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[bryant]

Coolest random name generator ever. It uses the US Census as the data source, and you can tune the commonality of the names. Set the obscurity factor to 1, and you get names like Jesse Hagler and Hannah Walcott. Set it to 99, and you get names like Palmer Glimp and Harland Arrindel. The big bonus utility factor is that each name links to a Google search for that name, so you can find out if it’s already been used in a way that would screw up your story.

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[mgrasso.livejournal.com]

A lovely tool. I print out batches of 25 names for my Unknown Armies game and use them, just putting little notes next to each one to remind me who I used them for. Definitely my saving grace.