Spell Naming

[Grey Knight]

(NB: I have a specific Request For Ideas, but I've made the thread title more generic so's it can be used to deal with other similar notions as well.)

To start the thread off, I'm trying to think of a new name for limited wish, which just doesn't sit well with me for some reason. A few minutes' work with a thesaurus hasn't turned up anything of particular interest ("whim" was the best one), and so I turn to the Intertubes for inspiration.

Ideas?

[Thomar_of_Uointer]

Aspiration?

[Fako]

Invoke Change?

[The Demented One]

Will Made Real.

[TheOOB]

Assert Arcana

[The_Cowinator]

That One Spell where you Press the Button to Have what You want Happen, only not as Impressive

[magic8BALL]

Minor Wish

...just a thought... sounds more impresive, but keeps it simple.

[MandibleBones]

The Big Red Button
Will and Word
Wish Light
Diet Wish
Wish One: With Splenda!

Um... okay.

Minor Reality-Shaping Invocation?

[Grey Knight]

8-ball's suggestion gave me an idea; what about changing the names of both spells, so that limited wish becomes just wish, and wish becomes greater wish? It'd be consistent with the other greater foobar spells.

[TheOOB]

wish is an iconic name though, it would be more likely the limited wish would become lesser wish, like how lesser geas is to geas/quest.

[Halcyon_Dax]

Just okay wish

or

Manifest Desire

[TheOOB]

Manifest Desire

Ohh, me likes

[Grey Knight]

wish is an iconic name though, it would be more likely the limited wish would become lesser wish, like how lesser geas is to geas/quest.

To be honest, I don't like lesser geas either. :smallwink: The "greater" gimmick doesn't work there, though. Accursed annoying alliteration!

[AmberVael]

Shape Reality
Incarnate Will
Shift Reality

Though personally I like 'just okay wish' :biggrin:

[Mewtarthio]

Just Manifest Desire

"Manifest" explicitly refers to psionics. Sorry. And psionics already has Bend Reality and Reality Revision.

...Y'know, I've always thought "Reality Revision" wasn't a very good name for a power.

[Dhavaer]

...Y'know, I've always thought "Reality Revision" wasn't a very good name for a power.

Sod's Law of Arcane Appellation: the more innocous the name of the spell, the more appallingly dangerous it actually is.

Presumably this also applies to psionics.

[Grey Knight]

Sod's Law of Arcane Appellation: the more innocous the name of the spell, the more appallingly dangerous it actually is.

summon fluffy bunny wabbit is banned in all civilized countries.

[mikeejimbo]

How about Beg?

Please please please please work!

[Grey Knight]

summon chocolate for DM?

[Halcyon_Dax]

Marginally Less Spectacular Wish

or

Eh, Wish. You know?

or

ish

or

Lackluster Wish

[Gralamin]

Bound Whim?

Confined Intention?

Restrained Will?

[Cocktail Umbrellas]

I'm a fan of 'Beg' and 'Diet Wish' myself hehe.... otherwise,
Fixed Wish?
Restricted Wish?
Precise Desire?

On the same topic of naming spells: when a PC (or NPC) in any of your campaigns creates a spell, any of you cats actually follow the non written rule of naming the spell after the creator? IE: Melissande's Flaming Goblet or Tempros' Glitterstorm as opposed to just Flaming Goblet and Glitterstorm? Just curious...

In any case, best of luck with the limited wish renaming ^_~

[Grey Knight]

On the same topic of naming spells: when a PC (or NPC) in any of your campaigns creates a spell, any of you cats actually follow the non written rule of naming the spell after the creator?

While not a cat, I do usually go with that approach.

One thing I like about "Diet Wish" is that it offers up a likely name for an intermediate-strength version: "Diet Wish with Lemon"




I'll stop talking now.

[Dhavaer]

One thing I like about "Diet Wish" is that it offers up a likely name for an intermediate-strength version: "Diet Wish with Lemon"

So we should rename Prestidigitation 'Diet Wish with Lime', then?

[Demented]

Bid
Bidding
Brief Wish
Low-Calorie Wish
Mini wish
Request (Seems more like a name for Lesser Miracle)
Strong Lucubration
Twist
Weaker Wish

If wishes were soft drinks....

[Rama_Lei]

The wish formerly known as limited?

[MandibleBones]

So we should rename Prestidigitation 'Diet Wish with Lime', then?

No, Prestidigitation should be renamed Caffeine-Free Diet Wish.


The wish formerly known as limited?


Heh. Symbol of Wish.

[Mewtarthio]

Kinda Like Wish Except Not As Mind-Numbingly Powerful

[AmberVael]

One thing I like about "Diet Wish" is that it offers up a likely name for an intermediate-strength version: "Diet Wish with Lemon"
I am stealing that. Totally. Its mine now.

[Lord Iames Osari]

This thread makes me ROFL.

[Grey Knight]

I am stealing that. Totally. Its mine now.

Every time you successfully cast diet wish with lemon, you receive one lemon in addition to whatever you wished for.

[Triaxx]

How about:

Lesser reality changing spell which must be worded with excruciating care to avoid smart aleck DM's doing nasty things to you

Seriously though, I have a DM that if I don't specific a rainstorm raining water, I'm liable to end up dodging cats, dogs, and cattle. He twisted one wish around so we went from fighting a Kobold, to a dragon.

[The_Cowinator]

That one Wish spell that you can't destroy the world with

Trust me, I've tried.