Voice & Roleplay 101 Workshop

Master your skills at roleplay, voice acting, and improvisation with these simple workshops! Your table will be impressed 😲

TYPE

One-Shot

SYSTEM

Game Master Workshop

LANGUAGE

English

EXPERIENCE

Open to all

AGE

All Ages
2 NEEDED TO START
$20.00

/ Session

Details

Once / Wednesday - 1:00 AM UTC

Dec 18

Session Duration / 2–2.5 hours

1 / 10 Seats Filled

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Meet your party members

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About the adventure

All proceeds from this workshop, for the month of February, will be going to the Immigrant Rapid Response Fund (IRRF), a community-funding charity assisting immigrants in Minnesota. 🎭 Unlock the Power of Roleplay! Workshop for TTRPG Players and Game Masters 🎲 Are you looking to deepen your roleplaying experience and create more compelling characters in your TTRPG adventures? This Workshop series is designed for players and Game Masters who want to enhance their skills, and bring their characters to life like never before. 🔮 What You'll Learn: - Acting Techniques: Discover how to embody your character fully, from motivation to facial expressions, for a more immersive roleplaying experience. - Accents and Voices: Learn how to create distinct and believable voices for your characters, adding depth and personality to your roleplaying. - Improvisation Skills: Master the art of thinking on your feet and reacting in character, making your gameplay more dynamic and engaging. For the specific focus of this workshop session, check out this listing's party notes below! 📷 Please note that cameras are required for these workshops. 📷 ------- Hi there! I'm Solly KP aka Salman Corbette. I'm a professional game master of course, but I've also spent more than a decade in improvisational theatre, where I've played, voiced, and directed hundreds of spontaneous characters in front of live audiences. I've taught hundreds of students the fundamentals of characterization, roleplay, and improvisation. And now I can teach you too! "I went to Corb because he offered a workshop for improv and voice acting. I came in as the only stranger, and he was able to immediately make me feel welcome. That in itself is noteworthy." - Alex "I got to hop in an improv workshop this week and it was a great experience. Corb was prepared and as mastery level knowledge of the craft and art of improv. I learned a few things and had a blast. I’ve been GM-ing for years and got a chance to learn and practice some new things. Absolutely recommend attending for any skill level." - Eric V "This is the kind of seminar where taking it once isn't going to give you the full experience of what both players and DMs can get from the experience. Corbette is very skilled at his craft, but where he's particularly skilled is in drawing the emotion and acting from his students in the process of his exercises. He works with you as things develop, and he takes the time to make sure that they are getting good things out of it." - Shawn AKA Fluffy ------- Don't have time for a workshop? You can watch my panel/Q&A from Draconis Festival here on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A86P1OX8hgg (For private bookings of workshops, for your player crew, work team, or friend group, please DM me)

Game style

Theater of the Mind

Game themes

Meet the Game Master
Published Writer
Teacher/Educator
Voice Actor
Game Designer

3 years on StartPlaying

999 games hosted

Highly rated for: Voices, Creativity, Inclusive

Average response time: 7 hours

Response rate: 100%

About me

🦎 He/Him 🦎 StartPlaying's resident roleplay expert, with over a decade of experience performing, directing, and teaching theatrical improvisation. Based out of Montréal, Québec. Aside from running RPGs, I also offer roleplaying workshops and coaching sessions. If you would like to commission a session for you and/or your players and/or other GMs, please DM me. Or keep an eye out for my free webinars! I'm also a published children's author. I run weekly volunteer games for neurodivergent youth. I can play the piano and ukulele. I beat the final boss in Elden Ring. My favourite apple is Mcintosh. If you enjoy a bit of humour and a focus on growing your character and the world around your character, we're going to be like two peas in a pod. Or two goblins in a cave. Or two owls on a branch. Or two bananas in one peel - which is quite rare, but can happen.

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Character creation

Creating your character

Characters will be spontaneous, of course. This section still needs 111 more characters. Nice weather we're having. Or maybe not. I don't know where you live, nor what you consider "nice".

The current party

These workshops are PAY WHAT YOU CAN for professionals. If you're a StartPlaying GM, please say what you'd like to pay in your join message. Yes, even free. In this workshop, we're going to practice basic skills in voice and characterization, as well as improvising with the characters we create. Let's practice together! 📷 Cameras optional (but encouraged!) 📷 By joining this workshop, you affirm: - You're a cool person and won't engage in any transphobia, ableism, misogyny, racism, etc. - You're interested in improving your ability to be spontaneous, engaged, and engaging in your games - You're ok with being a little silly in front of strangers

What to expect

Preparing for the session

Players should be ready with a discord account, a webcam, and a microphone/headset with NO echo. Otherwise, just your very pleasant face. We like faces.

What Salman Corbette/TOTAL IMPROV brings to the table

14 years of improvisational experience and a glowing d20 lamp behind me that is quite transfixing

Equipment needed to play

Headphones

Internet

Microphone

Webcam

Safety

How Salman Corbette/TOTAL IMPROV creates a safe table

We'll start by establishing names, pronouns, and any line or veils you have. Then, after some brief lead-in by yours truly, we'll be workshopping. Participation can be self-paced, so don't worry if you're the shy type. We'll help you warm up until everybody feels safe :)

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