Tradition and continuity are important ways of maintaining links between characters in inter-generational campaigns.

And we don't mean naming the new fighter that the party meets in a tavern Gorrak II just because your previous character, Gorrak, died horribly two days ride to the west in a dungeon full of trolls.

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EW-3 Midwife Droid: {to Obi-Wan} I'm sorry, I tried literally everything. She's fading fast.
EW-3 Midwife Droid: On the bright side, congratulations! You're a father!
Obi-Wan: Um...
EW-3 Midwife Droid: {to Padmé} Name your child, quickly, before you die!
Padmé: Uh... Luke?
EW-3 Midwife Droid: And the girl? The girl??
Padmé: Call her... Leia.
{silence; shot pulls back as Padmé dies}
EW-3 Midwife Droid: From Naboo but not ending in -é?!
Padmé: Give me a break here, those are my dying words!
Padmé: Wait, no, those were!
{beat}
Padmé: Quick, what are some good last words?