ArchLich
I'll not make you listen to the long but thrilling look into the character's psyche that caused me to adore him so.ArchLich2008-01-02T22:00:13ZRe: Forums: 3.5/d20/OGL: Your Paizo/D&D forum name....Why?snowyakhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2htf0&page=4?Your-PaizoDD-forum-nameWhy#1892008-03-03T01:55:02Z2008-01-02T21:49:21Z<p>My name came from the time i played WOW.</p>
<p>I decided to play a Tauren (minotaur)
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I gave him Yak-horns and made him the colour white
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I had not that much inspiration, so i decided to call him Snowyak.
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The name sticked since that time as i like it.</p>
<p>EDIT: thank the gods i did quit that game</p>My name came from the time i played WOW.
I decided to play a Tauren (minotaur)
I gave him Yak-horns and made him the colour white
I had not that much inspiration, so i decided to call him Snowyak.
The name sticked since that time as i like it.
EDIT: thank the gods i did quit that gamesnowyak2008-01-02T21:49:21ZRe: Forums: 3.5/d20/OGL: Your Paizo/D&D forum name....Why?Eyebite (RPG Superstar 2011 Top 32)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2htf0&page=4?Your-PaizoDD-forum-nameWhy#1882008-03-03T01:55:02Z2008-01-02T21:49:16Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">TheOcho wrote:</div><blockquote> Nickname my wife gave me. </blockquote><p>I thought it was from that Ben Stiller movie, "Dodgeball"
<p>The ESPN channel that covers their dodgeball tournament (and a host of other quasi-sports) is called "The Ocho."</p>TheOcho wrote:Nickname my wife gave me.
I thought it was from that Ben Stiller movie, "Dodgeball" The ESPN channel that covers their dodgeball tournament (and a host of other quasi-sports) is called "The Ocho."Eyebite (RPG Superstar 2011 Top 32)2008-01-02T21:49:16ZRe: Forums: 3.5/d20/OGL: Your Paizo/D&D forum name....Why?Kobold Catgirlhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2htf0&page=4?Your-PaizoDD-forum-nameWhy#1872008-03-03T01:55:02Z2008-01-02T21:47:20Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Larry Lichman wrote:</div><blockquote><p> My name represents an unending quest to change the "evil overlord" image of liches everywhere. </p>
<p>By choosing a non-threatening name like "Larry", it humanizes liches for the common folk. By adding the suffix "-man" to the term lich, it really brings home the fact that liches are people too, and are not to be feared, hunted, or have their plans thwarted. </p>
<p>In fact, it is my hope that whenever a lich asks for a favor (or sacrifice), no matter how unusual it is, people will provide the lich with whatever he needs to bring his plans to fruition. </p>
<p>Maybe people will finally be able to look at the lich in a different light and begin helping them complete their goal - complete subjugation of all life as we know it - but in a friendly, unobtrusive way....</p>
<p>What? Why are you looking at me like that? It's for your own good!! Just do as you are told, fleshbags!! Please.
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</blockquote><p>•Sniff• It's so true! It's so true!
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(And to get rid of the witness...)
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Kill! Kill! Kill Larry!</p>Larry Lichman wrote:My name represents an unending quest to change the "evil overlord" image of liches everywhere.
By choosing a non-threatening name like "Larry", it humanizes liches for the common folk. By adding the suffix "-man" to the term lich, it really brings home the fact that liches are people too, and are not to be feared, hunted, or have their plans thwarted.
In fact, it is my hope that whenever a lich asks for a favor (or sacrifice), no matter how unusual it is, people will...Kobold Catgirl2008-01-02T21:47:20ZRe: Forums: 3.5/d20/OGL: Your Paizo/D&D forum name....Why?TheOchohttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2htf0&page=4?Your-PaizoDD-forum-nameWhy#1862008-03-03T01:55:02Z2008-01-02T21:39:02Z<p>Nickname my wife gave me.</p>Nickname my wife gave me.TheOcho2008-01-02T21:39:02ZRe: Forums: 3.5/d20/OGL: Your Paizo/D&D forum name....Why?Arctarishttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2htf0&page=4?Your-PaizoDD-forum-nameWhy#1852008-03-03T01:55:02Z2008-01-02T21:21:28Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Irulan wrote:</div><blockquote> Irulan is just a the name of one of my favorite characters. Some of my aliases have my name translated into draconic/elven/gnome as their forum names. </blockquote><p>Is she the one that I killed with stirges?Irulan wrote:Irulan is just a the name of one of my favorite characters. Some of my aliases have my name translated into draconic/elven/gnome as their forum names.
