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<blockquote data-quote="francisca" data-source="post: 1968618" data-attributes="member: 9734">Always.&nbsp; I always use accents and voices, non-verbal gestures with my hands, and facial expressions as well.&nbsp; This not only adds flavor, but can send a message to the party as to whether or not the situation is dire, light-hearted, etc...I usually take notes on what was said.&nbsp; That usually jars me back &quot;into character&quot;, as long as it was in recent memory (3 - 4 sessions ago).RE: Scottish Dwarves.&nbsp; Dunno.&nbsp; I have often fallen into that myself, though you would think they would have Scandinavian accent.&nbsp; I recently read &quot;Three Heart, Three Lions&quot; by Poul Anderson.&nbsp; This book is at the top of the suggested reading list in the back of the 1E DMG.&nbsp; The list of D&amp;Disms in that book is long: regnerating green rubbery trolls, swanmays, law vs. chaos, etc..&nbsp; One of the main characters is Hugi, a dwarf (though actually more like a 1E D&amp;D Gnome, as he was statted in Dragon back in the day).&nbsp; Hugi, indeed all of the Fey, has a Scottish accent.&nbsp; Perhaps a generation of budding DMs read this book and decided Dwarves should have a Scottish accent.&nbsp; If you haven't read it, I recommend it.&nbsp; It's more of a fairy tale than epic fantasy, and a quick, light read.&nbsp; It's quite enlightening to read some of the fiction that the game was inspired by, if not based on.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="francisca, post: 1968618, member: 9734"] Always. I always use accents and voices, non-verbal gestures with my hands, and facial expressions as well. This not only adds flavor, but can send a message to the party as to whether or not the situation is dire, light-hearted, etc... I usually take notes on what was said. That usually jars me back "into character", as long as it was in recent memory (3 - 4 sessions ago). RE: Scottish Dwarves. Dunno. I have often fallen into that myself, though you would think they would have Scandinavian accent. I recently read "Three Heart, Three Lions" by Poul Anderson. This book is at the top of the suggested reading list in the back of the 1E DMG. The list of D&Disms in that book is long: regnerating green rubbery trolls, swanmays, law vs. chaos, etc.. One of the main characters is Hugi, a dwarf (though actually more like a 1E D&D Gnome, as he was statted in Dragon back in the day). Hugi, indeed all of the Fey, has a Scottish accent. Perhaps a generation of budding DMs read this book and decided Dwarves should have a Scottish accent. If you haven't read it, I recommend it. It's more of a fairy tale than epic fantasy, and a quick, light read. It's quite enlightening to read some of the fiction that the game was inspired by, if not based on. [/QUOTE]

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