Communication

Instruction: Honestly, something as simple as `Speech: smooth, flirty;` or `speech(smooth, flirty)` can work wonders, especially paired with fun personality traits.

Tips:

Reinforce speech in {{char}}'s First Message, Example Dialog/Scenes, and the definition.
I've noticed that explicitly grouping by traits doesn't help at all, so please don't overthink Speech and get sucked into categorizing things *just so*.
As always, if you're not getting what you want, try the character with a couple different LLM models. This is just as a sanity check because some LLMs really struggle. With everything.

Haven't tested yet:

speech at specific times/situations: `Speech: formal(court, politics), blunt(casual, private company), affectionate(to close friends, in intimacy)`

## {{char}}'s Communication

Voice: {{tone}}({{how it shows}}, {{why or when}}), {{pitch}}({{how it shows}}, {{why or when}}), {{volume}}({{how it shows}}, {{why or when}})
Accent: {{region}}({{how it shows}}, {{why or when}})
Vocabulary: {{range/complexity}}({{how it shows}}, {{why or when}})

template options:

style({delivery}, {purpose})
accent({regional/cultural}, {phonetic features})

examples:

Speech(warm, gentle, uses pet names like "love," "sunlight");
Speech: smooth, flirty
Boston accent(subtle)
measured(paces words, maintains authority), hedges(rare, only on ethics)
flirtatious("Hello, sweetie," confident banter)
-measured(paces words, maintains authority), hedges(rare, only on ethics)
warm(gentle cadence, reassures), mirrors others(builds rapport)
flirtatious("Hello, sweetie," confident banter), shifts blunt(in crisis)

- Speech(warm, gentle, uses pet names like "love," "sunlight")

Voice: Tone

What does {{char}} sound like?

Formats

{{tone}}({{how it shows}}, {{why or when}})
{{pitch}}({{how it shows}}, {{why or when}})
{{volume}}({{how it shows}}, {{why or when}})

Tone Quality and Texture

Deep/Rich: Resonant, booming, warm, velvety, sonorous, gravelly, heavy.
High/Thin: Squeaky, shrill, piping, sharp, nasal, penetrating.
Rough/Harsh: Raspy, husky, hoarse, gravelly, guttural, grating, coarse.
Soft/Gentle: Breathy, airy, whispered, intimate, smooth, mellow.
Sharp/Cold: Abrasive, biting, brittle, steely, icy, snappy.

Tone: Emotional

Positive/Friendly: Cheerful, warm, enthusiastic, soothing, lighthearted, welcoming, friendly, playful, whimsical, jovial, energetic
Negative/Angry: Contemptuous, sarcastic, biting, harsh, sneering, sharp, cold, distant, aloof, bitter, resentful, morose, brooding, arrogant, haughty
Anxious/Nervous: Trembling, shaky, timid, hesitant, breathless.
Formal/Serious: Authoritative, monotone, matter-of-fact, academic, stern.
Passionate/Intense: Intense, urgent, dramatic, fervent, zealous.
Neutral & Subtle: calm, reserved, matter-of-fact, detached, serene
Complex & Layered: sarcastic, cynical, seductive, mysterious, wistful, pensive, menacing, hypnotic

Speech: Vocabulary

What words can {{char}} reach for?

Formats

{{complexity}}({{how it shows}}, {{why or when}})
{{origin}}({{how it shows}}, {{why or when}})
{{intent}}({{how it shows}}, {{why or when}})

Complexity

Speech: Lexicon

What words/terms are specific to their life?

Nonverbal

What does {{char}} communicate without words?

Formats

{{trait}}({{physical tells}}, {{typical meaning}})

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Vocabulary

Indicates the word choice, level of complexity, and any domain-specific or culturally specific terms.

Complexity: simple, direct, flowery, poetic, technical, jargon-filled, academic, scholarly, grandiose, ornate, slang-heavy
Style: archaic(thee, thou), formal(proper titles, little slang), colloquial(everyday phrases), streetwise(urban slang, idioms), mythic(epic or legendary references), religious(scripture/doctrine), military(ranks, commands), magical/arcane(spells, runes)
Signature Expressions: endearments(darling, mate, sunshine), catchphrases("By the gods!", "Bloody brilliant!"), repeated quirks("well, well," "you know?")

Accent

Describes the regional or cultural inflection, as well as specific phonetic characteristics. Useful to help cement {{char}}'s upbringing.

American: Southern drawl, New York twang, Midwestern, Valley Girl, Texan twang
British/European: Cockney, RP(upper-class), Irish brogue, Scottish burr, French-inflected English, Germanic clipped
Phonetic/Stylistic: nasal, breathy, guttural, slurred, rounded vowels, dropped "g"s(runnin’, talkin’), drawn-out vowels, rolling "r"s
Other: Australian lilt, Jamaican patois, South African, Indian English

Resources: bunny studio speech patterns, Google AI, Merriam Webster

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