Create a roleplay scenario

Create an AI roleplay from the Create window and run your first test session.

1. Press Create in the top bar and choose ROLE PLAY.
2. Choose Roleplay and press Continue.
3. In Description / Learning Objectives, describe the scenario and the skills to practise.
4. Pick a template, such as Sales Training or Job Interview, if one fits.
5. Add files under Reference Materials (Optional) if the scenario should draw on them.
6. Switch on Review before creating if you want to check the result first. It is off by default.
7. Press Generate Scenario. If you switched on the review, check the character and press Create Roleplay.
8. The editor opens at /org/{slug}/admin/roleplays/{id}/edit. Check the Overview, Character and Evaluation tabs.
9. Press Preview. This opens the player at /roleplay/{id}.
10. Press Start Role Play to run your first test session.

You need to be an admin of your organisation. Roleplay is not part of the LMS/LXP base package: the tile shows a padlock, and pressing it tells you to contact your Shiken account manager.

A new roleplay is already Published when it is created. There is no draft stage, so you do not need to press Publish. If you want to keep it back while you test, press Unpublish in the editor header.

The other options in step 2 are Multi-Speaker (2 to 5 characters), Coaching (a long-term coach with memory) and Create Persona (a reusable character). Multi-speaker scenarios show a Speakers tab in place of Character.

Make this a series creates 2 or 3 linked scenarios with the same character, who remembers the earlier conversation.

Preview uses the same player as your learners. To reach the scenario again later, go to Content and then Roleplays.

Last checked against the product on 2026-11-04.