| From: | Bruce gyro@********.co.za |
|---|---|
| Subject: | What's in a name? |
| Date: | Thu, 4 Mar 1999 11:12:27 +0200 |
From: Marc Renouf <renouf@********.com>
To: shadowrn@*********.org <shadowrn@*********.org>
Date: 03 March 1999 11:21
Subject: Re: What's in a name?
>
>
>On Wed, 3 Mar 1999, David Buehrer wrote:
>
>> So, players and GMs, what are some of your best names (and why?).
>
><rant>
> I am more or less averse to the entire concept of street names.
>Monikers, epithets, aka's, nicknames, or whatever are okay, but the
>"handle" is more or less a ridiculous concept. Would you expect any
>potential employer to take you seriously if you walked up and said
"Hi.
>My name's 'Dark Rapture'" ? Hell no. But if you said, "The name's
Ned,
>but ever'buddy calls me 'Crusher'" that's at least believable.
> And as far as using a cheesy street-name to keep people from
>learning your "true name," you could just as easily lie. "Mr.
Johnson?
>I'm George, George Washington. Pleased to meet you."
> A pseudo for deckers I can buy, but walking around and introducing
>yourself as "The Chromed Accountant" to folks on the street smacks of
>either an inferiority complex, excessive paranoia, or supreme
arrogance.
> Further, what do the people on your team refer to you as? "Hey,
>'Matador,' let's go grab a beer." Knicknames are okay, but they are
a
>little bit different in how they come about. Most people don't pick
their
>own nickname, it's given to them by the people they are forced to
call
>friends. That's why I require players in my campaign to explain
where
>their nicknames come from if they're going to use them.
>
></rant>
Good call Marc...
I remember a snide comment in an SR book about interviews with runners
all named Nemisis, because their mothers didnt love them ... (was it
SRComp?)
-- BRUCE <gyro@********.co.za>
<hard@****>
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Everything is True
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