Book of Lost Dreams is an accessory for Changeling: The Dreaming, packaged with the Storyteller screen for the game's second edition. It contains material that "wouldn't fit into the core rulebook"[1], including crossover rules for Changelings interacting with other denizens of the World of Darkness, more information on cantrips, banality and miens, details of the three main Unseelie Houses, and an introductory adventure. Some of the information is reprinted and updated from The Book of Storyteller Secrets from Changeling's first edition.
Summary[]
From the White Wolf catalog:
- Lost Dreams
- This book offers a wealth of new information for players and Storytellers alike. Herein you will find new houses, expanded rules and explanations for cantrip casting and other lost information of the fae, as well as complete crossover rules for introducing Changeling to any Storyteller chronicle. Finally, a complete story is included, playable by novices and veterans alike.
- Book of Lost Dreams Features:
- Complete crossover rules for playing Changeling with other Storyteller games.
- New rules to expand your chronicle and offer players more options and possibilities including expanded cantrip rules.
- An introductory Changeling adventure.
Contents[]
Introduction[]
An overview of the book, including a note from the developer.
Rebirth[]
Fiction. Darkain, a sidhe noble, returns to his brother Aubergin's court in the Catskill mountains at Samhain, having joined the Unseelie Court. Challenging his brother to Fior, the rite of trial by ordeal, he is commanded to take his brother's place for the night as the Changelings of House Eiluned celebrate their Unseelie sides for one evening - and to reveal the secrets of the Shadow Court.
Chapter One: The Awakened World[]
Offers an in-depth look at how the Kithain interact with the Prodigals and the other supernaturals. Both setting information and crossover rules are provided, as well as tips on how to bring changelings into other chronicles.
Crossover notes for other World of Darkness games, specifically Vampire: The Masquerade, Werewolf: The Apocalypse, Mage: The Ascension and Wraith: The Oblivion.
Chapter Two: Cantrip Confusion[]
Explains how cantrips work in greater detail, focusing particularly on the Bunks. Also included is a complete list of suggestions for Bunks for each of the Arts described in Changeling second edition.
Chapter Three: Advanced Storytelling[]
A Hodgepodge of information, ranging from exactly how Banality affects a changeling to complete descriptions of the three Unseelie houses. Also included is a closer examination of the fae mien versus the mortal seeming, a new Background Trait, and rules for using the World of Darkness: Combat book with Changeling (including three complete fighting styles).
Expanded information on a number of subjects considered confusing or not quite essential enough to make it into the core rulebook. These include a discussion on the mortal seeming and fae mien; details of the effects of banality, up to and including the Undoing; Changeling-specific combat rules for use with WOD: World of Darkness: Combat 
; details of the Unseelie Houses (Ailil, Balor and Leanhaun); and the new background, Trod.
- Ragnarok - Troll Fighting Style
- Gae-Bolga - House Scathach Fighting Style
- Pan-do - Seelie Satyr Fighting Style (Beastfighting is the Unseelie version)
Chapter Four: Capture the Flag[]
Contains a complete introductory adventure that can be inserted into virtually any Changeling chronicle. The story is particularly useful to Storytellers who are just beginning but can be used by veteran Changeling Storytellers as well.
A short adventure in which the player characters are charged with retrieving a magical pennant (a treasure) for a local Duke.
- Oath of Secrecy
- Personalities:
Background Information[]
Book of Lost Dreams is rare among White Wolf books in that it reprints some material from a previous work without significant alteration. This may explain why it has the developer's note justifying this decision in the introduction, an uncommon practice at White Wolf.
The final four pages hold advertisements for Wraith: The Oblivion Second Edition, the crossover novels To Sift Through Bitter Ashes and The Devil's Advocate, the Vampire: The Masquerade CD-ROM, and a teaser ad for Aeon.
Memorable Quotes[]
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Characters[]
- Prince Villon - Vampire
- Duke Rococo
- High King David
- Niall Whitestar - Fianna Bard, Red Branch Knight
- Gareth Toadstool - Boggan
- Draeven Softfoot - Eshu
- Irving Claybourne - Nocker
- Runcible Shaw - Pooka
- Derek - Redcap
- Phillipe le Noir - Satyr
- Adrienne Forst - House Eiluned
- Graeme Thornshield - Troll
- Malthus - Crystal Circle sage
- Walks-With-Wind - Garou
- Thom Whittlewood - Boggan
- Franchise - Glass Walker
- Maria - Eshu
- Jason - Redcap
- Jesibelle Acturus - Satyr
- Duke Dray - House Gwydion
- Hettie One-Eye - Sluagh
- Duke Topaz - Troll of House Gwydion
- Queen Mab - House Fiona
- Heather - Sluagh
- Gort - Redcap
- Baron Edgewick - Sidhe
- Elspeth Danvers - Sluagh
- Sir Liam Wormwood - Sidhe Knight
- Martin Adostopolus - Satyr, invented Pan-do
- High Lord Erdath - House Ailil
- High Lord Li-Tili - House Balor
- High Lord Eleanor - House Leanhaun
- Baron Miles Parke - Sidhe, House Eiluned
- Mark Shaker - Redcap
Terminology[]
House Ailil, House Balor, banality, bunks, cantrips, Dave & Doug Auto Body, Dreamspeakers, Fianna, Fomori, Fomorians, Garou, Get of Fenris, House Leanhuan, Kiasyd, Kindred (VTM), Mage (MTAs), Malkavians, mien (CTD), Monkey's Paw, Nephandi, Order of Hermes, Ranters, Ravnos, Red Branch, Sandmen, seeming, Ten Dollar Inn, Uktena, Unseelie Court, Verbena, Wendigo, Wraiths,
References[]
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| CTD: Changeling: The Dreaming Second Edition |
Changeling: The Dreaming books | CTD: Noblesse Oblige: The Book of Houses
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