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Changeling: The Lost 2nd Edition

Created by Onyx Path - Changeling The Lost

In Changeling: The Lost, you take on the role of an ordinary person who has seen the extraordinary. Lured or abducted by the alien Gentry, you have passed the gates and Hedges between our world and the vast fantastic. Changeling: The Lost began in 2007, and amassed some of the most passionate fans the Chronicles of Darkness has ever known. Now, it’s reborn in its second edition, which tells new tales and builds on lessons learned in the past ten years. We’re jumping back into the brambles, and letting the scar tissue from last time protect us. Changeling: The Lost, Second Edition will include the many kinds of changelings and their Courts, powers and other perks for the Lost, antagonists such as Huntsmen, Hedge Ghosts, and of course the True Fae, and cities from around the world with their own local Courts.

Latest Updates from Our Project:

FINAL WEEK DISCUSSION: BE AN AMASSADOR
over 6 years ago – Thu, Dec 14, 2017 at 07:06:12 AM

Hello Backers!

First off, a big welcome to all new backers who have joined over the weekend. Some key reading you may wish to undertake - 

  • Update # 18 (Dec 7) dealt with Reward Tiers, and is your best starting point for figuring out which Backer Reward Level to choose to help support this project. 
  • Update #19 (Dec 8) covered Add-Ons, the second step in calculating your Total Pledge Level (Reward Tier + Shipping + Add-Ons) that'll give you all of the rewards you're looking for. 
  • Update #21 (Dec 10) covered Stretch Goals, how they're allocated out based on reward tier, how to make sure you're getting all the rewards you want, and how to make the stretch goals even bigger and better! 
  • Update #17 (Dec 5) has all 4 parts of the Changeling: The Lost second edition manuscript preview. That's right - the complete rules for the game are available to you when you pledge your support to this project. We'll all be waiting a bit for the finished product (after art and layout), but we're able to start playing the game NOW!  

With those important topics covered, there are a few final areas to discuss. Over the next few days, I'll post updates covering: 

  • Being an Ambassador (today's topic) 
  • What Happens Next

BE AN AMBASSADOR

For the next 75 hours, you are officially a duly-deputized ambassador for this kickstarter project. I know I end every update post with "Keep spreading the word! Invite others to join in!" - but what does that mean, and how do you do it?

Easy answer - don't stop talking about the Changeling kickstarter until 12:01 PM on Thursday EST (when the campaign has ended). Yes, family and friends are tired of me talking about it (believe me!), but everything will go back to "normal" in just 75 hours, so they see to tolerate it. But here's the thing - there are others around who haven't heard or don't know about the campaign.

I looked like a shaggy dog so went out to get my hair cut yesterday. And, after the usual talk about the weather ("snow's coming..." - we sound like a discount version of Game of Thrones), I ate up the silence talking about the Changeling: The Lost campaign. I'm sure Lana was happy to talk about something different than snow (Canada!), but it wasn't really her thing. The guy next to me chimed in, though - he had questions about how the whole crowdfunding process works, and we spent 15 minutes talking about stretch goals and backer levels. Basically, I just repeated everything I'd typed in these past few updates. And I'm not saying that he'll join in as a backer, but he'd never even have known if I hadn't been talking about the campaign.

Most of us, though, aren't going to be running into new groups over the next three days, or have already spread the info as best possible in the real world, and that's where we take to the online arena.

What Excites You?

Thumbs up to everyone who's shared a link to the kickstarter in an online forum, or posted an "I just backed this project" message to their social media - you've done all of the first steps that are critical during the first weeks of the campaign. Now, it's time to let others know why you are backing this project (and, therefore, why they should consider it as well). 

That's the thing - for the next 75 hours, you don't have to tell people the kickstarter exists. Instead, tell them what's got you excited about the game. What are you planning for your chronicle? What kind of Changeling are you thinking of creating? What sources of inspiration are you running with?

At this point, people have seen the "Kickstarter now live!" posts. But the ones that always pull me in are things like:

  • I'm thinking of adapting Clive Barker's Weaveworld for my Changeling: The Lost chronicle. Here are my initial thoughts...
  • How can we build a group of Changelings that are essentially the X-Men?
  • Help me think of some Icons for my Changeling chronicle...

This is the stuff that I love to read online, and the stuff that inspires me in my game. I am delighted when I read about an idea or campaign that I'd never thought of or considered. When I see someone talking about a weird parrot colony and talking animals, I dial in.  Or someone exploring the idea of retrieving icons from the hedge like a heist adventure, or an Indiana Jones-style artifact recovery mission. 

