Name This Blog, Win A Prize
UPDATE for June 3: Thanks to everyone for their entries. The contest is now closed. Make sure to come back on Friday when I announce the winner!
It’s time, I think.
When I started this web site, it was called “Dungeons and Dragons Reviews” and it was designed to be more of a static, article-based site, featuring reviews of D&D products. I quickly discovered, however, that I enjoyed the interactivity of blogging about Dungeons and Dragons much more than I enjoyed writing articles, and so The DMs Blog was born as a part of DnDReviews.com.
Today, I find myself in a branding crisis. I have no desire to write reviews all day long, so DnDReviews.com isn’t necessarily appropriate anymore. I could stick with “The DM’s Blog,” but I don’t think it is nearly original enough to describe what I do here. On top of that, folks like Yax at Dungeonmastering.com and Phil from ChattyDM.net sort of have the “DM” market cornered.
So, I’m at a bit of a loss. I need a new name.
This is where YOU come in.
Between now at June 3, 2008, I need as many suggestions as I can get for a name for this blog. Put yours right down below in the “comments” section. On June 4, I will pick my favorite, and announce the winner on the day 4E is released, June 6. The winner will receive her choice of any one of the 3 core 4E books, or a $25 Amazon.com gift certificate.
You can enter as many times as you’d like. Be creative. Be unique. Be interesting. Here’s what I know I want:
I want a blog name that has an available “.com” domain. In other words, if I’m to be The Jolly DM, I want jollyDM.com to be available. You can find whether a domain is available at http://www.domainsearch.com/.
- I want a blog name that has one of these keywords in it: dnd, dungeon, dragon, rpg, or roleplaying. This point isn’t mandatory, but if you can incorporate one of them it’d be swell.
- I want a blog name that is no more than 3 words long (excluding the word “blog”).
- I want a blog name that represents my writing style and my blog’s mission. For my writing style, you’d have to read some of my posts. For the mission, well, here is my newly-minted mission statement:
“(Name)’s purpose is to provide interesting and insightful information for Dungeons and Dragons players, DMs and fans, to facilitate discussion of issues in the Dungeons and Dragons community, and to serve the gaming community at large.”
Good luck to everyone. If you have questions, email me here: bob at dnd reviews dot com.
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58 Responses to “Name This Blog, Win A Prize”
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Oooo names. I like names!
If you see a domain you like, I strongly recommend you register it ASAP. It might be gone by June - if we’re posting these in the comments they’re going to be publicly available for anyone to grab, including by domain squatters.
Here’s a few suggestions:
fivefootdungeon.com
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dragonomi.com (I can’t believe this one is still available! If you don’tregister it, I will
lichesandlairs.com
dndviews.com (Simple, direct, and unregistered)
rpgviews.com (Ditto)
angrygoblinhorde.com (Cool, but doesn’t fill your criteria)
golddragontales.com (golddragontails.com is also available, as is reddragontales/tails, greendragontales/tails,etc)
As an aside, I prefer .net domains to .coms when I register. They’re more likely to be available, imply a “.networking” rather than a “.company” and…. well, I think they look cooler. But that’s just me
Hope that helps!
greywulfs last blog post..DungeonsAndDragonsTheGathering: Less Gygax, more Magic. Is that a good thing?
[...] Head over to the contest page for all the details and specifics. It’s quite simple: you pick a domain name based on his criteria. You check to see if it’s available. You post it. If he picks yours, you get your choice of one of the 4e core books (or an Amazon gift certificate if you’ve already preordered or are a 4e hater.) Plus you get the honor of having put your stamp on a great RPG resource. [...]
Here’s a few:
RPGDigest.com
DungeonsAndDiscussion.com
RPGMusings.com
DominicusMockus.com
More later…got some weeds to disintegrate…
runningdungeons.com
DragonMoot.com
RolelayersDungeon.com
TheRPGDen.com
TheDragonsForum.com
The D&D Sage (dndsage.com and .net available)
I like your mission statement, but isn’t “informative information” redundant?
How about:
dndme.com
d20StopsHere.com
And in the humorous but not good category:
TenFootByTenFootRoom.com
Sages last blog post..What I’m Using
@ Everyone - great ideas, keep ‘em coming, and spread the word!
@ Kam - ROFL, yep. It was supposed to say “insightful” information. Just fixed it. Thanks for the catch!
