secretID Posted July 19, 2009 Report Share Posted July 19, 2009 Crusading lawyer and aspiring politician (yes, this is fantasy) gets framed and disgraced. He does volunteer work, and ends up assisting a senile former professor. A friendship develops, and he eventually learns that the prof had been an Indiana Jones type, but adventuring interdimensionally, with the use of a magical cloak. Over the years, the prof had collected various magical items and high tech devices. Our hero trains in the use of some of them, and gets to work. His schtick is that he's got this collection of unrelated foci. The most visible ones are: - a high-tech suit with CHARs and LS - the magical cloak, which has force field along with teleport and x-dim travel - a big ol' blaster rifle with many different settings - a charm bracelet with magical spells on charges Visually, he's a guy in a high-tech suit, a lattice-face magic helmet, high tech boots, and the cloak, carrying a big blaster. He's definitely a hodge-podge, but not completely ridiculous looking. By personality, he's somewhat bitter, but not dark and obsessed. He ranges from fairly playful (he's living a dream, to some degree) to judgmental and vengeful when things really get serious, like when others are in danger. By style, he's mostly scout/sniper - recon and plan before acting. I have a name in use, but I'm not really happy with it. I won't say it now so that I don't corrupt the creative process. I have no problem adding a background element or two to fit the name (e.g., he's got ethnic background X, or he's really into academic subject Y). Thanks for any ideas! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JmOz Posted July 19, 2009 Report Share Posted July 19, 2009 Re: Name this PC - please? Knack As in knick knack as in having a talent with ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucius Posted July 19, 2009 Report Share Posted July 19, 2009 Re: Name this PC - please? Paladin (motto - have gun, will travel) Rifle Ronin Space Knight (if the suit has that much life support) Rifle Ranger Knight Errant Lucius Alexander The palindromedary rider Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucius Posted July 19, 2009 Report Share Posted July 19, 2009 Re: Name this PC - please? Knack As in knick knack as in having a talent with ... Knick Knack Knight? Lucius Alexander Pish Posh Palindromedary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hyper-Man Posted July 19, 2009 Report Share Posted July 19, 2009 Re: Name this PC - please? The Curator (as in museum curator). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Certified Posted July 19, 2009 Report Share Posted July 19, 2009 Re: Name this PC - please? Here are the first few things that came to mind. The words in parentheses are ways to modify the original title. Definition Umbra (Umbral) Traveler(, The) Horizon Walker (Umbral) Wanderer(, The) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haven Walkur Posted July 19, 2009 Report Share Posted July 19, 2009 Re: Name this PC - please? Savoir Faire ("sav-WAH fair") This French term means literally "to know to do". It's usually applied to someone with a good grasp of the social graces, but it could equally well apply to someone who's just all-around competent, resourceful or never at a loss...and given this character's wide range of powers, skills and equipment, the name seemed like a good one for him. Pro Bono Well, he was a lawyer AND a volunteer, yes? The Latin phrase means, "For the good," and usually refers to the legal work in the public interest that attorneys do for free...only now his public interest work is a little more hands on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindscape Posted July 19, 2009 Report Share Posted July 19, 2009 Re: Name this PC - please? Sometimes the most obvious answer is the right one so why not call him Hodge-Podge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenbriar Posted July 19, 2009 Report Share Posted July 19, 2009 Re: Name this PC - please? HE could be called Writ. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tachyon Posted July 19, 2009 Report Share Posted July 19, 2009 Re: Name this PC - please? Hoard(-er) Judge Hoard(-er) Treasure Hoard/Treasure Hunter Cloaked Hoard(-er) Professor Hoard/Treasure Cloaked Traveller Professor Justice Justiciar/Judicator Justice of the Dimensions Cloaked Justiciar/Judicator/Justice Crusader Cloaked Crusader Professor Crusade Jack of all Trades Crusader/Justiciar/Judicator/Professor of all Trades Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted July 19, 2009 Report Share Posted July 19, 2009 Re: Name this PC - please? Peregrine: adj. 1. Coming from foreign regions; a peregrine bird. 2. Traveling; wandering. -- n. The peregrine falcon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Ops Posted July 19, 2009 Report Share Posted July 19, 2009 Re: Name this PC - please? Wanderer or maybe the Collector Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrosshairCollie Posted July 19, 2009 Report Share Posted July 19, 2009 Re: Name this PC - please? Hardware or Arsenal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cybertooth Posted July 20, 2009 Report Share Posted July 20, 2009 Re: Name this PC - please? By style' date=' he's mostly scout/sniper - recon and plan before acting.[/quote'] The name RECON came to my mind first. Afterall, you mentioned it in your post and it is what he does. Let us know what you pick. Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted July 20, 2009 Report Share Posted July 20, 2009 Re: Name this PC - please? Tatooine Jones. You said interdimensional Indiana Jones type. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alibear Posted July 20, 2009 Report Share Posted July 20, 2009 Re: Name this PC - please? Pity he's no' Australian then he could be Walkabout If he was African American or better yet a Masai he could be called Safari (means a journey iirc) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
secretID Posted July 21, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2009 Re: Name this PC - please? Thanks for all the ideas, based on what has been suggested and ideas springing from that, I'm down to the following, grouped by style, sort of: Knight Errant Ranger Strider Justice Horizon Walker Ghost Mechanic Mechanimistas – the one I've been using - made up Greek word – “device user” The "Hardware" suggestion is funny – that’s the name of the other character I’m playing right now. I'm leaning toward Ranger. Can't decide... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samarkand Posted July 22, 2009 Report Share Posted July 22, 2009 Re: Name this PC - please? I may be too late, but let me toss Vanguard into the ring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sister Payback Posted July 22, 2009 Report Share Posted July 22, 2009 Re: Name this PC - please? How about tech-mage? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
secretID Posted July 22, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2009 Re: Name this PC - please? How about tech-mage? I played around with mage and math (like polymath)...never got one that I liked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrosshairCollie Posted July 22, 2009 Report Share Posted July 22, 2009 Re: Name this PC - please? The "Hardware" suggestion is funny – that’s the name of the other character I’m playing right now. I think every group has a Hardware at some time or another ... it's just one of those words that says "Hey, look at me, I'm a good superhero name!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhoulMaster Posted July 22, 2009 Report Share Posted July 22, 2009 Re: Name this PC - please? Libra, for the Scales of Justice. I assume though the process let him down, he still believes in the concept of justice. Also, it gives a couple ways he can mislead bad guys where his powers come from. I always like names like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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