Character Speaking Style

Character Speaking Style (d50)

d50	Result
1	Absent The person seems distracted and lost in thought when spoken to.
2	Angry The person sounds angry when speaking. Whether loud or soft-spoken, their voice carries an angry tone.
3	Articulate Their voice is crystal clear and articulate without being loud or shrill.
4	Body Language Relies heavily on body language when speaking. The voice is just a complement.
5	Book-Like Speaks as if reading aloud from a book. Clear, deliberate, and literal.
6	Cannot Pronounce... They struggle to pronounce certain letters. They either avoid the letter or substitute it with another.
7	Clear Their voice is clear, distinct, and fresh.
8	Clears Throat Frequently and irritatingly clears their throat every third sentence.
9	Cold as Ice Their voice is disturbingly cold. It’s clear and precise but lacks warmth and life.
10	Confirming Questions Constantly asks confirming questions to ensure the listener understands.
11	Deep Has a very deep bass voice.
12	Dialect A thick, local dialect that makes it difficult for locals to understand and impossible for outsiders.
13	Difficult Words Uses unnecessarily complex and difficult words.
14	Dramatic Speaks dramatically, reminiscent of an actor on stage. Moves around the room and actively uses their voice.
15	Dry Their voice is dry as dust. Brings to mind brittle twigs being crushed.
16	Educated Their choice of words and references indicate a higher education, an academic upbringing, or a love for reading.
17	Gestures a Lot Constantly points at things in the surroundings when talking about them.
18	Hoarse Speaks with a very hoarse voice. Sounds dry and dusty.
19	Laconic The fewer words, the better. They only say the absolute essentials.
20	Lisps Speaks with a pronounced lisp.
21	Loud Always the loudest speaker in the room. It might be intentional, but it's often an involuntary stress reaction.
22	Low-Intensity Speaks in a low-intensity, subdued way, but with focus and few but powerful words.
23	Made-Up Words Has a dictionary of invented words they use regularly in daily speech.
24	Monotonous Their voice is a monotonous drone, with no rise or fall in tone.
25	Muffled Their voice is extremely rough and muffled, making it hard to distinguish words.
26	Nasal Speaks with a distinctly nasal voice.
27	Neutral Speaks just like everyone else in the surroundings. Nothing more, nothing less.
28	Noises Produces odd noises between sentences and words. Short, abrupt sounds that come in bursts.
29	Nonstop There are no pauses between their words. They stream out in an endless flow without breaks.
30	Old Voice Has the voice of an older person. A bit rougher, a bit more tired, but with gravitas and experience.
31	Old-Fashioned Words Uses old expressions and words that are rarely used today.
32	Patient Speaks very calmly and patiently. Always ensures the listener has understood.
33	Patronizing Speaks to others in a patronizing and scrutinizing manner. A mix of lecturing and judgment.
34	Pauses Takes long or short pauses between every sentence.
35	Pedagogical Speaks in a very pedagogical and slightly condescending way.
36	Repetitive Constantly repeats themselves. This could be whole sentences or just the last word of the sentence.
37	Shrill A sharp, piercing voice. Straining to listen to.
38	Slow Their voice is like cold syrup. Speaks incredibly slowly.
39	Smacks Makes smacking sounds with their lips.
40	Spits Unintentionally spits while speaking.
41	Stutters Has a stutter, with varying severity. It worsens when they’re stressed.
42	Swears Speaks in a very coarse manner. Swears constantly in every sentence.
43	Technical Jargon If you don’t work in the same field as them, it’s hard to follow. Constantly uses unclear technical jargon without explanation.
44	Third Person Refers to themselves in the third person. Sometimes unintentionally, sometimes constantly.
45	Unclear It’s hard to understand what they’re saying. Speaks quickly and doesn’t enunciate words.
46	Uneducated Speaks in an uneducated way. Not necessarily unintelligent, but their word choices reveal a background from the less educated segments of society.
47	Vague It’s very unclear what they actually mean. They avoid precise or specific wording and stick to vague terms.
48	Variable Frequently changes their speaking tempo. Can suddenly shift from slow and calm to frantic and loud.
49	Warm Has a soft, warm voice. Sounds welcoming and comforting.
50	Whiny Exhausting and whiny. They have an irritating tone.