Podcast appearances and mentions of karen twelves

Trastienda 70. Mil máscaras, con Ramón Mansalva ¿Cuántas máscaras has llevado jugando a rol? ¿Cuánto se parecen a ti los PJ que juegas? ¿Qué puedes explorar con ellos? ¿Disfrutas vistiendo personalidades muy distintas a la tuya? De todo esto y más hablamos con Ramón Lifante, rolero de pro y artista de la impro, en este programa de la Trastienda de Shadowlands. Enlaces que comentamos en el programa: — Campaña de 'La reputación del Sr. Castiñeira' en Mansalva de Rol, un ejemplo de personajes extremos. — Partida de 'Lost ways', o como meterte en muchos líos desde el humor. — Entrevista a Karen Twelves sobre su libro 'Técnicas de improvisación para juegos de rol'. — Charla de Brené Brown sobre la vulnerabilidad. Más de Ramón Lifante en — Mansalva de Rol. — Trastienda 34: Sí y además. Técnicas de Improvisación Music from #Uppbeat: The horseman by nigth drift License code: XGUNKD5PG9ROKUS6 Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): Lets good times roll by RALicense code: YUHJBIKTMVWNODBV

Beloved Patreon backer Ryan McClelland ventures into our seedy, low rent Gaming Hut to ask how Sam Spade's monkeywrenching style of investigation fits in GUMSHOE. In Ken and/or Robin Talk to Somebody Else, Ken talks to Improv for Gamers author Karen Twelves. The Cinema Hut Science Fiction Cinema Essentials series makes the turn from the […]

Time to talk about Mutant City Blues! In this back matter episode we discuss our feelings about creating characters using the Quade Diagram, the challenges of GMing a mystery, and the uncomfortable relationships between superheroes and cops.Our Mundane Supernatural Life is written by Vee Hendro and Hayley Gordon, and published by Storybrewers.Back IssuesSuperman: Secret Identity (2004) (trade paperback collecting the run), written by Kurt Busiek, art by Stuart ImmonenAstonishing X-Men (2004-2013), nos. 48-51 (2013), written by Marjorie Liu and pencilled Mike Perkins, and Astonishing X-Men Annual no. 1 (2013), written by Christos Gage and penciled by David BaldéonX-Factor (2020) by Leah Williams, inks by David Baldeon, colors by Israel SilvaTrial of Magneto (2021) by Leah Williams, art by Lucas Werneck, colors by Edgar DelgadoUnbeatable Squirrel Girl #31 by Ryan North, art by Erica Henderson, colors by Rico Renzi Still Very Much Into Swords by Fiona “SamanthaVimes” HopkinsThe Value of G and Let's Go Shopping by Stephanie “NotQuiteHydePark” BurtAlso Mentioned…Piers Plowman by William LanglandImprov for Gamers 2nd Edition by Karen Twelves, published by Evil HatShort Street to Kicklebury by notbecauseofvictories (genderbent Sam Vimes / Sybil Ramkin Discworld fic)The CastStephanie Burt (she/her, @accommodatingly)Fiona Hopkins (she/her, @fionawhim/@fionawhim@dice.camp)Show InfoWebsite: https://teamupmoves.com/Email: show@teamupmoves.comTwitter: @teamupmovesMastodon: @teamupmoves@dice.campTheme Music: “Play” by Sleepyhead

We are pleased to bring you this week our interview with author, editor, and improv-er (is that a word?) Karen Twelves. As you will hear, Karen has keen insight into the potential of improv to improve our game not only at the table, but also in the real world. She is also a dynamic and lovely individual. Enjoy the chat! Please also out Karen's creative work: Improv for Gamers (workshops) Improv for Gamers (gamefound) Improv for Gamers (2nd ed.) Also mentioned: Leadership from the Ready Room Leadership for a New World Karen Twelves has been teaching improv for over a decade for theater companies, corporate workshops, and through the GoogleArts program. She teaches her Improv for Gamers workshop series at conventions across the country, including Big Bad Con, Origins Game Fair, and GenCon. Karen is also an editor, and has worked on games such as Fiasco, Dialect, Blades in the Dark, and Thirsty Sword Lesbians. She loves playing one-shot games with epic wins and disastrous fails, and will tell you all about her Duelist character from a truly epic "Kingmaker" Pathfinder campaign. Welcome to Dice in Mind, a weekly podcast in which we explore the meaning of life through the lens of RPGs!  In each episode, we will consider everyday stuff like science, religion, philosophy, and economics…through the lens of a specific roleplaying game and its dice mechanic. If you like what you hear, consider buying us a cup of coffee or becoming a patron.  You can also join the conversation by following us on Facebook. Music by Kevin MacLeod courtesy of Creative Commons by Attribution 3.0 license (https://www.youtube.com/c/kmmusic/featured).

