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episode 47 – changeling/vampire crossover

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Well, we managed to get to Episode 47 without covering it, but it’s time at last for our final(?) WoD gameline crossover episode. This time, we’re talking about Vampire: the Masquerade and its points of connection, mechanical and thematic, with Changeling: the Dreaming. We’re joined for the discussion by CtP Patron, fellow podcaster, and resident […]

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episode 46 – kithbook: satyrs

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There was a bit of a delay for this episode—sorry! When you party with the satyrs for the sake of episode data, you party hardy. But in the end, we have some thoughts about the kith and their presentation in Kithbook: Satyrs. To overcome the fairly one-dimensional sex maniac trope, the kithbook situates them within

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episode 45 – queerness and kinship in changeling

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When it comes to themes in Changeling, there are plenty of possibilities for discussion: the bittersweetness of time, the necessity of balance, alternative forms of horror (which we talked about back in Episode 24). Two closely aligned ones that interest us are queerness and kinship. The experience of the former is often paralleled by many

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episode 44 – the shining host with pete woodworth

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…no, not the pseudo-Kithbook: Sidhe. We already covered that book, if you’ll remember Episode 11. This time we’ll be talking about the similarly named but wholly different The Shining Host, Changeling’s entry in the LARP (Live-Action RolePlaying) universe of Mind’s Eye Theatre. Given the alignment between the themes and mechanics of Changeling: the Dreaming and,

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episode 43 – book of houses

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In case it wasn’t clear, the sidhe are the star kith (some might say “Marys Sue” or “prime donne”) of Changeling: the Dreaming. More metaplot space was devoted to their intrigues than any other, players seem drawn to play them (possibly for those sweet House benefits), and while they never got 72 or 96 pages

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episode 42 – ten comics and graphic novels for inspiration

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It’s been a while since we had one of our inspiration episodes, where we take a look at material outside of the CtD canon that we find helpful for grokking the themes of the game. We’ve had novels and spoopy novels, but in this episode (#THE ANSWER) we’re turning to graphic novels and other visual

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episode 41 – Dreams & Nightmares 3 — Deep Dreaming

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episode 41 – Dreams & Nightmares 3 — Deep Dreaming
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At long last, we come to the end of the road… well, not the end, because that would (presumably) be Arcadia. But we are deeper into the Dreaming than we’ve yet been, as we deal this week with the final part of our dive into Dreams and Nightmares! Joining us is C20 author and longtime

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episode 40 – Dreams & Nightmares 2 — Far Dreaming

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We’re continuing down the path into the Firchlis-warped wilderness as we dip into Chapters 2, the first half of 4, 6, and the Appendix of Dreams and Nightmares. Why the scattered approach? While we focused on the Near Dreaming along with general Dreaming cosmology and (meta)physics last time, in this installment we’re talking specifically about

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episode 39 – Dreams & Nightmares 1 — Near Dreaming

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episode 39 – Dreams & Nightmares 1 — Near Dreaming
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Brace yourselves—it’s time for another trilogy of episodes as we dive into the library for a book of exquisite density. While Isle of the Mighty (our previous three-fer) was long in addition to dense, Dreams and Nightmares is a trim 128 pages with standard-sized font. So why the excessive episodage for it? Because this is

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episode 38 – session zero

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Even when you’re equipped with quickstart materials (as we discussed a few episode ago…!), it can be daunting to prepare your/your players’ first Changeling game. Many of the potential speed bumps can be smoothed over with a solid Session Zero, where everyone gets together, talks about the characters they want to play, the particular game

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