Intermediate Recovery & Adaptation Improv Exercises

Exercises that train handling mistakes, staying flexible, and building from the unexpected.

No Backspace Scene

Irreversibility — the felt experience of path dependence. Borrows from Johnstone's New Choice mechanic but enforces forward rather than replacing. Setup: Two players do a scene, 3-5 minutes.

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Fracture Repair Drill

Fracture recovery — the ability to re-establish shared reality when two players have diverged. Setup: Two players begin a scene.

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Emotion Switch

Be Changeable — the ability to fully shift emotional state in response to input. Setup: Two players in a scene.

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