Is she the one that I killed with stirges?Arctaris2008-01-02T21:21:28ZRe: Forums: 3.5/d20/OGL: Your Paizo/D&D forum name....Why?CourtFoolhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2htf0&page=4?Your-PaizoDD-forum-nameWhy#1842008-03-03T01:55:02Z2008-01-02T21:14:09Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Larry Lichman wrote:</div><blockquote>My name represents an unending quest to change the "evil overlord" image of liches everywhere.</blockquote><p>Racial profiling works.Larry Lichman wrote:My name represents an unending quest to change the "evil overlord" image of liches everywhere.
Racial profiling works.CourtFool2008-01-02T21:14:09ZRe: Forums: 3.5/d20/OGL: Your Paizo/D&D forum name....Why?Irulanhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2htf0&page=4?Your-PaizoDD-forum-nameWhy#1832008-03-03T01:55:02Z2008-01-02T21:13:38Z<p>Irulan is just a the name of one of my favorite characters. Some of my aliases have my name translated into draconic/elven/gnome as their forum names.</p>Irulan is just a the name of one of my favorite characters. Some of my aliases have my name translated into draconic/elven/gnome as their forum names.Irulan2008-01-02T21:13:38ZRe: Forums: 3.5/d20/OGL: Your Paizo/D&D forum name....Why?Rakshakahttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2htf0&page=4?Your-PaizoDD-forum-nameWhy#1822008-03-03T01:55:02Z2008-01-02T21:10:33Z<p>Avatar: I had a lot of disturbing dreams when I ran the Age of Worms adventure path. Not really frightening or anything, just weird..."I'm crawling belly-first through a sewage tunnel like Bishop in Aliens that's flowing with Kyuss worms.. My head feels really hot..", or "Wow! What building is this I'm on top of? And why is this giant statue (My Kyuss Mini superimposed itself in my dreams) telling me I can fly over the city? Why does Bloomington, Indiana look like a really gothic and shadowy version of itself...like Alhaster?" Yeah, weird.
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The name has just kind of stuck since I first posted on these boards, and it's also my Wizards and Hordelings name (I'm a huge DDM fan). I didn't want to take a name specifically after a creature, but consider myself polymorphable in my moods and appearance. The spelling difference is just being literal-dumb-minded...I 'rak' (rock) and I "shak" (Shock)! (or 'shack'...hehe I wish). Anyways, that's my stupidity in the form of a name. It's also a hat-nod to the now extinct Gypsy vampires of White Wolf, the Ravinos, and their Antedeluvian God, Ravanos Rakshasa, though I was always a Werewolf player at heart.</p>Avatar: I had a lot of disturbing dreams when I ran the Age of Worms adventure path. Not really frightening or anything, just weird..."I'm crawling belly-first through a sewage tunnel like Bishop in Aliens that's flowing with Kyuss worms.. My head feels really hot..", or "Wow! What building is this I'm on top of? And why is this giant statue (My Kyuss Mini superimposed itself in my dreams) telling me I can fly over the city? Why does Bloomington, Indiana look like a really gothic and shadowy...Rakshaka2008-01-02T21:10:33ZRe: Forums: 3.5/d20/OGL: Your Paizo/D&D forum name....Why?Larry Lichmanhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2htf0&page=4?Your-PaizoDD-forum-nameWhy#1812008-03-03T01:55:02Z2008-01-02T21:09:36Z<p>My name represents an unending quest to change the "evil overlord" image of liches everywhere. </p>
<p>By choosing a non-threatening name like "Larry", it humanizes liches for the common folk. By adding the suffix "-man" to the term lich, it really brings home the fact that liches are people too, and are not to be feared, hunted, or have their plans thwarted. </p>
<p>In fact, it is my hope that whenever a lich asks for a favor (or sacrifice), no matter how unusual it is, people will provide the lich with whatever he needs to bring his plans to fruition. </p>
<p>Maybe people will finally be able to look at the lich in a different light and begin helping them complete their goal - complete subjugation of all life as we know it - but in a friendly, unobtrusive way....</p>
<p>What? Why are you looking at me like that? It's for your own good!! Just do as you are told, fleshbags!! Please.</p>My name represents an unending quest to change the "evil overlord" image of liches everywhere.
