Name creation

[Deleted User]

I’ve been creating scenarios for the TMWWBK during the Mahdist Wars. These range from large skirmishes to small battles.

I’m having trouble coming up with suitable fictional names for geographical features and battles & to a lesser extent, Sudanese personages.

The village of what?

The Battle of which?

The Emir who?

Et cetera.

I’m not fond of “silly” names: a la Carry On movies with the The Khasi of Kalabar. Is there some internet reference I could access?

 

 

donald

[PaintingLittleSoldiers]

I often use random generators and pick out the good names

http://www.fantasynamegenerators.com/middle-eastern-town-names.php

There could be something more African centric out there

 

 

 

[kyoteblue]

Or you could just google a map of the Sudan from 188o.

[Phil Dutré]

kyoteblue wrote:

Or you could just google a map of the Sudan from 188o.

Or even a map of today. Google maps!

[Sane Max]

Ohrwalder’s ‘Ten Years Captivity in the Mahdist Camp’ is free online. Look at Chapter 2

https://archive.org/stream/tenyearscaptivit00ohrwuoft#page/6/mode/2up

[Deleted User]

Sane Max wrote:

Ohrwalder’s ‘Ten Years Captivity in the Mahdist Camp’ is free online. Look at Chapter 2 https://archive.org/stream/tenyearscaptivit00ohrwuoft#page/6/mode/2up

 

Thanks for that.

It should be a good read as well.

 

donald

[Sane Max]

Pleasure. Have you read ‘Khartoum’ by Michael Asher? If not, I would strongly recommend getting it.

[Deleted User]

Sane Max wrote:

Pleasure. Have you read ‘Khartoum’ by Michael Asher? If not, I would strongly recommend getting it.

Ha! It arrived last week in the post. I’ve started it & I already know it’s a gem.

I’ve ordered ‘The Mahdist Wars Source Book’ which should arrive in 10 days or so (long way to OZ).

 

I’ll be an expert before I know it……

 

donald

[Sane Max]

smiles….. I would not strongly recommend ‘Go Strong into the Desert’ – it’s pretty to look at, but not much meat on them lovely bones,. and it has some hilarious typos

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