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de Joshua HIllerup and Pooka Gar

Novoepisode 154 — dark eras 29 de novembro de 2026 · 1 h 31 min
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Changeling the Podcast is a weekly exploration of the roleplaying game Changeling the Dreaming. Episodes range from readthroughs of books, to interviews with people relevant to Changeling, to deep dives into various topics. We are two fans of the game who are excited to share our love for Changeling with you all.

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  1. episode 154 — dark eras 2

    1 h 31 minTemporada 5 · Episódio 154

    Now that we have fortified our knowledge of other Chronicles of Darkness gamelines, we are ready for Changeling: the Lost crossovers that involve them—and what luck, we happen to have a few in the second Dark …

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    Now that we have fortified our knowledge of other Chronicles of Darkness gamelines, we are ready for Changeling: the Lost crossovers that involve them—and what luck, we happen to have a few in the second Dark Eras book. We're covering two of these today: Seven Wonders, a joint venture with Promethean: the Created; and Arthur's Britannia, where Hunter: the Vigil and Vampire: the Requiem both come into play. In the first instance, travel back with us to the classical Hellenistic world of the 200s BCE, where architectural marvels looming over the landscape provide a source of awe that doubles as a path towards understanding humanity and a bulwark against the Others. And in the second instance, the Dark Ages truly begin over war-torn Britain as different groups struggle for power over Camelot and its denizens. Once again, these modules offer a chance to explore how strong the themes and narratives of each game are, when displaced into new contexts. As always, we have some opinions about how well they've succeeded.

    For reference, our episodes on the crossovers with each game involved are at:

    You can purchase the Dark Eras 2 book at https://www.storytellersvault.com/en/product/300515?affiliate_id=3063731. And if you'd like to curry some favor at our own round table, do stop by:

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    Pooka G (any pronoun/they) has their own Web of Seven to follow towards enlightenment, but it's all bookstores and bakeries. Amelia Fetch (she/her) would rather be a knight of the Trapezoidal Ottoman.

    PAST, n. That part of Eternity with some small fraction of which we have a slight and regrettable acquaintance. —Ambrose Bierce, The Devil's Dictionary

  2. episode 153 — mage: the awakening

    1 h 18 minTemporada 5 · Episódio 153

    The world is full of Mysteries that changelings don't always have time to investigate on their own, what with the hiding from Huntsmen and the Court politicking and the occasional joyride around an unsuspecting …

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    The world is full of Mysteries that changelings don't always have time to investigate on their own, what with the hiding from Huntsmen and the Court politicking and the occasional joyride around an unsuspecting mortal's dreams. Luckily, there are Wise folk in the world who roll up their sleeves to take on that dirty job. They populate the pages of Mage: the Awakening, third and final game under consideration in this little trilogy of crossover episodes. Warping reality according to their own ways and whims, a mage has ample opportunity to cross a Lost's path and make life more interesting. We consider how, and why, and how many of the umpteen fancy terms one might need to drop a willworker into a Changeling game.

    If you'd like, pick up the second edition corebook that is the basis of our discussion at https://www.storytellersvault.com/en/product/181754?affiliate_id=3063731. If you'd further like, you can send us questions or comments or screams of terror via:

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    Pooka G (any pronoun/they) suggests you start at the corners when putting together the jigsaw puzzle of reality. Amelia Fetch (she/her) is less of a Guardian of the Veil and more a Sentinel of the Caftan (it's just comfier).

    The job is to seek mystery, evoke mystery, plant a garden in which strange plants grow and mysteries bloom. The need for mystery is greater than the need for an answer. —Ken Kesey, "The Art of Fiction"

  3. episode 152 — hunter: the vigil

    1 h 21 minTemporada 5 · Episódio 152

    You'd think that changelings would have enough headaches with the Huntsmen running around, but life is never easy in the Chronicles of Darkness, so why not some upstart mortals getting in on the fae-tracking …

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    You'd think that changelings would have enough headaches with the Huntsmen running around, but life is never easy in the Chronicles of Darkness, so why not some upstart mortals getting in on the fae-tracking action? We're taking a look at Hunter: the Vigil this week, to get a sense of how the cells, compacts, and conspiracies of that game might cross paths with the Lost, for better or worse for either. (And in an upcoming Dark Era crossover, cross paths indeed they might...!) There's something intriguing about playing a human with few to no advantages who decides to take on some corner of the supernatural world. As we draw ever closer to the spoopiest holiday of all, such pluckiness and/or foolishness in the face of the twisted and terrifying is to be, if not commended, at least considered. Also, grenades!

    Again, we are focusing primarily on a second edition perspective for this episode, the corebook for which you can pick up at https://www.storytellersvault.com/en/product/369633?affiliate_id=3063731. Otherwise, if you'd like to share some opinions about hunters and their whole Vigil thing, well:

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    Pooka G (any pronoun/they) proudly follows the hunters of the Homogenic compact (disc), organizing freedom and bringing back the goods. Amelia Fetch (she/her) has perfected the Tactic of getting an online game together on short notice, and it's well worth the Willpower risk.

    People are supposed to fear the unknown, but ignorance is bliss when knowledge is so damn frightening. —Laurell K. Hamilton, The Laughing Corpse

  4. episode 151 — promethean: the created

    1 h 10 minTemporada 5 · Episódio 151

    What does it mean to be a monster? While the Lost might certainly have an opinion or two (whether about themselves, their Keepers, or the other nightmares that stalk the Hedge), we turn this week to one of the …

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    What does it mean to be a monster? While the Lost might certainly have an opinion or two (whether about themselves, their Keepers, or the other nightmares that stalk the Hedge), we turn this week to one of the more classic expressions of the concept: the constructed person, à la Frankenstein. It's time to open up the game dedicated to all their messy glory, Promethean: the Created, and see how we can integrate it into Changeling. Like our previous Chronicles of Darkness crossover episodes, we're tackling this one (and the next two) as preparation for dealing with the second batch of Dark Eras, all of which involve multiple lines. But for today, we're solely concerned with these shambling pilgrims on the road to humanity, with their alchemical Divine Fire and their tendency to generate torch-wielding mobs through no fault of their own. For the fae, will they be friend or foe? We'll do our best to give you the tools to decide for yourself...!

