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Hello good people, I come before you today to propose a roleplay I have been thinking of for some time, based in the world of Changeling, one of the tabletop rpgs from the Chronicles of Darkness line. I'd be looking for about four or five people, depending on interest.

A brief description, for those not in the know: Changeling takes place in an urban fantasy setting where fairies are very much real and very much of the terrifying variety. Players are normal humans who were kidnapped by beings known as True Fae, powerful alien entities, and dragged back into the Fae realm of Arcadia to serve as slaves for whatever bizarre purpose their master has for them - pet, laborer, pit fighter, entertainment, living furniture, you name it. Changelings, as they are called, are invariably twisted and transformed by their time in Arcadia, becoming part fae, part human, and they're often scarred and traumatized by the horrors they endured. Sometimes, changelings manage to escape, returning to the mortal world as something both more and less than human to find that the world and often their loved ones have left them behind, and that's where the story starts. I'm simplifying a bit, but it's an interest check. You'll get a deeper summary in the OOC.

So, the game as I see it would be essentially a story about a small group of changelings in New York City who have all recently escaped the fairy world, and are brought together through mystical means to a kind of... support group / adventuring club. They would deal with both their own traumas and a variety of supernatural threats, with a tone generally a bit lighter than most games of changeling - it's a grim premise, but I'd want it to be clear that healing was possible. It would likely be fairly episodic, monster of the week in nature - I'd probably run the first few plots, as I have some ideas, but players could eventually submit and run their own if they want. I'm relaxed about stuff like that. Also, I'd streamline the bajeezus out of a lot of the 'gamier' elements of the setting, so we wouldn't have to worry about experience and skill points and traits and dice rolls and stuff like that getting in the way of storytelling and character development.

So, who'd be interested in a high-casual game of horror and beautiful madness, of hurt and healing, heavily informed by poetry and song and folklore? A game of character development, friendship, adventure, mystery-solving and faerie fighting? A sort of Jessica Jones meets Buffy the Vampire Slayer meets Pan's Labyrinth type game? Anyone?
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Swing and a miss. You picked one of the only 2 World of Darkness game titles I actually am not interested in. :(
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Well... ouch.

Is the other one Beast? Please say the other one's Beast.
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I never played Changeling, but I am interested.
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Quite the opposite, actually. Beast is my number one favorite, second only to Classic WoD vampire. The other that I have no interest in is the ever vague and pointless Mummy. For Changeling, I just dislike how White Wolf took their most optimistic and cheerful game and turned it into something so different and sucked out all the joy. That said though, I'm likely to shadow this. WoD is my absolute favorite RP storytelling setting, so saying this is one of my least favorite WoD splashes is like saying mint chocolate is my least favorite chocolate.
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I never played Changeling, but I am interested.


Good to have your interest! And don't worry, you don't need to have played Changeling before - if and when this gets enough interest to make an OOC, I'll include a better and more complete explanation of it there.

Quite the opposite, actually. Beast is my number one favorite, second only to Classic WoD vampire. The other that I have no interest in is the ever vague and pointless Mummy. For Changeling, I just dislike how White Wolf took their most optimistic and cheerful game and turned it into something so different and sucked out all the joy. That said though, I'm likely to shadow this. WoD is my absolute favorite RP storytelling setting, so saying this is one of my least favorite WoD splashes is like saying mint chocolate is my least favorite chocolate.


Ah, right. I completely forgot about Mummy as a contender, which I think says all there is to say about it, really. And I can respect the tonal issues with Changeling - I always thought that, while a more grim and horrifying fairy tale game was interesting, they went a little too far to make it hopeless, which is something I was planning to resist in this RP - more beautiful madness, less mad sadness.
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Hey! I am brand new to the site (but not to roleplaying!). Sounds like a lot of fun. I would definitely want to join up if this gets going :)
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Hmm, if this ever becomes a thing, I would be interested. No idea what Changeling is but, it interests me none the less.
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Good to have your interest! And don't worry, you don't need to have played Changeling before - if and when this gets enough interest to make an OOC, I'll include a better and more complete explanation of it there.

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Ah, right. I completely forgot about Mummy as a contender, which I think says all there is to say about it, really. And I can respect the tonal issues with Changeling - I always thought that, while a more grim and horrifying fairy tale game was interesting, they went a little too far to make it hopeless, which is something I was planning to resist in this RP - more beautiful madness, less mad sadness.


I actually find the Fetch more interesting than changelings, particularly a fetch that has had the unfortunate circumstance of their original coming back and having to face the fact that they're a fake person. If I have the time available, I might consider playing if you're fine with a fetch.
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Alright, awesome. I'd say that's enough interest to justify starting the OOC, so with luck and industriousness that'll go up by tonight.
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@Sisyphus I love Changeling! By far my favorite from White Wolf! Count me in.
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Hi, might I just show interest too?
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Hi, might I just show interest too?


You're quite welcome to, though I already posted the main thread and it garnered no interest, so there's a solid chance this RP isn't happening.

Thread here, just in case.
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@Sisyphus It'll probably take a day or so, weekdays me quite busy too. :).

Also, do post the thread mentioning everyone. I think some can't see it too.
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I've been really busy cause of the holidays + some other chaos. I'm still interested, and I'll get my sheet in today!
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