#dnd tip for new DMs: it's OK if you aren't comfortable doing funny voices. To work into it, do a voice once for an NPC just to give the players an idea of that NPC. Even changing pitch or volume or cadence is a great start. You'll get better with practice.
— Shawn Merwin #WinterFantasy Prep (@shawnmerwin) January 22, 2019
My top 2 tips
1 read a lot of children’s books aloud
2 mimic a character from movies or tv. Eg, female noble – Linda Belcher. It doesn’t matter if your impression is bad, because getting it right isn’t the point I read my daughter almost all of the Harry Potter books, and I did a different voice for each characters. It was not done expertly, but it was done with love.— Shawn Merwin #WinterFantasy Prep (@shawnmerwin) January 22, 2019
I am going to steal this so hard.
— Shawn Merwin #WinterFantasy Prep (@shawnmerwin) January 23, 2019
I'd go so far as to say if you have trouble speaking in character feel free to describe what NPCs say instead. I'm horrible at "writing dialogue" on the fly while keeping motivations in mind, so I don't sometimes.
— captainben (@CapBenGrunzel) January 22, 2019
Absolutely. There is nothing wrong with telling instead of showing. Just like in literature, showing can be more powerful when done well, but its not always the best delivery method. And telling can be more clear, concise, ans powerful when done well. #DnD https://t.co/FAzM0eYhnc
— Shawn Merwin #WinterFantasy Prep (@shawnmerwin) January 22, 2019