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Re: Why do people still use fames name from, books or movies

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I imagine the DM / Admin who refused the name based it on the fact that "Skywalker" is a well-known surname from a modern-era science fiction space opera. The name's too unique and recognizable; using that surname carries with it implications and connotations that the PC is related to that particular fantasy story, which could be considered an unfair advantage or immersion breaking to the playerbase.

You can't be "Luke Skywalker." But we have a "Luke Darius," and that name's perfectly legal.
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Re: Why do people still use fames name from, books or movies

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V'rass wrote:Ah nevermind i give up... :cry: Look up Sir. Arthur Conan Doyle.
No need... I get it, Dr. Watson.
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but you not allow to use name Pendragon it was couse it was not use so much as Arthur couse now we have a movie call king Arthur i think it Artur is a unique couse of the tale gos both way and for the Luke there is a guy faster ind he's shadow call Lucky Luke so we have 2 famous name it is disespect to the names mode if you cant live with out a famous word name disespect
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Arthur is not a banned name Lock. TS has the right of it, DM's would be hard pressed to enforce such a thing since you could also say thousands of other names that are used for one character or another. It's easy to say "Drizzt" is not acceptable as it's not a common name and synonymous with a specific FR lore character. Disallowing common human first names is a bit more difficult to enforce.
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Re: Why do people still use fames name from, books or movies

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chad878262 how many movies has the name Arthur been ind ?
Arthur is use ind a magical tales we friends as long we from BGstaff support each other you a woman and iam a man
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Lockonnow wrote:chad878262 how many movies has the name Arthur been ind ?
Arthur is use ind a magical tales we friends as long we from BGstaff support each other you a woman and iam a man
Arthur is a common name in many cultures just like Alexander or Peter for example. No need to be paranoid about it :naughty:
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KOPOJIbPAKOB you dont get my point do you? there is a way of speech and dont take you know it, but it is a king's name
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Lockonnow wrote:KOPOJIbPAKOB you dont get my point do you? there is a way of speech and dont take you know it, but it is a king's name
I understand that your rant is all about your blocked Skywalker surname. I personally don't think that blocking this surname was a right decision. But it doesn't mean that you are right blaming everyone here for their character names.
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Alexander was a step bigger than a king...he was an emperor.
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KOPOJIbPAKOB well we to lean to live to Create oure own names like the backgound story if we cant do tha tbut use other kings name we a not more then a copycat
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chad878262 king or emperor dosent really matter couse there not many magical tales about him sure there was this hugh world story and maybe 2 movies but dosent matter
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If we have issues with a name, we are to report them through the DM teams.
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