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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.   
'''Katrine Wind''' is a Copenhagen-based writer and larp designer. In 2019, she founded the independent and voluntary based Danish larp organisation Narrators Inc. 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 ''[https://nordiclarp.org/2025/07/29/river-rafting-design/ River Rafting Design]'' (published in the 2025 Knutepunkt book ''[[Anatomy of Larp Thoughts: a breathing corpus]])''.  
Complex and meaningful characters, strong mechanics and thoughtful pacing is at the core of all of Katrine's larps in a framework she calls ''[https://nordiclarp.org/2025/07/29/river-rafting-design/ River Rafting Design]'' (published in the 2025 Knutepunkt book ''[[Anatomy of Larp Thoughts: a breathing corpus]])''. The goal for the design practice is an abundance of opportunities for emotional impact.   


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.   
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 a fundamental in all her projects. She exercises 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 />  
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''[[Helicon]]'' (2024-) Designer, Setting, Character writing, Workshop design, Casting, Logistics (with Maria Pettersson). Four runs so far in Denmark and two in the US produced by Journeys and Tales LLC. Two more in Denmark in 2026. Website: [https://helicon.narrators.eu/ Helicon Larp]  
''[[Helicon]]'' (2024-) Designer, Setting, Character writing, Workshop design, Casting, Logistics (with Maria Pettersson). Four runs so far in Denmark and two in the US produced by Journeys and Tales LLC. Two more in Denmark in 2026. Website: [https://helicon.narrators.eu/ Helicon Larp]  


''[[Daemon]]'' (2021-) Designer, Setting, Character writing, Workshop design, Casting. 14 runs so far in Denmark, the US (produced by Journeys and Tales LLC), the UK (produced by Harry Harrold) and Belgium (produced by Sandy Bailly) Website: [https://daemon.narrators.eu/live/ Daemon Larp]
''[[Daemon]]'' (2021-) Designer, Setting, Character writing, Workshop design, Casting. 20 runs so far in Denmark, the US (produced by Journeys and Tales LLC and Mooney Bin Productions), the UK (produced by Harry Harrold) and Belgium (produced by Sandy Bailly) Website: [https://daemon.narrators.eu/live/ Daemon Larp]


''[[Spoils of War]]'' (2019-) Designer, Setting, Character writing, Workshop design, Casting, Podcasting. Five runs so far in Denmark. Website: [https://spoilsofwar.narrators.eu/ Spoils of War]
''[[Spoils of War]]'' (2019-) Designer, Setting, Character writing, Workshop design, Casting, Podcasting. Six runs so far in Denmark. Website: [https://spoilsofwar.narrators.eu/ Spoils of War]


''[http://kalkrollespil.dk/victorious/ Victorious 2]'' (2017) Designer, Character writing, Logistics (co-creation with Alexander Bakkensen)
''[http://kalkrollespil.dk/victorious/ Victorious 2]'' (2017) Designer, Character writing, Logistics (co-creation with Alexander Bakkensen)
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''Lost in Dublin - 1899 (Triology)'' (2014) Designer, Character writing, Logistics
''Lost in Dublin - 1899 (Triology)'' (2014) Designer, Character writing, Logistics


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


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==Freeform scenario==
==Freeform scenario==
[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AKkZtAKArZ_rjIXQmCr2mkaop98znpxZ/view?usp=sharing 2028]
[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AKkZtAKArZ_rjIXQmCr2mkaop98znpxZ/view?usp=sharing 2028]


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==Articles on Larp==
==Articles on Larp==
''[https://nordiclarp.org/2025/06/18/together-apart-dyadic-play-in-larp/ Together, Apart: Dyadic Play in Larp] (2025)''
''[https://nordiclarp.org/2025/06/18/together-apart-dyadic-play-in-larp/ Together, Apart: Dyadic Play in Larp] (2025)''
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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/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? .]]''  


''The Magic School Where Teens Play Fascists'' (2026)'','' an interview with Adrian Hon about Epos Daimon: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vfv8snEPPU The Magic School Where Teens Play Fascists]


==Talks on Larp==
==Talks on Larp - Video and sound==
''How to play to lift,'' a brainstorm with best practices from Katrine and the participants, Knutepunkt 2024
''River Raftign Design (2026),'' a walk though of Katrine's design philosophy: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=drenaYC2lag Knutpunkt 2026 - River Rafting Design]


''Writing highly playable characters,'' a brainstorm with best practices from Katrine and the participants, Knutepunkt 2022
''How to Break Hearts with Structure'' (2026), a Guest of Honor talk at Ropecon 2026 about River Rafting Design, Dyadic Play and Dinner Warfare: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Ismc5Ik384 Ropecon 2026: Katrine Wind: How to Break Hearts with Structure]


