SCA Persona 101
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The concept of a “persona” can be nebulous and confusing when you’re new to the Society for Creative Anachronism. Figuring out what and how you’re supposed to use one after you’ve picked out a time and date can be even more daunting.
I first developed this class in 2017 with a goal to demystify the concept of Persona and give attendees tools to choose, develop, and use theirs.
Note that at the time of writing, the SCA’s remit was focused on pre-17th Century Europe and those parts of the world which had had (substantial) European contact. In the years since, the SCA has formally widened its scope to all of human history, across the globe, before 1601… with some wiggle room into the middle of the Seventeenth Century.
- Accompanying Documents: Class handout of eleven pages; this is where the majority of the class information is found. There’s also an accompanying worksheet for the brainstorming session.
- Class Length: 60-90 minutes: one hour for the lecture and Q&A portion of the class, an additional thirty minutes for the brainstorming mini-workshop that follows.