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IC: Changeling: The Dreaming...

Posted by liblarva
liblarva
member, 493 posts
Tue 13 Sep 2016
at 05:30
  • msg #1

IC: Changeling: The Dreaming...

I'm considering running a Changeling: The Dreaming game set in an urban environment. Top possibilities: New Orleans, Boston, or New York. There will be some house rules to speed up things like combat for PBP and I will be incorporating some of what we know of C20 into this game. When the C20 books are released we will switch over, though one of two house rules will remain intact.

The drama and adventures this game will focus on are drawn from several conflicts presented in Changeling: The Dreaming. Namely the tension inherent in balancing your Mortal and Fae lives and obligations. The game will also draw on the following conflicts: Unseelie vs Seelie Courts. Nightmares vs Dreams. Grumps vs Wilder vs Childlings. Nobles vs Commoners. Mists vs Bedlam.

The characters have loyalties all over that conflict map. Your mother needs you to do something for her and no one else can help, but the Duke wants you to watch some redcap commoner who's stirring up trouble. The Unseelie court contacts you for a bit of a favor, but the Seelie court has warned against any contact. You have a physics test in the morning but your Oathcircle needs you to help clear the monsters out of a freehold they just discovered. This game is about how you juggle those.

Going on the mythic quest and securing a new freehold but getting home in time for lights out. Doing that one favor for the Unseelie because as long as no one finds out, what could it hurt? Helping your mom, but sneaking out to watch the redcap and finding out he's not a rabble-rouser but was once a loyal friend to the Duke and was betrayed... only to get home and get the third degree.

The tone of the game will vary. We will draw from the original, sometimes nightmare-like Grimm's Fairy Tales and from the sillier side of children's daydreams. This is part of the Nightmares vs Dreams conflict mentioned above. We will tend toward a balanced approach that dips into both silliness and horror from time to time.

And since these always seem to come up: Science can inspire. Age only makes it a bit harder to resist Banality. Unseelie embody Nightmare and Ravaging; Seelie embody Dreams and Musing. Glamour is inspiration. Banality can be the absence of inspiration or the Nothing that consumes it.

My plan was to run a more character-focused game than specific plots and adventures, though there would definitely be some hooks and story starters to kick things off. Create some threats, complicate the characters' lives, poke at the conflicts, cultivate tension, and play to see what happens. But nothing resembling a predefined plot.

Any takers?
This message was last edited by the user at 03:42, Fri 16 Sept 2016.
chevalle
member, 8 posts
Tue 13 Sep 2016
at 06:32
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IC: Changeling: The Dreaming, Fate Accelerated...

So, Changeling is my favorite setting in the HERSTORY of the planet, but the mechanics have always been (dare I say) problematic. This sounds like it could fix some of that, but I admit that I've never looked at Fate before. Would that be okay or are you more interested in writers that are experienced with Fate?
liblarva
member, 494 posts
Tue 13 Sep 2016
at 06:43
  • msg #3

IC: Changeling: The Dreaming, Fate Accelerated...

In reply to chevalle (msg # 2):

It's certainly my hope the system change will make things smoother, and a bit more dramatic.

I'm absolutely fine with teaching the system. Fate Accelerated is the rules light cousin to Fate Core. They're both free online via an SRD, free downloads from Evil Hat's website, and pay what you want through a popular digital RPG seller. Fate Accelerated is about 48-52 pages long, including the covers. It's easy to pick up and focuses more on character and story than a lot of other mainstream games.
Aeryn
member, 170 posts
Tue 13 Sep 2016
at 17:53
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IC: Changeling: The Dreaming, Fate Accelerated...

i could be interested in this.
spectator
member, 179 posts
Tue 13 Sep 2016
at 19:29
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IC: Changeling: The Dreaming, Fate Accelerated...

FAE does seem like it would do Changeling well. You've laid out a lot of themes and whatnot though, and while they all are a part of Changeling, in my limited experience pbp post games can easily flounder trying to do too much at once. Do you have a main focus you want to start with, or is the idea to focus down on the things that the PC's bring in?
liblarva
member, 498 posts
Thu 15 Sep 2016
at 07:05
  • msg #6

IC: Changeling: The Dreaming, Fate Accelerated...

I think the mortal vs fae conflict would be the driving force behind much of the story. But the goal is to have the game be mostly player and character driven. But yes, Changeling is a balancing act. Leave too much out and it doesn't feel like Changeling anymore. Try to push too much at once and it becomes muddled and bogged down. That's also why I think a player and character focused would work best. Present the options, prime the pump, and follow where the players interest takes the game.
liblarva
member, 499 posts
Fri 16 Sep 2016
at 03:12
  • msg #7

IC: Changeling: The Dreaming...

Clearly there's not much traction for a Fate Accelerated game, so how about the same premise using Changeling 2nd Edition with some house rules till the C20 books drop?
This message was last updated by the user at 03:12, Fri 16 Sept 2016.
chevalle
member, 9 posts
Fri 16 Sep 2016
at 19:05
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IC: Changeling: The Dreaming...

Interested in both. I'm obsessed with CTD and I totally agree that it needs some House Rules (hopefully that Actor Realm, yikes!) until C20 comes out. WHICH ISN'T SOON ENOUGH!
spectator
member, 181 posts
Fri 16 Sep 2016
at 22:13
  • msg #9

IC: Changeling: The Dreaming...

I'm not really interested in the WW rules, more than I want to fiddle with at the moment. Good luck with the game though, C20 might pull in some attention.
dybbuk67
member, 37 posts
Fri 16 Sep 2016
at 23:30
  • msg #10

IC: Changeling: The Dreaming...

I'm always up for a good Changeling game, and I'm hoping we get at least our PDFs of C20 shortly!
MarkK
member, 108 posts
Fri 16 Sep 2016
at 23:48
  • msg #11

IC: Changeling: The Dreaming...

potentially interested, sure
baduizt
member, 5 posts
Tue 4 Oct 2016
at 23:17
  • msg #12

IC: Changeling: The Dreaming...

Definitely interested! Would prefer standard Storyteller rules, as they'd require the least amount of work. Especially if we can use Unleashing!
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