ParagonGamer.com
ParagonRoleplayer.com
DragonsCounsel.com
DragonsCouncil.com
(or RPGCounsil, or DungeonCounsil etc.)
[...] buddy Bob Younce of The DMs Blog (at dndreview.com) is trying to rebrand his blog to better reflect what it’s going to be [...]
AttackOfOportunity.com
TenRanksDM.com
TenRanksRPG.com
whostheDM.com
MasterworkRPG.com
WizardOfTheBlog.com
Not much imagination =P
Good luck with the name
dmologist.com
dndologist.com
Yaxs last blog post..The Gnome Stew is ready! Yay!
dndTimes.com
dndDigest.com
DungeonsAndDice.com
DungeoneerGazetteer.com
FiveFootStep.com
RoleForInitiative.com
RoleplayingTimes.com
rpgdigest.com
rpgtimes.com
How about an automotive service center kind of theme:
dndservicecenter.com
rpgservicecenter.com
roleplayingservicecenter.com
Your Full Service Stop for all your roleplaying needs…
shadow145s last blog post..4E Mechanic of the Moment: Paladin Analysis by merricb
Add to the concept:
fullservicednd.com
fullservicerpg.com
fullserviceroleplaying.com
shadow145s last blog post..4E Mechanic of the Moment: Paladin Analysis by merricb
How about:
IAmTheDM.com
(I have to admit this one brings to mind ‘I Am The Walrus’ but it also has a nice ring to it)
Sages last blog post..What I’m Using
Dang, I keep coming up with more:
DnDInformer.com
SeizeTheDM.com (CarpeDM.com was taken)
RPGPerDM.com (”Your Daily Allotment of Dungeons and Dragons”, perDM.com was taken)
Sages last blog post..What I’m Using
paragondungeon.com
paragonroleplayer.com
thewiseflumph.com or wiseflumph.com
blogofdiscussing.com (blogofdiscussion.com is also available)
vorpalblog.com
mildflayer.com - the Mild Flayer.
carrionscrawler.com
direpenguin.com
chaoticweevil.com
Hrrmm…names.
NoHorsesinDND.com
RessurectionsUnlimited.com
DMBoffo.com
DNDScrolls.com or DMScrolls.com or DragonScrolls or DungeonScrolls you get the picture
TRUEDM.com
GamerThoughts.com Or some variant like that, musings, ideas etc
JustaDNDblog.com
Nat20.com
Will find more….work is boring…
ninebyninehall.com
(To keep the Gelatinous Cubes out, of course.)
Other variations, all available:
9×9hall.com
9by9hall.com
ninebyninehallway.com
9×9hallway.com
9by9hallway.com
Or you could go with
ninebynineblog.com
Grahams last blog post..Pathfinder 12 - Fort of Ogre Decapitation
insightandinitiative.com
insightfulinitiative.com
aidanother.com
masterofdungeons.com (I was kinda surprised this one was still available.)
helpfulDM.com (ok, cheesy)
dragonroller.com (hehehehehehe…)
rollad20.com
roll-a-d20.com
bagofd20s.com
rolewithme.com (get it? get it?? I slay myself)
how-i-role.com (I should stop, this is getting awful!)
d20roller.com
…and last but not least… it breaks the 3 word rule.. .but….
stopdropandroleplay.com
*runs away, giggling to herself*
Geek’s Dream Girls last blog post..Finding A Geek Girl in 90210
i think “blogofdiscussing.com” has it, but here’re my shots:
polyhedralpalaver.com
rpgcolloquy.com
roleplayinggrist.com
savingthrows.com
ravingthrows.com
rolesayings.com
funs!
Ohhh…magic item names…good idea!
BlogofManyIdeas or Thoughts or whatever…
BlogofWonder
BlogoftheDM
Boccobsblessedblog
Yeah the theme just goes on and on and on…lets not even delve into the Magic Item Compendium for names….could just get out of hand.
dispelignorance.com
Somewhat more silly:
townofbob.com
bobthefighter.com
bobthehalforc.com
bobtheorc.com
bobthedm.com
direbob.com
summonbob.com
summongreaterbob.com
And in the “very silly” category (you can’t use Mordy’s full name, unfortunately):
mordysfaithfulwatchblog.com
Grahams last blog post..Pathfinder 12 - Fort of Ogre Decapitation
Have some more
plusfiveblog.com
PowerWordRole.com
BobandDragons.com
ForgottenPosts.com
Oh, also:
immovableblog.com
Edit: Thanks, Arceo.
