• halyk.the.red@lemmy.ml
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    When I have kids, one of the greatest challenges I’m anticipating is going to be keeping all the voices of the dwarves in the Hobbit diverse yet consistent.

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      Weirdly, I’ve given this problem some thought.

      I like to go for famous people with memorable delivery styles and as much variety as possible:

      • Ed Wynn
      • John Wayne
      • Bob Hope
      • John Fielder
      • Noel Fielding
      • Kumail Nanjiani
      • Peter Capaldi
      • Richard Ayoade
      • Stephen Fry
      • Steve Buscemi
      • Peter Cullen
      • Jonathan Frakes

      This is also a useful reference group for ad-hoc NPCs when running a game of Pathfinder.

      Edit: I focused on male voices, since we’re talking about doing the Hobbit. But now I want to reuse this for NPCs.

      Some great, distinct, female voices:

      • Reba McIntyre
      • Jane Krakowski (30 Rock, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt)
      • Natasha Fatale (from Rocky and Bullwinkle) (June Foray)
      • Granny (from Luney Tunes) (June Foray, Tress MacNeille)
      • Jane Kangaroo (Horton Hears a Who) (still June Foray)
      • Daisy Duck (often Tress MacNeille)
      • Dot Warner (Tress MacNeille again)
      • Mrs Featherby (DuckTales) (Tress MacNeille again)
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        Mine are old enough, we’re over half way through The Deathly Hallows and I’ve already told the The Hobbit is next.

        I’m in trouble

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          Have you made sure to tell your kids that owning slaves is wrong, even if you’re a “good” slaveowner like Harry or Dumbledore?

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            That and we talked about how the “good guys” only seem to want to maintain the status quo and who that benefits.

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      Don’t forget to pick some characters you admire for vanity’s sake.

      What i mean to say is my canon Sherlock Holmes headvoice is father’s, who loves Holmes and it would tickle him pink if he knew

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        What i mean to say is my canon Sherlock Holmes headvoice is father’s, who loves Holmes and it would tickle him pink if he knew

        That’s delightful! Thank you for sharing it.

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      Yeah…If I recall correctly, I think I picked a voice for Thorin, and then everyone else got “generic dwarf voice.”