Walking Away From Arcadia

Walking Away From Arcadia
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Podcast providing both basic information on playing Changeling: the Dreaming in the World of Darkness and in depth examinations of theme and content. New episodes every 1st and 15th of the month.

  1. 12/16/2021

    Countless Dreams Actual Play: Hunters Augment! Session 6 (Part 1 Undeleted)

    Recovered from the deepest, darkest, recycle bin in digital subspace via forbidden technologies here is the first half of Session 6. Before infiltrating the Avalon Interactive office, the crew comes up with a plan of attack, visits the admiral, and fails to convince the police that they are a totally legitimate electrical repair crew. Apologies for posting out of order. Blame Simon. Special thanks to Josh Heath from Werewolf: the Podcast. Countless Dreams can be found on the Storyteller's Vault. If you buy it using our link Walking Away from Arcadia gets some dross.

    1h 23m

  2. 12/01/2021

    Dreaming: The Reviews - The Enchanted

    Breaking away from the relentless pursuit of metaplot research Simon and Victor decide to dive into Changeling's Year of the Ally installment The Enchanted. This book focuses on the Dreaming's oft neglected and misused children, the Enchanted and the Kinnain. If you've never been certain how to use mortals in your Changeling games come listen to Simon and Victor's take on Dreaming's treatment of the Sons of Adam, Daughters of Eve, and Sprogs of the Apple who guide their fae family through the treacherous waters of Banality. The themesong for this episode was Je voudrais être un pigeon by Monplaisir. If you want to enrich your games with broken, fed up family members who see your characters for the dysfunctional messes they are, but keep on keeping on because this is the World of Darkness and Glamour addiction is very VERY real pick up your own copy of The Enchanted.

    51 min

  3. 11/15/2021

    Dreaming: The Reviews - War in Concordia

    If you've been listening since the beginning of Walking Away from Arcadia you've heard the glowing mythic stories we tell about the last book in the original Changeling line, War in Concordia. You've also heard Simon and Victor thrash and struggle when they read through their favorite books with an intentionally critical eye. Listen to find out how the somewhat rushed conclusion to the "Revised" Changeling metaplot fared when they dug into the details in earnest. The themesong for this episode was Je voudrais être un pigeon by Monplaisir. If you want to dive into the cascading breakdown of Concordian society you can pick up War in Concordia through this convenient link and help us fund the glorious revolution coming for those Gwydion tyrants.

    1h 5m

  4. 11/01/2021

    Mataplot: The Dreaming - Alternate Canon

    High King David's Back?  The Parliament is functional again?  Somehow David wasn't involved in the reopening? Are you are a new player who entered the world of the fae with Changeling: The Dreaming 20th Anniversary? Do you find yourself wondering how C20 changed the landscape, but you don't want to go trolling through our entire metaplot series? Don't worry, we've got you covered. Come listen and discover what Simon and Victor think of the uniquely C20 "metaplot" if it's even fair to call it that. The themesong from this episode was LSD by Mon Plaisir. Reading Guide for Alternate Reality: the Evanescence, David's Return, Reopening Parliament: C20 Pgs 39,40,41 C20 Player's Guide: Whole Book Kithbook: Boggan: Pg 21

    1h 8m

  5. 10/15/2021

    Dreaming: The Reviews - Kingdom of Willows

    Going back to where it all began!  Kingdom of Willows depicts the fall of High King David, revealing the details behind the event that almost shattered Concordia. More than merely the establishment of the game's first real "current" canon, Kingdom of Willows is also the first book detailing a location in the Changeling: The Dreaming line. Covering a much broader area than the city books of Vampire, Kingdom of  Willows tries something that arguably had never been attempted before in the World of Darkness. Join Simon and Victor and see how they think Willows fared with it's attempted innovations. The themesong for this episode was Je voudrais être un pigeon by Monplaisir. If you would like to participate in the fall of David at your table Kingdom of Willows is waiting for you. Maybe you can build some intrigue still winding it's way through the halls of Parliament even after all these forgotten years.

    55 min

  6. 10/01/2021

    Dreaming: The Reviews - Fool's Luck: The Way of the Commoner

    After a confusing display of disloyalty to our commoner brethren in our review of Book of Houses 1, and then a stunning betrayal of our new Sidhe overlords in our review of Book of Houses 2 what will Simon and Victor have to say in their review of Fool's Luck: The Way of the Commoner? Spoilers, it's complicated. 1 part history of the fae, 2 parts splat book with no specific splat, come listen and find out what this elfless "wonderland" is all about. The themesong for this episode was Je voudrais être un pigeon by Monplaisir. If we've inspired you to pick up Fool's Luck: Way of the Commoner and try to use it in you games, we have a convenient link to it for you that helps us out distracting the nobles from our meetings with the 2 actual pro-commoner revolutionaries in this book.

    52 min

  7. 09/15/2021

    Metaplot: The Dreaming - David's Disappearance

    The ages of the fae have now fallen to the mists. The Resurgence has come and gone, and a generation of changelings only remember the Accordance War through the fog of remembrance. For the first time Simon and Victor will dive into a portion of the metaplot written to directly impact the story at your table as it unfolds. Your fearless leaders can finally lay off the speculative game of "can we reshape this into something practical?", at least for the most part.  Join us as we explore the event that created living Changeling: The Dreaming metaplot and see how usable we really think it is at your table. The themesong from this episode was LSD by Mon Plaisir.   Reading Guide for David's Disappearance, Adjourning the Parliament, The Second War for Concordia: C20 Pgs: 39,40 Kingdom of Willows: Whole Book Fool's Luck: Pgs: 46-48,82 War in Concordia: Whole Book

    48 min

  8. 09/01/2021

    Countless Dreams Actual Play: Hunters Augment! Session 6

    The team has fought their way into the heart of Avalon's operation. This episode is the second half of the final play session, so we pick up with the players just as they are about to take the final plunge into their invisible enemy's development lab. They don't know what they are facing, and they will need grace and luck to wipe Hunter's Augment from the face of the chimerical net. Join us for the conclusion to our crew's daring mission to save the chimerical denizens of Seattle from the most aggressive anthropic threat since the tidal event brought the Countless crashing into the singularity. Special thanks to Josh Heath from Werewolf: the Podcast. Countless Dreams can be found on the Storyteller's Vault. If you buy it using our link Walking Away from Arcadia gets some dross.

    1h 27m
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Podcast providing both basic information on playing Changeling: the Dreaming in the World of Darkness and in depth examinations of theme and content. New episodes every 1st and 15th of the month.

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  • Creator
    Walking Away From Arcadia
  • Years Active
    2017 - 2021
  • Episodes
    50
  • Rating
    Explicit
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