Being able to do a voice and really embody the character really added to the last session I played (other players, not me). I am hoping to improve my ability to contribute to the table, so I am asking you, my fellow leftist enjoyers of a shared pretend, what you feel is something that has helped "up your game" and contribute to the experience.
What I tried to bring to the table was really being present in how my character was feeling and just speak from there, in the moment.
I realize most people are pretty timid to really be present in an emotion publicly, but it's more like being an actor playing a part. Once you do it and people are amazed it really strikes you how timid people are about expressing emotion that isn't generated by your own real life but instead created whole cloth from really putting yourself in that character's shoes and just speaking it out loud, sondering is the word I guess. I brought myself to tears as a dwarven cleric more than once and the table would just stare like little kids listening to their Grandpa telling war stories or something.
If you want depth to your rpg experience, I suggest trying to place yourself in what a character is feeling and feel it yourself. Even if it's just internally when you are role playing to get in the mood.
good shit, sondering is an awesome word. Glad you used it.