Wizard Monikers
#OSR #DND
I have always liked the idea that to know the name of someone is to have power over them. Demons can be bound by arcane knowledge of their true name, in the same way that the most powerful wizard can be rendered helpless by knowledge of their name. It also explains why wizards live in remote towers and dungeons - they have to travel far away enough from any who may know their real origin. For this reason, wizards in my games have monikers. I keep these monikers simple although you could easily begin to combine them for more gonzo or unique combinations. Each moniker helps imagine a certain image and manner to the wizard. Players are free to roll or to choose.
*My personal favourite is ' - the Hedge Mage' for conjuring up the image of a ramshackle, wandering arcane kook.
The Hedge Mage
The Ancient
The Quick
The Deceiver
The Crafty
The Wise
The Enchanting
The Duellist
The Illusionist
The Slippery
The Beautiful
The Wanted
The Learned
The Unnerving
The Ambitious
The Pyromancer
The Sharp
The Stormcloud
The Curious
The Precise
The Vagrant
The Diviner
The Philosophical
The Cloaked
The Stargazer
The Beguiling
The Conjurer
The Masterful
The Thaumaturge
The Alchemist
The Sullen
The Masterful
The Graceful
The Mystifying
The Odd
The Augur
The Veiled
The Necromancer
The Wonderous
The Oracle