Dan & Paul interview Karen Twelves, author of "Improv for Gamers". The Wandering DMs love improv and think using tools from that field are essential to a great D&D game. In this episode we get to interview Karen Twelves, the author of one of our favorite books, "Improv for Gamers", now being crowdfunded for a revised second edition. Based on hundreds of hours of professional workshops, Improv for Gamers provides fun and easy exercises designed to take your tabletop or live-action gaming group to the next level. Play one or two before your next session to get players warmed up and engaged, or take a deep dive into developing a particular skill! Back the Improv for Gamers project at GamefoundWatch Dan & Paul's prior chat about improv in WDMs Season 1, Episode 2 Wandering DMs Paul Siegel and Dan “Delta” Collins host thoughtful discussions on D&D and other TTRPGs every week. Comparing the pros and cons of every edition from the 1974 Original D&D little brown books to cutting-edge releases for 5E D&D today, we broadcast live on YouTube and Twitch so we can take viewer questions and comments on the topic of the day. Live every Sunday at 1 PM Eastern time.

Can players and GMs get more from their sessions with improv tools? Craig sits down with Karen Twelves and Sean Nittner to discuss the new Improv for Gamers 2nd edition. Twitter: https://twitter.com/SeanNittner Big Bad Online: https://www.bigbadcon.com/ Fundraiser: https://www.mightycause.com/story/Bigbadonline2022 New EHP Projects: https://www.evilhat.com/home/project-status/ Improv for Gamers: https://gamefound.com/projects/evil-hat/improv-for-gamers?refcode=zb0E8FZxpk2MtgBOoaGz-Q ********************* Check out the great games from A Couple of Drakes: https://acoupleofdrakes.com Support the show for as little as $1 month: https://www.patreon.com/Thirdfloorwars Check out our live streaming content on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/thirdfloorwars Don't miss our battle reports, painting tutorials, and gaming content on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCA496705JLkpgAssAhetpdw Get a cool T-Shirt or mug and help us bring you more content. The store is open! https://thirdfloorwars.com/shop/ Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thirdfloorwars/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ThirdFloorWars Please give us feedback or leave us a message that we can use in a future episode! You can record your message here: https://anchor.fm/thirdfloorwars/message You can also record your question as an audio file and email it to us at admin@thirdfloorwars.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thirdfloorwars/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thirdfloorwars/support

Karen Twelves joins Rach and Rich to talk about her book currently on Gamefound - Improv for Gamers, 2nd edition! Timecodes: 0:01:51 - Read a Sitch about Relationships in PbtA 0:09:14 - Open Your Brain to Improv for Gamers 0:22:58 - Act Under Fire with some Improv games! Gamefound Info: Gamefound preview page: https://tinyurl.com/IfG2ndEd (give it a follow for some freebies!) When it goes live on April 5, the campaign link will be https://gamefound.com/projects/evil-hat/improv-for-gamers

We were very excited to sit down with Karen Twelves to talk about the second edition of her amazingly informational book, Improv for Gamers. We learn more about improv and how it improves gaming and even try out one of the exercises. We're really excited to see this project go up for funding on GameFound on April 5, 2022. If you go follow the project on GameFound before it launches, you'll get an extra gift when it funds! Learn more about the Improv for Gamers at the Evil Hat website or on Twitter! **Full disclosure, Aser and Megan worked as Accessibility Consultants on this book**

