Midland or Middletown

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Which name do you prefer for a town equidistant between two other towns.

Poll ended at Fri Jun 04, 2021 10:25 pm

Midland
3
50%
Middletown
1
17%
Other
2
33%
 
Total votes: 6
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Midland or Middletown

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If 'Other,' feel free to reply with other suggestions.
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I chose Midland; but that’s very reminiscent of The Sword if Truth series.
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Oh wait what about Midton or Midville?
This is a game about killing things and taking their stuff so you can become more powerful in order to kill bigger things and take even better stuff.
Alethan: I'm good with NOT pressing our luck this time.
mjulius: That's how I know I'm home.
Pulpatoon: The whole point of PbP is to take the scheduling pressure off the game. We're just chatty because we're so eager!
Scott308: ...everyone should be reminded of just how wonderful the people they play games with here can be in real life.
Leitz: Quality and quantity wise, I think US is the best I've seen.
Paladin: I can promise terror, glory, and riches...or a quick and brutal death.
Inferno: Come on! That's was Vicar's Head, a completely different doomed village!
Rex: I can move to the wait list to let someone else into the game.
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Other:

Midpoint. :D
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How about Middleton, Midvale, or Midway?
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Middlebury around here.
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Middlesex is between Essex and Sussex and the Duchy of Wessex.
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rredmond wrote: ↑Wed May 26, 2021 12:12 am I chose Midland; but that’s very reminiscent of The Sword if Truth series.
Not familiar with that series. Is it good?
Not that I'll pick it up as I have a million hundred other books I own and haven't read yet.
rredmond wrote: ↑Wed May 26, 2021 12:13 am Oh wait what about Midton or Midville?
Inferno wrote: ↑Wed May 26, 2021 12:13 am Midpoint.
Scott308 wrote: ↑Wed May 26, 2021 2:27 am How about Middleton, Midvale, or Midway?
Rex wrote: ↑Wed May 26, 2021 4:42 am Middlebury around here.
Spearmint wrote: ↑Wed May 26, 2021 4:49 am Middlesex is between Essex and Sussex and the Duchy of Wessex.

For this central town, I was originally thinking Middleton (but ended up adding the 'w' to form Middletown). I was also considering Midland. A bunch of the suggestions above could easily work -- but I'm kind of liking Midvale.


I haven't decided whether one of the neighboring towns will exist on a river or a coastline, but I'm considering the following for its name:
Bayside or Seaside
Riverside

For the opposite neighboring town I'm debating between:
Creekhaven
Streamhaven



Honestly, the names aren't super important, but I'm hoping one will just jump out at me and stick.


Thanks for the suggestions, guys. By all means, feel free to keep throwing them out there.
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Or, maybe the central town could be Halfhaven?

Then the "opposite neighboring town" could be something completely different. Hmmm...
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Midvale should only be used if its in a valley.
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Rex wrote: ↑Wed May 26, 2021 3:37 pm Midvale should only be used if its in a valley.
Good point.

I haven't really considered the geography (other than the water source) for any of these towns, but I don't see any reason why a valley couldn't work if I did decide to go with that name.
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