Spence Posted August 14, 2006 Report Share Posted August 14, 2006 I find myself on a "creative roll". After a long dry spell (writers block) my ideas are finally making it onto paper. WooHoo!! But there is something still not flowing. The enemy the PC's are fighting are an ancient evil that has plagued the world throughout recorded history. It is the source of all the legends of demons and the like. Since the game is designed to have a decidedly “anime” feel to it the names I am using at the moment really won’t do. Somehow the inspired “Class 5 Invader” doesn’t really cut it. I was thinking of names for the five types of invader/demon and one overall name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted August 14, 2006 Report Share Posted August 14, 2006 Re: Looking for some "names" Hmm... well, whenever anime and HERO come up in the same sentence, the first place I check is Michael "Susano" Surbrook's wonderful website, Surbrook's Stuff. What you're describing sounds a lot like Susano's adaptation of the Silent Mobius manga series, which he calls Silent Mobius Zeta. The main enemies of the setting are alien demonic entities known as "Lucifer Folk." Susano provides descriptions of the different types of Lucifer Folk, as well as a list of grimoire names for demons that would be appropriate for them, some of which you might like. Let me just link you to those specific resources: http://surbrook.devermore.net/smz/smzluciferfolk.html http://surbrook.devermore.net/smz/smzsamplelf.html http://surbrook.devermore.net/smz/smzlfnames.html Another possibility is from an article in the pre-Fifth Edition archives of Digital Hero by Bryan Salois, describing the Shou Zhan Chuan Temple. This is the base of an ancient order of mystically-powered warriors dedicated to combatting an evil very much like you describe, which they call "The Dark." You can find more specifics about the entities of The Dark in this followup article expanding on the Temple: http://www.herogames.com/FreeStuff/dharchives/shouzhan2.htm I hope there's something there you can use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spence Posted August 14, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2006 Re: Looking for some "names" LL, Good calls. I actually have "Silent Mobius" as well as "Blue Seed" which I admit have influenced my campaign concept. But SM uses names that lean toward western/Biblical ones. Lucifer Hawks, Asmodeus, Baphomet and so on. I was looking for something with more of a Asian (Japanese?) feel. But I wanted to avoid blatant use of the names used in known anime. But I lack the needed knowledge to make them myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yamamura Posted August 14, 2006 Report Share Posted August 14, 2006 Re: Looking for some "names" I would suggest then using the Asian Bestiaries 1 and 2 and name the creature after monsters of Folklore.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted August 14, 2006 Report Share Posted August 14, 2006 Re: Looking for some "names" While I heartily endorse yamamura's suggestion, if that's not practical right now you could hit the online Encyclopedia Mythica and check the section on Japanese mythology. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spence Posted August 14, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2006 Re: Looking for some "names" yamamura - Order placed Lord Liaden - Shiney! Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susano Posted August 17, 2006 Report Share Posted August 17, 2006 Re: Looking for some "names" Tina told me at she loves the AB's because AB2 has the most disgusting monster she's ever seen in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lethosos Posted August 18, 2006 Report Share Posted August 18, 2006 Re: Looking for some "names" *points to his creation history for the Eight Sages* Zhu, translated into Mandrin, means "deep". In my world, she's defined as the second of the two most primal beings that appeared at the beginning. She is considered the source of all demons of that world, and has left her mark in the myriad punctures in the darkness that the mortals call 'Night.' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OzMike Posted August 21, 2006 Report Share Posted August 21, 2006 Re: Looking for some "names" Tina told me at she loves the AB's because AB2 has the most disgusting monster she's ever seen in it. Which is? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Obvious Posted August 21, 2006 Report Share Posted August 21, 2006 Re: Looking for some "names" Which is? My guess is the tanuki and its scrotal sac of doom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susano Posted August 21, 2006 Report Share Posted August 21, 2006 Re: Looking for some "names" Which is? Penanggalan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OzMike Posted August 21, 2006 Report Share Posted August 21, 2006 Re: Looking for some "names" Penanggalan ---> You must have had fun researching that... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susano Posted August 21, 2006 Report Share Posted August 21, 2006 Re: Looking for some "names" ---> You must have had fun researching that... "Fun" isn't quite the word I had in mind.... It was a case of 'it can't get any more gross that that..." "bets?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prodigyduck Posted August 25, 2006 Report Share Posted August 25, 2006 Re: Looking for some "names" If these enemies are where the legends of demons come from, why not call just them "Demons" or "Devils"? Anime series do not tend to complicate their names, when they can help it. Think of the Angels from Evangelion, the Heartless from Kingdom Hearts (okay, not actually an anime series, but you know what I mean), or the Devils from Devil Hunter Yoko. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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