What would you suggest to use as some punny character names at the table - without being too obvious?
Joe Kerr (Perform (Comedy), bard)
Scott Free
Patty Melt
Stare Roy (a barbarian of course)
Jack B. Quick
Rollo Dyce (a gambler)
Justin Tyme
Robin Banks (a rogue)
Paige Turner (cleric: cloistered archtype)
Norman Arminger (fighter)
Jimmy de Lokk (trap specialist rogue)
Abby Normal (oracle)
St. Anger (Inquisitor, anger inquisition)
Robustos Titanspells (Transmuter)
Brick Shyt House (BIG barbarian)
oh, missed that, friend of mine made a character named : Faryn H'way...Unarmed fighter I think, and a psychotic Bard named Westchester Jesterfall.
My user name is taken from an actual character from an actual game. And yes, he was a pig. Long story.
Chanda Lear (evocation wizard/flame oracle)
Braun Behr (druid)
Jerry Rigg (trap-based rogue or ranger)
Tsun Shaen (stormborn sorcerer)
Bubba Sahr (verdant sorcerer)
Weatherby Goode (druid, archtype: storm druid)
Miles Straume (druid, archtype: storm druid)
Art Burn (sorcerer, evocation specialist)
Brock Enrol (charismatic fighter)
Patty Larseny (a female rogue)
Largo Brasspheres(any)
Flint Westwood (gunslinger)
Gonoph Halfcock (Gunslinger)
Biggern Urs (Fighter)
Miss Fyre (female Gunslinger)
Shao Tan Blanx (half Tian Gunslinger)
Injor Endo (Bard)
Kiel De Moifo (any)
Bragg Artorius (bard or any combat)
Mete Shields (come now...)
Leighton Homogh (Monk)
Biggs Littleton (halfling)
Havu Hadenough...
Robert Loblaw (but call him Bob)
A sorceress named Tereff (but you call her Miss Tereff)
And one character that I used for nothing more than the start of the game with every intention of killing him off (courtesy of a short rope and a tall tree) before the first level up that the DM okayed. Name of Yawa Worht (spell it backwards).
I tend to avoid "punny" names for my PCs since I tend to want my characters to be believable characters in the world they are in.
However, I do indulge my punny bone for NPCs that I put in my campaigns.
Unfortunately I tend to out-clever myself by delving into Greek or Latin for my puns, which nobody gets.
For example, if I'm going to have a fire-based sorcerer in my game, I'll translate "fire wizard" to "ignis veneficus". That may be enough right there, or I may decide to make it a female wizard named "Venus Ignificus"
I had a female bard named Ubera Formosus. Nobody got it.
Rob marks(con man)
Ian Steel(thief)
Claude the psionic warrior. It's not that funny until you see him in combat. His claws did 3d6 at level 8.
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Shi'thead.
Mien Chang Hama (He has a high AC)
Jimmy Lox (Thief)
His brother Flint (Gunslinger)
Ima Berr (Druid)
Riton Tar'gett (Ranger)
Sir Nitin Shiningarmor (Paladin)
Bodisa Weypan (Monk)
Belli Vit (Ninja)
Git Arman (Bard)
I can probably think of more but I can hear everyone groaning aready so I'll stop.
Belli Vit (Ninja)
I can probably think of more but I can hear everyone groaning already so I'll stop.
That ninja name was horrible. lol
Set A. Blaze, my Osirion sorc/oracle
That ninja name was horrible. lolBelli Vit (Ninja)
I can probably think of more but I can hear everyone groaning already so I'll stop.
What, you don't believe its any good?
Kami Kazi (ninja)
Willard Spearmint (halfling cavalier)
Ro'Gayn (bald monk)
Tonov Bric (strong fighter-type)
Imarok (dumb orc)
OMG...I just found this: http://www.punnames.com/ ... looks like its a canonical list we can pull from (I love you internet).
What, you don't believe its any good?That ninja name was horrible. lolBelli Vit (Ninja)
I can probably think of more but I can hear everyone groaning already so I'll stop.
