Rogue Name Generator
A rogue's title is never given — it is whispered. Rogues collect street names the way other people collect scars, and a good one is worth more than any surname.
Rogue titles in this generator
Sixteen street names, written for this site — the generator picks one at random and appends it to a race name:
the Quiet · Shadow of the Docks · the Lockbreaker · the Smiling Knife · Ghost of the Market · the Unseen · Two-Coins · the Whisper · Master of Exits · the Night Gardener · the Borrower · the Last Guest · the Fox · Silk-and-Steel · the Uninvited · the Pale Hand
How rogues get their names
Every class on this site earns its titles differently, and the rogue's way is the most honest: you don't choose it, the street does. A street name sticks when it describes a job, a habit or a close escape so well that strangers start using it — and by then it's too late to pick a better one. Notice the pattern in this list: half the titles are about not being noticed (the Quiet, the Unseen, the Whisper) and half are about craft (the Lockbreaker, Master of Exits, the Borrower). A rogue with both kinds of reputation is either very good or very fictional. When you introduce yours, underplay it: the name works harder the less you explain it.
Other flavours: wizard, paladin or bard titles — or plain names on the race pages.
Frequently asked questions
How do rogue titles work on this page?
Pick a race and gender, and the generator combines a name from that race's lists with one of sixteen rogue epithets written for this site — street names like "the Quiet", "the Smiling Knife" or "Master of Exits". Unlike a paladin's title, a rogue's is never announced: it's the name the underworld uses when it thinks you're not listening.
Should a rogue use their real name at all?
Many don't — which makes the generator a menu of options: use the full generated name as the character's public identity, keep only the epithet as their working name ("people call me Two-Coins"), or treat the whole thing as the alias and invent a duller "real" name underneath.
What makes a good rogue street name?
Brevity and a hint of method. The best ones in this list say how the rogue works without saying who they are: "the Borrower" (never steals, only borrows), "the Last Guest" (leaves after everyone's asleep), "the Night Gardener" (always digging after dark). Pick the one that raises a question.
All name and title lists on this page were written for this site. Dungeons & Dragons is a trademark of Wizards of the Coast; this is an unofficial fan tool.