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<blockquote data-quote="EzekielRaiden" data-source="post: 9499042" data-attributes="member: 6790260">I would say they need to be spoken at a more or less normal speaking voice for if you were talking to someone at a reasonable, comfortable distance without a ton of loud sounds nearby. Whispering seems to be against the spirit of the rules, even if it might be allowed by the letter thereof, but I would not demand that you shout such things at the top of your lungs either.In an environment with minimal background noise and speaking at an ordinary volume, around 15-20 feet to hear and understand. I'd say at least triple that for hearing in general (without understanding), again, assuming a mostly quiet environment. In the heat of battle, while folks are shouting and parrying etc. etc.? Definitely not more than 30 feet away.A normal speaking voice, from what I can tell, is about 55-60 decibels at a distance of 1 meter (3ish feet). At a distance of 7.3 meters (24 feet), a &quot;normal&quot; speaking voice will have fallen to about 38-42 decibels, which is approximately as loud as a whisper. Double that distance and it would be effectively inaudible.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="EzekielRaiden, post: 9499042, member: 6790260"] I would say they need to be spoken at a more or less normal speaking voice for if you were talking to someone at a reasonable, comfortable distance without a ton of loud sounds nearby. Whispering seems to be against the spirit of the rules, even if it might be allowed by the letter thereof, but I would not demand that you shout such things at the top of your lungs either. In an environment with minimal background noise and speaking at an ordinary volume, around 15-20 feet to hear [I]and understand[/I]. I'd say [I]at least[/I] triple that for hearing in general (without understanding), again, assuming a mostly quiet environment. In the heat of battle, while folks are shouting and parrying etc. etc.? Definitely not more than 30 feet away. A normal speaking voice, from what I can tell, is about 55-60 decibels at a distance of 1 meter (3ish feet). At a distance of 7.3 meters (24 feet), a "normal" speaking voice will have fallen to about 38-42 decibels, which is approximately as loud as a whisper. Double that distance and it would be effectively inaudible. [/QUOTE]

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