Greg and Shelly open the show and catch up! Afterwards, Shelly welcomes Karen Twelves, author of Improv for Gamers for another edition of How To DM. As you may have already surmised, the two talk all about improv in your games! Our special interview this week is with blogger and content creator with an emphasis in pop culture related projects, A. Jordan Lambert! For general inquiries or show messages, please email dragontalk@sirensound.co Dragon Talk is executively produced by Greg Tito, Shelly Mazzanoble & Wizards of The Coast. Show production by Lisa Carr & Ryan Marth of Siren Sound. Podcast recording, editing, mixing and mastering by Ryan Marth & Siren Sound.Here's your guide to when each segment begins: Show open with Greg Tito and Shelly Mazzanoble - 0:00 How To DM - 3:15 Interview - 30:41 Outro - 1:30:30 Greg Tito Twitter - twitter.com/gregtitoShelly Mazzanoble Twitter - twitter.com/shellymooStrixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos - https://gtly.to/Hl2IDym2LCritical Role: Call of the Netherdeep - https://gtly.to/YWEU_LWi7Latest D&D Products - https://gtly.to/SVs8W_2f8Fizban's Treasury Of Dragons - https://gtly.to/Y7zN8ycllThe Wild Beyond The Witchlight -https://gtly.to/S3nc7l9xkD&D Newsletter - dnd.wizards.com/newsletterDragon + - https://dnd.wizards.com/content/dragonD&D Official Discord - https://discord.com/invite/dndD&D Virtual Play Weekends - https://dnd.wizards.com/virtual_play_weekendsKaren Twelves Twitter - twitter.com/EvilHatOfficialA. Jordan Lambert Twitter - twitter.com/lambertraaDragon Talk Show Page - https://dnd.wizards.com/dragon-talk/podcast-hubSiren Sound - www.sirensound.co

     Saul and Jolene discuss playing to your GMing Strengths.  If your good at art, lean into your art skills and bring that talent to the game table.  If your good at making funny voices use that skill at your gaming table.  Saul and Jolene discuss these and other skills that can make your GMing at the game table a better experience.         Saul of course goes way off course a couple of times and so you have  a bit of longer episode.  Saul mentions two books which he could not remember the titles of during the recording of the episode. One was Hamlet's Hit Points by Robin D. Laws .  The other book was Improv for Gamers by Karen Twelves.  Both of these books are easily available online.  They may also be available from your favorite hobby and games store.     As always thank you all for listening.    Music by Human Vibe, song Strength of My Will.'   Available from Tribeofnoise.com

