Realms named after characters

[Chenier]

Will it ever stop? I'm really getting sick of them. It totally kills the atmosphere.

Solaria after the Solari family, Kabrinskia after the Kabrinskia family, Provincia di Fiorenza and the duchy of "Florentine City-State of Paisly" after Florence Endellion (which, apparently, is illegal since one isn't supposed to name duchies after people, though go figure why this would only be a rule for duchies and not realms), and now the Farronite Repubic after the Farron family.

Is everyone so devoid of imagination? Does naming realms after people really ring "oh this is totally medieval" to anyone?

While it isn't against the rules, it should be made so. At least for Dwilight.

[Lorgan]

Oh well, those realms never last long anyway.

[Galvez]

I thought it derived from Golden Farrow, their capital, not the Farron family.

[Galvez]

Now I know it for certain because Serpico Radnor Farron is a noble from Aurvandil with no ties to Sanguis Astroism or the Farronite Republic.

[Telrunya]

Yes, it's coincidence for as far as I know. Though Serpico is quick to claim his throne :)

[Naidraug]

Yep completely coincidence. Didn't even knew this guy existed.

and I always thought Provincia di Fiorenza was name after Assassin's Creed 2

[Nosferatus]

Yep completely coincidence. Didn't even knew this guy existed.

and I always thought Provincia di Fiorenza was name after Assassin's Creed 2

You mean the italian city state florence?

[Chenier]

Yes, it's coincidence for as far as I know. Though Serpico is quick to claim his throne :)

Ah, he fooled us well.

Perfectly legitimate name, then, in this case.

And nothing will convince me that the florentine city-state had nothing to do with the fact that the leader was named Florence.

My point stands for these other examples. Please make it a rule not to name realms after characters, it's really lame.

[Naidraug]

You mean the italian city state florence?

That one two, but I believe the reference would go mostly because AC2


And cities named after a person were a common thing...just count how many Alexandria there was during Alexander's rule.

[Vellos]

Yeah, naming after a person is completely SMA.

And the Farronite Republic's name is just a coincidence.

[Glaumring the Fox]

I dont see the problem of naming a realm after ones self, arrogant and egotistical as it is but really it doesnt harm anything.

[Chenier]

That one two, but I believe the reference would go mostly because AC2


And cities named after a person were a common thing...just count how many Alexandria there was during Alexander's rule.

A city isn't a duchy and much less a realm.

Sure, there may be a few RL examples, but these are small and marginal.

[Indirik]

So long as there *is* an example, does it matter how big or small it was?

[Bedwyr]

Tom's previously-stated rule is that you have to find two historical examples that fit from something approaching the right time period and locale.  Alexander would, I think, be out of scope for Battlemaster.  There are various examples (I, for instance, have a couple of instances where cities were razed and refounded as "[Egotistical Ruler's Name]'s Better than [previous city's name]" that I hope are close enough to scope to count, so I can't imagine that people naming vassal states or provinces or what not after people is impossible to find.

[vonGenf]

Yeah, naming after a person is completely SMA.

But still illegal for duchies, at least if you name it after you - word of Tom.

Please do not rename at a whim, no "funny" names, no naming of duchies after their duke or such nonsense. In case of doubt, ask on the forum first. We don't want to have to restrict this feature further, ok?

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