    The second edition corebook is our point of departure (even though we're pointing to some of the first edition material) and can be purchased at https://www.storytellersvault.com/en/product/189395?affiliate_id=3063731. And if you love the Prometheans as much as we do (unlikely! but not impossible!), tell us all about it through any of these:

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    Pooka G (any pronoun/they) follows the Refinement of Coffea, fueled by the Divine Fire of espresso shots. Amelia Fetch (she/her) peeked into Pandora's box after the ills of humanity and Hope had all escaped, and found $200. Not bad!

    I am buried here. You can resurrect me, but only piecemeal. If you want to see the whole, you will have to sew me together yourself. —Shelley Jackson, "Patchwork Girl"

  5. episode 150 — storytelling lost

    1 h 22 minTemporada 5 · Episódio 150

    A century and a half of full episodes! Or perhaps more appropriately, this is episode CL in Roman numerals, which obviously stands for "Changeling [the] Lost". And our theme today is to step back from our deep …

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    A century and a half of full episodes! Or perhaps more appropriately, this is episode CL in Roman numerals, which obviously stands for "Changeling [the] Lost". And our theme today is to step back from our deep dives into the books for a minute, to look more generally about Storytelling Lost for novices and veterans alike. Reading the text is one thing; putting it into action at the table is another. We explore various ways to engage with the themes, draw upon interesting systems (or not), safety tools, story pacing, and more, because to be frank, at least one of the hosts (guess who!) didn't think the actual Storytelling chapter in the second edition corebook did enough. And while we tried to pick up the slack in this episode, there's naturally much more to say on the topic. To that end, here are a few other episodes from Seasons past that dug into it:

    • Episode 38: Sessions Zero: So you want to start a chronicle but you're not exactly sure how? Maybe an intro session with your players would be good, and making sure to account for certain table elements is a necessity.
    • Episode 51: Storyteller's Guide: While this is our dive into the book for Changeling: the Dreaming's 2nd edition, many of the techniques it explores are relevant to any would-be Storyteller. Perhaps you will find it useful...
    • Episode 55: Advanced Storytelling Techniques: ...and if not, we followed up a few weeks later with this little number.
    • Episode 100: Online Games: Another milestone episode! This one was focused specifically on games through the wild and wonderful world of the interwebs, which (we're given to understand) is how most of us run games anymore.
    • Episode 131: Mirrors: This "blue book" for new World of Darkness explored various permutations of the setting and Storytelling tools to go with them, many of which found their way into the Chronicles of Darkness.

    May some configuration of these episodes be a springboard for you to run a chronicle of your own! And tell us about it once you do via any of the usual channels:

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    Pooka G (any pronoun/they) would like to be a modern day Shahrazad (but without all the pregnancy and threat of beheading, obvs). Amelia Fetch (she/her) ran her thousandth game session and all she got was this lousy token T-shirt.

    There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside of you. —Maya Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

  6. episode 149 — hearts on trial

    1 h 22 minTemporada 5 · Episódio 149

    So, you've gone through the corebook for Changeling: the Lost's second edition and you want an adventure to run for your table. Or maybe you're not yet ready to snag that chomker of a tome and you'd like …

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    So, you've gone through the corebook for Changeling: the Lost's second edition and you want an adventure to run for your table. Or maybe you're not yet ready to snag that chomker of a tome and you'd like something lighter to dip your toes into the setting and systems. Or you're putting together a convention one-shot and/or podcast episode, because who wouldn't be? Whatever the reason, if you're in the (goblin) market for Hearts on Trial, the quickstart adventure for 2e Lost, well—you're in luck today! Consider this the last piece of "intro" material for the edition, the icing on the thorn-entwined cake. We have opinions, naturally, but as casual explorations of the game's complexity go, this one wasn't not fun. Candy landscapes ruled by goblin queens, oaths and betrayals, chases and courtroom drama... manifold is the Wyrdness of the world.

    The module is available for purchase at https://www.storytellersvault.com/en/product/261734?affiliate_id=3063731. Whereas we are available, not for purchase but for Important Communications, at:

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    Pooka G (any pronoun/they) knows of no offense more worthy than grand theft flaky pastry. Amelia Fetch (she/her) pities the Hedge stenographers who transcribe the unearthly howls and chitters of various nefarious fae. Union now!

    So justice while she winks at crimes, Stumbles on innocence sometimes. —Samuel Butler, Hudibras, part 1, II.1177–1178

  7. episode 148 — changeling: the lost 2e corebook (part three)

    1 h 36 minTemporada 5 · Episódio 148

    One more, for our sins. Or at least, for the Thorns. We wrap up this trilogy of episodes today by talking about second edition changes in the corebook for Changeling: the Lost, from the handling of themes and …

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    One more, for our sins. Or at least, for the Thorns. We wrap up this trilogy of episodes today by talking about second edition changes in the corebook for Changeling: the Lost, from the handling of themes and the role of the Courtless, to the way Contracts work and the nature of the True Fae. There are so many hundreds of little tiny alterations that we couldn't hope to cover in a single recording, so this will necessarily have to be a broad overview. Even so, we thought about how the game must look when a player approaches this edition for the first time compared with the last one, and there's quite a bit that comes across differently. Some of the changes we like, others we don't, but variety is the spice of life, so gather ye corebooks while ye may and judge for yourselves.

