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[McDoomhammer]

...a fort of nominative determinism?

That is, dwarves are all forced to do jobs related to their names, regardless of other factors like what they're actually good at.  So Ingish Pickseeds farms, Urist Faithfultreaty is the liason, Edem Duckcudgel is a macedwarf in heavy armour (or a butcher), Bomrek Granitenobles is either a sculptor (mason) or admin, Lokum Stabmetals is a weaponsmith and so forth.  Only names with absolutely no suggestion of a profession are wild.

Just a crazy idea.  It might make for an interesting challenge early on.

[Kagus]

This brings forth the problem of when you end up with someone named "Fondle Rockbust".  Prostitution has yet to be integrated, although I suppose you could just let them sit around the meeting area and give them points in certain "social skills"...

It's an interesting idea, but dwarves have some really crazy names at times...  Also, what kind of name would denote someone who moves stuff from place to place?

[Bullion]

What job would Rakust Diamondtrumpet get?

[McDoomhammer]

quote:Originally posted by Bullion:
<STRONG>What job would Rakust Diamondtrumpet get?</STRONG>

Gem setter.  Or jazz musician.

Kagus, you do raise some good points.  I guess you could give hauling jobs to anyone whose name just doesn't fit anywhere.  Although, I do love your idea to disable all labour for dwarves whose names suggest 'social' professions.  I'm trying to decide which of the two would better suit Zulban Whippedballs.

This is kind of why I suggested it- a chance to exercise creativity, sense of humour, and punning skill.  Also for the hell of it.

[ChaosFollowing]

Not quite by name, but I'm currently running a community game where all the dwarves are divided into jobs by religious caste. Except the followers of Rurast, Goddess of Treachery, who get assigned wherever they want but risk getting exposed and executed every spring.

[McDoomhammer]

Ooooh, nice.  I just had a similar idea, but I'd only got as far as assigning the healing god's devout followers to health care.  Care to elaborate?

[FunnyMan]

quote:Originally posted by Kagus:
<STRONG>someone named "Fondle Rockbust".  Prostitution has yet to be integrated</STRONG>

Wouldn't anybody named "Rockbust" be an immediate hire for the Catapult Squad, stone removal division?

[bigmcstrongmuscle]

I never thought to build a whole fortress like this, but I've had some awesome coincidences. My favorite lumberjack of all time was Zuglar Pinesquake.  My mental picture has always been of him hoisting up his ax and striding around the landscape, vegetation quivering in terror at his approach as he cries out in his best Ozymandias voice: "Tremble at my approach, leafed ones - Ye Larch and Pine! Ye Oak and Ash! - For I am your DEATH made incarnate! Look upon my works, ye mighty and DESPAIR!"

[Abyss]

quote:Originally posted by FunnyMan:
<STRONG>

Wouldn't anybody named "Rockbust" be an immediate hire for the Catapult Squad, stone removal division?</STRONG>

Think of a different meaning of "bust..."

quote:Originally posted by Bullion:
<STRONG>What job would Rakust Diamondtrumpet get?</STRONG>

I'd probably lock that dwarf in a room with a stockpile of musical instruments and a stockpile of cut gems, and only toss in the trumpets and diamonds until he's legendary at sticking those gems onto the stone pyrophones.

I like this "What's your name? That's your job!" idea. I'll probably start a fortress like it soon.

Curse these forums! I have too many fortressi, and not enough time! Maybe if I dropped college...

[McDoomhammer]

My best coincidence so far would have to be a dwarf called "LightSabre".  Naturally I immediately nicknamed him "Luk" Lightsabre, Padawan and drafted him.  He actually hit Swordsdwarf very quickly, at which point I changed his profession to Knight.

Unfortunately, his ability to parry arrows with his sword proved limited.

If you wanted to be really crazy, you could take this more literally- have Diamondtrumpes do nothing but set diamonds in trumpets and set Granitenobles up with a dedicated workshop for statues (granite ones?)...

[Awayfarer]

I had a cheesemaker once whose name was "Led Knifemetal". As if being a cheesemaker wasn't enough of an excuse for me to draft him. He was a hell of a soldier but died in a bow-goblin ambush shortly after being elected mayor. :-/

[Istrian]

Granitenobles ? Have him pull levers. As in : the kind of levers that drop tons of rock on Barons & co.

[McDoomhammer]

An equally valid interpretation!

[Telltolin]

What about Kogsak Agakbukith, or Kogsak Anusturmoils? What would his job be? ;o

[Bullion]

quote:Originally posted by Telltolin:
<STRONG>What about Kogsak Agakbukith, or Kogsak Anusturmoils? What would his job be? ;o</STRONG>

Whatever the hell he wants.