The "What's a good name for this?" thread

I dunno I wnated to word to emphasize the "End of the World" part. And I think "Final" is just too general for that.

Also to me "Finigenesis" sounds more like having something to do with fish

Would using Alpha or Omega work in place of one of the "Beginnning" and "End" words work?

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"Omegagenesis" sounds... grandiose, at least.

Hmm... What about "Ultimagenesis" or "Perditiogenesis"? (The former should mean "origin of the finale", while the latter should mean "origin of destruction"—and has the benefit of similarity to (via shared root with) the English word "perdition".)

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I guess either would work. Thanks I'll consider using it when and if I decided on writing end of the world scenarios.

What is a good name for a transporting machine that works like an old timey train combined with a lift? It only goes up and down over montains, and is fairly important in the story. The setting for the story is fantasy, but it's not much magic involved and the story doesn't revolve around it at all.

An Funicular?

You could also take a look at Rack railway systems and others Vertical_transport_devices.

What would be a good name for a Radical Inquisitor who fell to chaos?

edited 21st Aug '14 10:45:57 AM by Rosvo1

Not Warhammer savvy enough to know what that is, but I think I'll give it a shot: Try a corruption of Lucifer, as in the angel that rebelled and fell into hell. Maybe Louis Cypher?

edited 21st Aug '14 11:06:53 AM by MorningStar1337

Given that most WH40K names tend to either be Latin or corrupted versions of modern names, what about Maphew Hopps (from Matthew Hopkins - the infamous "Witchfinder-General" who was though to be responsible for 300 deaths and got a fee for every single one of them).

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Maybe Milton Kin (Milton from the paradise lost author, and Kin from your suggestion)?

edited 21st Aug '14 12:01:07 PM by MorningStar1337

I have an idea for a game, not one I'm intending to try to make for a long time, but it would help to keep the idea clear in my head to not have a gap in the terminology. Basically, I want words to distinguish between two applications of magic, one that puts a lasting effect on some physical object and one that creates a single instantaneous effect and is used up in the process. I want one noun for each of these, preferably words that go well with a lovecraftian horror setting (without getting too specific). I was thinking of 'essence' or 'rune' for the first kind, but I can't seem to come up with a good word for the second kind. Any ideas?

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I'm not that versed in Lovecraftian terminology bit I think "Flash", "Dazzle" or something related to "Dream" could work.

edited 30th Aug '14 11:09:22 AM by MorningStar1337

Really not the right tone.

The best word I've come up with so far is probably 'pulse', but I think that's still not quite right.

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The first sounds like "enchantment"; for a more Lovecraftian flavour, perhaps "instilling", "enwebbing" or "glamoury".

For the second, perhaps "ignition"?

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I was going for a Light Is Not Good feel and for the timed magic one (since you said yourself you already have soem ideas for the permanant type)

How about "flicker" for the non-permanant one?

edited 30th Aug '14 6:58:34 PM by MorningStar1337

Maybe I forgot to clarify this, but it's kind of important that the words work well as plurals. They're words for individual instances of the magic, rather than the field as a whole.

Not...really gonna work, in this case. :\\

edited 30th Aug '14 10:24:39 PM by Meklar

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Okay then you want lovecraft-esque terminology that can also be pluralized. I think I'm gonna have use the Word Power motif for this.

• For the non-field magic I'd go with Rune, Sigil or Glyph
• for the field magic I'd suggest Tongue (as it's synonymous with language in additions to being how lifeforms speak), Para (as in paragraph) and Sentence (both a combination of words and a punishment)

edited 30th Aug '14 10:48:54 PM by MorningStar1337

In my setting, I have three types of creatures, created by magic from blood, and they are referred to collectively as homunculi.

The first type are known as homunculi bestia ('beast' in Latin), and comprise of every magically-created creature in the setting. They are not sentient, with a maximum intelligence on the level of a cat, dog, or horse. The second type are known as homunculi intellectus. They are the classic, Renaissance alchemists 'mind in a bottle'. Their sentience is arguable; they're essentially magic computers. The third type, homunculi anima are unique in that they are sentient, they can outlive their creators (unlike the other two who will dissolve if their creator dies), and go against their creator's wishes and orders, even to the point of killing and attacking them.

I have a faction of characters who don't like to refer to the third as homunculi as such, as they feel that the term is dehumanizing. However, for a variety of reasons, homunculi, even homunculi 'anima'', are not human (For example, they are immune to the corrosive effects of acid, but are very susceptible to alkaline substances; even milk can be toxic to them). The obvious solution is to have this group use a new term. Any ideas?

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@Meklar: "Glamoury" might pluralise as "glamouries", and "enwebbing" as "enwebbings".

@Sharur: Hmm... "Blood-folk" or "Blood-born"? If you want to stick with Latin forms (warning! Bad Latin probably follows! ^^; ), perhaps something like "Genitus Sangui"? If you don't want the use the blood connection, what base concept do you think that this group would use for their term? The artificiality of the homunculi? That they are sentient (something like "sentienti", perhaps)? Something else?

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This seems like a What Measure Is a Non-Human? thing. If you're using this to explore the concept of humanity beyond humans I'd go with alchima sapiens, of homo alchima.

edited 31st Aug '14 8:36:12 AM by MorningStar1337

@Sharur, Morning Star: Using "homo" might be a good idea; building on that and my previous "blood" suggestions, what about "Homo Sanguinus"—"Man of Blood"?

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What's a good name for an island of sentient fruits?

[Name of fruit] Island.

Actually, there are several different fruits that live on the island. I was considering Fruitopia, but I think that might be trademarked.

edited 31st Aug '14 11:50:57 PM by BiggerBen