    Once again, the corebook in question is available at https://www.storytellersvault.com/en/product/248078?affiliate_id=3063731, and the previous two parts of this readthrough can be found here:

    And if all those links just won't do for you, here are a bunch more to reach out to us with comments, questions, or just going "eeeuuhhh" mysteriously in the background:

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    Pooka G (any pronoun/they) has mastered all the Common Contracts of the Regalia of Books and Pastries. Now on to the Royal... Amelia Fetch (she/her) tried to make goblin food by leaving it uncovered at the back of the fridge, but only ended up with talking goblin mold.

    Those who have learned to walk on the threshold of the unknown worlds... may then, with the fair white wings of imagination, hope to soar further into the unexplored amidst which we live. —Ada Lovelace

  8. episode 147 — changeling: the lost 2e corebook (part two)

    1 h 4 minTemporada 5 · Episódio 147

    Part the Second! This time, we circle back once more through the Lost corebook as we examine new stuff in Second Edition (compared with the first). This is new stuff in the corebook sense: some of the material …

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    Part the Second! This time, we circle back once more through the Lost corebook as we examine new stuff in Second Edition (compared with the first). This is new stuff in the corebook sense: some of the material here is similar to and/or derived from what we covered in the supplements for First Edition, and some of it blurs the line between new material and updates (which we'll cover next episode). But if you're curious about this "Needle" and "Thread" business, you want to know more about Conditions, you're hankering to Hedgespin, or you want to just get cracking with customization options... well, Second Edition will avail you well, and we're here to tell you how. Mostly.

    If you haven't listened to Part One yet, you might want to do so here: https://changelingthepodcast.com/podcast/episode-146-changeling-the-lost-2e-corebook-part-one/. And if you haven't gotten yourself the corebook itself yet, that's in turn possible via: https://www.storytellersvault.com/en/product/248078?affiliate_id=3063731. And if you just want to bother us about the show, please do so through the following channels:

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    Pooka G (any pronoun/they) was fae-touched, but it was kinda PG-13 and let's leave it at that. Amelia Fetch (she/her) just really likes to say the word "numina". Numinanuminanuminanuminanumina. Numina!

    Invention, it must be humbly admitted, does not consist in creating out of void, but out of chaos. —Mary Shelley, Frankenstein

  9. episode 146 — changeling: the lost 2e corebook (part one)

    1 h 57 minTemporada 5 · Episódio 146

    And so we arrive at the Tome of Tomes, the Volume of Volumes, the Boondoggle of Boondoggles, that is the Changeling: the Lost Second Edition corebook. Because there's way too much here to discuss in a single …

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    And so we arrive at the Tome of Tomes, the Volume of Volumes, the Boondoggle of Boondoggles, that is the Changeling: the Lost Second Edition corebook. Because there's way too much here to discuss in a single standard-length episode, we are splitting this into a trilogy. First is just a basic walkthrough: if you are new to Lost, or even the Chronicles of Darkness in general, we hope this will be a reasonably thorough and approachable overview of the game, its concepts and principles, and the stories you can tell. If you're a veteran of the game, we equally hope this will be a reminder of the foundations. Part two will cover some major elements that are totally new in this edition, while part three will talk about changes—a similar approach to how we handled the Changeling: the Dreaming 20th Anniversary corebook back in Season Three.

    And to that end, if you're new to the podcast and scoping out these show notes for the first time, you might want to check out episodes that resemble or tie into this one:

    Naturally, we can also provide a link to where you can purchase this corebook: https://www.storytellersvault.com/en/product/248078?affiliate_id=3063731. And links to where you can find us for questions, comments, and screams of terror!:

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    Pooka G (any pronoun/they) isn't a Helldiver in real life, but does a marvelous impression of one (before being escorted off the premises). Amelia Fetch (she/her) regularly and merrily deploys the Royal Contracts of Dice and Pencil, from whose trials no player emerges unscathed.

    The White Rabbit put on his spectacles. 'Where shall I begin, please your Majesty?' he asked. 'Begin at the beginning,' the King said gravely, 'and go on till you come to the end: then stop.' —Lewis Carroll, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

  10. episode 145 — the huntsmen chronicle anthology

    1 h 4 minTemporada 5 · Episódio 145

    We live again.. again! In the spirit of the Autumn Court and their occasionally ill-advised sense of discovery, now that their season has come, so too has the moment where at last we dive headlong into the …

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    We live again.. again! In the spirit of the Autumn Court and their occasionally ill-advised sense of discovery, now that their season has come, so too has the moment where at last we dive headlong into the second edition of Changeling: the Lost. The thorny glory that is this game will need a slow and winding path of exploration, and thus we begin with the relatively easy lift of tie-in fiction. Released well in advance of the corebook, the Huntsmen Chronicle Anthology presents us with a dozen-ish slices of fae life through the incipient 2e lens. Some of these concepts will return when we get to the crunchier material; some of them will vanish into the wind like so many autumn leaves. And while we certainly vibed with certain stories over others, we... well, we certainly read them all, and now you can profit from our experiences.

    So, listen along with us as we hear tales of fetches who think they're humans, Lost who think they're righteous, and baby foster swans who think they're grown-ups. Learn how treacherous the Huntsmen can be and how traitorous the Courtly politics of a freehold can become. Most of all, think on the stories you want to tell and how these examples might inform your approach to roleplaying the game, which we believe is the main benefit of tie-in fiction in the end. And dream safe: chances are we've opened gates that can never completely shut.

    You can snag the collection for yourself at https://www.storytellersvault.com/en/product/210042?affiliate_id=3063731, using whatever thorny snagging implement you desire. And you might be able to snag our attention in turn using any of these:

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    Pooka G (any pronoun/they) once called a hunt for the finest pastries in all the land. Decades later, the hunt goes ever on and on... Amelia Fetch (she/her) fended off the huntsmen with pamphlets about unionization, which has caused all kinds of drama across the Hedge.

