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When you're designing characters, and you can't think of a name, do you recycle names you've used in the past?

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unity
You're magical to me.
12540
03/02/2016 04:02 PM
Not usually. I generally go to a baby names site and look through names until I find something that fits XD
InfectionFiles
the world ends in whatever my makerscore currently is
4622
03/02/2016 04:37 PM
No, I do name sites that depend on the character. If I want something unique I do gods or demons and for my mostly modern games I use baby name sites like unity lol
Craze
why would i heal when i could equip a morningstar
15170
03/02/2016 05:58 PM
i name them fuckface until they have a proper name decided upon
slash
APATHY IS FOR COWARDS
4158
03/02/2016 06:26 PM
I have a bunch of old names from projects on eternal hiatus, and if I really liked 'em and I think it fits, I'll use one of those, usually!
kentona
Bunnyhug
21027
03/02/2016 06:40 PM
I have a stash of unused character names in my handy txt file.
pianotm
The TM is for Totally Magical.
32388
03/02/2016 11:29 PM
Sometimes, if I want common names, I go to baby names.

Often, I'll take an existing common name and alter it to make it look like a futuristic version of it (instead of Racheal--Rochalla. Michael to Mikan. Sabrina to Sabine. etc. etc.).

Sometimes, I'll mash my keyboard and pick names out of the mess it makes.

aeryhpghiuoragPGasdilfgi;l;igqwergui;ugarigfuialrgybfuasdkbygvuayrgfil,argyfoarogfboyigflarfgbyraulkufgrlgfyboarygf

And I'm not enthusiastic with that particular mess, but I was able to get Rafulyi, Grobar, and Fuiryi out of it (Yeah, I don't just pay attention to the spelling in these messes. I mix and match string and sound).
Ratty524
The 524 is for 524 Stone Crabs
12986
03/03/2016 12:14 AM
author=unity
Not usually. I generally go to a baby names site and look through names until I find something that fits XD

I go through a similar process, or just go to Google Translate to give them some obscure Latin/Japanese/Whatever word as their name for extra edge-points.
Pyramid_Head
16
03/03/2016 12:28 AM
Hunh, that's all really cool. I like to mix up unique and common names, and if I can't think of a unique name. I reuse a name that I used in a project that never took off.
One name I tend to use a lot is Illain (Illvain if it's a badguy.)
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