Update #2
HELLO EVERYBODY!!!
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The activity on this project has actually been overwhelming. 200+ auditions? I never expected I'd hit 50 so I'm grateful for the effort from everyone whether they get the part or not.
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Congratulations to:
- taikunoaku for winning the part as Han Tavorr.
- Vicmanuel2 for winning the part as Rick Scott.
- RubyK for winning the part as Mia Coe.
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If anyone auditioned for these characters but never got the part, I encourage you to try out for another. You never know, you could be a perfect fit.
In this update I'm going to be adressing some changes to the audition page and clarifying how Droid and Varkon characters should sound, because I wasn't nearly clear enough on those facts. Carson is now Karsen (He's been changed to a Varkon character due to a script change),
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LINE CHANGES:
I have revised a lot of the lines for this project, as mentioned in the original description the project was in early development and I believe the line I have now for the characters are a lot better at conveying what they think and feel when they're speaking. The originaly lines, upon hearing someone else speak them it became clear to me that they don't flow the best when you take voice and accent into account, so the lines are generally improved and have more context, and I'm hoping that makes them easier to work with. So if you auditioned previously, please give it another go.
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DROID CHARACTERS:
Droids are characters that I find most interesting. They are machines that have a hint of sentience but at the safety of the organic users, their sentience is limited. They are given a purpose and that purpose is all they care about. Every now and again, a personality creeps through but their programming stops it from growing. It's cruel, some characters in the story don't agree with it, but it's a fact that's eluded to in the story but not really explored. It's not an element that's important to 'The Crawl', but it will have focus in other stories set in the Soldur universe.
Their voice is dependent on their purpose. E.g, one for military is supposed to be assertive, they can bark orders and information fluently, but they're short and blunt when it comes to simply speaking. Similarly, a security Droid needs to have that assertive tone, but more tame. They're not supposed to imtimidate until something becomes a threat. While a service droid has a gentle and comforting voice and talk just like us.
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VARKON CHARACTERS:
Varkon are a species civilized reptilians that originate from a scorching hot, desert like planet much like the one The Crawl is set on. They are tall, lean and covered in scale like plates, gained from their evolution on their harsh planet. Their males are electrokinetic and their females are psionic. They also age slower, living to an average age of 160. Despite their imposing nature, they are quite similar to humanity in terms of their civil traits, which is why they were able to form an alliance with them so easily, their culture is akin to medival humans but not so... Savage.
As mentioned before, their size and voice are rather imposing to humans. Deeper than usual and have a lot of grit to them. The side effect when you add their incessant need to perfectly pronounce every word in their language or ours ends up making a lot of their dialogue come off as blunt and condescending. It's not intentional, and some Varkon characters even make a consious effort to sound friendlier towards strangers (Such as Nali) while others just maintain their tough exterior no matter the recipient (Like Han, Kish or Kovar).
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Well that rounds up the update! I'd like to say thanks again for the interest, and since the auditions deadline has been pushed back another month, I'd love to see some re auditions from you guys and gals.
- Sir Hypeth
