Choosing a name was [Steppes] Warning:Stupid Newbie QuestionAhead!

[Kevin Black]

The most important advice I could give you, is don't  circumstances rush 
your persona or name.   You don't need one immediately, and while getting 
your feet wet it's quite possible you may find your period of interest may 
change, sometimes radically.  And it can be a real pain in the butt six 
months down the line to find that you can no longer stand the persona you 
chose in a rush, especially if your place and/or timeline changes 
drastically.  On this, at least, I can speak from personal experience.

Your best option is to remain as you are until you are quite certain as to 
what you'd like to pursue, once that happens everything else becomes quite 
clear and you'll know exactly where you want to go.  It can be a pain in the 
butt to introduce yourself to someone as Hi, I'm Stephanie (still working on 
a persona), but everyone understands that and will easily forget Stephanie 
when you become, er whomsoever you'll become.  It's far simpler and less 
confusing than the alternative =).


Hubert d'Aiguës-Mortes
Qui fait plus, mieux vaux




>
>well, at the moment i'm not sure...
>I am very interest in a Scottish persona but as for
>the time frame I don't know...
>
>but, i want to learn how to do pretty much everything,
>right know i am researching chain maille, cardweaving,
>archery, and medieval cooking. I have decide that
>these will be my first enjoyments(hopefully) in the
>SCA so I want to build a persona (thus a name) on
>these, even if I have to change countries to be
>historically accurate. (Don't how many
>archer/cook/chain maille-ing/card weaving women there
>were in Scotland, haven't gotten that far yet)
>
>That is where i am at the moment...  :)
>
>Stephanie
>
>p.s. any help would be much appreciated
>

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