 mmitchell  | 15 Jun 2012 10:32 a.m. PST |
A fellow TMPer asked about a random name generator for the Old West ( TMP link ), and that reminded me that I was almost 90% finished with a dice-driven name generator for Gutshot before I got sidetracked and never finished it. This is a series of charts that uses dice to select randomly from 36 options (a 6x6 grid). It doesn't need to be comprehensive, just useful and fun. Now's a good time to get back to it, but I could use some help thinking up cool nicknames and last names. Any suggestions? Here's a sample of what I've got so far:
The Kid
Saddlesore
Tramp
Itchy-Trigger
Cotton Mouth
Snake-eyes
King _____ (fill in the blank with an animal: "Snake," "Colt," "Rooster")
Whiskey ______ (first name after this, like "Pete" or "Larry")
Alamo ______ (first name after this, like "Jack" or "Mike")
Fat _____ or Skinny _____ (like "Bill" or "Tom") Any other ideas? |
| Mooseworks8 | 15 Jun 2012 10:39 a.m. PST |
Cactus Pete
Deadeye Jake
Pale Face Bill
Arkansas Jack
Texas Bob |
| kreoseus2 | 15 Jun 2012 10:47 a.m. PST |
Horseface….
Crazy…
Mad pierre |
| Space Monkey | 15 Jun 2012 10:55 a.m. PST |
Names of local characters I've heard: Pappy Rottencrotch (a ghost who haunts the outhouse, true story)
Smiler
Potato Johnson
Flapjack
Ambassador Moneybags (town drunk)
Dynamite
Crabclaw (guy had a malformed hand)
Buttrash
Shooter (a barber who won a gunfight, kinda) |
| Phil1965 | 15 Jun 2012 10:58 a.m. PST |
Cold Chuck Johnny is one of my favourites, he was with Wyatt Earp during the bloodless Dodge City War. |
 The Virtual Armchair General | 15 Jun 2012 11:35 a.m. PST |
Okay, how about names you WOULDN'T want to be known as in the Old West? "Flinch"
"Cramps"
"Wince"
"Whiney"
"Weepy" (especially paired with a name, e.g. "Weepy Dick". Yeah, I know.)
"Sweaty"
"Sally" You get the idea…. Then again, you also don't want to be remembered by another nick-name, as my Great-Grandfather was after he was shot dead by Henry Starr--"The Late." TVAG |
| richarDISNEY | 15 Jun 2012 11:44 a.m. PST |
The same name as any State of the Union.
"Colorado"
"California"
"Texas" But granted, "New Hampshire" really is not a good nickname.
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| jpattern2 | 15 Jun 2012 11:46 a.m. PST |
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| taskforce58 | 15 Jun 2012 12:26 p.m. PST |
I've always thought "Calamity" is a pretty good nickname. |
| Oddball | 15 Jun 2012 1:16 p.m. PST |
"Whiskey Pete" is a good nick-name. What! That's my nick-name! To go with state names, some cities would also work, ie: Witchta Humfrey. Well, maybe not Humfrey, but you get the idea. Medical problems also work: blind, lame, gimp, stump. We're not being PC, we're talk'n Old West. |
| Frederick | 15 Jun 2012 1:23 p.m. PST |
Mexican Jack Texas Hank Frenchie The Baron English Bob Chin the Chinaman Greasy Pedro Lucky Louie Dead Fred Insane Wayne Jake the Snake Wrongway Peachfuzz |
| mashrewba | 15 Jun 2012 1:28 p.m. PST |
Bitch Cassidy
The Ten Gallon Twat
Wild Bill Cock Up
Big Jessie James. |
| Phil1965 | 16 Jun 2012 4:04 a.m. PST |
Terrement, great stuff, thanks for the link. |
| CooperSteveOnTheLaptop | 16 Jun 2012 5:39 a.m. PST |
How would you get the nick name 'Alamo'? |
bracken  | 16 Jun 2012 11:53 a.m. PST |
Dirty Dick
Double Barrel Brenda
Two fingers Steve
Fanny Annie
Pistol whipping Pete
Big Dick
Poke in the eye Pete
One eyed Percy
Big Gun Dennis |
| mashrewba | 17 Jun 2012 11:27 a.m. PST |
and so on…
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| ChicChocMtdRifles | 18 Jun 2012 8:45 a.m. PST |
Boothill Bevins-Known as an agriculturalist because he was always planting at Boothill.
Sixgun Sam-NY dude who wanted to be known as a gunfighter.
Skunk Jones-Most aromatic man in the west.
Sloughfoot Sue-A treasure she is(use your imagination)
Broomtail Annie-Sweet rancher's daughter
Beeline Billy-Makes a beeline for a rest when working away from camp |
| Attila the Pun | 28 Jun 2012 5:55 p.m. PST |
Don't forget the historical "Big Nose Kate," Doc Holliday's actual sometime paramour, "Soapy" Smith (con man & all-around thug of the Alaska gold rush), and "Liver-eatin'" Johnson, the historical inspiration for Robert Redford's movie "Jeremiah Johnson" (they weren't talking about deer liver, either!). |
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