• MajorHavoc@programming.dev
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    5 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.

    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)