Category: Improvisation
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How to Improvise? Encounters
Every Story is a chain of Encounters. Discoveries & Crisis, punctuated by phases of Rest. Each Scene is an Encounter. How do you create surprising Encounters? Summary – 6 steps to memorable Encounters Define the Atmosphere Define the Issue Define the Stakes Define the Options Fight Negotiate Flee Define the Outcome Define the Aftermath Encounters…
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How to Improvise? Coherence & Consistency
Coherence is defined by the presence of certain Elements. It is a Quality issue. Consistency is defined by the intensity/rhythm at which these Elements are used. It is a Quantity issue. Coherence & Consistency form a Cohesion. Summary – 6 steps to a Cohesive Story Create the Main Story. Write your Ending. Create 4 to…
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How to Improvise a Scalable Game?
You can Create a Game in a Day. And then Expand in a Week. Or in a Month, depending on your Attachment to this game. Scalability is all about your will to Develop your Game. All you need to provide in the 1st Day are the Essential Tools. Summary – 6 steps to a Scalable…
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The Complete Improviser’s Toolbox
What do you need to be able to Improvise any Story? A set of Characters. A World. A set of Stories. How do you design them? Here’s how. Summary – The Toolbox’s content 6 to 12 Main Characters A Relationship Map 3 to 6 Main Environments A World Map A Set of 8 Story types…
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Improvisation for Storyteller – Playing Multiple Characters
Characters are the foundation of your story. Creating them will be the most engaging task. So much so that an author may get trapped into the character creation’s process. Summary – How to play Multiple Characters? Create 6 Characters Give them Roles & Functions Give them converging Goals & Alignments Give them a Place to…