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'''Katrine Wind''' is a Copenhagen-based writer and Larp designer. In 2019, she founded the independent and voluntary based Danish Larp organization Narrators Inc. where she co-creates larps with various Danes.
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'''Katrine Wind''' is a Copenhagen-based writer and Larp designer. In 2019, she founded the independent and voluntary based Danish Larp organisation Narrators Inc. So far, the organisation only consists of her, but it has supported other larps in the larp community.  
  
Complex and meaningful characters as well as many opportunities for emotional impact is in the core of all of Katrine's larps. She excercises a strict time management policy at her larps and insists on a community 
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Complex and meaningful characters as well as many opportunities for emotional impact is in the core of all of Katrine's larps in a framework she calls ''River Rafting Design'' (published in the 2025 Knutepunkt book ''[[Anatomy of Larp Thoughts: a breathing corpus]])''. 
  
of kindness, tolerance and respect for cultural differences in the larps she is responsible for.   
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Katrine insists on a community of kindness, tolerance and respect for cultural differences in the larps she is responsible for. Concepts like "The House of Bravery" is core to all her projects. She excercises a strict time management policy at her larps and aims for clear communication as well as predictability both for participants and crew.   
  
 
She has helped as a consultant on many international larps from other designers and offers this especially to newer organisers. <br />  
 
She has helped as a consultant on many international larps from other designers and offers this especially to newer organisers. <br />  
 
==Larps==
 
==Larps==
[https://helicon.narrators.eu/ Helicon] (2024-) Designer, Setting, Character writing, Workshop design, Casting, Logistics (with Maria Pettersson). Four runs so far in Denmark.
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Epos Daimon (2025-) Designer, Setting, Character writing, Workshop design, Casting, NPC-coordination. One run in the Czech Republic for the Danish larp boarding school Epos.
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[https://helicon.narrators.eu/ Helicon] (2024-) Designer, Setting, Character writing, Workshop design, Casting, Logistics (with Maria Pettersson). Four runs so far in Denmark. Two more announced.
  
 
''[https://www.facebook.com/groups/421093358781802/ Daemon]'' (2021-) Designer, Setting, Character writing, Workshop design, Casting. 12 runs so far in Denmark, the US, the UK and Belgium
 
''[https://www.facebook.com/groups/421093358781802/ Daemon]'' (2021-) Designer, Setting, Character writing, Workshop design, Casting. 12 runs so far in Denmark, the US, the UK and Belgium
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==Articles on Larp==
 
==Articles on Larp==
''[https://nordiclarp.org/2020/09/24/playing-an-engaging-victim/ Playing an Engaging Victim]'' (2020) (with [[Karijn van der Heij]]) in ''[[What Do We Do When We Play?|What Do We Do When We Play? .]]''
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''[https://nordiclarp.org/2020/09/24/playing-an-engaging-victim/ Playing an Engaging Victim]'' (2020) (with [[Karijn van der Heij]]) in ''[[What Do We Do When We Play?|What Do We Do When We Play? .]]''
  
 
''[https://nordiclarp.org/2024/09/12/dinner-warfare/ Dinner Warfare]'' (2024) [https://nordiclarp.org/2024/09/12/dinner-warfare/ /]  
 
''[https://nordiclarp.org/2024/09/12/dinner-warfare/ Dinner Warfare]'' (2024) [https://nordiclarp.org/2024/09/12/dinner-warfare/ /]  
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==Talks on Larp==
 
==Talks on Larp==
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''How to play to lift,'' a brainstorm with best practices from Katrine and the participants, Knutepunkt 2024
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''Writing highly playable characters,'' a brainstorm with best practices from Katrine and the participants, Knutepunkt 2022
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''Playing to parts of the same character,'' a keynote talk at Knutepunkt 2021
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''Playing an engaging victim'', a brainstorm to expand the article about the subject with [[Karijn van der Heij]]
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[https://www.facebook.com/larpingoutloud/ Larping Out Loud] (2019-) Podcast in Danish about Larp design, player skills and often with guests from the Danish Larp community.
 
[https://www.facebook.com/larpingoutloud/ Larping Out Loud] (2019-) Podcast in Danish about Larp design, player skills and often with guests from the Danish Larp community.
  
 
Orkerne Kommer Sommerskole (2020-2022) Teaching "Visions" and "Casting processes" at the Bifrost Larp Summer School in Denmark.  
 
Orkerne Kommer Sommerskole (2020-2022) Teaching "Visions" and "Casting processes" at the Bifrost Larp Summer School in Denmark.  
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''Toolbox of the drama designers'' with Alexander Bakkensen, [[Knudepunkt 2019]]
 
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Latest revision as of 09:06, 19 March 2025

Katrine Wind
Born1988 (age 36–37)
NationalityDenmark
Organization

Katrine Wind is a Copenhagen-based writer and Larp designer. In 2019, she founded the independent and voluntary based Danish Larp organisation Narrators Inc. So far, the organisation only consists of her, but it has supported other larps in the larp community.

Complex and meaningful characters as well as many opportunities for emotional impact is in the core of all of Katrine's larps in a framework she calls River Rafting Design (published in the 2025 Knutepunkt book Anatomy of Larp Thoughts: a breathing corpus).

Katrine insists on a community of kindness, tolerance and respect for cultural differences in the larps she is responsible for. Concepts like "The House of Bravery" is core to all her projects. She excercises a strict time management policy at her larps and aims for clear communication as well as predictability both for participants and crew.

She has helped as a consultant on many international larps from other designers and offers this especially to newer organisers.

Larps

Epos Daimon (2025-) Designer, Setting, Character writing, Workshop design, Casting, NPC-coordination. One run in the Czech Republic for the Danish larp boarding school Epos.

Helicon (2024-) Designer, Setting, Character writing, Workshop design, Casting, Logistics (with Maria Pettersson). Four runs so far in Denmark. Two more announced.

Daemon (2021-) Designer, Setting, Character writing, Workshop design, Casting. 12 runs so far in Denmark, the US, the UK and Belgium

Spoils of War (2019-) Designer, Setting, Character writing, Workshop design, Casting, Podcasting. Five runs so far in Denmark.

Victorious 2 (2017) Designer, Character writing, Logistics (co-creation with Alexander Bakkensen)

Victorious (2016) Designer, Character writing, Logistics (co-creation with Alexander Bakkensen)

Lost in Dublin - 1899 (Triology) (2014) Designer, Character writing, Logistics

City of Kings (2010-2013) Plot designer, NPC-coordinator, NPC


Freeform scenario

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Articles on Larp

Playing an Engaging Victim (2020) (with Karijn van der Heij) in What Do We Do When We Play? .

Dinner Warfare (2024) /


Talks on Larp

How to play to lift, a brainstorm with best practices from Katrine and the participants, Knutepunkt 2024

Writing highly playable characters, a brainstorm with best practices from Katrine and the participants, Knutepunkt 2022

Playing to parts of the same character, a keynote talk at Knutepunkt 2021

Playing an engaging victim, a brainstorm to expand the article about the subject with Karijn van der Heij

Larping Out Loud (2019-) Podcast in Danish about Larp design, player skills and often with guests from the Danish Larp community.

Orkerne Kommer Sommerskole (2020-2022) Teaching "Visions" and "Casting processes" at the Bifrost Larp Summer School in Denmark.

Toolbox of the drama designers with Alexander Bakkensen, Knudepunkt 2019