Grahams last blog post..Pathfinder 12 - Fort of Ogre Decapitation
Beautiful, BEUTIFUL, folks!
Keep ‘em coming.
(Oh, and in case there’s a lurking n’er-do-well thinking about buying all of these domains and offering to sell me my favorite…
Go for it. Really you should. But understand that I won’t buy it, no matter how much I like it. There are too many good names here, and too many variations already unwritten I could go with.)
The DMs last blog post..Name This Blog, Win A Prize
A few more:
UnchartedDungeon.com
DMofOpportunity.com
NeverSayDice.com (like “never say die”?)
MoveEquivalentBlog.com (probably too niche)
Blohrg.com (blog + mohrg)
DungeonMastersSide.com (as close to Dungeon Masters Guide as I think you can get without copyright problems)
And in the “letter of the rules, not spirit of the rules” category:
RPGDungeonDragonDnD.com
Sages last blog post..Live, From the CS111 Final
Ok, here’s a few:
blogofscrying.com
knowledgecheckdm.com
dungeonkraft.com
exoticDMproficiency.com
masterworkdm.com
TheDMsCircle.com
behindthedmscreen.com
Try this:
http://www.dnd4ever.com
It has dnd and 4e in the url. What more could you want?
Ericc
[...] Blog, currently housed at dndreviews.com, is planning a relaunch with a new domain name — and holding a contest to pick the name. The winner gets a D&D 4e core book or a $25 Amazon [...]
Maybe:
–Knowledge (Dungeoneering).com
–23RanksInBlogging.com
–BlogofClearThought.com
–SaveVs.Awesome.com
one more…
wedungeoneers.com
Roast Pork Games
Tagline: “When you think RPG, think Roast Pork.”
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Thought of another one. Breaks the 3 word rule, but one of the words is an article, so it don’t really count, right?
From the Dragon’s Mouth (fromthedragonsmouth.com and .net available)
[...] Name This Blog, Win A Prize Between now at June 3, 2008, I need as many suggestions as I can get for a name for this blog. The winner will receive her choice of any one of the 3 core 4E books, or a $25 Amazon.com gift certificate. (tags: d&d) [...]
TreasureTypeBlog.com
ABetterRPGBlog.com
For some old-school D&D references:
LettersFromHommlet.com
dndDisciple.com
DifficultTerrain.com
DetectTabletopMagic.com
RomancingTheDragon.com
all of them have relatively open taglines, some more obvious than others.
[...] was a great post over at the soon-to-be-renamed DMs Blog about how Dungeons and Dragons Geeks are Behind the Times. It was all about a subject [...]
Sorry if any of these repeat someone else’s suggestion…just too lazy to read ‘em all today:
1.) bickusDMus.com
2.) hewhoshallbenamedDM.com
and now for some Dragon Magazine references:
3.)A Page from the Mage.com
4.) DMs Bizarre.com
5.) Ecology of a Dm .com
6.) RPG Ecology .com
More others:
7.) DrDnd .com
8.) Lord of the Dnd .com
9.) DnDlicious .com
10.) dordice .com
prolly more later
1)DMPowersource.com
2)dmsdicebag.com
3)dndblogsource.com
4)dnd4you4me.com
5)tavernpostings.com
6)tpkhooray.com
7)atthetavern.com
8)thegreendragonblog.com
9)attackingthedarkness.com
10)inyourparentsbasement.com (j/k, funny though)
11undergroundadventuringsitesandflyingreptilianbeasts.com
twelvesideddie
d-scussion.com or d-scuss.com
DNDdude
If someone’s already said these, forgive me.
My favorite:
MasteringDungeons.com
Runners up:
MasterTheDungeon.com
RPGMaster.com
RolePlayRenaissance.com (because we’re all reviving it)
DungeonPlay.com (Hm. Sounds like porn.)
DandDDrifters.com
RPGDandD.com (has a nice ring to it)
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Great name would be “Dragonwycke”
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shocka
biteme
baddazz
revamper
From the Dungeon
Down in the Dungeon
Dragon Drivel
Dungeon Master’s Musings
I have a few:
DicesLoaded.com
WhereTrollsTrod.com
DnDDaily.com
PenPaperPlayer.com
THE DUNGEON
rollwithdnd
THE DUNGEON
fivefootdungeon.com