    Green wind from the green-gold branches, what is the song you bring? What are all songs for me, now, who no more care to sing? Deep in the heart of Summer, sweet is life to me still, But my heart is a lonely hunter that hunts on a lonely hill. —Fiona Macleod [William Sharp], "The Lonely Hunter"

  11. episode 144.5 — state of the podcast, midseason 5

    25 minTemporada 5 · Episódio 144Bônus

    Halfway through! Now that the actual play trilogy has concluded, it's time for us to treat ourselves to a bit of a break... but of course, that doesn't mean we're putting everything on pause. Today's discussion …

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    Halfway through! Now that the actual play trilogy has concluded, it's time for us to treat ourselves to a bit of a break... but of course, that doesn't mean we're putting everything on pause. Today's discussion of the state of the podcast for mid-Season Five covers where we've lately been, where we presently are, and where we'll eventually be (or so we suspect). Plans for the book dives that will restart in a couple months? We've got those. A wish list for topical episodes? Sure, why not. Deep paranoia that the God-Machine has taken notice of our humble media offerings? You bet (and please keep your biomechanical appendages to yourself, O Lord). Enjoy this bite-sized summary of the season's first half as the solstice dawns, and we wish safety to you and yours.

    Naturally, we won't be totally silent, if approached through the proper channels:

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    Josh Hillerup (any pronoun) baked some tarts, for which the Knave of Hearts offered an actually quite fair market value. Pooka G (any pronoun/they) dances through thunderstorms and takes shelter from reality, or maybe it's the other way around? Amelia Fetch (she/her) will be offering dross mocktails with little paper umbrellas on the patio at sunset, by invitation only.

    Summer is butter on your chin and corn mush between every tooth. —Calvin and Hobbes

  12. episode 144 — c30 actual play, part three

    1 h 60 minTemporada 5 · Episódio 144

    And so we come to the final act, part three of our actual play, wherein the heroes make a last-ditch effort to accomplish their goals. What will success look like? What will they learn or gain? Where does the …

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    And so we come to the final act, part three of our actual play, wherein the heroes make a last-ditch effort to accomplish their goals. What will success look like? What will they learn or gain? Where does the story go from here? All the usual questions, and a fair number of answers, will be dealt with in this installment. Thanks for sticking with us through this experiment; if you haven't yet checked out the first and second parts, do give them a listen first! And although we are technically nearing the end of Changeling: the Dreaming's 30th Anniversary year, with this episode that makes one gross of full episodes in our archives, we are continuing with our celebratory workings as best as we can. For now, though, thus endeth the first half of the season as we prepare for our usual aestivation...

    ...but fear not! for we can be reached as usual via the following channels until our full-time return to the airwaves:

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    Amelia Fetch (she/her) loves a happy ending. Sometimes a happy ending just involves 100,000 rainbow balloons filled with ink and glitter.

    My dear, life rarely gives us what we want at the moment we consider appropriate. Adventures do occur, but not punctually. —E.M. Forster, A Passage to India

  13. episode 143 — c30 actual play, part two

    1 h 53 minTemporada 143 · Episódio 143

    The legend continues as we present part two of our actual play run by Fetch, to celebrate the 30th Anniversary of Changeling: the Dreaming. In this installment, our intrepid band of heroes (and we use most of …

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    The legend continues as we present part two of our actual play run by Fetch, to celebrate the 30th Anniversary of Changeling: the Dreaming. In this installment, our intrepid band of heroes (and we use most of those words loosely) conscript allies for their meetcute plan. The place and time are set, the subjects have been lured into participating, and the Dreaming is scintillating with expectation—but as we all know, act three is when the final obstacles must be overcome. Time will tell whether they succeed! And we should also point out that if you haven't yet had a listen of the first part of this adventure, do hop back to the previous episode to catch up. Otherwise, the importance of dramatic nobles and self-peeling vegetables might be somewhat lost on you.

    If you have comments about this or other podcast business, you're welcome to check out whichever the following:

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    Amelia Fetch (she/her) runs so many games at once that her ST Screen is a tesseract of colliding combat rules and quick refs.

    Je crois qu'il faut presque toujours un coup de folie pour bâtir un destin. [A touch of madness is, I think, almost always necessary for constructing a destiny.] —Marguerite Yourcenar

  14. episode 142 — c30 actual play, part one

    1 h 23 minTemporada 5 · Episódio 142

    Long foretold and lately managed, we finally present our three-part actual play of Changeling: the Dreaming as part of our ongoing-if-sporadic series of things for the game's 30th Anniversary year. Storyteller …

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    Long foretold and lately managed, we finally present our three-part actual play of Changeling: the Dreaming as part of our ongoing-if-sporadic series of things for the game's 30th Anniversary year. Storyteller Fetch leads players Elerus, J, and Medi through the chimerical landscape of Phoenix, Arizona as their Kithain characters set a plan of midsummer courtly romance in motion. What could possibly go worng? This short-run actual play continues Fetch's own long-running chronicle and will round out the first half of the season before our yearly aestivation. Sit back and enjoy the mayhem; if you've not yet had the chance to play Changeling yourself, we hope it will be illuminating.

    As always, you can reach out through the usual channels to share your feedback:

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    Amelia Fetch (she/her) has nudged player morale to an all-time high since replacing experience points with pancakes.

    O hell! to choose love by another's eye. —William Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night's Dream, I.i.140

  15. episode 141 — twilit eildon

    1 h 19 minTemporada 5 · Episódio 141

    Before the sun finally goes down on Changeling: the Lost's first edition, we've got one more text to talk about. What's that you say? We've gone through all the books and all the Dark Eras, so what could …

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    Before the sun finally goes down on Changeling: the Lost's first edition, we've got one more text to talk about. What's that you say? We've gone through all the books and all the Dark Eras, so what could possibly be left? Well, as we prepared those final episodes, author Thomas McVey released Twilit Eildon, a homebrew title on the Storytellers' Vault. It was a surprise out of nowhere, especially because it was angled towards the first edition, so we felt it right and proper to give it a read. The book claims to delve into True Fae who might be less malevolent than expected, as well as the loyalists who support them, with asides on the topic of fae-blooded children and cyberspace. A bit incongruous? Perhaps. Still worth a read and a discussion? Naturally. We'll talk about whether our expectations are met and how much there really is/was left to say about this version of the Lost setting.

