Video Game Voice Acting Script · Shopkeeper NPC voice lines
Quill's Questionable Goods
Free video game shopkeeper script for voice acting practice: a fast-talking swamp merchant with greeting, browse, buy, and goodbye lines.
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Length
- 135 words · ~54 sec
- Skills
- character voice, comic timing, repeatable line reads
- License
- CC BY 4.0
The script
(greeting)Ah! A customer! A real live customer! Step right up, friend, and feast your eyes on the finest goods this side of the swamp.
(browsing)Potions, scrolls, slightly used boots. That lamp? Belonged to a wizard. Probably. It came out of a wizard's trash, so it counts.
(player picks up an item)Ooh, good eye! That's a Feather of Swiftness. Or a chicken feather. Either way, you'll feel faster.
(purchase complete)Pleasure doing business! No refunds, no returns, and no questions about where I got it.
(not enough gold)Ah. Hm. You're a little short there, friend. I'd give you credit, but the last fellow I gave credit to got eaten by a bog troll. Nothing personal. Bad for business.
(player leaves)Come back soon! Bring gold! Bring friends with gold!
(player returns)You came back! I knew you would. I told the cart, I said, 'That one has taste.'
Script by SceneDub (scenedub.com), CC BY 4.0. Original script drafted with AI assistance and edited by SceneDub; any resemblance to existing characters is coincidental.
Practise it now
The teleprompter scrolls at the speed you set in words per minute. Tick "Record audio while reading" to capture a take; the audio stays in your browser until you download it.
Coaching notes
- Each line is its own game trigger, so start every one fresh and hooky. The player might hear 'Come back soon!' fifty times; make it fun the fiftieth time too.
- The laugh in 'Belonged to a wizard. Probably.' is the walk-back. Sell the first claim with total confidence, then let 'Probably' slip out quicker and quieter.
- In the not-enough-gold line, say the bog troll part casually, almost cheerfully, like it happens every week. 'Nothing personal. Bad for business.' lands best as a shrug.
Try it three more ways
- Play Quill as a nervous, mumbling merchant who's terrified of the player's sword.
- Play Quill as an ancient, wheezing shopkeeper who's been running this cart for three hundred years.
- Play Quill as a smooth, posh antiques dealer who looks down on everything the player carries.
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Frequently asked questions
How long is the "Quill's Questionable Goods" script?
135 spoken words, about 54 sec at a conversational 150 words per minute and 1 min 2 sec at a slower 130 wpm. Your take will vary with pauses and character choices.
Can I use this script in my voice acting demo reel?
Yes. SceneDub's original scripts are licensed CC BY 4.0. You can perform, record, edit, and publish them, including in demo reels, classes, and auditions, as long as you credit "Script by SceneDub (scenedub.com), CC BY 4.0" where you share the recording or the text.
How should I practise this script?
Read it silently once, then perform it with the direction above: shameless, cheerful, salesman-slick, quick patter, ~160 words per minute. Record a take with the teleprompter, listen back, and try one of the alternate reads to stretch your range.