I understand the joke/reference. It made me both laugh and groan.
dot for hilarity
Ima helar (healer based character)
Luke Atmey
OMG...I just found this: http://www.punnames.com/ ... looks like its a canonical list we can pull from (I love you internet).
It's...it's the holy grail.
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Flint Westwood (gunslinger)
Funny story. I had a Clint Westwood gunslinger in a game once. The player was notorious for being unoriginal with names, so I was very impressed with this one that wasn't "Tim" or "Tom". It took me about ten sessions to finally realize (mid-game) where the name was coming from.
Epic facepalm ensued.
Gawain Komando
Hung Lo
Magie Coal - (Magical)
Flint Westwood (gunslinger)
Funny story. I had a Clint Westwood gunslinger in a game once. The player was notorious for being unoriginal with names, so I was very impressed with this one that wasn't "Tim" or "Tom". It took me about ten sessions to finally realize (mid-game) where the name was coming from.
Epic facepalm ensued.
My nephew just played Flint Westwood the pistolero in the First section of RotRL and was epicly disappointed having to shoot at 14 touch AC and doing 2-3 damage per shot. He failed to look at the sheet thoroughly so missed the 'Up Close and Deadly' deed. I played a halfling master Summoner named, Injor Faise, Brikk othuse a.k.a St. Anger,half orc inquisitor of Gorum, a half elf alchemist and a Dwarven Ranger. No punny names for the last two, well actually the alchemist is Ignatius the Bold so kind of I guess but definitely not the Dwarf Ranger.
Nicholas Mage.
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I once played a fighter/cleric named Chuck Morris, but I don't usually go for puns. I prefer kennings.
Doesn't mean I can't think of any though.
Nathaniel Churlwunn (anyone, especially if the player's dice hate him)
Barbara Ann (barbarian)
Drew Iddic (druid)
Madge Ickmissile (wizard)
Spike D'Armer (fighter or paladin)
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Two Druids from an old campaign:
Spruce Willis
who met an untimely end and replaced with ...
Maple Jackson
And a fighter for 5e playtest
Don Hastily
Madge Ickmissile (wizard)
Wow, that's a double whammy at LEAST! "Say hello to my 'ick missile'!"
Bu-Shii [AKA Bulls***] (Samurai-type character)
Hu Flong Pu (Ninja-type character)
Grate Acks
Faiur Bolz
Rex Kalebr
Just off the top of my head...
Ban Dade - Cleric
Hitten Thaco - fighter
Lea Vinn Kwik was one of my favorites from a few years back
Abby Normal - man that made me laugh, I haven't seen that film for ages!
Molly Estmee [Kinky Necromancer]
I have a Female Gunslinger/Alchemist named Keepu "Ed" Lowe. 16 levels after she was made my GM finally got it.
______ The Duke of Earl (cavailer)
______, Abott of Costello, (Cleric)
Quermidt de Progue (Pick a Grippli)
Swikee (Pick a Grippli)
Har Chur - Zen Archer
Char la'Mane (Cavalier or Paladin)
I have a grippli NPC nicknamed Phroog Lleggs. With his INT he will never realize the joke.
There is also a Kobold named Lyl Izard. And while not a pun per se I have a trio of Gnolls named after the three hyenas from the Lion King.
I've always been partial to Pent, Rendar, Vival, Bian, and Cull, Knights of the Round.
Wait
Two Druids from an old campaign:
Spruce Willis
EVERYONE GO HOME. TBURKE WON THIS THREAD.
Brokethegm Steeltusk (First name is pronounced "Broke-a-thame")
Agda Haskell. (If you get this pun, you're probably about to make a parenthetical comment.)
Programming jokes oy vey.
Though not as bad as suddenly realizing how much the Android OS Eye resembles HAL 9000's eye.
Which reminds me. I have a Warforged (converted to PFRPG) named Eifailda Turningtest. He dumped INT and CHA.
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Tiel De'ar (TL;DR)
Can-Eihitt Thaco
Sahkah Joo Weeah (Ranger)
Till Tingat Wendmils (Cavalier)
San Tow Offesheeo (Inquisitor)
Cantgit Yiflasck (Alchemist)