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Revenant rename to "umbras"

Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2016 7:32 am
by Xhuis
I'm doing a rewrite of revenants at the moment to improve their outdated code and I wanted some player input on a new name I have planned for them. Right now, they're named revenants, which are, by definition (taken from dictionary.com):
  • a person who returns.
  • a person who returns as a spirit after death; ghost.
My proposal is to rename them into umbras, which are:
  • shade; shadow.
  • the invariable or characteristic accompaniment or companion of a person or thing.
  • the complete or perfect shadow of an opaque body, as a planet, where the direct light from the source of illumination is completely cut off.
  • the dark central portion of a sunspot.
  • a phantom or shadowy apparition, as of someone or something not physically present; ghost; spectral image.
I felt that umbra was more thematically fitting of a spirit that's not quite alive but not quite dead, but it was suggested that I gather player input on the subject. Please make a choice in the poll above and give your thoughts.

Re: Revenant rename to "umbras"

Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2016 7:34 am
by TechnoAlchemist
revenant is more catchy

Re: Revenant rename to "umbras"

Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2016 7:34 am
by oranges
What if you renamed them to cucks?

Re: Revenant rename to "umbras"

Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2016 7:34 am
by Zilenan91
Umbra is really generic. I think Revenant is just better.

Re: Revenant rename to "umbras"

Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2016 7:39 am
by InsaneHyena
Just call them what they actually are, griefghosts.

Re: Revenant rename to "umbras"

Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2016 7:44 am
by Basilman
I think that if you're gonna name them umbras, you should make a version of revenants named penumbras that instead of hiding when not using powers has to be 100% unrevealed to be effective, masquerading around the station and fucking things up as the crew are oblivious, in the rare case a chaplain does his job and reveals him through means unknown to me, he plays this song.


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Re: Revenant rename to "umbras"

Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2016 9:07 am
by Super Aggro Crag
if i was going to rename revenants, i would rename them poltergeists

Re: Revenant rename to "umbras"

Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2016 2:14 pm
by Lumbermancer
Super Aggro Crag wrote:if i was going to rename revenants, i would rename them poltergeists
Hey. That was my idea.

Re: Revenant rename to "umbras"

Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2016 3:39 pm
by Ezel
THERES REV!!!!

REVS?!?!?!

uh i mean revenant

Re: Revenant rename to "umbras"

Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2016 4:03 pm
by Armhulen
I don't like umbra, maybe wraith? shade? anything else? Why haven't we made them look like every other ghost? More at 7.

Re: Revenant rename to "umbras"

Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2016 4:05 pm
by MrEousTranger
I like revenant, but I think that poltergeist would be an even better name.

Re: Revenant rename to "umbras"

Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2016 5:21 pm
by iamgoofball
name it poltergeist

Re: Revenant rename to "umbras"

Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2016 5:38 pm
by ShadowDimentio
Poltergeist.

Re: Revenant rename to "umbras"

Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2016 5:40 pm
by Jacough
Poultrygeist

Re: Revenant rename to "umbras"

Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2016 7:06 pm
by confused rock
why do we need a fucking rename
I say only name them umbras if we rename ratvar

Re: Revenant rename to "umbras"

Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2016 8:07 pm
by Zilenan91
The revenant needs to be able to throw/possess items like the Goon wraith does if it becomes a poultergeist because currently it's not a poultergeist

Re: Revenant rename to "umbras"

Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2016 8:11 pm
by Falamazeer
iamgoofball wrote:name it poltergeist
I'm for this.

Re: Revenant rename to "umbras"

Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2016 5:32 am
by Drynwyn
Call them Spectres or Wraiths. Probably the first, since Wraiths are already a spooky red murderbeast.

Re: Revenant rename to "umbras"

Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2016 1:17 pm
by Cheridan
Name them Grudges damnit



also give them a cat howl button

Re: Revenant rename to "umbras"

Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2016 9:32 pm
by MrEousTranger
Some faggot went to the wiki and actually RENAMED revenants to Umbras on the game modes page!
Lynch the bastard.