vcczar Posted March 27, 2022 Share Posted March 27, 2022 I thought I'd create a new post about the politician generator since we have so many new members. The generator will generate new politicians as needed, which is helpful in the Era of the Future. For instance, this would be an example of names in a draft class. Colors here are for gender. There's other stats here too. For now, "LGBT" could stand for someone who was the other gender at birth, but it could also just stay for a bisexual or gay cis male or cis female. At some point, I might make this more distinct as I do expect that by 2050, we will see some federal-level trans politicians. Note that the names are mix of the mundane and the novel. I like this balance because it isn't too unrealistic, but the stranger names sort of add some character to them since we haven't a history for them. I'll likely draft people by name, just because I think it would be fun to have a colorful faction. Let's see...I'd take Origen Day, Slade Dalrhymple, Chimamanda Padelford, and maybe Kathy Morehead, if I'm just trying to make a faction of women who sound like they might be strippers or prostitutes. : Male Given Surname Bryan Bissell Lewis Foster Origen Day William Black Sidney Benjamin Orval Martin Carlos Jaquay Van Clinton Slade Dalrhymple Fuller Lansing Christopher Hubbard Solomon Dawes Samuel Macdonald Styles Davis Idi Glendening Ira Mooney Louis Meredith Steve O'Gorman Roger Wilson Pete Erwin Female Given Surname Kathy Morehead Marie Bibb Camilla Ray Kimmy La Branche Barbara Oglesby Dolores Peery Catherine Taylor Mia Lee Marquesa Murphy Amanda Charron Sarah Mallory Liz Phillips Millicent Bell Terra Chu Chimamanda Padelford Abigail Merrill Christine Vinton Patricia Varnum Paula Reschenthaler Camilla Ferguson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrangeP47 Posted March 27, 2022 Share Posted March 27, 2022 To be clear, First name is independent of Surname when names are generated, right? Really my only question regarding this topic. I can see arguments for having it either way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vcczar Posted March 27, 2022 Author Share Posted March 27, 2022 8 minutes ago, OrangeP47 said: To be clear, First name is independent of Surname when names are generated, right? Really my only question regarding this topic. I can see arguments for having it either way. Yeah.. I have a database of male given, female given, and surnames. It draws from these separately. Names come primarily from names of in-game politicians, but I also added famous names -- Einstein, Da Vinci, etc. Funny names I came up with--Quakebuttock, etc. Names from a book of ridiculous names found in the British census over the years. Names from popular culture -- Patrick Stewart, Jean-Luc Picard, Luke Skywalker, Shaquille O'Neal, Marilyn Monroe. Names of friends and people that have helped with this game. The chance that we get, say Leonardo Da Vinci, is very rare since the names are drawn randomly from first and surname. So we are more likely to get John Da Vinci since John is many times more likely to be selected than Leonardo and Leonardo is a very rare first name. Da Vinci is a rare last name too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrangeP47 Posted March 27, 2022 Share Posted March 27, 2022 2 minutes ago, vcczar said: Yeah.. I have a database of male given, female given, and surnames. It draws from these separately. Names come primarily from names of in-game politicians, but I also added famous names -- Einstein, Da Vinci, etc. Funny names I came up with--Quakebuttock, etc. Names from a book of ridiculous names found in the British census over the years. Names from popular culture -- Patrick Stewart, Jean-Luc Picard, Luke Skywalker, Shaquille O'Neal, Marilyn Monroe. Names of friends and people that have helped with this game. The chance that we get, say Leonardo Da Vinci, is very rare since the names are drawn randomly from first and surname. So we are more likely to get John Da Vinci since John is many times more likely to be selected than Leonardo and Leonardo is a very rare first name. Da Vinci is a rare last name too. Reminds me how going into Picard Season 1 I was hoping the plot was he was going to be elected Federation President (not that I'm unhappy with the show as it is). Thanks for the answer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPotatoTed Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 14 hours ago, vcczar said: Yeah.. I have a database of male given, female given, and surnames. It draws from these separately. Names come primarily from names of in-game politicians, but I also added famous names -- Einstein, Da Vinci, etc. Funny names I came up with--Quakebuttock, etc. Names