Barf Forth Apocalyptica
the swamp provides => Knife & Candle => Topic started by: Elizabeth on July 19, 2010, 07:53:07 AM
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No one in Fallen London has names.
You don't, certainly. And then there's the Rubbery Men, the Contessa, the Melancholy Curate, the Starveling Cat. The only person with a name is Madame Shoshanna.
How do names work in Knife and Candle? Do you forgo the namelessness of the browser game and have a list of descriptive nouns and adjectives?
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There are a few others that are named and it really makes them stand out from the pack and makes you wonder why they have that distinction.
I rather like the idea of 'names' cobbled together from lists of adjective and nouns. Moreover, I like the idea of those titles shifting as the game goes on. It might be a little confusing at the table though.
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Add to that the fact that the most sinister figures in the game are the only ones with 'normal' sounding names - the masters of the bazaar (Mr. Wine, Mr. Iron, whatever)
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Names are so important!
I really like the idea that characters don't have proper names by default. Maybe getting a name is the ungiven future?
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Ooooh, I like that a lot. Maybe your name becomes a custom quality that expands a move of your choice?