''Playing to parts of the same character,'' a keynote talk at Knutepunkt 2021
''Larping Fascism to Understand the Allure of Toxic Communities,'' a Nordic larp talk about the larp Epos Daimon at Knutpunkt 2026:


''Playing an engaging victim'', a brainstorm to expand the article about the subject with [[Karijn van der Heij]]
1) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lhs6m9sdm8 Larping Fascism to Understand the Allure of Toxic Communities - Katrine Wind]  


[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.
2) A longer version from Ropecon 2026: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjz-pdcLSU4&t=326s Ropecon 2026: Katrine Wind: Larping Fascism to Understand the Allure of Toxic Communities]


Orkerne Kommer Sommerskole (2020-2022) Teaching "Visions" and "Casting processes" at the Bifrost Larp Summer School in Denmark.
3) Interview with Adrian Hon about the project: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vfv8snEPPU The Magic School Where Teens Play Fascists]


''Toolbox of the drama designers'' with Alexander Bakkensen, [[Knudepunkt 2019]]  
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmOVA2mRo9s Ropecon 2026: Katrine Wind: Make Them Feel, Make them Act] : A talk about why we play dark games and then a panel dicussion with [[Laura Kröger]] and [[Juhana Pettersson]] facilitated by [[Maria Petterson]].
 
''Playing to parts of the same character (2021),'' a keynote talk at Knutepunkt 2021
 
[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.
 
==Talks on Larp - Live presentations not recorded==
''How to play to lift (2024),'' a brainstorm with best practices from Katrine and the participants, Knutepunkt 2024
 
''Writing highly playable characters (2022),'' a brainstorm with best practices from Katrine and the participants, Knutepunkt 2022
 
''Playing an engaging victim (2020)'', a brainstorm to expand the article about the subject with [[Karijn van der Heij]]
 
Orkerne Kommer Sommerskole (2020–2022) Teaching "Visions" and "Casting processes" at the Bifrost Larp Summer School in Denmark.
 
''Toolbox of the drama designers (2019)'' with Alexander Bakkensen, [[Knudepunkt 2019]]  
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Latest revision as of 04:46, 6 August 2026

Katrine Wind
Born1988 (age 37–38)
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. It has supported other larps in the larp community.

Complex and meaningful characters, strong mechanics and thoughtful pacing is at 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). The goal for the design practice is an abundance of opportunities for emotional impact.

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 a fundamental in all her projects. She exercises 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. It will be redesigned and re-run in 2026 for the new students.

Helicon (2024-) Designer, Setting, Character writing, Workshop design, Casting, Logistics (with Maria Pettersson). Four runs so far in Denmark and two in the US produced by Journeys and Tales LLC. Two more in Denmark in 2026. Website: Helicon Larp

Daemon (2021-) Designer, Setting, Character writing, Workshop design, Casting. 20 runs so far in Denmark, the US (produced by Journeys and Tales LLC and Mooney Bin Productions), the UK (produced by Harry Harrold) and Belgium (produced by Sandy Bailly) Website: Daemon Larp

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

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

2028

Articles on Larp

Together, Apart: Dyadic Play in Larp (2025)

River Rafting Design (2025)

Dinner Warfare (2024) /

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

The Magic School Where Teens Play Fascists (2026), an interview with Adrian Hon about Epos Daimon: The Magic School Where Teens Play Fascists

Talks on Larp - Video and sound

River Raftign Design (2026), a walk though of Katrine's design philosophy: Knutpunkt 2026 - River Rafting Design

How to Break Hearts with Structure (2026), a Guest of Honor talk at Ropecon 2026 about River Rafting Design, Dyadic Play and Dinner Warfare: Ropecon 2026: Katrine Wind: How to Break Hearts with Structure

Larping Fascism to Understand the Allure of Toxic Communities, a Nordic larp talk about the larp Epos Daimon at Knutpunkt 2026:

1) Larping Fascism to Understand the Allure of Toxic Communities - Katrine Wind

2) A longer version from Ropecon 2026: Ropecon 2026: Katrine Wind: Larping Fascism to Understand the Allure of Toxic Communities

3) Interview with Adrian Hon about the project: The Magic School Where Teens Play Fascists

Ropecon 2026: Katrine Wind: Make Them Feel, Make them Act : A talk about why we play dark games and then a panel dicussion with Laura Kröger and Juhana Pettersson facilitated by Maria Petterson.

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

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

Talks on Larp - Live presentations not recorded

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

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

Playing an engaging victim (2020), a brainstorm to expand the article about the subject with Karijn van der Heij

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

Toolbox of the drama designers (2019) with Alexander Bakkensen, Knudepunkt 2019