Roast Character Names

[loramin]

Originally Posted by Mazan [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

The naming policy is racist against Native American names Redcloud, Crazyhorse, Sittingbull, Blackhawk, etc. These are not immersion breaking at all. I also think Barbarian names fit this mold perfectly. I guess this server only excepts white european names.

Historically Native Americans never had the name "Redcloud": they had "Redcloud (in Mohican)" or "Redcloud (in Sioux)". I'm sure if you used the Mohican/Sioux/whatever word for "Redcloud" it would be perfectly acceptable according to the naming policy.

Now it's true that modern Native Americans don't necessarily speak Mohican, and their name might actually be "Redcloud (in English)" ... but naming your character after a modern Native American name is like naming your character after a modern white protestant (ie. you don't name your character "Bob" or "Chris" do you?)