By choosing a non-threatening name like "Larry", it humanizes liches for the common folk. By adding the suffix "-man" to the term lich, it really brings home the fact that liches are people too, and are not to be feared, hunted, or have their plans thwarted.
In fact, it is my hope that whenever a lich asks for a favor (or sacrifice), no matter how unusual it is, people will provide the lich with...Larry Lichman2008-01-02T21:09:36ZRe: Forums: 3.5/d20/OGL: Your Paizo/D&D forum name....Why?Aberzombiehttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2htf0&page=4?Your-PaizoDD-forum-nameWhy#1802008-03-03T01:55:02Z2008-01-02T20:15:20Z<p>I don't think I've posted here yet, so here goes....</p>
<p>As IconoclasticScream could probably tell you, I didn't really choose my name. It was chosen for me. Call it what you will - Fate, Destiny, Karma, the intervention of a higher power.</p>
<p>I am the Aberzombie. I even have my own theme song.</p>I don't think I've posted here yet, so here goes....
As IconoclasticScream could probably tell you, I didn't really choose my name. It was chosen for me. Call it what you will - Fate, Destiny, Karma, the intervention of a higher power.
I am the Aberzombie. I even have my own theme song.Aberzombie2008-01-02T20:15:20ZRe: Forums: 3.5/d20/OGL: Your Paizo/D&D forum name....Why?Bill Lumberghttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2htf0&page=4?Your-PaizoDD-forum-nameWhy#1792008-03-03T01:55:02Z2008-01-02T20:00:18Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Heathansson wrote:</div><blockquote> <div class="messageboard-quotee">Bill Lumberg wrote:</div><blockquote> Like others here I chose a villain-the boss from "Office Space". </blockquote>I saw Office Space and said, "hey...." but didn't wanna say nothing cos it might be your real name......errrrrrrr......yyyyyeah, uh.... </blockquote><p>Never mind that. Just get me those TPS reports <i>with covers</i> before I have to send you another copy of the memo.Heathansson wrote:Bill Lumberg wrote: Like others here I chose a villain-the boss from "Office Space".
I saw Office Space and said, "hey...." but didn't wanna say nothing cos it might be your real name......errrrrrrr......yyyyyeah, uh.... Never mind that. Just get me those TPS reports with covers before I have to send you another copy of the memo.Bill Lumberg2008-01-02T20:00:18ZRe: Forums: 3.5/d20/OGL: Your Paizo/D&D forum name....Why?Heathanssonhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2htf0&page=4?Your-PaizoDD-forum-nameWhy#1782012-11-15T18:45:23Z2008-01-02T19:54:03Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Bill Lumberg wrote:</div><blockquote> Like others here I chose a villain-the boss from "Office Space". </blockquote><p>I saw Office Space and said, "hey...." but didn't wanna say nothing cos it might be your real name......errrrrrrr......yyyyyeah, uh....Bill Lumberg wrote:Like others here I chose a villain-the boss from "Office Space".
I saw Office Space and said, "hey...." but didn't wanna say nothing cos it might be your real name......errrrrrrr......yyyyyeah, uh....Heathansson2008-01-02T19:54:03ZRe: Forums: 3.5/d20/OGL: Your Paizo/D&D forum name....Why?Bill Lumberghttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2htf0&page=4?Your-PaizoDD-forum-nameWhy#1772008-03-03T01:55:02Z2008-01-02T19:48:51Z<p>Like others here I chose a villain-the boss from "Office Space".</p>Like others here I chose a villain-the boss from "Office Space".Bill Lumberg2008-01-02T19:48:51ZRe: Forums: 3.5/d20/OGL: Your Paizo/D&D forum name....Why?CourtFoolhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2htf0&page=4?Your-PaizoDD-forum-nameWhy#1762008-03-03T01:55:02Z2008-01-02T19:10:29Z<p>Joker and Jester are almost always taken. I try to find an image not everyone and their brother uses. Still holding out for custom avatars.</p>Joker and Jester are almost always taken. I try to find an image not everyone and their brother uses. Still holding out for custom avatars.CourtFool2008-01-02T19:10:29Z