Coming Close To Home - A Workshop • 2017 rpg

A workshop for prosaic games.
One facilitates the workshop – but all partake in Theme and Tale.
This is played in order.
 
-Theme-
Talk about themes in your game.

Facilitator points at someone.
That person says a word that springs to mind Immediately. No thinking. Then they point.
Proceed when there is flow.

-Tale-
Get an object.
Make two hand signs.

One for Zoom.
When used, the Speaker “zooms” in/out, interpreting it as they will – camera, feelings, perspective. No zoom police.

Another for Give
When used, the Speaker gives the object to another and becomes the Lens.

The person holding the object is the Speaker. Look at the Lens.
The Lens uses hand signs to direct the Speaker. Go slow.

Tell a coherent tale together.
Facilitator says 1 phrase, gives the object, becoming the Lens.

Proceed when it feels right.

-The Door-

Facilitator, speak dwellingly, slowly.
                       Bid them:
                       Close their eyes.
                       Breathe deeply.

Bid them Imagine a door.  Its…
               	       Shape
                       Texture

Bid them imagine a person is coming to the door. their...
                   	Steps
                      	Knocking, opening the door.
                       	Face
		        Body
                       Mannerisms                                   	
                     	Occupation.
                     	How they breathe

Bid them
                        Synchronize breath and mimic that person
                        Open their eyes.

That’s their character.