Crevice is an opening as in a crevice in a mountain side. n/t

Crevice is an opening as in a crevice in a mountain side. n/t:
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Posted by Radakh on March 10, 2000 at 09:47:19:

In Reply to: What the hell is crevice? posted by Krevanice on March 9, 2000 at 17:26:13:

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> > This is partly a response to all those people picking on Kenneth on the char board. I always thought that the rule of thumb for picking a good name is to ask yourself: "Is this what I would name a character if I was writing a fantasy novel?"
> >
> > As many of you certainly know, unoriginal names, that is names that are common, are frequently used in many fantasy books. What is so bad about Kenneth, and he's even got an rp excuse... Does every name have to have 12 letters and 3 friggin vowels. For that matter, why the hell is "a combo of two names" illegal? Why can you be Mary, but not Maryjane?
> >
> > Since I'm trying very hard to avoid work and don't have enough time right now to mud, lets just run through a who pk list of names:
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> > [ Arial ] (PK) Ichthus the Josokutei
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christ almighty, a 4 consonant cluster. ugly too. but better than most.
> > [ H-Elf ] (PK) Tomas the Josokutei
> >

oh dear god, an unoriginal name, what a loser, and he's gonna get pk'd way too quick it's too easy to type
> > [ Svirf ] (PK) Xniler the Maker of Scrolls
> >

xn rolls off the tongue real nicely. what is everyone's fixation on x?
> > [ Human ] (PK) Kraraun the Maker of Potions
> >

same for k. i'm sick of the letter k. do a whois k one day and see
> > [ Arial ] (PK) Mirinid the Greater Spy
> >

like this is even remotely consistent with arial myth
> > [ Elf ] (PK) Derellethil the Grand Sorcerer
> >

oh here we go, an obvious elitist player
> > [ Arial ] (PK) Krevanice the Master of Elementals
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another damn k name. sounds like crevice
> > [ D-Elf ] (PK) Exadrus the Cut-Throat
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another damn x. i bet he exaggerates a lot
> > [ Felar ] (PK) Atheltba the Master Knight
> >

At hel To Be Announced. I see through you.
> > [ Svirf ] (PK) Bacrie the Knight
> >

this name ends in ie, an obvious loser
> > [ Arial ] (PK) Keeghan the Greater Spy
> >

that's 3 k's right there. jeezus
> > [ Human ] (PK) Mogambe the Master Knight
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must be african
> > [ Gnome ] (PK) Gadinias the Master Knight, Champion of Hillcrest
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what, he gets a special title just because his name sounds like a mountain range?
> > [ Human ] (PK) [ARBITER] Polemachus the Inceptor of Geomancy
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he's got the word pole in his name.
> > [ Arial ] (PK) Neumaumeux the Mistress of Atemi Waza
> >

i'm not even going to bother
> > [ Gnome ] (PK) Quinis the Inceptor of Geomancy
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this has to be some latin word.
> > [ Felar ] (PK) Shalandria the Mistress of Kotegaeshi
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how many damn assassins are there? This must be a ghetto alley cat felar.
> > [ Human ] (PK) Fescennine the Master of Hearing
> >

just hoping to trick us on the spelling, arent you?
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> > bastards, all of you

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Comments:	> > > > > > This is partly a response to all those people picking on Kenneth on the char board. I always thought that the rule of thumb for picking a good name is to ask yourself: "Is this what I would name a character if I was writing a fantasy novel?" > > > > > > As many of you certainly know, unoriginal names, that is names that are common, are frequently used in many fantasy books. What is so bad about Kenneth, and he's even got an rp excuse... Does every name have to have 12 letters and 3 friggin vowels. For that matter, why the hell is "a combo of two names" illegal? Why can you be Mary, but not Maryjane? > > > > > > Since I'm trying very hard to avoid work and don't have enough time right now to mud, lets just run through a who pk list of names: > > > > > > [ Arial ] (PK) Ichthus the Josokutei > > > <dd> christ almighty, a 4 consonant cluster. ugly too. but better than most. > > > [ H-Elf ] (PK) Tomas the Josokutei > > > <dd> oh dear god, an unoriginal name, what a loser, and he's gonna get pk'd way too quick it's too easy to type > > > [ Svirf ] (PK) Xniler the Maker of Scrolls > > > <dd> xn rolls off the tongue real nicely. what is everyone's fixation on x? > > > [ Human ] (PK) Kraraun the Maker of Potions > > > <dd> same for k. i'm sick of the letter k. do a whois k one day and see > > > [ Arial ] (PK) Mirinid the Greater Spy > > > <dd> like this is even remotely consistent with arial myth > > > [ Elf ] (PK) Derellethil the Grand Sorcerer > > > <dd> oh here we go, an obvious elitist player > > > [ Arial ] (PK) Krevanice the Master of Elementals > > > <dd> another damn k name. sounds like crevice > > > [ D-Elf ] (PK) Exadrus the Cut-Throat > > > <dd> another damn x. i bet he exaggerates a lot > > > [ Felar ] (PK) Atheltba the Master Knight > > > <dd> At hel To Be Announced. I see through you. > > > [ Svirf ] (PK) Bacrie the Knight > > > <dd> this name ends in ie, an obvious loser > > > [ Arial ] (PK) Keeghan the Greater Spy > > > <dd> that's 3 k's right there. jeezus > > > [ Human ] (PK) Mogambe the Master Knight > > > <dd> must be african > > > [ Gnome ] (PK) Gadinias the Master Knight, Champion of Hillcrest > > > <dd> what, he gets a special title just because his name sounds like a mountain range? > > > [ Human ] (PK) [ARBITER] Polemachus the Inceptor of Geomancy > > > <dd> he's got the word pole in his name. > > > [ Arial ] (PK) Neumaumeux the Mistress of Atemi Waza > > > <dd> i'm not even going to bother > > > [ Gnome ] (PK) Quinis the Inceptor of Geomancy > > > <dd> this has to be some latin word. > > > [ Felar ] (PK) Shalandria the Mistress of Kotegaeshi > > > <dd> how many damn assassins are there? This must be a ghetto alley cat felar. > > > [ Human ] (PK) Fescennine the Master of Hearing > > > <dd> just hoping to trick us on the spelling, arent you? > > > > > > bastards, all of you

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