Name my MMORPG guild...

October 6, 2006 10:56 PM

Help me name my MMORPG guild, please!

I am trying to think of a name for my MMORPG guild, preferably something medieval. It should be serious (i.e. not humorous), and can be a literary reference. I would like to avoid use of proper nouns, real or invented.

Existing guild names I like:
Cthulu Dawn
Imperial Order
Fist Of The Third War
Raven Guard

posted by bkudria to Sports, Hobbies, & Recreation (20 answers total)

Monkey Hate Homework?

Give us some more context or the monkey gets it. Which MMORPG is it ?
posted by iamabot at 11:28 PM on October 6, 2006

The Saint Crispins, of course:

And Crispin Crispian shall ne'er go by,
From this day to the ending of the world,
But we in it shall be remembered-
We few, we happy few, we band of brothers;
For he to-day that sheds his blood with me
Shall be my brother; be he ne'er so vile,
This day shall gentle his condition;
And gentlemen in England now-a-bed
Shall think themselves accurs'd they were not here,
And hold their manhoods cheap whiles any speaks
That fought with us upon Saint Crispin's day.

posted by orthogonality at 11:28 PM on October 6, 2006

Oh no proper nouns. Sorry.

Eh, how about The Levellers; that's'; actually post-medieval, but it's a god subtle pun.
posted by orthogonality at 11:36 PM on October 6, 2006

The Purification?
posted by paxton at 11:41 PM on October 6, 2006

Nevermore
posted by krisjohn at 11:46 PM on October 6, 2006

Order of the Lynx
Knights of the Iron Door
Synod of Chaos (there needs to be more Synods)

Coriander Dreams
Executors of the Righteous Banner

Really, I do agree context is necessary. For example, would Enforcers of the Seelie Court fit?

I've a liking for Rogues and Mercenaries of all sorts.

The Bloody Mercenaries
The Fey Dragoons
Errant Lancers
Apostate Saints
posted by Mister Cheese at 11:47 PM on October 6, 2006

Quintain Bane
Your Majesty's Swords
The Steppe Nomads
posted by owhydididoit at 12:51 AM on October 7, 2006

Cthulu [sic] is actually a proper noun. So is Luna, as in Wolves of Luna, my all-time favorite MMORPG guild.
posted by headless at 1:00 AM on October 7, 2006

Bend Sinister*
Excellent Calibre
Flying Buttresses
Port Cullis
*also a literary reference
posted by rob511 at 1:08 AM on October 7, 2006 [1 favorite]

20 Stone
Dogs of the Plague
Knights of 1000 Years
Knights of the Square (Table)
Death Monks
Black Death Horde
Black Death
White Death
HMS Arse Kickers
Grog Squad
SerfNazis
Yeeargh
Steam Punks
Renaissance Rebels
Dwarves and Knights and Maidens, Oh My.

Sorry, I have a hard time riffing on names without a little humor thrown in.
posted by unixrat at 5:24 AM on October 7, 2006

im in yur fiefdom killin ur serfs
posted by unixrat at 5:29 AM on October 7, 2006

Millenial Knights
Knights of the Black Death
White Knights
53 Knights
Trebuchets
Trebuchet 11
Shield of the Kingdom
Kingdom Shield
Shields of the Red (Green/Blue/Gray) Dragon
DragonDroppers

Really Big Swords But It's Not Compensating For Anything
posted by unixrat at 5:37 AM on October 7, 2006

Squibs
posted by krisjohn at 6:06 AM on October 7, 2006

The examples given seem to be World of Warcraft guilds.

Anyway,

Blue Archon
The Lonecrowns
Wolf Rampant (following Rob511's lead)
The Ever-Keen Edge
The Sundering Cry
posted by Iridic at 6:32 AM on October 7, 2006

My WoW guild is called Reign in Blood. Taking inspiration from Slayer means you're never wrong - just from their first album, you're onto winners:

- Evil Has No Boundaries
- Antichrist
- Die By The Sword
- Fight Till Death
- Metal Storm / Face The Slayer
- Black Magic
- Tormentor
- Final Command
- Crionics
- Show No Mercy

Slayer Discography
posted by saturnine at 7:41 AM on October 7, 2006

How about...?

Verdict
Ultra Vires
posted by w_boodle at 9:33 AM on October 7, 2006

Shadows of Sepulchritude
Angels of Episiotomy
Cirith Ungol
The Night Watch
The Scarlet Hand
Burning Crusade

And of course, my favorite. A bit jokey, but....
posted by kaseijin at 11:40 AM on October 7, 2006

My friend started a guild named Bladewalkers. It wasn't much of a name, but as far as serious names go, it wasn't bad.

Also a member of a guild called Grunts, which is not bad.

The Ren Faire I used to be in had a group called the Cross and Crown.

Of course, my favorite guild name I've seen so far has to be "Dirty Sons of Liches", but that's... less serious.
posted by dagnyscott at 12:31 PM on October 7, 2006

Ultima Ratio Regum: The Last Argument (literally "reason") of Kings.
posted by quin at 12:49 PM on October 7, 2006

Response by poster: As Iridic guessed already this is indeed for a World of Warcraft guild. This is for the Horde side, so names like Shield of the Kingdom or White Knights are off. (Horde full of trolls, orcs, and undead)

The reason I didn't mention it at first is because I didn't want the name to be influenced by elements from the game, but I realize now a context is useful to have.

So far I see a number of good names: Nevermore, Order of the Lynx, and The Sundering Cry.
Keep them coming!
posted by bkudria at 7:14 PM on October 7, 2006