SCA Registry
In the SCA, you can make up a name and heraldic device for your character
and register them at the club headquarters. But, there are restrictions.
- Your name has to be plausibly medieval.
- Your device has to be plausibly medieval and also follow the rules of
heraldry.
- You can't register a name or device that would get you in trouble with
modern authorities. The English royal arms, the Mercedes logo, and
such are off limits.
- And, your name and device can't be too similar to anyone else's.
The last rule can be tricky. How do you know what everybody else
has?
Now, through the magic of the Internet, you can look
up the name or design you want and see who else has something similar.