    Thomas' book is available for purchase at https://www.storytellersvault.com/en/product/554832?affiliate_id=3063731, and we are available for opinionated debate at the usual roundup of links:

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    Pooka G (any pronoun/they) prefers the mouthfeel of the term gloaming for describing the end of the day. Amelia Fetch (she/her) wonders whether an eildon can be neon-lit as well, as it would be stunning in pink.

    Let us go then, you and I, When the evening is spread out against the sky Like a patient etherized upon a table. —T.S. Eliot, "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock"

  16. episode 140 — tribebook(s): fianna

    55 minTemporada 5 · Episódio 140

    It's been a while since we stepped into the old World of Darkness, so today we take a quick look back for one more in our series of crossover book dives. We flipped through both the original and Revised …

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    It's been a while since we stepped into the old World of Darkness, so today we take a quick look back for one more in our series of crossover book dives. We flipped through both the original and Revised editions of the Fianna tribebooks for Werewolf: the Apocalypse. These are the most fae-adjacent of the Garou, often in the same families as Kithain and Kinain. The first book came out before Changeling: the Dreaming existed, and the second after it had essentially finished, so we get to see two very different perspectives on how these rowdy wolves engage with their fae cousins. Our focus is only on the bits we felt were specifically relevant to crossover games. Imbolc moots, cantrips-as-Gifts, new dimensions of supernatural politics... many are the stories one could tell, so we do our best to explore a few.

    The tribebooks can be found at https://www.storytellersvault.com/en/product/2383?affiliate_id=3063731 and https://www.storytellersvault.com/en/product/2515?affiliate_id=3063731, respectively. As for us, we can be found at:

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    Josh Hillerup (any pronoun) tried to order the Salmon of Knowledge, but they were all out, and so had to settle for the Trout of Exam Anxiety. Pooka G (any pronoun/they) looks forward to the Irish-language releases someday of Conriocht: an Apacailipsis and Síofra: an Taibhreamh.

    O hurry where by water among the trees The delicate-stepping stag and his lady sigh, When they have but looked upon their images— Would none had ever loved but you and I! Or have you heard that sliding silver-shoed Pale silver-proud queen-woman of the sky, When the sun looked out of his golden hood?— O that none ever loved but you and I! —W.B. Yeats, "The Ragged Wood"

  17. episode 139 — a grimm dark era

    1 h 18 minTemporada 5 · Episódio 139

    With apologies for last week's delay, we are back on track with today's readthrough of the last Changeling-focused Dark Era in the first collection, A Grimm Dark Era. The Dark Eras' …

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    With apologies for last week's delay, we are back on track with today's readthrough of the last Changeling-focused Dark Era in the first collection, A Grimm Dark Era. The Dark Eras' not-quite-second-edition-ness stands out most of all in this offering, and it's... noteworthy. Set in early 19th-century Germany with the publication of the Grimms' faerie tales as a backdrop, we get some curious Courts, some tantalizing tokens, and a new Seeming(!) to throw into a game. Is it the kind of material with which we can live happily ever after? Opinions shall be shared, but remember that "ever after" rarely lasts as long as you think it will...

    If you'd like to secure a copy of your own, stop by https://www.storytellersvault.com/en/product/217370?affiliate_id=3063731. And if you'd like to secure our attention (well, maybe; we've got lives, you know), do reach out through any of the usual channels:

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    Pooka G (any pronoun/they) got a five-album deal for the Town Musicians of Bremen, but yeesh, they party hard. Amelia Fetch (she/her) wants stories about the other wards of that sorceress who raised Rapunzel, named after less interesting leafy greens.

    Believable fairy-stories must be intensely practical. You must have a map, no matter how rough. Otherwise you wander all over the place. —J.R.R. Tolkien

  18. episode 138.5 — of ravens and roses

    27 minTemporada 5 · Episódio 138Bônus

    To welcome in the Seelie half of the year, behold! a surprise minisode. The original Dark Eras were accompanied by a fiction volume, Tales of the Dark Eras, featuring a number of short stories associated with …

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    To welcome in the Seelie half of the year, behold! a surprise minisode. The original Dark Eras were accompanied by a fiction volume, Tales of the Dark Eras, featuring a number of short stories associated with the modules in the supplement. The entry "Of Ravens and Roses" is set in the 17th-century France of Lily, Sabre & Thorn, so it seemed fitting to include that in the mix. (If only it had been lily of the valley instead of roses, in celebration of the day...) Pooka reads the story in this episode—a fairly traditional Lost narrative, bedecked with the trappings and intrigues of Louis XIV's court. Here's hoping that you enjoy it!

    If your appetite is whetted for fiction, you can pick up the story collection at https://www.storytellersvault.com/en/product/187316?affiliate_id=3063731. And as usual, some other links:

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    Pooka G (any pronoun/they) would have been perfectly content with finches and wisteria, but you take the birb—flower combo you can get.

    Aucun chemin de fleurs ne conduit à la gloire. (No path of flowers leads to glory.) —Jean de la Fontaine, "The Two Adventurers and the Talisman"

  19. episode 138 — lily, sabre & thorn

    1 h 6 minTemporada 5 · Episódio 138

    Il était une fois... as we proceed through the historical dives in the first Dark Eras volume, we arrive at the next one for Changeling: the Lost—and the first one that is only for that game, though certainly …

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    Il était une fois... as we proceed through the historical dives in the first Dark Eras volume, we arrive at the next one for Changeling: the Lost—and the first one that is only for that game, though certainly no one could object if an enterprising Storyteller felt like squeezing in a random Promethean. In this installment, Lily, Sabre & Thorn, we're headed to 17th-century France and the court of Louis XIV, the "Sun King". Versailles drips with opulence as Paris swells with the unwashed masses; the Lost creep among both, leading lives as swashbuckling as they can manage. It's a time for musketeers and grand intrigues, highwaymen and masquerades, all through the thorn-edged lens of absolute monarchy and the beginnings of modernity. What's not to love? (Well, plenty, beginning with hygiene and inequality, but at least the write-up here is fairly decent.) Join us as we romp through the gardens, all for one and one for croissants.

