Rebar Posted July 15, 2018 Report Share Posted July 15, 2018 I am developing a superheroic character who is able to manipulate fog into thick tendrils that can ensnare foes and pick up heavy things, as well as cast a blinding fog over the whole battle scene. It is set in Halifax, which has about 100 fog days a year. I want a cool name. Something that makes fog seem like an awesome power, but not evil, as if for a villain. Character might have a Dutch theme I was originally just going to all him The Dutchman, and I still might. ("Ik ben een Dutchman! What? No, I don't fly. Why do people keep asking me dat?") I've tried synonyms, thesauri, colour chip charts, etc, even looked up haunted stories of Halifax and haven't come up with a name I like. Fog is too obvious Smoke, mist, same. ('Fog', in Dutch, is simply 'mist' ) Miasma - cooler but too 'huh?-like. It could be synonyms for obscurity, but I haven't found any I like. Closest I've come is Coal. Because there's a lot of coal mining in Nova Scotia. Grijs (pronounced like 'grace') is Dutch for 'grey'. Suggestions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucius Posted July 15, 2018 Report Share Posted July 15, 2018 Ectoplasm Pea Soup Ghostly The Gray Mist Lucius Alexander The palindromedary says that last is just Lucius signing off, not suggesting his own name for your character Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amorkca Posted July 15, 2018 Report Share Posted July 15, 2018 Esoteric and go with Myste "Don't call me Misty..." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebar Posted July 15, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 15, 2018 14 minutes ago, Lucius said: Ectoplasm Pea Soup I thought of pea soup, but I must remember my team mates, who will tease me mercilessly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted July 15, 2018 Report Share Posted July 15, 2018 Well, there are enough Acadians in Nova Scotia that you could get away with a French word, so how about brume ("mist" or "haze")? It's pronounced somewhat like "broom," which might be appropriate for someone who can "ensnare foes and pick up heavy things." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebar Posted July 15, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 15, 2018 2 minutes ago, Lord Liaden said: Well, there are enough Acadians in Nova Scotia that you could get away with a French word, so how about brume ("mist" or "haze")? It's pronounced somewhat like "broom," which might be appropriate for someone who can "ensnare foes and pick up heavy things." Heh. Yeah, I thought of that one too. Doesn't smack of superheroism. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zslane Posted July 15, 2018 Report Share Posted July 15, 2018 Nebelwerfer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceknightFenix Posted July 15, 2018 Report Share Posted July 15, 2018 Obscuration. Penumbra. Adumbra. Cover. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ninja-Bear Posted July 15, 2018 Report Share Posted July 15, 2018 How about Shroud? I too have a character concept called the Grey Mists. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattingly Posted July 15, 2018 Report Share Posted July 15, 2018 Mister Mister Steem Blurr BoloOfEarth 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucius Posted July 15, 2018 Report Share Posted July 15, 2018 Halifog Chilling Effect Lucius Alexander I'll ask the palindromedary to think of more.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greywind Posted July 16, 2018 Report Share Posted July 16, 2018 Apparition Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archer Posted July 16, 2018 Report Share Posted July 16, 2018 Mystique Captain Foggy Amidst The Perceptionist General Mayhem The Hidden Tendrils Portal - with the hero pulling dangerous fog from Elsewhere. Or heck, just call him “Elsewhere”. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnia Posted July 17, 2018 Report Share Posted July 17, 2018 Sandburg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted July 17, 2018 Report Share Posted July 17, 2018 Diplomat Gloom Scatter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drunkonduty Posted July 17, 2018 Report Share Posted July 17, 2018 Mel Torme. mattingly 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucius Posted July 17, 2018 Report Share Posted July 17, 2018 29 minutes ago, drunkonduty said: Mel Torme. Melt or May? Lucius Alexander The palindromedary says "That is not Mel Torme" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Democracy Posted July 18, 2018 Report Share Posted July 18, 2018 What about Silhouette - all you usually see of the hero would be his silhouette within the fog...? Doc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted July 18, 2018 Report Share Posted July 18, 2018 Mistery. Or for more grandiloquence, Misterius. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Democracy Posted July 18, 2018 Report Share Posted July 18, 2018 You might use the Scottish term for a sea fog - Haar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KA. Posted July 23, 2018 Report Share Posted July 23, 2018 Phantasm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted July 23, 2018 Report Share Posted July 23, 2018 Maybe "Whiteout?" Any of these landing for you, Rebar? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmjalund Posted July 23, 2018 Report Share Posted July 23, 2018 Visibility Zero Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armory Posted July 24, 2018 Report Share Posted July 24, 2018 One of my players has a gas-based PC called Vapor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clnicholsusa Posted July 24, 2018 Report Share Posted July 24, 2018 You might think me windy, but you could call him The Breeze and have his theme song all sewn up... ...and... I'll just move on down the road. Armory 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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