Changeling the Podcast

Joshua HIllerup and Pooka Gar
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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.

  1. 5d ago

    C30 Actual Play, part three

    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: Discord: https://discord.me/ctp Email: podcast@changelingthepodcast.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100082973960699 Mastodon: https://dice.camp/@ChangelingPod Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/changelingthepodcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ChangelingThePodcast your hosts 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

    1h 60m

  2. Jun 8

    C30 Actual Play, part two

    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: Discord: https://discord.me/ctp Email: podcast@changelingthepodcast.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100082973960699 Mastodon: https://dice.camp/@ChangelingPod Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/changelingthepodcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ChangelingThePodcast your hosts 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

    1h 53m

  3. Jun 1

    C30 Actual Play, part one

    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: Discord: https://discord.me/ctp Email: podcast@changelingthepodcast.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100082973960699 Mastodon: https://dice.camp/@ChangelingPod Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/changelingthepodcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ChangelingThePodcast your hosts 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

    1h 23m

  4. May 25

    Twilit Eildon

    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: Discord: https://discord.me/ctp Email: podcast@changelingthepodcast.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100082973960699 Mastodon: https://dice.camp/@ChangelingPod Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/changelingthepodcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ChangelingThePodcast your hosts 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"

    1h 19m

  5. May 18

    Tribebook(s): Fianna

    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: Discord: https://discord.me/ctp Email: podcast@changelingthepodcast.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100082973960699 Mastodon: https://dice.camp/@ChangelingPod Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/changelingthepodcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ChangelingThePodcast your hosts 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"

    55 min

  6. May 11

    Dark Eras: A Grimm Dark Era

    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: Discord: https://discord.me/ctp Email: podcast@changelingthepodcast.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100082973960699 Mastodon: https://dice.camp/@ChangelingPod Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/changelingthepodcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ChangelingThePodcast your hosts 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

    1h 18m

  7. May 1 ·  Bonus

    Of Ravens and Roses

    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: Discord: https://discord.me/ctp Email: podcast@changelingthepodcast.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100082973960699 Mastodon: https://dice.camp/@ChangelingPod Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/changelingthepodcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ChangelingThePodcast your hosts 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"

    27 min

  8. Apr 27

    Dark Eras: Lily, Sabre & Thorn

    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: Discord: https://discord.me/ctp Email: podcast@changelingthepodcast.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100082973960699 Mastodon: https://dice.camp/@ChangelingPod Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/changelingthepodcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ChangelingThePodcast your hosts 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

    1h 6m
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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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  • Creator
    Joshua HIllerup and Pooka Gar
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2026
  • Episodes
    171
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2024 Joshua Hillerup and Pooka Gar
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    Changeling the Podcast

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