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Mephansteras

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Civ names with meaning
« on: July 29, 2009, 06:09:50 pm »
Reading through the site readouts of a newly genned world and I saw something I just had to share:

Hobgoblins:
   The Keys of Nudity -- Fallen
   The Will of Safety -- Active
   The Zenith of Snot -- Fallen

I guess there is power in names after all...
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Re: Civ names with meaning
« Reply #1 on: July 29, 2009, 06:17:49 pm »
Ha, the major Dwarven civ in my current game is called "The Basement of Pleasure."
I really don't want to think about that too hard.  :P
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Re: Civ names with meaning
« Reply #2 on: July 29, 2009, 07:01:20 pm »
Quote from: Lord Dakoth on July 29, 2009, 06:17:49 pm
Ha, the major Dwarven civ in my current game is called "The Basement of Pleasure."
I really don't want to think about that too hard.  :P
Sounds hawt
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« Reply #3 on: July 29, 2009, 10:09:35 pm »
My local civs all have interesting names. My dwarves' civilization is called Abanstinthäd, "The Constructive Theater", which I think is pretty cool. The local humans are Mong Orid, "The Nation of Universes". The elves I have to give credit for: Vinena Thafe, "The Storm of Squashing". The goblins also have a pretty cool name, Esnubåx, "The Alchemical Nightmares". But funniest of all, the local kobolds don't have a decent name; they're just plain Damin, which means "Damin". It's almost pitiable.
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« Reply #4 on: July 29, 2009, 10:39:09 pm »
The local goblins are "The Immorality of Fists"  I don't want to think of the immoral things they are doing with their fists...
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Re: Civ names with meaning
« Reply #5 on: July 30, 2009, 10:29:20 am »
The Brotherhood of Violence

I did my best to honor this name.
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« Reply #6 on: July 30, 2009, 01:32:23 pm »
I think my favorite name so far is a goblin fortress called 'Bitchfamous.' Dominated elven, dwarven, and human civilizations for quite a distance, as well.
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« Reply #7 on: July 31, 2009, 05:05:39 am »
Quote from: Telcontar on July 30, 2009, 01:32:23 pm
I think my favorite name so far is a goblin fortress called 'Bitchfamous.' Dominated elven, dwarven, and human civilizations for quite a distance, as well.

Any civ with that name WOULD.
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« Reply #8 on: August 04, 2009, 02:03:32 pm »
Forts:
Musclebrother
Paddlewhipped
Orbsquashed (OW!)
Groups:
The Hairy Orbs
The Pillar of Meat
The Moist Salve

Why do all my fortresses transform into homoerotic nightmares? ;_; This is only maybe a third of the horrifying names I've gotten, but I can't recall any of the rest. I'll edit them in if I remember. I haven't yet gotten any particularly alarming civ names that I can think of, though.
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Re: Civ names with meaning
« Reply #9 on: August 04, 2009, 02:08:29 pm »
My favourite civ name so far was:

The Crimson Pick

Homocidal miners anyone?
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Re: Civ names with meaning
« Reply #10 on: August 04, 2009, 02:09:54 pm »
"The Reputed Armory", dwarven. They always came with weapons and armor.
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« Reply #11 on: August 04, 2009, 02:12:11 pm »
BoltProblem.... in my 12FPS hauling bogged fort :(
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« Reply #12 on: August 04, 2009, 07:50:31 pm »
My local group in the current fortress is the Tower of Stones. (What else would you build a tower out of? That "wood" junk that we burn every day?)

Ironically, it's symbol is an ELF.

The civilization itself is the Oceanic Nets. (That's where all the big fish are. Or were, cause I never saw any of them. Over-fished the ocean?

More ironically, it's symbol is a CAT.
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« Reply #13 on: August 05, 2009, 01:29:51 am »
My current fort is called Braidblockade, I think it's an awesome name. I've got usual lame civ names, The Clear Arch and The Tired Palace.
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