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<blockquote data-quote="Wombat" data-source="post: 2707314" data-attributes="member: 8447">With my current group, I'd say about 80% of our in character talk is actually done in character.&nbsp; I have a lovely group of actors&nbsp; <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin&nbsp; &nbsp; :D"&nbsp; data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" /> As GM, I speak in character as a NPC to them; the players then respond in kind.&nbsp; There are also in character talks between PCs (sometimes because I ask for it, more often simply because they enjoy the process).&nbsp; There are times when I am fairly strict about &quot;you said that, so they heard it&quot;, especially for characters who have a real &quot;voice&quot; (as opposed to a person who uses his/her &quot;street voice&quot; for the character).I have one extreme ham in the group who never speaks out of character and one woman who speaks in character at best 50% of the time.&nbsp; The rest create that 80% balance point.I do it as often as I can.&nbsp; Some minor characters have very neutral voices; all major NPCs have identifiable voices, accents, word choice, etc.&nbsp; Again, I think I hold to about 80% of the time.&nbsp; This is part of the game that I truly enjoy!Nope.&nbsp; We're about on par at this point.Yes, I do.&nbsp; And they encourage me in return.&nbsp; <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink&nbsp; &nbsp; ;)"&nbsp; data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />&nbsp; When I first got the group together I gave minor XP bonuses for staying in character; now it is simply habit.&nbsp; <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wombat, post: 2707314, member: 8447"] With my current group, I'd say about 80% of our in character talk is actually done in character. I have a lovely group of actors :D As GM, I speak in character as a NPC to them; the players then respond in kind. There are also in character talks between PCs (sometimes because I ask for it, more often simply because they enjoy the process). There are times when I am fairly strict about "you said that, so they heard it", especially for characters who have a real "voice" (as opposed to a person who uses his/her "street voice" for the character). I have one extreme ham in the group who never speaks out of character and one woman who speaks in character at best 50% of the time. The rest create that 80% balance point. I do it as often as I can. Some minor characters have very neutral voices; all major NPCs have identifiable voices, accents, word choice, etc. Again, I think I hold to about 80% of the time. This is part of the game that I truly enjoy! Nope. We're about on par at this point. Yes, I do. And they encourage me in return. ;) When I first got the group together I gave minor XP bonuses for staying in character; now it is simply habit. :) [/QUOTE]

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