[Contest / JBE] Name This Creature

[Dale McCoy Jr]

Ok Paizo board members,

Now that the bestiary is out, I am beginning serious work on monsters. I finished up a piece of artwork yesterday, but I'm not exactly sure what to name it. Submit your name ideas as a reply to this thread or as a comment on my site and if I choose your idea, you will win a free copy of Book of the Faithful I: The Power of Prayer, due out in November.

Good luck and happy gaming.

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[tejón]

Nicholas Cage.

...sorry.

[Darkjoy]

Avowed Reaver.

Or to be more precise a fire-avowed reaver but that really doesn't 'sound' all that cool.

[DM_aka_Dudemeister]

Death's-Head.

[Lyingbastard]

Infernal Skull

[zylphryx]

Moordenaar

Dutch for "Slayer"

concept that came to mind when I first saw it was an undead creation that feeds upon other undead, specifically vampires. Too few critters that feed upon other critters ...

[Seldriss]

There was a monster looking the same, i think called Flameskull in 2nd edition.
I don't know if it was converted into 3rd edition.
I'm going to look for it in my stuff...

[Seldriss]

I found it :
Flameskull

AD&D 2nd Edition : Monster Compendium Annual I, page 50.

D&D 3rd edition : Lost Empires of Faerun, p171.

[Dale McCoy Jr]

Seldriss wrote:

I found it :

Flameskull

AD&D 2nd Edition : Monster Compendium Annual I, page 50.

D&D 3rd edition : Lost Empires of Faerun, p171.

Well that definitely means it cannot be called Flameskull. Neither of those are OGL.

[Tom Baumbach]

Boazum (Herald of the Apocalypse)

Primitive cultures identified four distinct omens that would predict an apocalypse, calling them horsemen. In truth, the horsemen are but aspects of one entity: the Boazum.

I dunno, I just got a "herald of death" vibe from that pic, and that's where it lead me.

[Paul Ryan]

Avenging Inferno. Okay, I enjoy alliteration. ;-)
An undead spirit that may spring from the pyre when someone is callously allowed to burn to death with no attempt to aid them, seeking incendiary vengeance on those who allowed its death.

[KnightErrantJR]

Pyrocephalus

[Heathansson]

The Immolator.

[Lyingbastard]

Gregg. Call it Gregg.

[Tarren Dei]

Remnant.

[lastknightleft]

So I have no idea why, and it has no definition that I'm aware of, but for some wierd unexplainable reason the second I saw the link my mind popped up the word Ironi ear-o-nee

[Mike Welham]

Incinerating Revenant

[Dale McCoy Jr]

Lyingbastard wrote:

Gregg. Call it Gregg.

You win an honorable mention. Have a cookie.

Please keep the ideas coming. I'll make a decision on Oct 31st-ish. Until then, all entries will be considered.

[Asgetrion]

I'd call it "Flaming Baldie" in honor of SKR. :P

[Asgetrion]

Alright, seriously, the obvious names to me (if you don't mind the rather obvious comparison to 'Flameskull') would be Burnskull or Fireskull. Other similar names that come to mind are Boneblaze, Grimskull, Skullwrath and Direbones (although such monsters may already exist; I know that there is at least a FR monster called 'Blazing Bones'). A "funny" name could be Bonefire (qv. bonfire).

That's all I can come up quickly with...

[Tarren the Dungeon Master]

Boner. hhehhe

[Stereofm]

The Vampfyre !

[lastknightleft]

Tarren the Dungeon Master wrote:

Boner. hhehhe

flaming boner

just imagine the main BBEG screaming out "Back off heroes or I'll unleash my flaming boner"

[Asgetrion]

Stereofm wrote:

The Vampfyre !

Well, Vampyre is actually a 2E FR monster (a fire-wielding vampire spellcaster/variant, if I recall correctly).

[lastknightleft]

I still can't figure out why ironi popped into my head when I looked at it lol.

[kyrt-ryder]

lastknightleft wrote:

I still can't figure out why ironi popped into my head when I looked at it lol.

