• halyk.the.red@lemmy.ml
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    4 months ago

    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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      4 months ago

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

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      4 months ago

      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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        4 months ago

        I didn’t know I needed Andy Serkis singing the songs in the Hobbit until I heard it, but it turns out I did. Dude has an amazing singing voice.

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        4 months ago

        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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          4 months ago

          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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            4 months ago

            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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      4 months ago

      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.