The nWoD setting is vast and filled with dank little corners, into which the books occasionally shine a light. The small supplement we're covering today, Glimpses of the Unknown, does just that to close out first edition. We're mainly considering this through the lens of Changeling: the Lost, but there's something for every game line. Get your torches at the ready to peer into those crannies... 🔦
A glimpse or five: https://changelingthepodcast.com/podcast/episode-132-glimpses-of-the-unknown/
Things that were, things that are, things that yet may be... we're looking through Mirrors this week, a supplement for the first edition of the new World of Darkness offering alternate mechanics, settings, and approaches to gaming. How might these apply to Changeling: the Lost? We'll cover some character options and story hooks alike, but be forewarned: book contains endless ideas. 🪞
Gaze into the glass: https://changelingthepodcast.com/podcast/episode-131-mirrors/
Better a day late than a podcast short...! We're back this week to talk about Proverbial Monsters, as a follow up to last week's discussion of Urban Legends. Another general nWoD book that we're looking at through a changeling lens, this tome of foes seems to have vanished into the Hedge—but nevertheless, ideas abound. In for a penny, in for a pound. 🪙
Keep your enemies closer: https://changelingthepodcast.com/podcast/episode-130-proverbial-monsters/
Season Five! We're jumping headlong into our exploration of stuff adjacent to Changeling: the Lost's first edition as we carve a path through the Hedge towards its second. Look for crossovers, inspirations, and more in the coming weeks. To start, today's episode covers Urban Legends, a general WoD book about... well, urban legends. Because even a game about the fae needs its mysterious creepsters. 👻
Rumors abound at: https://changelingthepodcast.com/podcast/episode-129-urban-legends-nwod/
It's felt a bit like coming home getting a few sessions of Werewolf the Forsaken in.
Though one thing has started to grate after years with more streamlined games... I think the core NWoD sheet is a thing of elegance but hot dog if you don't get some serious bloat once you start dealing with Merits and Gifts (or Disciplines, Contracts, Refinements, what have you)
Lot of book-keeping, I've made all of my players reference sheets.
Moving forward to go back in time, this week we're looking at the final entry for Changeling: the Lost's first edition, Victorian Lost. Villainous fae and uncanny creatures stalk the shadows of gaslit London as we flip through the pages. What manner of madness awaits? Join us as we investigate how the Lost live in this era, for better or (mostly) worse, and the stories one might tell. 🧐
A ha'penny will do: https://changelingthepodcast.com/podcast/episode-128-victorian-lost/
Reading the books for a line is one thing; getting to actually play it is another. For those who want to run Changeling: the Lost 1e, two options (beyond the jumpstart) are presented in today's book, The Fear-Maker's Promise Compilation. It collects two modules and a group of ready-made characters for Storytellers in extremis. One of us ran it, the other just complains, so... insights! 📚
Just the facts, ma'am: https://changelingthepodcast.com/podcast/episode-126-the-fear-makers-promise-compilation/
Any fae who's anybody can be found at the Goblin Market, trading and haggling and straight-up thieving from the infinitude of trinkets and treasures there. Today we discuss the eponymous book for Changling: the Lost's 1st edition. It's rather short, but wonderfully crunchy, with many a story hook to entice player and Storyteller alike. Just remember to tie your purse strings tight... 🛍️
To market, to market: https://changelingthepodcast.com/podcast/episode-125-goblin-markets/
Hark! Dreams give way to waking as we open up the next book for CtL 1e (and counterpart to the last one), Swords at Dawn. There are ample ideas and directions for the game, from talecrafting systems to legendary tokens, a thorough mix of new light and old things. Join us as we discuss the hits and misses from our respective perspectives. 🌄
Remember not to stare directly into the flaming orb: https://changelingthepodcast.com/podcast/episode-124-swords-at-dawn/
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