Changeling: The Dreaming
Where mortal wonders brush against faerie sorrow, and dreams fuel the eternal struggle between hope and Banality.
Overview
Changeling: The Dreaming is a World of Darkness roleplaying game where players assume the roles of fae—changelings, torn between the magical realm of Arcadia and a modern world mired in Banality.
Caught between worlds, changelings embody both humanity and faerie, struggling to keep Glamour alive in a world that tries to make them forget. Play as a Kithain, a fae soul wearing a mortal's mask, fighting to keep wonder alive amid the shadows.
Learn more about the [[WorldOfDarkness|World of Darkness]] and its parallel struggles against despair.
Themes & Conflict
- Glamour vs. Banality: Will inspiration or indifference define your fate?
- Lost Arcadia: Yearning for the world of dreams that is just out of reach.
- Dual Existence: Struggling to balance fae magic and mortal reality.
- Hope Amidst Despair: Keeping hope alive in a world eager to crush it.
- Unseen Wonders: Magic lingers hidden, and only the Dreamers perceive it.
The power of dreams is both a gift and a curse. Fae courts, chimera, and the politics of Glamour challenge every changeling. Enter the world of freeholds, cantrips, and dreaming quests.
See also: [[Glamour]], [[Banality]], [[Kith|Kithain]], [[Fae]], [[Seelie|Seelie Court]], [[Unseelie|Unseelie Court]]
The Setting
- Freeholds: Magical sanctuaries in a world growing ever more mundane.
- Chimera: Living dreams—some friend, some foe—seen only by Dreamers.
- The Courts: Ally with the [[Seelie|Seelie Court]], the [[Unseelie|Unseelie Court]], or walk the dream alone.
- The Dreaming: A surreal, ever-changing landscape shaped by Glamour.
Adventures span twilight streets, faerie woods, and the fragile places where dreams take root in the modern world.