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Plasmoid Name Generator
Gloopy Ooze-Folk Names, Borrowed Names and Descriptive Nicknames for Fantasy
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How the Plasmoid Name Generator works
A plasmoid name generator for D&D's ooze folk, the shapeless, amorphous travellers of Spelljammer. Plasmoids have no mouths in the usual sense, so their own names are gloopy sounds. Many also borrow a name from another species they admire, or answer to a nickname crewmates gave them. Pick a kind.
How the plasmoid name generator works
Plasmoids are living ooze with a curious, gentle outlook, and they speak by vibrating their bodies. The Sound name mode builds names from wet, bubbling syllables like Blup and Squel, the sort of noise a plasmoid might make to introduce itself. Borrowed names are ordinary names a plasmoid has picked up from humans, elves or dwarves, sometimes with an honest description of its shape. Nicknames are affectionate, descriptive tags that a ship's crew might give a friendly blob. All three suit the slightly comic, slightly alien tone of plasmoid characters.
Plasmoid characters
Plasmoids are strange but usually kind. A borrowed name played completely straight, like Sir Hubert, is funny in the right way, and a sound name lets the table enjoy saying it.
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FAQ
What do plasmoid names sound like?
Wet and bubbly. Their own names are made of sounds like blup, gloop, squel and plip, the noises a body of ooze makes when it moves or talks. They are fun to say out loud. Use the Sound name mode for a plasmoid's own name in its own language.
Why would a plasmoid borrow a name?
Plasmoid names are hard for other species to say, and plasmoids are curious about the people they meet. Many adopt a common name from a species they like, often without quite understanding it, which is where a plasmoid called Captain or Sir Hubert comes from. The mismatch is part of the charm.
What nicknames suit a plasmoid?
Descriptive, affectionate ones about their shape and texture: Little Jelly, Shiny Bubble, Wobbly Glob. These are the names a crew or party gives a plasmoid, and many plasmoids adopt them happily. Use them for friendly NPCs or for a plasmoid who has become part of a ship's family.
Can I use these names for other oozes?
For friendly oozes and slime characters, yes. For monstrous oozes like gelatinous cubes and black puddings, the Nickname mode gives good sarcastic names for a dungeon's resident blob. Sound names suit any intelligent ooze creature in a homebrew world.
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