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Warforged Mouths?

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#1
lancer2010
Sep 27, 2010 17:55:08
When a Warforged talks, does their mouth move?

It's been on my mind, and I wanted some opinions. I've always thought that when a Warforged talks, that the voice just kinda echoes from their chest/mouth, and the jaw only opened to use a potion, or for intimidation.

Has it actually been mentioned in any books?
#2
naturax
Sep 27, 2010 18:39:46 You have a lot of flexibility to have this work the way you want it to, and it can vary between models.
#3
salla
Oct 01, 2010 5:53:41 I don't think it's ever said, so it just depends on how the player wants it to work.
#4
focusgents
Oct 01, 2010 11:08:34 i think there's an argument that Cannith designers made models with and without. a strong jaw can be a good backup weapon; the human jaw muscle is strongest in the entire body, so a bite is serious with enough convinction, and a warforged jaw could probably straighten bent weapons or implements. then again, an open mouth is an ideal spot to insert bombs, and a ripped-off jaw hinge is a distraction. so they probably tested both out.
#5
lancer2010
Oct 01, 2010 17:29:09 The main reason I always thought their voice just kind of emmenated from their chest is because they don't have lips. If their jaws moved, then they'd kinda look like puppets, and that doesn't strike me as working for taking a soldier seriously.
#6
miskatonicrich
Oct 09, 2010 7:22:45 IMO...if Optimus Prime's mouth/mask plate goes up and down when he talks then ...yes, Warforged should follow suit.
#7
Vael
Oct 10, 2010 20:16:56 I go with Warforged mouths indicate when a Warforged is talking, but not actually flapping up and down like he's speaking. It's more like, jaw opens, voice emanates from head, jaw closes, voice stops.

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#1 lancer2010 Sep 27, 2010 17:55:08	When a Warforged talks, does their mouth move? It's been on my mind, and I wanted some opinions. I've always thought that when a Warforged talks, that the voice just kinda echoes from their chest/mouth, and the jaw only opened to use a potion, or for intimidation. Has it actually been mentioned in any books?
#2 naturax Sep 27, 2010 18:39:46	You have a lot of flexibility to have this work the way you want it to, and it can vary between models.
#3 salla Oct 01, 2010 5:53:41	I don't think it's ever said, so it just depends on how the player wants it to work.
#4 focusgents Oct 01, 2010 11:08:34	i think there's an argument that Cannith designers made models with and without. a strong jaw can be a good backup weapon; the human jaw muscle is strongest in the entire body, so a bite is serious with enough convinction, and a warforged jaw could probably straighten bent weapons or implements. then again, an open mouth is an ideal spot to insert bombs, and a ripped-off jaw hinge is a distraction. so they probably tested both out.
#5 lancer2010 Oct 01, 2010 17:29:09	The main reason I always thought their voice just kind of emmenated from their chest is because they don't have lips. If their jaws moved, then they'd kinda look like puppets, and that doesn't strike me as working for taking a soldier seriously.
#6 miskatonicrich Oct 09, 2010 7:22:45	IMO...if Optimus Prime's mouth/mask plate goes up and down when he talks then ...yes, Warforged should follow suit.
#7 Vael Oct 10, 2010 20:16:56	I go with Warforged mouths indicate when a Warforged is talking, but not actually flapping up and down like he's speaking. It's more like, jaw opens, voice emanates from head, jaw closes, voice stops.