When I start seeing conversations like that, I get intrigued about the game. And that's when I click on the link. So, share your ideas! What parts of the manuscript have stirred your imagination? What pop culture touchstones do you want to adapt for your game?

And, as I was wondering where all these intriguing and interesting online posts could live, I saw this list posted this morning: Top 100 RPG blogs <https://blog.feedspot.com/rpg_blogs/>. Now, all of those may not have forums for you to post on, or be an appropriate venue to share your ideas. But, if you are a member of any of those and feel like sharing your ideas about a new Changeling game, the next 75 hours are the time to do so!

Beyond that, here's an easy social media post: GET 11 PDFs for $10! That's right, we've hit another Stretch Goal and the Arcadian Memories bundle now includes 11 PDFs for Changeling: The Lost first edition. Just post that info with a link to the kickstarter on your social media and let's see if we can get the bundle up to 12 or 13 titles!

Share the Links!

1) Don't forget to share a link to the kickstarter in your post (where appropriate).

2) Don't forget to tell us about your post! Come to the comments section and let us know so we can all go and contribute!

I know I keep saying it, but really - these last 75 hours are key. Keep the enthusiasm high (hitting stretch goals certainly makes that easier!) and keep on inviting others to join in, either directly ("Come see...") or just by setting an example of your enthusiasm and interest.

We've achieved so much already - 18 Stretch Goals! - but on these final days, we can take it to the next level!

So, celebrate! Share the love! Share your enthusiasm! And be an ambassador for the next 75 hours... and then we'll all be exhausted and get a rest! And, if you're like me, re-read the Changeling: The Lost manuscript again!

Let's #GetLost together!

- James

Summer Stretch Goal - Arcadian Memories Bundle
over 6 years ago – Thu, Dec 14, 2017 at 07:06:02 AM

Hello backers,

I slipped it in to the last update, but let me take a moment in a follow-up post to say: We hit another Stretch Goal this morning. We've added another title to the Arcadian Memories bundle (more below), and now we're working toward everyone's favorite topic: more kith!

At $142,000, we'll add a FOURTH section to the Kith & Kin supplement, themed around the Shield regalia.

But now, back to that victory for the Summer Court. With the latest addition, that brings the total number of PDFs in the first edition ARCADIAN MEMORIES bundle up to 11!

A storytelling game of beautiful madness. Taken from your home, transformed by the power of Faerie, kept as the Others’ slave or pet — but you never forgot where you came from. Now you have found your way back through the Thorns, to a home that is no longer yours. You are Lost. Find yourself.

Here's what's contained in the pdf bundle:

CHANGELING: THE LOST 1st Edition Core Rulebook: a rulebook for playing the changelings, those humans changed by durance in Faerie to something more than human. Provides new player types and antagonists for crossover chronicles as well as chronicles focusing on changelings alone.

CHANGELING: THE LOST 1st Edition Character Sheet PDFs - The game of beautiful madness demands a little elegance on the table itself. This character pad provides that extra touch of elegance, in the form of character sheets visually engaging and impressive enough for the characters that inhabit them.

CHANGELING: THE LOST 1st Edition Ready-Made Player Characters - Running a one-night game of Changeling: The Lost? Wanting to start up a new chronicle, but your players aren’t sure what to play? Looking for a fast way to dive into an adventure? This PDF details “Personae,” a motley of player characters designed for instant use in your Changeling game.

CHANGELING: THE LOST 1st Edition AUTUMN NIGHTMARES containing motivations, methods and examples from the antagonist changeling factions; In-depth treatment of the True Fae, complete with new potential Keepers; Expanded information on fetches, hobgoblins and human antagonists; and dozens of antagonists ready to drop into a chronicle.

CHANGELING: THE LOST 1st Edition WINTER MASQUES containing extended information on the seemings, from their durance to new Contract lists; Greater detail on roleplaying the core kiths, and guidelines for crafting or customizing more; A look at changelings around the world, customizing their appearance and abilities to match culture or myth; 41 new kiths, 6 new Courts, three new Entitlements and more.

CHANGELING: THE LOST 1st Edition RITES OF SPRING containing expanded information on the magic of the Lost, from their mystical lore to new and powerful Contracts; Greater detail on dreamshaping, pledgecrafting, Clarity, the Mask, and many other aspects of changeling magic; Many more tokens, goblin fruits and other wonders to be found within the Hedge

CHANGELING: THE LOST 1st Edition LORDS OF SUMMER with a detailed look at freeholds, how they operate and how to create particularly vivid settings for a chronicle; Information on the four seasonal Great Courts, from rituals and customs to their magical arsenal of powers; A host of new Entitlements, from bold knights to cunning courtiers.

