When role-playing in an Orcish environment, it often behooves the game master to have names for their goblin allies. Below is a table designed to generate names for any goblin or hobgoblin PC or NPC. Designed in the fashion of Owen KC Stevens’ By Any Other Name articles (dragon magazine #251, 260, 261, 262, 267), it should allow you to generate a name for any goblins, or hobgoblins, in your game. To use the tables, roll a D20 and consult table one, then roll the appropriate number of percentile dice.
TABLE 1
Roll Result
1-2 Roll once on table 2
3-6 Roll twice on table 2
7-8 Roll once on table 2 and once on table 3
9-10 Roll once on table 2, insert an apostrophe or hyphen, and roll once on table 3
11-12 Roll once on table 2, insert an apostrophe or hyphen, and roll once on table 3, insert an apostrophe or hyphen, and roll again on table 3
13-14 Roll once on table 2, once on table 3, insert an apostrophe or hyphen, and roll again on table 3
15-17 Roll twice on table 2, and once on table 3
18-19 Roll once the table 2, insert an apostrophe or hyphen, and roll twice on table 3
20 Roll once on table 2, and once on table 3 for a first name, then again on table 1 for a last name
TABLE 2
Roll Word Meaning
01 A forge (borrowed from dwarven)
02 Ak sharp
03 An eyes
04 Anc scar
05 Axe axe
06 Bal wrath
07 Bar mighty
08 Bazi flame
09 Beer keeper
10 Ben faith
11 Berk gauntlet
12 Bo ancient
13 Bul anger
14 Cald related
15 Chi wonderful
16 D/Dee stout
17 Dak useful
18 Dal ale/beer/wine
19 Dar Hell
20 Dax hammer
21 Dell steel
22 Din hearth
23 Dini sword
24 Dink spear
25 Dok black
26 Dol weapon
27 Dore red
28 Dork heavy
29 Dow fierce
30 Durk wolf
31 Dwa vicious
32 Efa kindness
33 Eff friend
34 El goblin
35 Emm mate/companion
36 Erd elder
37 Esli skilled
38 Fal hard
39 Far ice
40 Fin enemy
41 Gal forgotten
42 Garr honour/duty
43 Gart bear
44 Gat ambush
45 Gil Fiery
46 Gim happy
47 Gimml cheerful/cheerfully
48 Guld fool’s gold/electrum
49 Har hearty
50 Hark stalwart
51 Id craftsman
52 Il joy
53 Ing armour/hide
54 Ink taker
55 Jak beautiful
56 Jar Ugly
57 Jard god/dess
58 Jrr orc
59 Ka heal
60 Kard healer
61 Karr lord/master
62 Kast guide/scout
63 Kax high
64 Ken bad/evil
65 Kerr jewel
66 Kil powerful
67 Ky chief/principal/first
68 Len good
69 Mark gold (borrowed from orcish)
70 Mix home
71 Mor brave
72 Nal Honoured (borrowed from dwarven)
73 Ne new
74 Nur sure
75 O fat (borrowed from dwarven)
76 Ok white
77 Ol great
78 Oni pure
79 Or protector
80 Ov cunning (borrowed from dwarven)
81 Palk robes/clothes
82 Pink run/running/fast
83 Rah of the Blood of
84 Ring king/queen
85 Sharva crafty
86 Sig far away/distant
87 Skr art
88 Ticca pet
89 Urn guardian
90 Urnd skull
91 Urnk death
92 Urt berserker
93 Val messenger
94 Vor joke
95 Wani thief/liar
96 Wer Battle
97 Whu Iron
98 Worg worg
99 Yu rune
100 Zak anvil
TABLE 3
Roll Word Meaning
01 alka/alsa husband/wife
02 and killer (borrowed from dwarven)
03 annk/anna giant/ess
04 ara blood
05 arf bearded
06 barc hidden
07 bela qualifier, sort of/like/akin to
08 ber life
09 bina Keeper
10 brin wisdom
11 da character/personality
12 dare burning/on fire
13 dax mine
14 din smith (borrowed from dwarven)
15 diva geas
16 eager wizard/sorcerer
17 ee hunter
18 ees/is priest/ess
19 ellc warrior/fighter
20 elrc rogue
21 en pain
22 esk/ess patriarch/matriarch
23 fall strong
24 falr of the stronghold
25 fen mountain
26 ga cry out/yell
27 galen lost
28 gaz Rock
29 gem stone
30 gerr strength
31 glok stars/glittering/sparkling
32 grin everlasting
33 habr maim
34 hat secret
35 hel pious/piety
36 hero virtue
37 hil speech/voice
38 ifra crafter
39 ildk fair/just
40 ili twin (borrowed from dwarven)
41 ilk ally
42 in giver
43 ing armour
44 ing hide
45 ink taker
46 ip oath/swear
47 ippa promise
48 iza treasure
49 kad large/huge
50 kast guide/scout
51 krak Keep
52 kris short
53 la blessing (borrowed from dwarven)
54 ludd fortune
55 luk lucky
56 lunk complicated
57 mek city
58 na cave bear
59 nor silver
60 nuz tiny
61 oak grave/dire
62 oan rope
63 onna brewer
64 ork gem
65 Raa revered
66 raka prey
67 ralk heart/spirit
68 rarr holiday/ritual
69 rat rat
70 rek vermin
71 renx birth
72 rf hairy
73 ric judge
74 rin life
75 rn fist
76 rok animal
77 ror riddle
78 ros tree
79 rra root/base
80 sand gall
81 sh moon
82 sung rider
83 tahl blade (borrowed from Elven)
84 thic champion (borrowed from dwarven)
85 thork noble/virtuous
86 toka cousin
87 tor Soul
88 torut nobleman/woman
89 tred/tryd hero/ine
90 ukk clan
91 vel dragon
92 venn cave
93 veri precious
94 ves child
95 villn outcast/exile
96 vrea home
97 wyn grace/style
98 ya host
99 ydd ruler/sovereign/leader
100 zan a very long time/era
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