    The module is available for purchase as a stand-alone at https://www.storytellersvault.com/en/product/217111?affiliate_id=3063731, and our own points of contact are, as always:

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    Pooka G (any pronoun/they) enjoyed visiting Versailles, but thought it could use a few band posters on the walls and maybe some ficus. Amelia Fetch (she/her) occasionally plays a musketeer Lost character who specializes in the Contracts of Nougat.

    Et c’est une folie, à nulle autre, seconde, De vouloir se mêler de corriger le monde. (Of all follies, there is none greater / than wanting to make the world a better place.) —Molière, The Misanthrope

  20. episode 137 — dark eras

    Temporada 5 · Episódio 137

    Time to hop in the ol' time machine as we open (at long last) the first Dark Eras book for the Chronicles of Darkness...! These smaller modules cover specific moments and places around the world through …

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    Time to hop in the ol' time machine as we open (at long last) the first Dark Eras book for the Chronicles of Darkness...! These smaller modules cover specific moments and places around the world through history, presented through the lens of one or more gamelines. The first collection, released in 2016, offers 16 of these chapter-length settings, with four containing material for Changeling: the Lost. We'll be proceeding through them in chronological order, so we start today with both of the crossover chapters: Three Kingdoms of Darkness, a Geist/Changeling romp through the war-torn horrors of 3rd-century China, and Requiem for Regina, a Vampire/Changeling presentation of London in the Elizabethan Age. Both of these are admittedly... light on the Lost-specific elements—which makes our job a bit easier this time, frankly. Nevertheless, we hope you'll find these settings engaging and the overall concept of the Dark Eras inspiring! Or else.

    If you're interested in the collection as a whole, you can snag it at https://www.storytellersvault.com/en/product/178583?affiliate_id=3063731. The individual chapters are also for sale as individual modules:

    And after your buying spree, if you'd instead like to just drop us a friendly line or further episode fine structure concept:

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    Pooka G (any pronoun/they) seeks the Wizened who could fashion a Hedge-pointing chariot and other mechanical curiosities. Amelia Fetch (she/her) has met the Invictus' demands of "no bloodshed on stage" by replacing all blood, real and fake, with glitter.

    O, call back yesterday, bid time return. —William Shakespeare, Richard II, III.ii.69

  21. episode 136 — vampire: the requiem

    1 h 10 minTemporada 5 · Episódio 136

    Another week, another exploration of nWoD/CofD crossover. This time, with an eye to the upcoming Dark Eras, we're taking a look at Vampire: the Requiem and approaches to integrating it with Changeling: the …

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    Another week, another exploration of nWoD/CofD crossover. This time, with an eye to the upcoming Dark Eras, we're taking a look at Vampire: the Requiem and approaches to integrating it with Changeling: the Lost. There are some thematic similarities: both vampires and changelings are parasites in different ways, both have a tricksy relationship with time and memory, and both are deep into politics. (We'd also pay good money to see a Daeva/Fairest walk-off, just saying.) But how do the games align mechanically? Do Keepers take notices of leeches or might Kindred try to feed on fetches? Is there proper, actual crossover material out there? We dig into these questions and more as we trapeze between editions, so get your grip powder and your... neckguards? is that a thing? in place. On we go!

    If you too have thoughts and opinions on bloodsuckers (the supernatural kind) or just, you know, whatever:

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    Pooka G (any pronoun/they) prefers the Crone's other shapes, like the Trapezoid or the Hendecagram. Amelia Fetch (she/her) snagged some deep discount Coils of the Dragon at the corner store, but they turned out to be just expired licorice.

    I got the ways and means to New Orleans I'm going down by the river where it's warm and green I'm gonna have a drink and walk around I got a lot to think about, oh yeah... —Concrete Blonde, "Bloodletting"

  22. episode 135 — the god-machine update

    1 h 37 minTemporada 5 · Episódio 135

    The time has come to put aside the old new World of Darkness and move into the Chronicles of Darkness, as we read through the God-Machine rules update. This is the back half of the God-Machine Chronicle …

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    The time has come to put aside the old new World of Darkness and move into the Chronicles of Darkness, as we read through the God-Machine rules update. This is the back half of the God-Machine Chronicle released in 2013, which revised and expanded the rules for nWoD's first edition and would later become the basis for the second edition ruleset in Chronicles of Darkness (which is also lightly being considered here). Some of the changes are small; some of them are large; and some of them are just downright baffling. But as we continue to advance through the wilderness between Changeling: the Lost's initial and subsequent conceptions, we're taking the opportunity to observe this museum of ludic experiments and delights along the way. So strap in, prepare yourself for the unholy abomination that is the God-Machine's brass-meat angels, and listen as we discuss the finer points of experience costs and Morality systems and whatnot.

    The God-Machine Chronicle book is no longer available for purchase, having been supplanted by Chronicles of Darkness corebook (https://www.storytellersvault.com/en/product/168428?affiliate_id=3063731). You can still get the rules update as a standalone (https://www.storytellersvault.com/en/product/114078?affiliate_id=3063731), but why would you want to? As we discuss in this episode, although the one was based on the other, the material from the update was not copied over to CofD wholesale; further tweaks and occasionally annoying omissions were made. Depending on how completionist you feel, get one or both, or neither!

    For non-book-buying purposes that are purely social in nature, some other links for reaching out to us include:

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    Pooka G (any pronoun/they) "accidentally" made an angel out of glowsticks and VapoRub, for the God-Machine is a raver god. Amelia Fetch (she/her) favors the Goddess-Contraption, which is like the God-Machine, but looks way better with those shoes and that hat.