from a book of ridiculous names found in the British census over the years. Names from popular culture -- Patrick Stewart, Jean-Luc Picard, Luke Skywalker, Shaquille O'Neal, Marilyn Monroe. Names of friends and people that have helped with this game. The chance that we get, say Leonardo Da Vinci, is very rare since the names are drawn randomly from first and surname. So we are more likely to get John Da Vinci since John is many times more likely to be selected than Leonardo and Leonardo is a very rare first name. Da Vinci is a rare last name too. I also added most of my Facebook friends and a significant chunk of my high school yearbook, just to add more normal sounding names to balance things out as it used to get too crazy. Now we've got a great balance I think. From your list above, I know Mooney refers to my old high school guidance counselor (who I'm FB friends with now, ha). Several of the first names might be from my additions as well, but they're so common that it's hard to tell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradleyg223 Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 It might be worth a second perusing the Name Mod forum for the game Out of the Park Baseball. I can tell you from experience using some of these has amplified my immersion, and maybe it could strike some inspiration here. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vcczar Posted March 28, 2022 Author Share Posted March 28, 2022 3 hours ago, bradleyg223 said: It might be worth a second perusing the Name Mod forum for the game Out of the Park Baseball. I can tell you from experience using some of these has amplified my immersion, and maybe it could strike some inspiration here. Yeah, I need to diversify some of the South American names. This should help. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPotatoTed Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 I just gave the random generator a spin as well. (For those that don't know, in addition to names, it also gives home state, demographics, ability levels, personality traits, etc. Here's a few that popped out at me during a single spin on the generator: Ken Condict, a Catholic, LW Populist and LW Activist Military Veteran from Colorado, with a level 2 in legislative. Gerrit Gravelove, a Black, Progressive, Pacifist teacher and skilled debater who wants to run for Governor of Nevada. Harry Hodges, an unlikable Liberal Scientist out of Minnestoa Lancelot Bankhead, a gay Black Mormon who is a Disharmonious, Traditionalist Theocrat with a background in Energy Winthrop Flaherty, an iron-fisted, reform-minded Buddhist with integrity in Rhode Island John Turner, an unlikable, incoherent Asian pacifist from Massachusetts Meshack Anderson, a Black Celebrity Kingmaker Scientist out of Tennessee Barack Rehnquist, a Traditionalist Hispanic Mormon Reformist Charlotte Hiester (the family survives into the 2020s!) a South Dakota media personality who is a Hispanic Buddhist Traditionalist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rezi Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 4 minutes ago, MrPotatoTed said: Ken Condict, a Catholic, LW Populist and LW Activist Military Veteran from Colorado, with a level 2 in legislative. Finally, a perfect candidate 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vcczar Posted March 28, 2022 Author Share Posted March 28, 2022 7 minutes ago, MrPotatoTed said: John Turner, an unlikable, incoherent Asian pacifist from Massachusetts This one made me laugh the most 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPotatoTed Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 7 minutes ago, vcczar said: This one made me laugh the most Barack Rehnquist was my favorite. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10centjimmy Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 Bankhead vs. Gravelove would be an election for the ages 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrangeP47 Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 9 hours ago, bradleyg223 said: It might be worth a second perusing the Name Mod forum for the game Out of the Park Baseball. I can tell you from experience using some of these has amplified my immersion, and maybe it could strike some inspiration here. You and me buddy, on a quest to force as much OOTP into AMPU as possible 😄 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthewyoung123 Posted March 29, 2022 Share Posted March 29, 2022 17 hours ago, OrangeP47 said: You and me buddy, on a quest to force as much OOTP into AMPU as possible 😄 I'll second that motion. Love me some OOTP! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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