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Author: Cheryl

Improv for Roleplayers: Starting Your Journey

Posted on October 23, 2016 by Cheryl

For the last 8 months (and counting), I’ve had the honor of improvising within the constructs of a roleplaying game live on Twitch every week on “Shadowrun: Corporate SINs” at Hyper RPG. Many of our fans see what we’re doing on the

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Acting, Games improv

Shadowrun #CorpSINs: Episode 33, “A Tale of Two Sisters”

Posted on October 23, 2016 by Cheryl

MMFEC’s relationships are as frayed as Cromwell’s optic nerves, but Miss J’s need of a BIG favor brings the team together again on a road trip southwards into political and physical peril. Shadowrun: Corporate SINs was a fully improvised role playing game

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HyperRPG corpsins, shadowrun, twitch

Shadowrun #CorpSINs: Episode 32, “Quarantined Well”

Posted on October 19, 2016 by Cheryl

MMFEC tries to take a stand to save a life, but time runs too short to do things by the book. Will Cromwell survive this turn of his moral compass? Watch all episodes of “Shadowrun: Corporate SINs” on our YouTube playlist; Ep

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Acting, HyperRPG, Speaking corpsins, improv, performances, shadowrun, twitch

Shadowrun #CorpSINs: Episode 31, “Runner’s Choice”

Posted on October 9, 2016 by Cheryl

MMFEC faces their greatest moral challenge yet: do the needs of millions suffering from VITAS outweigh the needs of one elderly woman taken against her will as a human sacrifice? Watch all episodes of “Shadowrun: Corporate SINs” on our YouTube playlist; Ep

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Acting, HyperRPG, Seattle corpsins, improv, performances, shadowrun, twitch

Shadowrun #CorpSINs: Episode 30, “Ritual Delivery”

Posted on October 5, 2016 by Cheryl

Ma1nfram3 attempts to rob a bank of data in broad daylight as MMFEC finishes their political mission. The team gets surprisingly busy during a month off (TWO of them have dates?), and gangs up to surprise Ma1nfram3 with a birthday party. And

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Acting, HyperRPG, Seattle corpsins, improv, performances, shadowrun, twitch

Shadowrun #CorpSINs: Episode 29, “Five Shadowrunners and a Cyberleg”

Posted on September 28, 2016 by Cheryl

Elsie and Fang try to get a prison inmate new cyberlegs in exchange for critical information. Ma1nfram3, Cromwell and Mordecai prepare for a bank heist, but not without a few bumps along the way. Watch all episodes of “Shadowrun: Corporate SINs” on

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Acting, HyperRPG, Seattle corpsins, performances, shadowrun, twitch

Shadowrun #CorpSINs: Episode 28, “Making friends, Breaking Files”

Posted on September 21, 2016 by Cheryl

MMFEC isn’t done with political intrigue – after getting most of them off easy, everyone in MMFEC must go undercover to see how deep the rabbit hole goes. Watch all episodes of “Shadowrun: Corporate SINs” on our YouTube playlist; Ep 28 is

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Acting, HyperRPG, Seattle corpsins, improv, shadowrun, twitch

Shadowrun #CorpSINs: Episode 27, “Retreat from Politics”

Posted on September 13, 2016 by Cheryl

MMFEC continues in their pursuit of Emile Corrigan – Governor Brackenhaven’s now-missing Chief of Staff – at the behest of Seattle DA Dana Oakes. But they overstay their welcome and find themselves in deeper than they ever intended… Watch all episodes of

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Acting, HyperRPG, Seattle corpsins, improv, performances, shadowrun, twitch

Immediacy Lost: The NBC Olympics

Posted on August 30, 2016 by Cheryl

In a world where Twitch and live video platforms are rapidly emerging, NBC’s Olympic coverage – often tape-delayed and difficult to track – deprived American audiences of the context they seek so hungrily. Shared, simultaneous experiences. The context a moment in time

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Design, Technology

Shadowrun #CorpSINs: Episode 26, “A Swift Retreat”

Posted on August 30, 2016 by Cheryl

“Constructively Destructive” shadowrun team MMFEC dips their toes into a world of political intrigue, starting with a stealthy HR invasion and ending with minors at a bar? Emile Corrigan proves elusive yet… Watch all episodes of “Shadowrun: Corporate SINs” on our YouTube

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Acting, HyperRPG, Seattle corpsins, performances, shadowrun, twitch
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