Erica and Scott welcome game design legend Mike Elliot, creator of innumerable Magic: the Gathering and Pokémon cards, designer of Thunderstone, and co-designer of Quarriors and the Dice Masters series. And of course, of DuelMaster and Charm Angel, which were both huge hits in Japan. Mike also runs the Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts & Design Hall of Fame, commemorating the work of legendary tabletop game designers. SHOW NOTES 1m22s: NeoPets, Hecatomb, The Harry Potter Trading Card Game. 1m41s: Game designer and friend of the show Eric Lang. Gil and Geoff chatted with Eric in Ludology 175 - Auld Lang Design. , Also, Wiz Kids is a publisher that should not be confused with Hasbro-owned D&D and Magic: the Gathering publisher Wizards of the Coast (aka WOTC, often referred to as "WHAT-see"). Wiz Kids and WOTC are two unrelated companies, although Wiz Kids publishes some D&D-related products under license from WOTC. 3m24s: Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson are the credited designers behind the first version of D&D. Richard Garfield designed Magic: The Gathering, King of Tokyo, and Robo Rally. Jordan Weisman founded legendary RPG publisher FASA before starting WizKids. Reiner Knizia has designed hundreds of games, including Tigris & Euphrates, Medici, Ra, and Lost Cities. Vlaada Chvatl designed Through the Ages and Galaxy Trucker. 3m58s: Uwe Rosenberg designed Agricola, Le Havre, A Feast for Odin, and Bohnanza. Bruno Cathala designed 5 Tribes, Kingdomino, and 7 Wonders Duel. Maureen Hiron has been in the industry for decades, with games like 7 Ate 9, Cosmic Cows, and Qwitch. 4m31s: The Strong Museum of Play, in Rochester, New York, is a museum dedicated to play, toys, and games. If you're ever in Rochester, make an appointment with their archivist to look at Sid Sackson's meticulously-kept diaries; they are amazing. GAMA is the Game Manufacturer's Association, a trade organization of tabletop game publishers and retailers. GAMA runs the industry convention GAMA Expo (formerly the GAMA Trade Show), and the public convention Origins. 5m26s: Little Wars, by novelist H.G. Wells (author of War of the Worlds, The Time Machine, and The Island of Doctor Moreau), was a rulebook for playing with toy soldiers. That sort of formalized ruleset for a wargame was rather novel in 1913. Note the cringeworthy full title: Little Wars: a game for boys from twelve years of age to one hundred and fifty and for that more intelligent sort of girl who likes boys' games and books. 7m39s: Here's the website Mike mentions. Note that Mike is in the middle of the photograph on the front page, in the black short-sleeved shirt. 8m31s: Here's the Biography of a Board Game for Pass-out. 9m43s: And here's the Biography of a Board Game for Quarriors. 10m22s: Del Mar, California. 15m44s: Hearthstone 21m34s: If you want to know more about the intersection of gaming and improv, check out our episode of Improv for Gamers author Karen Twelves, Ludology 237 - Improv-ing Games. 28m22s: Halo ActionClix, Star Wars PocketModel TCG, DC HeroClix: Batman (Alpha) 34m00s: The Dice Masters family of games. 35m04s: Duel Masters Trading Card Game, from WOTC and Takara Tomy (both of which are part of Hasbro), part of the Duel Masters franchise. 38m44s: Battle Spirits: Trading Card Game 45m27s: More information about Target halting sales of trading cards, including Pokémon. 46m01s: Thunderstone, published by Alderac Entertainment Group. Alderac is usually abbreviated as AEG, but is unrelated to the massive sports/music promoter Anschutz Entertainment Group, which is also abbreviated as AEG. Alderac is run by John Zinzer. 47m25s: Kingdom of Loathing   50m45s: Card Jitsu was originally part of Disney's MMO Club Penguin, which has since been replaced by Club Penguin Island. 54m08s: Quarriors 58m25s: Yahtzee: Doctor Who edition, and its TARDIS dice cup. 1h00m26s: The Quacks of Quedlinburg, The Mind 1h05m17s: AR games, or Augmented Reality games, utilize technology like phones or tablets to augment real-world locations with computer-generated enhancements. The most successful AR game at the moment is Pokémon Go. 1h07m53s: Mark Rosewater is the head designer for Magic: The Gathering. 1h15m15s: The film American Pie.

Bienvenidos a Charlas desde Shadowlands, hoy entrevistamos a Karen Twelves, autora de Técnicas de improvisación para juegos de rol. Esperamos que os guste, el viernes 28 en preventa: https://shadowlands.es/impro

Emma and Gil welcome Karen Twelves, whose straddling of the worlds of gaming and improv led her to write the book Improv for Gamers. What can gaming and improv learn from each other? Content warning: this episode contains brief references to non-consensual touching and racism. SHOW NOTES 01m16s: AD&D is Advanced Dungeons and Dragons, the form of D&D most prominent in the 80s and 90s. 02m43s: A kinesthetic learner is one who learns through physical activity. We discussed kinesthetic learning and games (among other things) with Chidi Paige in Ludology 231 - STEAM Engine. 03m35s: Whose Line Is It Anyway? was a British radio show that became a British television show that became an American television show. In the show, four improvisers run through several short-form improv games. 08m25s: The Harold is a structure used in long-form improv.  09m31s: Del Close was a fundamental figure in the world of improv, creating many techniques and co-writing the book Truth in Comedy. Note that Gil misattributed the name of the Harold to Close. While Close helped develop and publicize the technique, improv actor and musician Bill Mathleu is credited with naming it. 12m33s: Kingmaker is an Adventure Path for the RPG Pathfinder. 12m48s: Most recently, we discussed failure in games with Sen-Foong Lim in our previous episode, Ludology 236 - Roll With It. 15m32s: LEEROY JENKINS (note explicit language in link) 31m00s: The story RPG Fiasco. We had designer Jason Morningstar on Ludology 161 - What's the Story, Morning Glory? 40m55s: The board games Karen mentions are Splendor, Forbidden Island, Forbidden Desert, and Pandemic. 50m58s: Alex Roberts, designer of Star Crossed and For the Queen. 52m50s: The TV show Taskmaster. Wouldn’t Alex Horne be a great Ludology guest? 58m30s: “No one in the world ever gets what they want and that is beautiful/Everyone dies twisted inside and that is beautiful” 1h01m03s: Burning Wheel, Pathfinder, Fiasco, Monsterhearts 1h02m22s: Archipelago 1h12m03s: Then She Fell, Sleep No More 1h12m57s: Gil is referring to Ludology 214 - Escape From Reality, with Hayley E.R. Cooper and Cameron Cooper. 1h13m32s: Palace Games in San Francisco. Their in-person experience is temporarily closed for the pandemic, but like many escape rooms, they are currently running virtual games. 1h15m11s: Here's Karen's current ongoing Thing & Thing Twitter thread. 1h18m18s: Karen’s Twitter, Instagram, and Tiktok. Here are her websites: improvforgamers.com, karentwelves.com, and dtwelves.com.

