WH40K: Battle Fleet Gothic ship names

2000AD · Post by **2000AD** » 2005-02-12 10:30am

I recently got Battle Fleet Gothic and need names for Imperial Ships. I've got 8 ships needing names right now and am getting some more soon.
I was going to use just names of Metallica songs but i couldn't find enough that sounded right so looked through my music library.

Here's a list of song names that i think would make good names for Imperial ships.
Opinons, favourites and other suggestions?
() indicate parts of the title that i've cut off to make it sound better

(Enter) Sandman
Holier Than Thou
Of Wolf and Man
Disposable Heroes
Orion
Damage Inc.
Ride the Lightning
For Whom the Bells Toll
Hero For The Day
Fight Fire With Fire
(In the Hall of) The Mountain King
Domination
(You Gotta) Fight For Your Rights (To Party)
Blackhole Sun
Bring Me To Life
Carpe Diem (baby)
Cock the Hammer
Dancing in the Moonlight
Darkshines
Distant Sun
Elevation
Eye of the Tiger
Firestarter
Furious Angels
Ghost Riders in the Sky
Girl From mars
Golden Touch
hand That Rocks the Cradle
Heaven can Wait
Knocking on Heavens Door
In a Broken Dream
In the Cold, Cold Night
Keep the Faith
Kiss From a Rose
Learn the Hardway
Living on a Prayer
One Vision
Paradise City
People are Strange
Points of Authority
Run to the Hills
Silent Running
Sing for Absolution
St. Jimmy
Stairway to Heaven
Suspicious Minds
Tears of pearls
These are the Days of Our Lives
Tribute
Vncent
Who Wants to Live Forever

Petrosjko · Post by **Petrosjko** » 2005-02-12 08:43pm

Meh. Imperial vessels usually have highblown, pretentious names like "Eternal Vengeance" or "Fist of the Emperor".

'Fight for Your Rights' definitely is not an Imperium theme.

Best trick I can think of? Make two lists.

On one side have words like 'Sword', 'Fist', 'Hammer', etc., and then another list of words like 'Wrath', 'Vengeance', and so on. Then randomly tie them together.

Toss in the occasional 'His' or 'Emperor' for effect. "His Righteous Sword of Wrath" for example, or 'The Emperor's Mighty Fist'.

Black Admiral · Post by **Black Admiral** » 2005-02-12 09:09pm

Shield of Faith might be a good one. I can put together a list of Imperial capital ship names if you want (although that'll have to wait til tommorrow).

Brother-Captain Gaius · Post by **Brother-Captain Gaius** » 2005-02-12 09:38pm

Latin is good, too.

Imperial Overlord · Post by **Imperial Overlord** » 2005-02-13 05:00am

Imperial Ships are also named after heroes and by the Imperial Commanders who build them (and they frequently name them after themselves).

Lots of important sounding names are also good choices, like the famous
Lord Solar Macharius.

2000AD · Post by **2000AD** » 2005-02-23 07:29pm

OK, so I took my first 8 from the list, but i'm going to need some more and i like the sound of the latin ones, so what i need is either an online latin translator or some good names in Latin (and their translations).

To kick things off from the board admins, what do Lex Animata and Lex Eternus mean?

Brother-Captain Gaius · Post by **Brother-Captain Gaius** » 2005-02-23 08:09pm

Living Law and Eternal Law, respectively, I believe.

2000AD · Post by **2000AD** » 2005-02-23 08:09pm

JediNeophyte wrote:Living Law and Eternal Law, respectively, I believe.

Cool, they're definately going on the new list.

InnocentBystander · Post by **InnocentBystander** » 2005-02-24 10:44am

Latin Names, related to the emperor, these aren't perfect translations, and I'm sure I messed up the conjugations...
Validus Imperator - The Mighty Emperor
Suus Mos - His will

andrewgpaul · Post by **andrewgpaul** » 2005-02-24 11:21am

In terms of 40K, it's strictly dog-latin, though. So, the ship would be called 'His Will' rather than 'Suus Mos'. Basically, add '-icus' to the end of words

Post by **The Yosemite Bear** » 2005-02-24 11:33am

just beware the Emporer's Children Battleship "Dueling Banjos"

InnocentBystander · Post by **InnocentBystander** » 2005-02-24 11:48am

andrewgpaul wrote:In terms of 40K, it's strictly dog-latin, though. So, the ship would be called 'His Will' rather than 'Suus Mos'. Basically, add '-icus' to the end of words

Well I like Suus Mos, maybe I'll name some of my STGOD ships like that

2000AD · Post by **2000AD** » 2005-02-24 05:50pm

OK, so my current latin name list satnds at:

Lex Animata - Living Law
Lex Eternus - Eternal Law (Probably as sister shipes)
Validus Imperator - The Mighty Emperor
Suus Mos - His will

I did a quick search for one of those "handy latin phrases" sites and came up with the following. I'd like some more serious ones, but in case i don't get any here are the ones that i'm considering:

Neutiquam erro - i am not lost
Veritas - truth
Feles mala - bad kitty
Ecce hora - look at the time
Nescio quid dicas - I don't know what you're talking about
Raptus regaliter - royally screwed
Vescere bracis meis - eat my shorts
Noli me vocate. Ego te vocabo - Don't call me. I'll call you (2 ships)
Die dulci freure - have a nice day
Gero rem imperialem - I am here on official business
Magister mundi sum - I am the master of the universe
non sum pisces - I am not a fish
Radix lecti - Couch potato
Non illigitamus carborundum - Don't let the bastards grind you down
Incitatus - speed demon
Vagans - Cruising
Litoralis - Beach bum
Mannus - mustang
Fractum - jalopy
Lapides provolventes - The Rolling Stones
Mortui grati - Grateful Dead
Dies felices - happy days
Navis amoris - love boat
Zona crepusculi - Twilight Zone
Quod possum - Because i can
Perfice diem meum - Make my day