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Anonymous Mon Sep 6 02:42:23 2010 No.1104687 [Reply] [Original]

Is /lit/ any good at helping with prefixes?

Creating a /tg/ related game, and I have an idea for a race. The suffix will be -shade probably, but I need something ominous and mysterious, somewhat evil for the prefix.

Necroshade, xenoshade, etc.

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 6 02:43:23 2010 No.1104691 librarycardshade

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 6 02:44:23 2010 No.1104694 "Umbra" is Latin for shadow or shade. That should do.

>>	Quentin !!p3mpBqBwOeY Mon Sep 6 02:46:23 2010 No.1104702 >>1104694 why would you even post that? do you have asperger's?

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 6 02:46:23 2010 No.1104703 >>1104694 Huh, cool. Now I want to stick a suffix on umbra. XD Suffixes that fit my prefix description?

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 6 02:47:23 2010 No.1104704 >>1104703 umbramancers would mean shadow wizards, if that's something close to what you're going for, I guess.

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 6 02:48:23 2010 No.1104705 Umbra Loins

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 6 02:49:23 2010 No.1104710 >>1104704 Very tempting. Thank you /lit/. I think /lit/ and fa/tg/guys get along well.

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 6 02:51:23 2010 No.1104713 Sorry, misread the question. Mal- is an all purpose prefix for bad things Nox/Noc- means night dol- has implications of darkness and misery

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 6 02:53:23 2010 No.1104717 my vote's for either "stunna" or "lamp"

>>	Darnielle !GneuXPFtrY Mon Sep 6 02:56:23 2010 No.1104721 >>1104704 laaaaaame

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 6 02:57:23 2010 No.1104725 >>1104704 Actually, it is kinda lame. :\ I want to use noc/nox, because that fits very well.

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 6 02:59:23 2010 No.1104730 >>1104725 try this, it's the most thorough english-latin dictionary available online, will give you lots of ideas: http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/definitionlookup?type=begin&q=ghost&target=la

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 6 03:05:23 2010 No.1104742 I know you're not looking for suffixes, but the Russian -grad is pretty cool for townships. How does Umbragrad (city of shadow) sound?

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 6 03:06:23 2010 No.1104746 >>1104730 Thank you. >>1104742 I don't think I'll use the umbra for the race name, but you've just named this race's command center, /lit/tle helper. :D

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 6 03:08:23 2010 No.1104748 >>1104746 I thought it sounded snazzy too. Good luck with your game, and come back if you feel the creative juices dwindling.

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 6 03:37:23 2010 No.1104789 Darkshade Blackshade Evilshade Voldemortshade Night Timeshade Killshade Murdershade Bulletshade Mysteroshade Astroshade Cosmoshade Doomshade

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 6 03:39:23 2010 No.1104790 Anus-shades. They have the power to invade vampire's anuses.

>>	Anonymous Mon Sep 6 03:41:23 2010 No.1104793 >The suffix will be -shade I hope your not one of those Anons who make threads about avoiding fantasy cliches. Gregshade Timshade Aaronshade Mattshade Joeshade Heathershade Samanthashade Waltershade Those are my suggestions.

Anonymous Mon Sep 6 03:46:23 2010 No.1104800

Looking at your suffix, -shade, I'd like to offer some advice.

Don't do it.

You know what makes shitty fantasy? Contrived, derivative, juvenile names and places. It's why Paolini's fantasy is ridiculous to any adult and it's why George RR Martin is respected so highly.

You are better off looking into old Welsh names or sticking with anon's suggestion of Latin. The moment you have a race of "Necroshades" running around is the moment you've pretty much ruined your fantasy world.

I didn't want to sound harsh, btw, just wanted to point it out.

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