I Spelhyllans första avsnitt pratar vi med Peter Malmberg - författare till rollspelet Fornsaga, ena halvan av podden Rollspelsfika, och en tredjedel av rollspelsförlaget Bläckfisk. Vi pratar om Improv For Gamers av Karen Twelves, inte ett rollspel utan ett stöd till rollspelare som vill utvecklas inom improvisation och ta med sig det till sitt spel.

The gang lets the dust settle after a quick war with the Lost, teaming up with Ulf Ironborn and his fledgling resistance to claim a toehold on the ladder to the top of the underworld.

After the job at the Kinclaith wine warehouse went south fast the Knives find themselves at war with The Lost. Join core cast members Kate Jones, Chelsea Millin and Brenden Calvert for another round of Blades with Author and improvisor Karen Twelves as they do their best to survive in a Coalridge that is rapidlyContinue reading →

The lost are plotting to make off with a huge shipment of abandoned stock from a defunct winery, will the Knives be able to snake the treasure? Find out how a score that starts as a plan to talk to a bartender turns into a deadly encounter with dangerous murderers!Joining us this week is KarenContinue reading →

What can gamers learn from improv to have more fun at the table? Improv impresario Karen Twelves has the answers! Ben has a wide-ranging and free-wheeling conversation with her about game, life, and living abroad. Buy her book, Improv for Gamers here! Also mentioned in the podcast was Archipelago.  Interested in any of Ben's seminars at Gen Con? Learn more here.  Plot Points is going to try out a new feature: an Appendix N book club! Prof. Jason Carney is an expert in pulp fiction, and RPG superstar and Pathfinder author Clinton J. Boomer knows fantasy RPGs like the back of his hand. We gather these two phenoms to discuss authors that influenced D&D, starting with “The Return of the Sorcerer” by Clark Ashton Smith. Read it here in the next few weeks if you want to be ready for the episode!  Like Plot Points? Support it on Patreon at the $2 level, and you’ll get a sneak peek into Ben’s book about the sale of TSR to Wizards of the Coast! This chapter concerns TSR West, an effort by TSR to open an LA office devoted to producing comic books, an effort that failed rather impressively. It is the product of a dozen interviews with professionals from comics, gaming, and Hollywood, and as far as I can reckon, it is a tale entirely untold until now.   To let us know what you think about this episode, email us at plotpointsemail@gmail.com! Find us on Twitter @PlotPointsPod! Give us a review on iTunes to help the show grow! Audio courtesy of 50 Breaks! Image courtesy of Evil Hat Productions. 

Improv for Gamers 00:00:21 - Background 00:05:00 - Improv 00:07:32 - Performative play and creativity 00:14:59 - When to use the book 00:17:57 - Some highlights Giving Me Life 00:31:35 - Smash Bros. Ultimate 00:32:35 - Gift giving traditions   Improv for Gamers https://www.evilhat.com/home/improv-for-gamers/

Gamer, editor, and improv performer Karen Twelves joins us for a talk about performance, play, and the importance of trust. Karen's Website, Karen on Twitter, Improv for Gamers will be out this November!, Improv for Gamers on Twitter, Syntax & Semicolons: An Interview With Karen Twelves, Karen also copyedited Star Crossed: The Two Player Game of Forbidden Love, which you can pre-order until October 1st!