Here's my second submission for #RPGaDay2021. I decided on voice for Day 2's entry. In the future, I'll probably try rolling for them. Once I get on a roll (pun 100% intended), it might be easier for me to go with whatever the fates decide I should write about, but for now at least, I'll just handpick my topics. Had I not been so far behind, I might have even tried to talk this one out and demonstrate some of my voices rather than just musing on them.
Day 2 - Voice: Maybe it’s because of my theatre background, but I love giving voices to my characters. Then again, I also do voices when I read to my kids. Whether it’s mimicking what characters sound like from their favorite cartoons, doing accents, or just figuring out a new character and how they would sound, I love doing voices. It adds a different dimension to the experience, and I highly encourage voices at my game table. That being said, I never pressure anyone to do a voice. If people are not comfortable with that kind of exposure or commitment, then it’s not worth diminishing their enjoyment of the game. You can get into character and play the part without doing a voice. Often as people play, they find themselves doing some version of a voice for their character, even if it’s just a slight variation on their own (i.e. faster or slower cadence, change in pitch, etc.).
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