The Naming Policy applies to the following naming options in PlaneShift:
- First Names
- Surnames
- Guild Names
- Pet Names
- Any naming options that may be implemented in future expansions or updates
A valid name is:
An original and unique name which when used and read by any player from any culture is going to refer to your character in the PlaneShift world and to nothing else, thus preserving your immersion into the virtual world and that of your fellow players.
Generic Terms and Conditions: - Character names must begin with a capitalized letter.
- Character names cannot include numbers or special characters.
- No names should contain more than 2 of the same letter repeated and grouped together.
- Names must make sense in a Medieval Fantasy setting.
- Names must be in concordance with the setting of PlaneShift.
The following name types are
not allowed:
1.
Offensive or vulgar names or combinations of words that produce an offensive result. (Swearwords, insults, etc. e.g. Fartface)
2. Names that are
swear words in other languages.
3.
Vile, profane, rude, or racist names including common swear words, anatomical references, racial slurs, and homonyms of these words.
4.
Names containing titles within them, such as, but not limited to: The, Lord, Lady, Master, King, Knight, Sir, Father and names that contain Adjectives or verbs. (Describing words, doing words)
5.
Word combinations that may or may not result in making phrases or sentences, either in one name alone or first and last names combined (e.g. Evilmastermind, The Fortuneteller, Fatebender, Incre Dible).
6. Names of religious, occult, or
significant historic origin or names from mythology. (e.g. Jesus, Allah, Satan, Asmodan, Bael, Stalin, Leviathan, Dragon).
7. Trademarked
names of products, services, or concepts (e.g. , Linux, Sony, Ubuntu).
8. Fantasy or non-fantasy oriented
names from popular media, books, other games or from the music industry. These names can be either fictional (e.g. Spiderman, Wolverine, Merlin, Gandalf, Lancelot) or non-fictional (e.g. George Bush, Silverster Stalone, Korn, Janis Joplin).
9. Common
words and phrases that are not found in the environment or time setting of the game (e.g. Chainsaw, Killermachine, Cyborg, Laser, Dishwasher).
10.
Names that represent objects of any kind, chemical substances, chemical elements, species or subspecies of animals, plants or insects, food products, anatomic parts, senses, feelings, physical and metaphysical concepts, etc. (e.g. Stick, Alcohol, Sulfur, Horse, Flower, Spider, Pie, Nose, Touch, Love, Solid, Fate).
11. Names representing
real places, cities, or countries. (e.g. Forest, Mountain, Berlin, Albania)
12. Names chosen with the intent or possessed
with the effect of harming the reputation of or used to impersonate a Game Master or a member of the Development team.
13. Any kind of
names taken from slang, phonetics, obvious reversed words, internet culture or leet language. (e.g. Typo, Leet, Pwnzor, Pwner, Noob)
14. Any type of
misspellings and alternative spellings that will result in the same pronunciation or translations in other languages for one of the aforementioned invalid names are also unacceptable. (e.g. Stewpid, Reetard, Leggolas, Rumbo, Phatcat)
Exceptions:Surnames:
For surnames certain word combinations are allowed. However these must also respect the rules stated under Generic terms and conditions. Examples of allowed surnames: Stronghand, Daggerblade, Forgehammer.
Guild names:
For guild names, the paragraphs 4, 5, 9 do not apply, but certain moderation should be considered. For example guild names like Knights, Warrior knights, Defenders, Protectors, Angels of Chaos, Demonic Warriors, Felines, etc.
Pet names:
The rules for naming your pets are the same as those for your character, with two exceptions:
Some titles are allowed. (for example, "Sir Beaky," "Lord Goldfeather"). Some adjectives or verbs are allowed. (for example, "Little Destroyer," "Flight Fear").
There is also more leniency towards silly names such as "Fluffy" or "Cutie," but pet names should not: Form OOC phrases or have non-medieval fantasy references. Be used as signs. Be used as objects.
Under any circumstance, a pet name may not use the name of an existing PlaneShift character, guild or NPC!
Other Considerations:Remember that during char creation you can randomly generate your name. You can also find some useful fantasy name generators here:
http://www.seventhsanctum.com/index-name.phphttp://rinkworks.com/namegen/Be aware that you must check a generated name against the guidelines as they are not perfect and can not be considered automatically acceptable.
The Game Master (GM) Team reserves the right to change any name that could be considered unsuitable but doesn’t violate any of the aforementioned terms. Final arbitration of the fine points of interpretation of the aforementioned terms will rest with the GM team, in the interest of stable settings, consistent naming, and fair treatment of players.
We also decided to have characters coming from old PlaneShift releases compliant with these policies. Please contact us if your char was created before this policy and we will find a solution.
Not following any of these rules is liable to official actions stated in the Game Sanctions.