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Playing someone with an accent or something similar?

Started by Cylonophile, July 26, 2010, 03:55:39 AM

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#15
July 27, 2010, 03:21:50 AM
I'm good with accents, even with languages I can't speak. I have a very good hearing for accents and pronountiation. :) So I use them a lot.

When I want a comic effect, I will exaggerate them, of course.
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Bedrockbrendan

#16
July 27, 2010, 09:41:40 AM
It depends on my mood and the accent. When I do them, I like to go all out. But if I am tired or just not feeling it, I just say (the guy has a BLANK accent). For some reason, Scottish accents are very difficult for me.

skofflox

#17
July 27, 2010, 02:06:25 PM
Accents are challenging, adds to verisimilitude and laughs!
I try to mimic facial expression and hand gestures as well to add depth and immersion. Have even gone so far as to have some small items of equipment/clothing the character would use at the table!
:)
Form the group wisely, make sure you share goals and means.
Set norms of table etiquette early on.
Encourage attentive participation and speed of play so the game will stay vibrant!
Allow that the group, milieu and system will from an organic symbiosis.
Most importantly, have fun exploring the possibilities!

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#18
July 27, 2010, 02:09:10 PM
Quote from: Abyssal Maw;396146*snip*
One of the regular players at regular LFR gamenight is from Ireland. He once asked me why I made all of the villians british. I said "I find the British to be sinister".

He said he agreed.

ohh the humanity...:rotfl:
Form the group wisely, make sure you share goals and means.
Set norms of table etiquette early on.
Encourage attentive participation and speed of play so the game will stay vibrant!
Allow that the group, milieu and system will from an organic symbiosis.
Most importantly, have fun exploring the possibilities!

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#19
July 27, 2010, 07:51:12 PM
Quote from: Cylonophile;396221I just hope to god you never sound like peter ustinov's "Poirot".

Mon dieu, ze horror, zee horrrrror.

Which is pretty funny when you consider Ustinov's dad was Russian/German/Etheopian his mother was Russian/French/Italian and he spoke French, Spanish, Italian, German, Russian, Turkish and Greek fluently :)
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July 28, 2010, 01:28:21 PM
Quote from: Cylonophile;396221I just hope to god you never sound like peter ustinov's "Poirot".

Mon dieu, ze horror, zee horrrrror.

I've done both, the silly accent, and the realistic ones.

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