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I need a Name!

Thu Jul 16, 2009, 3:22 PM
These pokemon type monsters have been taking over my artistic life of late. I'm drawing them faster than I can colour them. Building up quite a backlog now. Have 3 that need to be coloured, as well as another 3 that need to be inked and scanned. AND I'll probably end up drawing some more before I get around to that colouring and scanning! However, I am loving doing them, its a load of fun, and apologies to :iconmugenginga:, as these are what is stopping me from writing up campaign information for you. :P

The only problem is that I cannot for the life of me think up an appropriate collective name for the monsters! I want something that will evoke the same feel as Pokemon, but which doesn't feel like the Hong Kong rip-off version of them. So I will be welcoming any suggestions as to collective names for all the monsters. Please help me! It is driving me insane...er.

As to monsters, there will be 2 Electric types, another Warrior type, 2 Air types, and a Water type. I want to have at least 2 of each type up soon, then I'll get to work on the 3rd starter for each type.

(PS: Prue, I am working on D&D, but I need to finish the map, and come up with some names before I can give you anything)

  • Mood: Stuck
  • Listening to: Jethro Tull
  • Reading: The Watchmen
  • Watching: Futurama
  • Playing: Pokemon Pearl (still!)
  • Eating: Breakfast
  • Drinking: Tea. Lots of tea

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:iconmugenginga:
Thanks for the explanation on things. XD I was wondering about that!

Well, if you want to not have the Hong Kong rip-off (bootleg references ftw, btw), than I suggest dropping the "mon" suffix used in at least two franchises.

The problem is has to do with the lack of knowledge most people have with your world. Is the "standard" world the one our campaign is set in?

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:iconcathto:
pretty much the standard world. Like our own, with differences

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:iconmugenginga:
The differences are the important part. XD I mean, even if you compare two similar worlds (Pokemon and Monster Rancher. The whole "next to our world" of Digimon is too different for this) there are a lot of differences. ;)

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:iconcathto:
I like the idea of monsters being integrated throughout history.
Medieval armies fighting alongside monsters, and so forth

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:iconmugenginga:
Well, then would there really be a catch-all name other than "monsters"?

Look at our world. We don't have a special name for "animals". I'm thinking maybe you should go with a less catch-all monster name and more just a campaign or world name.

If you have some ideas, I can get you Japanese words and origins from there.

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:iconcathto:
I't just be easier than calling them "monsters from my BESM campaign"

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:iconmugenginga:
I agree... hopefully someone can help you. >_>

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I had an idea! All I know is D&D right? So I thought your monsters kind of reminded me of a sorcerer's familiar, so I just looked up 'familiar' in a bunch of different languages and I thought the Hungarian word for it kinda sounded cool. "Ismerős" Anyway, just a thought! Hope you find a cool name for them!!

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