I brought this up as a suggestion at the last premie meeting, but why restrict it? I think this would be fantastic for roleplaying and create a more interesting atmosphere to the game (especially with regards to how people roleplay the origins and homes of their characters, as well as perhaps some lighter RP).
The idea was the following:
syntax: ACCENT [variable] [slight/heavy (maybe?)]
(in a sense similar to the LANGUAGE verb)
where the variable might include:
- regional accents: these might be as broad as 'northern' or 'southern', but even so specific as to reflect towns and other locales...
- racial-language accents: an accent reflecting one's mother tongue, ex 'Rakash'
- misc accents: the possibilities are near endless, can have lisps and stutters and all sorts of things
- the ability to turn off the accent
So, for example...
>accent Rakash heavy
You switch to a heavy Rakash accent.
>say Ah hah.
You say with/in a heavy Rakash accent, "Ah hah."
(Medir says with a heavy Rakash accent "Ah hah.")
or
>accent lisp slight
You switch to a lisp accent.
>say Right.
You say with/in slight lisp, "Right."
(Medir says with a slight lisp, "Right.")
Anyway, those are just suggestions. I think some form of this sort of verb would be useful to many players as an RP tool/just as a fun addition.
Feel free to toss it about,
Medir
