Gamemaster Stalls as she opens up Fantasy Name Generator
Alright, so just to be clear, right after you ask this street vendor what he thinks about the local guard, you want to know his name? Well, he looks at you askance, kind of sizing you up. He’s a thick-set man, looks like he knows how to use his hands for gutting fish and maybe working the ropes of a ship as well as selling his wares at the docks. Right, I know I described him already, I just wanted you to know who you were dealing with. Thought you wanted the whole picture, but I guess you’re really only interested in the name of this rando you met.
The clicking? Oh, I was just opening up my notes. Because this guy is definitely one I planned on you all meeting. If I’m being honest, sometimes it can be a real burden meticulously crafting this world for you all to explore. I’ve got his profession, appearance, his hopes and dreams, all saved up on this file I’m opening, it just so happens that I forgot the name that I gave him. It’s fine, I know you didn’t mean to hurt my feelings, but I wanted you to know how deeply it wounded me when you implied that I didn’t know this guy’s name.
Okay, so we’ve been playing what would probably be best described as fantasy-Russia right? Oh, no reason, just wanted to double check. Okay, well, I definitely can’t pronounce that. Would a commoner even have a last name? Alright, who cares, his name is Sergei. Are you happy? His name is Sergei, his wife is named Sasha, and they have two beautiful boys named Roman and Stepan, and they used to have a little girl named Kotinka who died in the plague two years ago. He tells you this, tears brimming in his face, because everyone’s got a story, but you don’t have to know every one, okay? Maybe next time you won’t be such a busybody.
