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Description

Abridged version of the activity available on the scouts website that does not require anyone to have watched the D&D film.

Resources

paper and pencils

Instructions

Choosing your character

Gather everyone together in a circle. Make sure that everyone knows there’s no violence allowed in this activity.

Everyone should take some time to pick a character from any form of media that they like.

Individually or in small group, people should think about the environment that this character comes from, in addition to their characteristics. They should focus on what strengths and weaknesses the character has and think about how this character would handle various challenges. 

Some examples of characters include:

Edgin the Bard from Dungeons and Dragons: Honour Among Thieves
Holga the Barbarian from Dungeons and Dragons: Honour Among Thieves

Other example of characters include:

Luke Skywalker, Darth Vader, R2-D2 or Rey from Star Wars
Elsa, Olaf or Hans from Frozen
Mirabelle, Bruno or Luisa from Encanto
Merida from Brave
Spongebob or Patrick from Spongebob Squarepants
Wednesday Addams from The Addams Family
Shrek, Princess Fiona or Donkey from Shrek
Iron Man, Black Widow or Spiderman from Marvel
The Doctor or Daleks from Doctor Who
Harry Potter, Hermione Granger or Hagrid from Harry Potter
Katniss Everdeen from The Hunger Games
Buzz Lightyear, Woody or Jessie from the Toy Story franchise

Bringing your character to life

Split the whole group into smaller groups based on what works for you. We’d suggest about four people per group.
Decide who’ll be the dungeon master and who’ll play out their chosen characters
Each group should discuss and decide on a scene that you’ll act out.
Everyone should think about the elements of the scene, such as the place, the character development, the goal, the conflict and the dramatic action.
The Dungeon Master will act as the narrator, while the others act out the scene as their chosen character.

Each group should take some time to collaboratively come up with the scene. Make sure that everyone’s voices and ideas are heard. Some things everyone should think about are:
How is the character’s normal environment different from the environment in the scene?
Thinking back to your chosen characters strengths and weaknesses, how may they respond to what is happening in the scene?
How would this character react to the scene and to other characters?
All of this and more is meant to help shape your scene, as you take a character you know into an environment and situation different than their usual one.

Encourage groups to make notes about their scene in whatever method works best for them. Some examples include writing a script, acting it out in character, making bullet points or drawing a comic strip.

Lights, camera, action
In turns, have each group present their scene to the rest of the group
As the person running the event, make sure support and positivity is consistently encouraged

Tags

• role play
• story telling
• team building

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