So ironic

[lastknightleft]

kyrt-ryder wrote:

lastknightleft wrote:

I still can't figure out why ironi popped into my head when I looked at it lol.

So ironic

nice on the joke there, but if you'll notice, I gave pronunciation that seperates it.

also how is that the opposite of my intentions, he asked for a name I gave him the first thing that popped into my head when I saw the monster, not seeing the irony?

[kyrt-ryder]

lastknightleft wrote:

kyrt-ryder wrote:

lastknightleft wrote:

I still can't figure out why ironi popped into my head when I looked at it lol.

So ironic

nice on the joke there, but if you'll notice, I gave pronunciation that seperates it.

also how is that the opposite of my intentions, he asked for a name I gave him the first thing that popped into my head when I saw the monster, not seeing the irony?

It was mostly just a play on words my friend, but if you dig deep enough you can say it was Ironic that most of the word ironic popped into your head as the name.

Yeah, it's a stretch and wasn't the intent lol.

[tejón]

I'm surprised Wraithstrike hasn't posted on this thread yet.

[Uchawi]

Infernal Haunt

[Asgetrion]

Uchawi wrote:

Infernal Haunt

Firehaunt? ;)

[Dredan]

DMcCoy1693 wrote:

Ok Paizo board members,

Now that the bestiary is out, I am beginning serious work on monsters. I finished up a piece of artwork yesterday, but I'm not exactly sure what to name it. Submit your name ideas as a reply to this thread or as a comment on my site and if I choose your idea, you will win a free copy of Book of the Faithful I: The Power of Prayer, due out in November.

Good luck and happy gaming.

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Flamelich

Inferno Corpse
Infernal Corpse
Singed Abomination

I could go on :)

[Stark Enterprises VP]

Hellpyre. :)

[taig]

Yorick

[Tarren Dei]

taig wrote:

Yorick

I'm surprised to like that.

[tejón]

Tarren Dei wrote:

taig wrote:

Yorick

I'm surprised to like that.

Ditto, heh.

[The black raven]

The impression I got from the art was Wrath.

Thus Pyrowrath

And the play on words+undead made it evolved to Pyrowraith

[lastknightleft]

The black raven wrote:

The impression I got from the art was Wrath.

Thus Pyrowrath

And the play on words+undead made it evolved to Pyrowraith

I like the concept, but sounds weird in saying it, how about just Pyraith?

[tejón]

Implemented with PyGame?

[Wicht]

from nosferatu we get Nos-fire-atu.

and from there
Fyratu or Pyratu

[Dale McCoy Jr]

I gotta admit. There are alot of good names in this thread so far. Please keep them coming; make my job hard.

[Tarren Dei]

Some of Hekate's names are interesting:
Pyrphoros (Fire-bearing),
Pyripnon (Fire-breather),
Daidoukhos (Torch-bearer)
Phosphoros (Light-bearer).

I like Pyripnon and Pyrphoros best.

[Randall Newnham]

Brimstone Thrall
Pyretongue Immolator
Pyrehaunt Revenant

[llaletin]

Flamberge
Pyre-Bone
Sati (depending on creature origins and ecology...)

[Wicht]

DMcCoy1693 wrote:

I gotta admit. There are alot of good names in this thread so far. Please keep them coming; make my job hard.

Maybe you should pick the five or six you like best and see what people vote for. Make it a contest.

[Dale McCoy Jr]

Wicht wrote:

Maybe you should pick the five or six you like best and see what people vote for. Make it a contest.

Hmmm... Liking this idea. ... *scribbles down note to self*

[Uchawi]

Flame Skulker
Burning Heretic
Infernal Gnaw
Searing Skull

[The black raven]

I forgot in my previous post to list the Pyre-xxx variations.

- Pyre Wrath

- Pyre Wraith

Probably easier to pronounce than the Pyro-xxx ones.

[Darkjoy]

Secondary submission: Pyreborne

[MerrikCale]

Fluffer Nutter