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Help: I need a good name for a gnome airship

FardragonFardragon Member Posts: 4,511
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My PnP campaign is about to take to the skies aboard a gnome airship, but I need to think of a cool name. So far I have:

Punk Steamer
Sunchaser
Occident Express
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  • PaulaMigratePaulaMigrate Member Posts: 1,201
    Faerun Enterprise
  • PaulaMigratePaulaMigrate Member Posts: 1,201
    Turnip Endeavor
  • tbone1tbone1 Member Posts: 1,985
    The Good Ship Venus. Just think of the poetry!

  • KamigoroshiKamigoroshi Member Posts: 5,870
    If you're envision for it to be an rigid airship, I'd call it Led Zeppelin. ;)

    Mixing names with made up faux scientific terms have also proven to be popular if you're going for a more steampunk approach of Gnomish technology: Chronorica, Cirrostratus, Aetherian Illum, Gearavian Ark, Steamshuttle, Brasscloud, Clocksail, Aetherbreaker, Star Railroad, ect.
  • tbone1tbone1 Member Posts: 1,985
    Or if it's a rigid airship built with government money, the Graft Zeppelin.

    Sorry, I'll just get my coat and see myself out.
  • DreadKhanDreadKhan Member Posts: 3,857
    What about Hindenburg? That just 'screams' airship to me, and absolutely nothing else whatsoever.
  • elminsterelminster Member, Developer Posts: 16,317
    The Agile Turnip
  • deltagodeltago Member Posts: 7,811
    So if you want to mess with the players heads try:
    • Crash Landing
    • Mid-Air Collision
    • Fiery Explosion
    • The Sinking Ship
    And see if they actually get on the thing.

    Or name it after a monster like
    • The Cockatrice
    • Griffin's Nest
    • Imp's Balloon
    • Cold Phoenix
  • ThacoBellThacoBell Member Posts: 12,235
    The Drunken Bee
  • Balrog99Balrog99 Member Posts: 7,371
    Dances with Seagulls.
  • semiticgoddesssemiticgoddess Member Posts: 14,903
    The Belching Butterfly

    Your Mom's Gas-Filled Boat

    The Naughty Nimbus

    George
  • FardragonFardragon Member Posts: 4,511
    I quite like Cold Phoenix. Names like Titanic and Hindenburg would give the players an appropriate "bad feeling about this", but don't make a lot of in-game sense. It's been built in Cormyr for a voyage to look for Lantan.

    I also want something that works in the title "Voyage of the Tumpity Tump".
  • JoenSoJoenSo Member Posts: 910
    edited July 2017
    The vast majority of real life airships seem to have had incredibly boring names, like LZ 18. With some notable exceptions.
  • FardragonFardragon Member Posts: 4,511
    I think I might settle for The Parsnip Perambulator.

    I expect Cormyrian gnomes have a different root vegetable obsession.
  • Montresor_SPMontresor_SP Member Posts: 2,208
    "The Flying Amnian"?
  • DreadKhanDreadKhan Member Posts: 3,857
    If they're Cormyr gnomes, maybe 'The Purple Dragon'?
  • AerakarAerakar Member Posts: 1,049
    Well, a gnomish airship...hmmm...

    The Jolly Jansen
    Fardragon's Folly
    Belching Barnacle
    The Bearded Lady
    The Rutabaga's Rascal
  • elminsterelminster Member, Developer Posts: 16,317
    @anduin might have some insight to provide here
  • tbone1tbone1 Member Posts: 1,985
    For those old enough to remember F Troop:

    Ittiz.

    As in "It is balloon!"
  • DreadKhanDreadKhan Member Posts: 3,857
    "Definately Safe"
  • semiticgoddesssemiticgoddess Member Posts: 14,903
    edited July 2017
    Reminds me of a thing from the Onion when they were listing the names of less-than-completely-safe airline companies.

    Like "Bubba and the Plane He Done Builted."
  • Grond0Grond0 Member Posts: 7,457
    Fardragon said:

    I quite like Cold Phoenix. Names like Titanic and Hindenburg would give the players an appropriate "bad feeling about this", but don't make a lot of in-game sense. It's been built in Cormyr for a voyage to look for Lantan.

    I also want something that works in the title "Voyage of the Tumpity Tump".

    You were originally considering Sunchaser - just replace that with Dawn Treader and it works perfectly in your desired title :p.
  • FardragonFardragon Member Posts: 4,511
    Dawn Treader was my inspiration - that was always my favourite Narnia book. However, this journey is to the west, not the east.
  • deltagodeltago Member Posts: 7,811
    Dusk Treader then.
  • AnduinAnduin Member Posts: 5,745
    The Overture Nip.

    Read it till you get it... Always a favourite of gnome bards...
  • AnduinAnduin Member Posts: 5,745
    Or add a gn...

    The Astrognomical Gnavigator.

    Gnomes and Gnoses.

    The Gnotty Lady

    Personally it sounds very expensive so...

    A Loan Again

    If it was an undeath boat...

    6ft Above

    High Spirits

    Hell or High Water
  • Yulaw9460Yulaw9460 Member Posts: 634
    edited November 2018
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