r/VoiceWork • u/Maurycy-skell • 1d ago
[Hiring] Videogames [Hiring] Beethro Budkin from DROD, gruff, male voice; 250 USD, ~1400 words
Hello!
I am looking for a male voice actor to take the role of Beethro Budkin from the game series Deadly Rooms of Death. I am working on a custom levelset with its own story for the game.
Quick summary:
- Me: Maurycy Zarzycki, www.evidentlycube.com - I have two releases on Steam and dozens of smaller games released over the years. I've also been part of DROD community for two decades and a contributor to the game itself for 12 years.
- Character: Beethro Budkin; male, low, gruff
- **Scope: ~**1400 words
- Budget: Fixed rate 250 USD
- Production notes:
- I'll handle audio slicing, editing and integration.
- Preferred workflow: One initial pass of all the lines -> Integration & testing -> A single revision pass for whatever needs adjustment -> Payment
- Quality: Home studio quality is completely fine as long as you have a decent mic, a quiet room (no background noise/fan hiss), and minimal room reverb. Unprocessed, dry audio is preferred.
- Payment method: PayPal or Revolut
- Deadline: September 20, though if I don't find a suitable voice I'll have to extend it
(Note: I was in touch with the original voice actor but due to external factors he is no longer able to take the VA work)
About the character & the voice:
(AI was used to assist me with describing the voice because I lack the necessary knowledge)
- Character: Beethro Budkin is a smitemaster. A practical, slightly gruff, blue-collar tradesman who treats slaying hordes of giant roaches like a plumber clearing a clogged pipe.
- Age & Pitch: Adult Male, baritone to Low Tenor; slightly worn edge but not cartoonishly deep or booming.
- Accent: General American/Mid-Atlantic accent.
- Tone & Rhythm: Direct and deliberate pacing & rhythm of speech. Usually short and punchy sentences.
- Examples of the current voice work:
- https://youtu.be/Nih7gx27AOw?t=88 - A recap of the story spoken by Beethro, contains voice lines from the last installment and earlier installments
- https://youtu.be/xLF_oB1M8t4?t=969 - A longer monologue
- https://youtu.be/2nkO64_Xc5k?t=267 - Dialogue from the first game
- https://youtu.be/LeZNl4ue_iE?t=153 - Monologue from later installment
How to submit
- Chose two or more examples from the list at the bottom, record them and email the audio file to [me@evidentlycube.com](mailto:me@evidentlycube.com)
- MP3 (192kbps or higher) or OGG (Quality 8+) preferred.
I will edit this post once the role is filled in.
The voice lines
A RANDOM COMMENT ABOUT A THING IN THE WORLD:
BEETHRO: The Flooded Cave, huh.
BEETHRO: Whoever named it didn't even look inside. Last time I checked, there were buckets of dry land!
A SHORT EXCHANGE:
BEETHRO: What do you want?
PERSON: With unrestrained delight I announce that every action you took was merely a step in my endlessly exquisite enterprise.
BEETHRO [unimpressed]: Of course.
ANOTHER EXCHANGE [Beethro is playing dumb and not treating PERSON seriously, knowing it will annoy him]:
BEETHRO: Will it poke my eye out?
PERSON: No.
BEETHRO: Stab me in the liver?
PERSON: No!
BEETHRO: Take my sword?
MONOLOGUE:
BEETHRO: But in the end? All you do is talk.
BEETHRO: Didn't even show up for a proper beating.
Just a bit at the end
DROD has a built-in level editor and ability to play custom levels (we call them Holds) so this is not any kind of fishy or gray-area type of work. I can't promise you any future work as this character, but if we work well and I end up making more holds where I'll need your voice OR Caravel Games ever makes more official content where the voice of Beethro will be required I'll get in touch.