"Yes, okay, my name is... kllllaaaarrrrrg... i-ifer. Klargifer Caltrop."

"Klargifer is a strange name for a halfling."

"Yuh- yeah. Yeeesss. I suppose it is. That's why I hate my parents."

"Yeah? And what are their names?"

[Suddenly, a wizard or something appears and casts silence on everyone. So you can't ask that the question anymore]

Have the npc panic and accuse them of being a fae, screaming and running away. If it happens in a populated area, guards show up and start asking questions. Hopefully the sheet inconvenience will deter them in the future.

the one group I was defacto DM for my players would do this knowing the more off guard they caught me the more likely somebody was likely to be called Chungus or Squinton or some shit

Falamshar the Kalashtar

Falashnikov the Kalashnikov.

I love how the party gravitated and dragged "Wheel Well" along, in Dimension 20: Skyward Ho.

DM Brennan is rarely caught off guard, but Maxwell's younger brother being named "wheel well" felt like an improv moment.

The way the party made sure to drag "wheel well" with them as long as possible - forcing Brennan to keep saying "wheel well" - is just adorable.

One of my favorite things is giving fantastic creatures ordinary human names. My group will never forget Walter the minotaur who did absolutely nothing interesting aside from being named Walter.

Just pull a Slartibartfast and get really sad about how much your name sucks and then try to make the players feel bad about it.

This is how my campaign ended up with Grond the ogre and Fëanor the magic item craftsman.

That's why I keep a name list and just cross them out as needed.

His name is... Jizzmop Pintglass. Hey, you asked.

Start using the persons asking's real name and make them real goofy. This? This pants shitter Dave.

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