episode 89 — graceful wicked masques

Sep 2, 2024

Dive into the enchanting world of the Fair Folk with insights on their role in the game. Discover the visual upgrades and challenges in the second edition of a beloved role-playing book. Engage with the rich lore surrounding Raksha and the game mechanics that keep players hooked. Explore the intricacies of character creation, including the concept of unshaped versus shaped beings. The discussion touches on abstract timelines, combat mechanics, and the deeper themes of humanity, all while maintaining a light-hearted tone.

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Intro

00:00 • 2min

Exploring the Second Edition of Changeling: Features and Challenges

01:31 • 2min

Exploring the Fair Folk: Lore and Game Mechanics

03:31 • 13min

Exploring the Evolution of Exalted's Wild and Its Courts

16:54 • 2min

Navigating the Dreaming and Unshaped Realities

19:09 • 16min

Character Creation Mechanics in Changeling

35:22 • 9min

Navigating Abstract Timelines in Storytelling

44:13 • 2min

Shaping Combat Mechanics

45:55 • 11min

Unraveling Charm Mechanics

56:43 • 15min

Reflections on Humanity and Engagement

01:12:11 • 3min

And so we return! We're coming back from hiatus a little bit later than anticipated, both because it was a busy summer, and because we realized there aren't really that many episodes to get through before the end of the year. So, now that it feels more like autumn in this bit of the world, it's time to get through the rest of C20 and ancillary things on our list. One of the latter is Graceful Wicked Masques, the 2nd edition Exalted book that covers the Fair Folk. While this text is solidly outside the era of "Exalted is the prehistory of the World of Darkness kinda maybe", there's still a lot of connective tissue we see between this text and Changeling: the Dreaming. (If you need ideas for Deep Dreaming games or True Fae, for example, this is absolutely a good resource.) So we are once again diving into the library and seeing what gems we can unearth...!

The book PDF can be purchased at https://www.storytellersvault.com/product/58880?affiliate_id=3063731, and our previous episode on the 1st edition Fair Folk book can be listened to at https://changelingthepodcast.com/podcast/episode-79-exalted-the-fair-folk/. For all other social media and communication needs, see if you can surprise us at:

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Josh Hillerup (any pronoun) has commissioned a study on what happens when a Fair Folk gets re-un-shaped, but the PIs keep disappearing. Pooka G (any pronoun/they) applies Fair Folk charm names to baking; today is an Oats Enfolding Butter Berry-Surmounting Technique day.

Free from desire, you realize the mystery. Caught in desire, you see only the manifestations. Yet mystery and manifestations arise from the same source. This source is called darkness. —Laozi, Tao Te Ching ch. 1, translated by Stephen Mitchell