OC Speech Mannerisms: TAKE TWO
I'm so sorry for this--we didn't need a third one, but I'm jumping on @punkranger's invitation and running with it. I won't tag people because at this point I'm just spamming, but if you're into it do it for your OWN (@/yugocar I saw you and I would like to see your OCs)
Anyway, this is my creature for a coming DnD campaign; his name is Astrit (you can call her Ass, Tits, Asstit, Asshole, Assface, Titbrain, you get me), they're a Yuan-ti and a Pact of the Fiend failcringe Warlock, and generally a jerk (they're a noble, of course they're a jerk) (sorry, was that biased?)
The art below is, of course, by Punk, whose art fucks all the way to the moon and you can find @punkrangerdraws
SER ASTRIT OF ESELEMAS
NO. OF SPOKEN LANGUAGES: 1 / 2 / 3+ (Yuan-ti, Common, because they have to talk to COMMONERS, ugh, Draconic, Infernal)
TONE OF VOICE: high / average / deep (fairly mid and slinky, but liable to slide into high pitch when they throw a tantrum, which might be 75% of the time)
ACCENT: Yes / No (I mean. They hiss their s's, obviousssly.)
DEMEANOUR: confident / shy / approachable / hostile / other (haughty as fuck)
POSTURE: slumped / straight / stiff / relaxed (very good, fencer training posture: straight-backed, high chin, wide stance, with a foot ready to slide perpendicularly at the drop of a hat. That's what an education GETS YOU @/ANGLER you pathetic los--)
HABITS: head tilting (up) / swaying / fidgeting / stuttering / gesturing / arm crossing / strokes chin / er, um, or other interjections / plays with hair or clothing / hands at hips (and quickly at his rapier) / inconsistent eye contact / maintains eye contact (aren't you going to lower your eyes in the face of the Slitherer Supreme's Ambassador amongst Wo/Men?) / frequent pausing / stands close / stands at a distance (probably because you smell)
COMPLEXITY
VOCABULARY: ⬤⬤⬤⬤⬤
EMOTION: ⬤⬤⬤⬤〇 (Oh he emotes alright. Much too much for a Snake, if you want her dad's opinion. And probably her god's opinion, if that guy wasn't busy having a life)
SENTENCE STRUCTURE: ⬤⬤⬤⬤⬤ (Please. They went to Snake School. They can syntax their way out of a sentence like they were born to it and it serves them never)
PROFANITY
FREQUENCY: ⬤⬤〇〇〇 (they prefer scathing insults built on multi-syllable metaphors)
CREATIVITY (in regards to profanity): ⬤⬤〇〇〇 (points for creativity, but not for profanity)
BOLD ALL THAT APPLY: arse. ass. asshole. bastard. bitch. bloody. bugger. bollocks. chicken shit. crap. cunt. dick. frick. fuck. horseshit. motherfucker. piss. prick. screw. shit. shitass. son of a bitch. twat. wanker. pussy. Coxcomb. Fopdoodle. Gutter-Bather. Slow-Wristed Knave.
IMPORTANT QUESTIONS
DO PEOPLE HAVE A HARD TIME HEARING OR UNDERSTANDING YOUR CHARACTER? - almost always / frequently / rarely / never (oh you'll hear and understand her (threat))
DOES YOUR CHARACTER'S INTENDED POINT COME ACROSS EASILY WHEN THEY SPEAK? - almost always / frequently / sometimes??? / rarely / never (points lost because his party's cumulated INT points hover around a measly 8 and I'm second guessing the syntax answer rn)
WOULD YOUR CHARACTER INITIATE CONVERSATIONS? - almost always / frequently / sometimes / never (depends. Are you rich?)
WOULD YOUR CHARACTER BE THE ONE TO END CONVERSATIONS? - almost always / frequently / sometimes / rarely / never. (You're DiSSSSmiSSSed!!!)
WOULD YOUR CHARACTER USE 'WHOM' IN A SENTENCE? - yes / no / only ironically (of course because that's the only pronoun you should use when the relative pronoun is the object of the relative clause, were you raised in a BARN?)
YOUR CHARACTER WANTS TO MAKE A COUNTERPOINT. WHAT WORD DO THEY USE? - but / though / although / however / perhaps/ mayhaps / are you STUPID???
HOW DOES YOUR CHARACTER END CONVERSATIONS? - walk away (with an elegant swish of their capelet, bonus points if the capelet hits you in the face) / ask if that's everything / say that's everything (You're DiSSSSmiSSSed!!!) / give a proper goodbye (lmao no) / tell their company they're done here / remain quiet / they don't.
WHAT SOCIAL CLASS WOULD OTHERS ASSUME YOUR CHARACTER BELONGS TO, HEARING THEM SPEAK? - upper / middle / lower (almost as upper as the stick they got stuck from ass to skull)
IN WHAT WAYS DOES THE WAY YOUR CHARACTER SPEAK STAND OUT TO OTHERS? - accent (snobby, snakey) / vocabulary (flowery) / tone (haughty, usually mean) / level / politeness / brusqueness / it doesn't