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Raven Redstar
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 13, 2009 1:44 am    Post subject: ISD names Reply with quote

I'm trying to think of a name for an ISD III that I'm using in one of my games, but for some reason, can't seem to come up with a decent name for it. Seems like all the decent ones have already been used.

Any ideas?
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 13, 2009 2:17 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

How about a list of British WWII warships? Indefatigable, Arrogant, Assurance...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Royal_Navy_ship_names
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 13, 2009 2:35 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Try Depeche Mode album titiles.

Exciter
Ultra
Violator.
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 13, 2009 2:38 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hmm.

On second thought, They sound more like brand names of condoms, or some kind of nasty sexual device.
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 13, 2009 4:54 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

How about Judas Priest albums, then?

Painkiller
Jugulator
Angel of Retribution
Turbo
Screaming for Vengeance


Actually, I think Painkiller is an excellent name for an ISD!
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 13, 2009 6:01 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Maybe Debbie Gibson albums:

Out of the Blue
Electric Youth
Anything Is Possible
Body Mind Soul
Think With Your Heart
Deborah


ISD Electric Youth is probably a SAGroup COMPNOR training vessel.

"Lord Vader, the Executor is undergoing repairs. Temporarily, we have assigned you the Imperial Star Destroyer Deborah - GAKK!"
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 13, 2009 9:41 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

ok, those made me laugh. Laughing

but if anyone suggestions New Kids on the Block album titles... I'm outta here!
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 13, 2009 10:18 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Looking up their discography, their latest album released last year wouldn't be too bad: "The Block". Although it sounds more like a World Devastator than an ISD.

Black Sabbath albums aren't half bad:
-Dehumanizer
-Never Say Die
-Paranoid
-Technical Ecstasy
-Sabotage

Or Deep Purple:
-Fireball
-Machine Head
-Stormbringer (this IS awesome)
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 13, 2009 10:45 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Actually, I like Stormbringer Gry. Nice suggestion.

Also, thanks Barra, Royal Navy ships might be a good idea, I'll take a look through there. Trying to match up the ship's name, with the Commander's personality.

http://www.theforce.net/SWTC/isdlist.html
This place above has a list of the currently used names. Hehe, don't want to step on those.
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 13, 2009 11:04 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Raven Redstar wrote:
Actually, I like Stormbringer Gry. Nice suggestion.

Also, thanks Barra, Royal Navy ships might be a good idea, I'll take a look through there. Trying to match up the ship's name, with the Commander's personality.

http://www.theforce.net/SWTC/isdlist.html
This place above has a list of the currently used names. Hehe, don't want to step on those.


Glad to be useful occasionally... and thanks for the list of used names. I don't pay much attention to the EU but something easy to access like this lets me avoid confusion, as you say.

You might also try googling for ships from the Horatio Hornblower novels/films or from Patrick O'Brien novels. I'm less familiar with the latter but there might be something useful in there.
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PostPosted: Fri Aug 14, 2009 2:57 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

You can also use archaic weapons for names:

Broad-Sword
Crossbow
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PostPosted: Fri Aug 14, 2009 1:41 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I like weapon-related variants as well, and really anything that sounds ultra militaristic and masculine.

Warhammer
Thunderhammer
Swiftsure
Warmaster

A quick/dirty method that I sometimes use is to take the names of planets in the sector the ship patrols or was built in, especially the smaller capital ships.
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PostPosted: Fri Aug 14, 2009 4:45 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Walker DuQuesne wrote:
You can also use archaic weapons for names:

Broad-Sword
Crossbow
Morningstar

In that case...
Trebuchet.
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PostPosted: Fri Aug 14, 2009 6:24 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

There is already a stormbringer.
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PostPosted: Fri Aug 14, 2009 7:53 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

garhkal wrote:
There is already a stormbringer.

Is there a Mournblade?
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