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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Jediking" data-source="post: 8010425" data-attributes="member: 6803126">Can do? none of them wellDo do <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f4a9.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":poop:" title="Poop    :poop:"  data-smilie="31"data-shortname=":poop:" /> ? irascible Irish, salty Scot, terrible Transylvanian, wise Wakandan, crazy Cockney, and a host of odd animals sounds and improvised creatures.I use cliched voices to convey stereotypes about non-important NPCs to make the archetype obvious, both for race and role - a gruff, deep voice for a dwarvern blacksmith; a high, wistful one for an elf sage. I find this helps the players keep immersion and they are less distracted about that NPC (this is better when doing plain shopping or picking people out on a street)When I do plan out a specific NPC or have encounters that I want to encourage players to explore, or if they do start to interact more in depth with an NPC, then I will add odd mannerisms or different inflections. This tends to make them ask a bit more about the NPC and his/her/their/its background and motivations</blockquote>