    And God created man; and man created machine; and machine— machine created music. And machine saw everything it had created and it said: behold. —Apoptygma Berzerk, "Kathy's Song (VNV Nation mix)"

  23. episode 134 — geist: the sin-eaters

    1 h 16 minTemporada 5 · Episódio 134

    A wild CROSSOVER appears...! Soon enough, we'll be getting into the historical Dark Eras settings for Changeling: the Lost, some of which involve pairings with other games in the new World of …

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    A wild CROSSOVER appears...! Soon enough, we'll be getting into the historical Dark Eras settings for Changeling: the Lost, some of which involve pairings with other games in the new World of Darkness/Chronicles of Darkness line. We'll be moving through this semi-chronologically, and the first one on our list involves Geist: the Sin-Eaters, our topic of discussion for today. This game of mediums brought back from the brink of death with a mysterious passenger is sort of oblique to the themes of Changeling, but we have some connections to pull out from the text. Where the Hedge and the Underworld meet, there you'll find the krewe and motley, ectoplasmic hand in thorn-shredded paw. What stories might ensue?

    Of course, if you'd like to share your thoughts with us about either or both games and how they intersect, your best options are:

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    Pooka G (any pronoun/they) runs with a krewe who's committed to adding more disco to funerals. Amelia Fetch (she/her) dropped her ring of Keys behind the burger joint and now the whole place is just crawling with meat-specters.

    Now it is the time of night, That the graves, all gaping wide, Every one lets forth his sprite, In the church-way paths to glide. —William Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night's Dream, V.i.386–389

  24. episode 133 — ten films for the lost

    1 h 16 minTemporada 5 · Episódio 133

    This week, we turn once more to the wonderful world of media as we consider ten films for Changeling: the Lost inspiration. We did this previously with Changeling: the Dreaming (check out episode 50!), so it …

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    This week, we turn once more to the wonderful world of media as we consider ten films for Changeling: the Lost inspiration. We did this previously with Changeling: the Dreaming (check out episode 50!), so it seemed like the right time to pull a similar for the other fae game. There are a couple crossover titles whose themes and plots and aesthetics work equally well in both, in our opinion... but otherwise, this list has a slightly eerier, horror-inflected vibe overall, we suppose? We've tried to keep the discussion as spoiler-light as possible, but for your edification, here are the deets and some trailers for the films we discuss in this order:

    Obviously, there were lots of other options that we could have discussed, but for the sake of keeping things trim, these ten will have to suffice. (For now...!) And for other shortlist goodness, further vectors of media include the various avenues to get our attention:

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    Pooka G (any pronoun/they) is four degrees from Kevin Bacon, depending how broadly you want to count. Amelia Fetch (she/her) has secured three of five clauses in the Contracts of Blooper Reel.

    Mothers of America / let your kids go to the movies! —Frank O'Hara, "Ave Maria"

  25. episode 132 — glimpses of the unknown

    50 minTemporada 5 · Episódio 132

    Rounding out our series of "blue books" from the first edition of new World of Darkness, today we're covering Glimpses of the Unknown, a rather brief assortment of story hooks, crunchy tidbits, and setting …

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    Rounding out our series of "blue books" from the first edition of new World of Darkness, today we're covering Glimpses of the Unknown, a rather brief assortment of story hooks, crunchy tidbits, and setting expansion for all the extant game lines at that point. And when we say "brief," we mean 48 pages, with lots of recycled art, so this episode is on the shorter side. We're considering the book through the lens of Changeling (which gets a massive Goblin Contract and... very little else), but mentioning other games is fortuitous, as we will soon be digging into the wonderful world of crossover...! For now, though, consider this a little intermezzo sorbet to cleanse your supernatural palate.

    If you'd like to preview this book and possibly add it to your PDF shelf, check it out at https://www.storytellersvault.com/en/product/93242?affiliate_id=3063731. And then carry on to check out our various spaces around the web at:

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    Pooka G (any pronoun/they) didn't so much glimpse the unknown as give it a long, lascivious look right in the third eye. Amelia Fetch (she/her) made a collage out of Pat Loboyko art and inadvertently crafted a golem from thousands of flame-like flesh growths.

    We shall not cease from exploration And the end of all our exploring Will be to arrive where we started And know the place for the first time. —T. S. Eliot, "Little Gidding"

  26. episode 131 — mirrors

    1 h 43 minTemporada 5 · Episódio 131

    Through the looking glass we go, as we consider other shapes the World of Darkness might take. A collection to spark ideas along the way is World of Darkness: Mirrors for first edition nWoD, whose pages we're …

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    Through the looking glass we go, as we consider other shapes the World of Darkness might take. A collection to spark ideas along the way is World of Darkness: Mirrors for first edition nWoD, whose pages we're riffling this time around. Alternate systems, alternate settings, and a whole lot of Storyteller insights fill these pages, from the genius to the puzzling. Nearly everything can be adapted to all of the games, but naturally we're looking at this one through a Changeling lens. Both Changeling: the Lost and Changeling: the Dreaming can make use of many ideas in here. Care to build a system around social combat? get post-apocalyptic? give mortals in the setting one-off powers that slowly drive them mad? We had to keep a high-level view of this one, because this book could its own Season of mirrors going down forever. Hopefully this taste will sufficiently whet your appetite to do investigations of your own...!

    The book is available at https://www.storytellersvault.com/en/product/82477?affiliate_id=3063731 (with a PDF currently on sale). And if you speak our names in front of any of these mirrors, we shall appear:

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    Pooka G (any pronoun/they) can do the Galadriel pool-of-liquid divination thing, but only with bowls of ramen. Amelia Fetch (she/her) just has Finesse as an Attribute nine times.

