Question about accents.

[Ergorion]

I was thinking about doing an accent for one of my characters, but was having trouble turning the phonetics into words. I was just wondering if anyone had any suggestions as to how to write in an accent?

[jaran]

Any auld chance mucker? That theres a feckin shite idea that, fuckin put a lid on it ye auld messer

[_Clifton_]

[Davairus]

If yow arn't guna be gud at roiting in accunts, yow shud furgitit.

[Ergorion]

awl roit, oi'll give i' a troiy.

[Vertas]

Actually a good rp idea i never really see incorporated is play on words. I saw it once back when i had a justice and someone was yelling stuff, someone else yells shut your foul mouth, they reply fowl? I am no bird! If you think about it there are a lot of authors who do put a lot of that in their writing, it would be interesting to see a witty herald who would talk like that. Speaking of which, hows this for an rp, an emo necromancer.

[Slade]

[Vertas]

Well, the thing about "dumb speak" is no one ever seems to follow through with the stupid rp. I saw a firegiant berserker who i was sure was a complete idiot, I'd ask him a question. I'd recieve an answer in "dumb speak" and later on would bring back the topic of the originale and he'd be like who? never heard of him...That guy must be laughing behind the screen, it looks like a fun rp.

[_Clifton_]

[Davairus]

I think what he was describing is just fine. Pasha's brother had a Warlord dwarf warrior, with a very accurately done "olde english" type accent. It was the best rp in the cabal at the time. Talking that way was a way of life for him though. If playing a priest then the whole "thee, thou, thine" drone goes well with that. I'd definitely do that with a priest character if I had any clue how to. Also look at Grunky speech, because while that isn't any more difficult to read in any way, its presented in a way thats very different to what you see in real life.

There is nothing devastatingly problematic about doing an accented speech. Its just a little more difficult to write and read, that's about it. The real problems come from characters that just babble gibberish. Thats fine up until the point they actually need to get a point across, then its like "GOD DAMNIT STOP". Typically we've seen it doesnt recieve the acclaim the creator was hoping for though. The only thing I wish to warn really is, if its too much hassle, don't bother, because (A) Its a huge mistake to "give up" the accent, (B) Not being able to give up will make the character painful to play.

[Vertas]

I seem to remember a monk or something who user er instead of l, and he would eat bread and raisens and say howr dewiciouswy everrr, the most ever raisenses ever.

[Mandor]

if that guy was a goody, and I was a goody, the outcast would be worth it, because that'd make my brain itch, being exposed to him for a prolonged period of time.

[Vertas]

I'm not sure but i think thats the first retard rp ive ever seen...

[Mandor]

actually it sounds like super mushy 2 year old t.v. show, which is why it'd itch mentally like 100 ant bites itch physically. and you've just Gotta scratch in that situation. Hmm, maybe they are made with retarded actors.