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Fantasy Story with Questions

A two-person warmup for gentle steering. One actor tells a story with closed eyes, no prep; the other doesn't hijack the plot but asks occasional questions that expand — not control — the story.

Players

2

Full description

Setup and Launch

Sit comfortably, facing each other. One — Storyteller — closes their eyes. The other — Questioner.

No theme ahead of time. The storyteller takes the first thing that comes.

Play

  1. The storyteller starts a story with any first sentence. Calm, no judgment.
  2. The questioner listens in silence. On pauses or sags, asks a question that expands the world: "What was behind the door?", "Why did he go there?", "What did you feel?"
  3. The question doesn't redirect the plot — it only expands a detail.
  4. After five to seven minutes, switch roles.

Key rules

  • A question expands, it doesn't redirect. "What was behind the door?" — yes. "Maybe it was a dragon?" — no, that's hijacking.

  • Don't ask after every line. One question per 30–60 seconds of monologue.

  • If the storyteller is on a roll — stay quiet. Questions are for sags, not for flow.

  • Switched roles — now it's your story and the partner is steering.

Context

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