Character Names: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 02:03, 24 October 2026

Your Character's First Name:

Your character's first name is chosen when you create the character.

At level 40, you receive a rename token. To request a name change, enter .changename in say chat while in-game. The Commands page lists the limit as one request per account per month. Relog to choose and apply the new name.

Character names must comply with Return of Reckoning's Terms of Use. Names that violate these rules, including racist, sexist, or otherwise morally unacceptable names, can result in severe penalties.

Last Names (Surnames):

Last names can be purchased from a vendor and changed later. See Last Name Vendor for known merchant locations.

Inactive Names

The name reservation system can release a character's name after 6 months without logging into that character, followed by an additional grace period of 5 days per Renown Rank. This follows the official 14 February 2025 patch notes.

If the name you're seeking isn't released yet, or is held by an inactive player, be sure to check back every few days or months!

The Killboard shows recorded player kills and deaths. It cannot show when a character last logged in, so missing recent records do not confirm inactivity.

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-<big></big>{{Warning |heading=NOTICE | ''Characters that have been inactive for more than 1 year will now lose their name''}}
+==Your Character's First Name:==
-[[File:Character_Name.jpg|right|311x311px]]
-* '''Character first name:'''
-The first name is reserved upon creating your new character or renaming a new one, that being said, you'll launch your game with a first name only and you will be able to rename your character once you hit R40 RR40. You will also have a rename token that can be used once per month by writing in your chat "''.namechange''". This will trigger a character rename and you will need to relog to choose and apply a new name.
-Character names are subject to Return of Reckoning's [https://www.returnofreckoning.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=13607#p148995 Terms of Use] and can result in severe punishments if found breaching these rules with inhuman, racist, sexist or morally inacceptable names.
+Your character's first name is chosen when you create the character.
-* '''Character last name:'''
-The last name of your character can be bought in the city and can be changed at any given time. In order to get yourself a last name, you will need to spend 5 gold. Last names are also subject to Terms of Use and consequences.
-* '''April 2021 Patch Changes:'''
+At level 40, you receive a rename token. To request a name change, enter <code>.changename</code> in say chat while in-game. The [[Commands|Commands page]] lists the limit as one request per account per month. Relog to choose and apply the new name.
-As of the [https://www.returnofreckoning.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=42&t=44952#p477516 patch] that was released on the 28th of April 2021, a new automation system has been implemented that allows the release of inactive characters' names. This new system will check and refresh on the spot all the character names that have been released. So if the name you're seeking wasn't released yet, you can check every few days or months!
-The characters and their equipment will not be affected.
+Character names must comply with Return of Reckoning's [https://www.returnofreckoning.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=13607#p148995 Terms of Use]. Names that violate these rules, including racist, sexist, or otherwise morally unacceptable names, can result in severe penalties.
-[[Category:Character]]
-[[Category:Name]]
+==Last Names (Surnames):==
+Last names can be purchased from a vendor and changed later. See [[Last Name Vendor]] for known merchant locations.
+==Inactive Names==
+The name reservation system can release a character's name after 6 months without logging into that character, followed by an additional grace period of 5 days per Renown Rank. This follows the [https://returnofreckoning.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=55137 official 14 February 2025 patch notes].
+If the name you're seeking isn't released yet, or is held by an inactive player, be sure to check back every few days or months!
+The [https://killboard.returnofreckoning.com/ Killboard] shows recorded player kills and deaths. It cannot show when a character last logged in, so missing recent records do not confirm inactivity.