    A difference of opinion exists only as to the question to which of the two classes anything belongs; whether to the class of the impossible, or to that of the possible. —Maimonides, Guide for the Perplexed

  27. episode 130 — proverbial monsters

    49 minTemporada 5 · Episódio 130

    Good things come to those who wait... so forgive us for the day of delay, but we are back with a discussion of Proverbial Monsters. This slim bestiary of creatures inspired by sayings and superstitions seemed …

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    Good things come to those who wait... so forgive us for the day of delay, but we are back with a discussion of Proverbial Monsters. This slim bestiary of creatures inspired by sayings and superstitions seemed like a natural follow-up to our dive into Urban Legends. It's not specifically a Changeling book, but most or all of the options in here can fit easily into a Lost game, so it's through that lens that we turn our critical eyes. Here's the thing, though—this book is no longer available for sale, and we can find no explanation for why. Consider this episode your armament for if you should eventually come across these pages in the wild, for a book in hand is worth two in the... cloud? Whatever the digital archiving equivalent of that saying would be.

    What's not lost to the currents of time is our standard list of get-in-touch-with-us links, like so!:

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    Pooka G (any pronoun/they) taught a man to fish and he was devoured by a kraken. So... mixed results. Amelia Fetch (she/her) spoke of the Devil, but he merely sent a polite invitation for cream tea at a crossroads three days thence.

    Je n'ai jamais fait qu'une prière à Dieu, une très courte : "Ô Seigneur, rends mes ennemis ridicules". Et Dieu l'a exaucée. (I've only ever made one prayer to God, a very short one: "O Lord, make my enemies ridiculous." And God has granted it.) —Voltaire

  28. episode 129 — urban legends (nWoD)

    1 h 45 minTemporada 5 · Episódio 129

    And so, with some variable amount of fanfare, we are taking a deep breath and plunging into Season Five. Taking a machete to the wilderness of nWoD, we are beginning by carving a path from the last books of …

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    And so, with some variable amount of fanfare, we are taking a deep breath and plunging into Season Five. Taking a machete to the wilderness of nWoD, we are beginning by carving a path from the last books of Changeling: the Lost's first edition towards the Hedge of the second, tackling various other books and general concepts along the way. At the top of our upcoming slate of episodes on crossovers, generic WoD titles, and assorted inspirations, is this week's dive into Urban Legends: a collection of creatures and antagonists for any game. We're stepping back to the early days—before CtL was even released!—in order to move forward again, examining this and following works through the lens of the Lost. Changelings are half legendary themselves, after all; surely we can find some connections here? The only way to find out is to listen in...

    Hushed whispers say that you can obtain this book for yourself at https://www.storytellersvault.com/en/product/25984?affiliate_id=3063731. Otherwise, you can obtain conversation and community via the following routes that one must never travel at night...

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    Pooka G (any pronoun/they) has appeared as a levitating, glitter-bedecked figure in many amateur photographs, but all but one are hoaxes. Amelia Fetch (she/her) enjoys a steaming bowl of creepypasta topped with sage butter sauce and Parmesan.

    A world that might have Bigfoot and the Loch Ness Monster is clearly superior to one that definitely does not. —Chris van Allsburg

  29. episode 128.5 — state of the podcast, winterregnum 25–26

    25 minTemporada 4 · Episódio 128Bônus

    And thus we come once again to a moment of pause in our madcap readings, as winter's chill settles over the land (in this bit of the world, anyway). We may have an episode or three up our sleeves in the coming …

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    And thus we come once again to a moment of pause in our madcap readings, as winter's chill settles over the land (in this bit of the world, anyway). We may have an episode or three up our sleeves in the coming weeks, but assume that things will be fairly quiet until about mid-February—so we hope this report on the state of the podcast will tide you over until then. The usual episode data, some reflections on accomplishments from 2025, and fervent plans for Season Five(!) make up the core of our discussion, but as with all things of the Dreaming, you never quite know where the discussion will lead you...

    In the meantime, if you want to keep in touch with us, the doors of the digital freehold are always open:

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    Josh Hillerup (any pronoun) will be building an army of snow people to defend the Kingdom from syrup-smuggling ne'er-do-wells. Pooka G (any pronoun/they) plans to brew some eggnog from whichever oviparous chimera are available. Sphinx nog? Fenghuang nog? Amelia Fetch (she/her) has the aurora borealis localized entirely to her kitchen (but no, you may not see it).

    There’s a certain Slant of light, Winter Afternoons – That oppresses, like the Heft Of Cathedral Tunes – —Emily Dickinson

  30. episode 128 — victorian lost

    1 h 39 minTemporada 4 · Episódio 128

    Ahoy ahoy! We've moved forward to step back (in time) as we reach, at long last, the final supplement for Changeling: the Lost's first edition, Victorian Lost. This short-ish volume nevertheless packs in the …

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    Ahoy ahoy! We've moved forward to step back (in time) as we reach, at long last, the final supplement for Changeling: the Lost's first edition, Victorian Lost. This short-ish volume nevertheless packs in the information as the one historical book for the line, although we will get some shorter bits in the Dark Eras sequence coming up soon. Victorian Lost is also one of the earliest books in the Onyx Path canon, as the success of Vampire's 20th Anniversary Edition showed there was still enough of an appetite for World of Darkness material to keep the books coming. It seems fitting to wrap up one era and begin another, transitioning between editions, as we come to the end of the year and Season Four. This will be the last full-length episode before Interregnum, so we hope it is much to your anarchic and anachronistic tastes.

    Naturally, the book is available for purchase through the usual channel at https://www.storytellersvault.com/en/product/102468?affiliate_id=3063731. And supernaturally, we are available for discourse through all the others:

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    Pooka G (any pronoun/they) speaks the language of flowers and has a marked propensity for singlestick, as any foppish dandy should. Amelia Fetch (she/her) is down by the wharf with goblin fruit for sale! Goblin fruit for sale! Two for a ha'penny, ten for a groat!

    History is merely gossip. But scandal is gossip made tedious by morality. —Oscar Wilde

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