A Name of an RPG Character

To generate a new name, just re-load the page.

This name is generated randomly, as I'm sure you can tell. You need to have a Javascript-enabled browser for this to work.

I got the "algorithm", such as it is, from a humourous article in Dragon magazine, issue #168, April 1991 (thanks to James (not me, some other James) for filling me in on the issue number). I've adapted it to Javascript code instead of rolling dice, and I've removed the possibility of generating a blank name. The original algorithm is as follows:

1. Roll one six-sided die.
2. If the number showing is 1 or 2, roll one six-sided die. The numbers on the die correspond to the vowels (1=a, 2=e, 3=i, 4=o, 5=u, 6=y). Add the corresponding vowel to the name.
3. If the number showing is 3 to 5, roll one twenty-sided die. The numbers on the die correspond to each consonant (1=b, 2=c, etc.). Add the corresponding consonant to the name.
4. If the number showing is 6, quit. Otherwise, repeat this process.