From: Harald Smith (617) 724-9843 (SMITHH@A1.MGH.HARVARD.EDU)
Date: Mon 22 Jan 1996 - 22:06:00 EET
Hi--
Brian writes:
> Is it a typo, coincidence, or an annoying decision on the parts of
the authors that there are no less than 3 characters named Coriander?
I can't speak for the authors, but this was a part I really liked about
Sun County. Whether you look at English names (Michael, John, Thomas)
or most others, you find a fairly limited number of names commonly used
by people. Hence, the need for nicknames, placenames, surnames, etc.
But this feels real. Why should everyone have a different name? The
use of common names is just another aspect of social binding. Those
with differing names are clearly strangers.
> Talk about confusing to players... "Are you Coriander, the leader of
the Bird Men?"; "Why do you ask?"; "Cause he owes us money!";
"Then...no, I'm not."
This is bad? As a GM I've generally found my players quite amused in
such situations. It also raises great opportunities to test those Human
Lore skills or those Suspicious/Trusting traits (if you use such as I
do). And if you do find it too confusing for your players, its not that
hard to change the name to one that is unique or simply in your example
have the person say "Yes, I am."
Harald
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