CHANGELING: THE LOST 1st Edition EQUINOX ROAD, a Chronicle Book containing  advice on the Changeling endgame, from increased power levels and forging new Contracts to the narrative structure of the game; Guidance on taking a chronicle into Arcadia itself, facing the hazards there and the True Fae at their height of power; Wyrd evolution, Faerie domains, the Game of Immortals, and more.

CHANGELING: THE LOST 1st Edition FEAR-MAKER'S PROMISE,  a compilation of the ENnie-award winning adventure “The Fear-Maker’s Promise,” as well as “The Rose-Bride’s Plight,” reformatted for print ; A number of scenes and Storyteller characters for use in your own chronicle; A ready-to-use Changeling motley, complete with character sheets and story seeds for the Storyteller.

CHANGELING: THE LOST 1st Edition NIGHT HORRORS - GRIM FEARS, a Chronicle Book with 26 antagonists and beasts to inject a dose of faerie dread into any chronicle; A variety of treacherous and tricksy Lost to stir up the events of any Changeling game; Includes many faerie creatures designed to be used with any chronicle.

and our latest addition, CHANGELING: THE LOST 1st Edition DANCERS IN THE DUSK, which includes new tools and scenarios to go delving into dream, from dreamscapes to the dreaded Incubi; Ways to tangle a twisted destiny, through Contracts and even the presence of Fate itself; Hedge-towns and strange domains among the Thorns, and a bevy of new hobgoblins to populate them; New entitlements, the Dusk Court, and more.

It goes without saying that I've adjusted my reward tier to ensure that it includes the Arcadian Memories bundle! And the best part - we've still got 3 days to add even more titles!

But first, let's get the shield regalia section added to Kith & Kin!

Let's #GetLost together! 

- James

FINAL 50 HOURS / DARKER DAYS PODCAST
over 6 years ago – Thu, Dec 14, 2017 at 07:05:52 AM

Hello Backers!

We're in the final 50 hours of the campaign, and closing in quickly on our next stretch goal - adding another section to Kith and Kin! So close, so close! Let's keep sharing our excitement and enthusiasm and inviting new backers to join us!

For today, I wanted to share the latest episode of the Darker Days Podcast. Episode 83 features our very own Meghan Fitzgerald, co-developer of Changeling: the Lost 2nd Edition. Meghan joins the Darker Days podcast team for a daring journey to Arcadia. On the surface it might be the familiar hedge of the previous edition, but in the shadows and brambles new dangers lurk. After a discussing Changeling's new rules, cool setting additions, and the ongoing kickstarter, Meghan also answers questions about her latest projects, including Dark Eras 2 and Vampire: the Requiem's Half-Damned.

PODCAST LINK: http://podcast.darker-days.org/e/83-hedge-funding/

For all of the new backers who have just joined us, here are some suggestions on key updates to review in these Final 50 Hours:

  • Update # 18 (Dec 7) dealt with Reward Tiers, and is your best starting point for figuring out which Backer Reward Level to choose to help support this project. 
  • Update #19 (Dec 8) covered Add-Ons, the second step in calculating your Total Pledge Level (Reward Tier + Shipping + Add-Ons) that'll give you all of the rewards you're looking for. 
  • Update #21 (Dec 10) covered Stretch Goals, how they're allocated out based on reward tier, how to make sure you're getting all the rewards you want, and how to make the stretch goals even bigger and better! 
  • Update #17 (Dec 5) has all 4 parts of the Changeling: The Lost second edition manuscript preview. That's right - the complete rules for the game are available to you when you pledge your support to this project. We'll all be waiting a bit for the finished product (after art and layout), but we're able to start playing the game NOW!

We've added our 18th stretch goal, and are moments away from landing our 19th as well: at $142,000, we'll add a FOURTH section to the Kith & Kin supplement, themed around the Shield regalia.

After that, we've got 50 hours to power through to our next two goals:

At $144,000 - “CHANGELING: THE LOST 1ST Ed. SWORDS AT DAWN” will be added to the ARCADIAN MEMORIES Digital PDF Bundle.

And, at $150,000 - BOOK OF KITHS: STEED – A section based on the Steed Regalia will be added to the book of Kiths ("Kith and Kin"), a supplement detailing, expanding, and examining the rules and options around kiths in Changeling: The Lost 2nd Edition.

Spread the word, and let's do our best to get to $150,000 before our final day (Thursday, December 14) so we can spend the final morning focused on getting the final section of the Kith and Kin book added!

We're flying now!

- James