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, […]
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Changelings aren’t the only ones who step outside the fleshly realm from time to time. Human magi have also been known to wander the farther spaces, and it’s not unreasonable that a fae might encounter one of these upstart travelers. Mage: the Ascension’s 2nd edition supplement Book of Worlds provides an in-depth treatment of how
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Once in a while, you actually want to play the game you’re into. But if you can’t think of a good complex plot for your players or don’t have the time, what to do? Why, the pre-packaged story, of course! The first edition of Changeling: the Lost had two of these released in the “Storyteller
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Whatever you need, chances are you can find it—along with a few things you absolutely don’t—in the goblin markets of the Hedge and similarly liminal spaces. The market is a dumping ground for any and all story hooks, an opportunity to dole out all kinds of boons, and a space to explore the more ordinary
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Once more unto the breach, dear listeners, once more… Pooka is doing the PAX Unplugged thing this weekend, and spent their Friday accosting various TTRPG creators in the expo hall for short on the spot interviews. Herewith the fruits of those labors! As always for these convention minisodes, shouting through a mask over thousands of
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The start of each day is the beginning of a new world, or so they say. As we open up the other half of our pair of liminal books, Swords at Dawn, we are reminded that this is a time of change and transition, new opportunities and new directions… in theory, at least. Whether or
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