Prosody Changes When Discussing Interests?

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I know that prosody differences are often a characteristic of AS. "Robotic speech", so to speak, or incorrect tone of voice for what is being said. I am guilty of the latter more than the former. The only time I use "robotic speech" is when I get started talking about one of my "things" or when I interject (which is quite often). My eyes unfocus (I'm usually very focused on something, though probably not the eyes of the person I am speaking to!) and I become Miss Monotone for the duration of the monologue. It has taken me 26 years to realize that this happens. Does anybody else notice a change in their prosody when discussing interests, reciting facts or when interjecting?

Vocally, I'm the opposite of you - when discussing my interests, I have modulation. Otherwise, I tend to mumble or speak in a low rumble that is relatively flat. However, I do tend to experience more stim-like behaviors and difficulty with eye focus when I get enthused about something dear to me.


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I undergo a change in speaking AND writing style. I point to this Jun '09 post about D&D as a great example. I tend to revert to "excited highschooler", forget to use paragraphs (I have to edit later), throw grammar rules out the window, and liberally sprinkle in the word "dude". I have no idea why, but suspect that it is related to my interest in D&D developing during high school. It is possible that my expressions, scripts, communication style, etc all revert to the point of the interest's inception.

http://www.wrongplanet.net/postt101506.html

Don't bother with the content unless you find D&D particularly interesting. It's a bit esoteric.

Interesting topic.

I think I also use more intonation, like makuranososhi, and I think I speak a little louder, when speaking about my interests. Though I'll always use less intonation than most other (NT) people. I normally tend to speak with a soft voice and don't use much intonation.

Oh, but I do!! And I agree that 2nd Ed. is by far the best, even though I only played it with a ruthless DM... I still have a cleric trapped in a dead city because she cannot make the Strength check to open a darned sewer grate! But I will admit that all my books are 3.5 because I got them used for cheap, and I really do make up most of the rules as I go along whenever I DM. My current group of cocky 9th-level characters are about to storm the castle and try to take down a regime by themselves (ahh, meglomaniac paladins and rich-boy mages). Any ideas on how best to execute this without outright executing them?
Oh, and 3rd Ed. does use the other dice-- a little. I've been known to play barbarians with greataxes just to use the d12 for hp and damage, even though a greatsword is mathematically superior at 2d6.

Sorry. That's enough of that.