The Death Cookie

1. Monster of the Week: The Enfield Horror
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Also Known As: No other known names. Description: The Enfield Horror is described as bing 4.5-5 feet tall and grayish in color with large “flashlight-sized” red or pinkish eyes. The creature has ...

2. Archetype of the Week: The Holy Man
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... man in Westerns. The Name Game Holy men who are part of a religious organization will usually have a title or rank to reflect their affiliation and position, and some take on holy names (often of ...

3. Archetype of the Week: The Boy Scout
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...  The Name Game Because boy scouts often inhabit stylistic worlds where a person's name says a lot about him, most boy scouts will have names that sound heroic or at least clean-cut. Names that suggest ...

4. Archetype of the Week: The Warrior
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... level of the tools they take into combat. The Name Game Warriors should have strong, action-oriented names that reflect their battle-readiness. They also frequently acquire nicknames that describe ...

5. A Six Pack of Stagger Lee
(Features/Gaming Articles)

... a music fan (especially a blues fan), there's a good chance you've heard at least a song or two about a man named Stagger Lee, or maybe Stag O'Lee, Stacker Lee, Stack-A-Lee, or any of the many names ...

6. Archetype of the Week: The Rookie
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... who could become a great practitioner of the art if he'd only learn patience. The Name Game While their given names will be typical for the setting and time period in which they were born, nearly ...

7. Archetype of the Week: The Trickster
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... identities and names. Such aliases frequently subtly reveal something about the trickster's true nature, however, because the victims' failure to notice the hint makes the deception that much sweeter. ...

8. Archetype of the Week: The Fool
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... competent minions) to cause a lot of damage. Likely Stories The fool is a universal archetype who can appear in any type of story. The Name Game Fools often have names that are funny or unusual, ...

9. The Rules: Sword & Sorcery
(Features/Gaming Articles)

... of stock fantasy names and maybe a few ideas could come in handy, don't try to come up with tons of details about the world that you're just going to have to look up later. Instead, design elements ...

10. Archetype of the Week: The Spook
(Columns/Archetype of the Week)

... tales and super-hero stories, often as supporting characters.  The Name Game Spooks never use their real names and often make that fact glaringly obvious by using common names like John Doe or Jim ...

11. Archetype of the Week: The Mentor
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... in most stories, regardless of setting or genre. The Name Game Because mentors are usually older than the other characters in the group, they are likely to have "old people" names. They may also have ...

12. Fratboy of the Week: The Big Man On Campus
(Columns/Archetype of the Week)

...  Pressure  Suggested Skills: Athletics, Campus Lore, Current Events, Doesn't Need A Reservation, Etiquette, Fast Talking, Golf, Good with Names, History, Hooking Up, Pillow Talk, Snappy Dresser, Sports ...

13. The Crusader
(Columns/Archetype of the Week)

... the evil minions of ARARARAAR, god of FIRE! and EVIL! simply doesn't permit. The Name Game While some crusaders are flaky hippie types with appropriately granola names, the classic crusader is a capable ...

14. The Rake
(Columns/Archetype of the Week)

... on the setting and genre of the game as well as the character concept. Swashbuckling libertines will have suave-sounding French or Spanish names, exotic enchantresses will have equally exotic names, ...

15. The Squint
(Columns/Archetype of the Week)

...  The Name Game In settings where higher education is only available to people of a certain income level or social class, Squints will most likely belong to that group and have names that match. Since ...

16. The Grizzled Veteran
(Columns/Archetype of the Week)

... and Westerns. The Name Game The given names of grizzled veterans are typical for the setting in which they exist, but may be old-fashioned in the case of older characters. Because they've plenty of time ...

17. The Hot Shot
(Columns/Archetype of the Week)

... The Name Game Action oriented hot shots will have names or nicknames that reflect their abilities or devil-may-care attitude. Other types of hot shots are more traditional names. Nearly all hot shots have ...

18. The Lawman
(Columns/Archetype of the Week)

... agencies. The Name Game Many lawmen are often fine, upstanding citizens with fine, upstanding-sounding names. Others follow action movie conventions, with names that reflect their style, attitude, and ...

19. The Swashbuckler
(Columns/Archetype of the Week)

... of the noble class, and will have names and possibly titles appropriate to their station in life. Because of their strong sense of justice, swashbucklers often find themselves working against those in ...

20. The Con Man
(Columns/Archetype of the Week)

... often a nickname and is very rarely the grifter's real name. The only con artists who user their real names are those who engage in white collar crime or semi-legal business deals. The Numbers Con ...