Two-Column Name Generators: Slavic

44, 3: "Koschei"

Here we are once again with another two column name generator. The basic principles behind these are outlined here, so let's get straight to the mangling of Slavic names.

d00 Roll	Prefix	d00 Roll	Prefix
1-2	Andr	51-52	Lid
3-4	Art	53-54	Lud
5-6	Barb	55-56	Maksim
7-8	Bilib	57-58	Mar
9-10	Bogd	59-60	Med
11-12	Bork	61-62	Mihal
13-14	Cas	63-64	Mish
15-16	Dar	65-66	Olg
17-18	Dom	67-68	Pav
19-20	Elm	69-70	Petr
21-22	Er	71-72	Prev
23-24	Fil	73-74	Ren
25-26	Fyod	75-76	Roz
27-28	Gab	77-78	Rup
29-30	Gal	79-80	Sad
31-32	Greg	81-82	Selen
33-34	Helg	83-84	Sig
35-36	Il	85-86	Svet
37-38	Iv	87-88	Teod
39-40	Kar	89-90	Vasil
41-42	Katal	91-92	Vid
43-44	Kosch	93-94	Vess
45-46	Laik	95-96	Vlad
47-48	Lesh	97-98	Vod
49-50	Ley	99-00	Yad

d20 Roll	Masculine Suffix	Feminine Suffix
1	-al	-a
2	-an	-ana
3	-ei	-ara
4	-ek	-asha
5	-inski	-esa
6	-ko	-ina
7	-lav	-inka
8	-lo	-isa
9	-olash	-ita
10	-omir	-itsa
11	-or	-ka
12	-ori	-lana
13	-ov	-mila
14	-ovitch	-ola
15	-ovski	-ova
16	-rik	-una
17	-ush	-ushka
18	-ved	-viga
19	-yas	-ya
20	-yom	-yana

Masculine Examples: Laikori, Gregovski, Prevolash, Teodrik, Elmlo, Barbyas, Fyodovitch, Vladlav

Feminine Examples: Vidlana, Rupita, Mishira, Vessitsa, Vidmila, Sadya, Bogdova, Bilibuna

The famous monster-hunter Leshko the Wolf instructs his pupil, Princess Selenuna

As you can see from the examples, this one generates a lot more nonsense than either the Italian or Dark Crystal generators using this same format.  Plenty of naming conventions break down completely when subjected to this method - I think this is a good example of one that just about works.

90, 8: "Vasilisa"

Two-Column Name Generators: Dark Crystal Edition

Testing design space with more prefix-suffix name generators. Last time I wrote about why I like using these where possible and made one with Italian names as an example. This time let's apply this process to a more fantastical setting.

The Dark Crystal is a good fit for this material because while its naming conventions look a lot like your typical fantasy syllable mashup, the house style is still very distinctive. "Silmaril Bellisaire," for example could walk onstage anywhere in a Vernacular Western Fantasy setting like the Forgotten Realms, but the same can't be said for Thra.

Gelfling Name Generator

Like with my Italian name generator I've disassembled a lot of official Gelfling names and filled in the gaps with sounds that seem to fit their aesthetic, which I would describe as "childlike fantasy played 100% seriously". Because Gelfling names don't appear to be strongly gendered in the fiction, the table is unisex.

d30 Roll	Prefix	Suffix
1	Alm	-a
2	Bel	-an
3	Deed	-ar
4	Din	-bil
5	Dir	-bo
6	Drun	-dell
7	Jen	-dir
8	Ki	-don
9	Kin	-fi
10	Kith	-fin
11	Lee	-jat
12	Leil	-ji
13	Lof	-la
14	Mir	-lan
15	Nef	-le
16	On	-lee
17	Oo	-lia
18	Or	-lit
19	Reed	-lo
20	Ri	-na
21	Rin	-o
22	Ring	-od
23	Rog	-os
24	Sath	-ra
25	Seeth	-ran
26	Sela	-sho
27	Sil	-sid
28	Spra	-sop
29	Tar	-th
30	Vil	-va

Examples: Loflan, Leeos, Jenra, Bellia, Kinbo, Seethlan, Tarsop, Dinla, Deedle, Ringlit, Sprafin

Podling Name Generator

Podlings are silly and earthy where the Gelfling are airy and mystical. They’re mostly comedic characters who sing and shout a lot, and because their speech is usually not subtitled Podling language has to be fun to listen to. The Dark Crystal folks solved this by making it full of long, bouncy-sounding words composed of many short syllables. Podlings don't seem to have strong gender distinctions either, so their table is also unisex.

To generate a Podling name, roll d00 1d4+1 times:

d00 Roll	Syllable	d00 Roll	Syllable
1-2	A	51-52	Kop
3-4	Ab	53-54	Kun
5-6	Ba	55-56	La
7-8	Bab	57-58	Lap
9-10	Bi	59-60	Laza
11-12	Bop	61-62	Ma
13-14	Bu	63-64	Mee
15-16	Bub	65-66	Mu
17-18	Bup	67-68	Noot
19-20	Chu	69-70	Ol
21-22	Chop	71-72	Op
23-24	Deet	73-74	Pi
25-26	Di	75-76	Po
27-28	Did	77-78	Poi
29-30	Do	79-80	Pop
31-32	Doop	81-82	Rey
33-34	Du	83-84	Ri
35-36	Dub	85-86	Sca
37-38	Fa	87-88	So
39-40	Ga	89-90	Ta
41-42	Hup	91-92	To
43-44	Ia	93-94	Vop
45-46	Im	95-96	Voy
47-48	Ju	97-98	Yub
49-50	Ko	99-00	Zo

Examples: Doopscabub, Voymu, Popopgu, Dotochu, Asobabdi, Yubzo, Mudoditaga, Bopkun, Vopdeetbi 

Note: the one named Podling character in the Dark Crystal show has a single-syllable name, "Hup". Let's assume that Podlings with long names sometimes use shorter traveling ones when they have to spend a lot of time among the Gelfling, who can't often be bothered to learn how to pronounce their full names properly. "Mudoditaga" might go by "Mudo" or "Dodi," for example.