Ok, this puppy is huge. But it is also incomplete. Feel free to address any questions or suggestions to erebus@cs.wsc.ma.edu or send me an ICQ message: 1529052 and I'll do my best to help you out :-)

ST note: If you know of anyone who might find this fun, please send it to them. The more the merrier :-) And everyone knows that merriment is what it is all about.

sceneOnce upon a time, Don't all the best stories start out that way? Once upon a time, but not so very long ago as it seems now. There as a town by the name of Florence. It was a bustling town, made wealthy and prosperous by the successful silk industry that thrived there. The human population wasn't the only one that was made prosperous this way however. Hidden behind the veil of imagination was another world, one made up of homes and dreams and given life by the creatures of hope that resided there. They were Changelings, faeries who had long ago hidden themselves in the bodies of mortals to protect themselves from the ravages of disbelief and rationality that were slowly overwhelming the Dreaming.They huddled around the fires of creativity, bastions of that prize they called Glamour. Such a place was Florence, til without warning the depression came and the wells of creativity began to dry up. Slowly the Changeling's of Florence began to leave, seeking more favorable sources of creativity, such as the nearby demense of Northampton, always a strong center of creativity. Finally, the once awe-inspiring Freehold of Florence was sadly shut down and lost into the mists of time.

Fast forward to the present: Much has changed in the past 75 years. Polution, overpopulation, nuclear waste have all made the fight against Banality all the more difficult. But there has been some good as well. Woodstock, the summer of love, and man landing on the moon (Which heralded in the return of the Royal Sidhe from their exile into Arcadia) have all brought in their surges of creativity and Glamour. Florence has remained abandoned, all but forgotten. Then, unexpectedly and happily, the new Star Wars movie is released. Dreams once more feel like they can come true. Glamour floods into Florence, stirring the embers of the sleeping Freehold. Queen Mab, ruler of the Kingdom of Apples feels this and sends down the order the Freehold must be found once more and repopulated.

This is where you come in. The surge from the release of Star Wars not only awakened the Glamour of the lost Freehold, but also it awakened the Faerie nature in your own soul. Your job is to find the Freehold and re-awaken it fully. And after that, the adventure has only just begun.

Hello. My name is Bill and I will be your Storyteller(Should you chose to accept this Mission). The world of Changeling is a romp though the twisted world of dreams and nightmares. Sometimes quirky, sometimes noble, and sometimes just off the wall fun. For those of you struggling with the idea, think of Calvin & Hobbes the comic strip. Hobbes, the tiger, was just a stuffed animal to the adults and Banal people but he was very real to Calvin. It is the world of dreams given life. If you don't catch on right away don't worry, come along for the ride, it will be fun anyway. I will be running this game primarily over ICQ so if you don't have it, you can go to ICQ.com to download it. When I need to send out larger ammounts of information, e-mail will also be used. This is intended to be fun and casual. Anyone found taking it too seriously will be spanked for being Banal. Also,for those of you who have more roleplaying resources than I do. I will be using the Changeling: The Dreaming 2nd edition rulebook. However, should you have access to other, cooler books.. or even web based stuff. Send me a copy of the info and I'd be glad to take a look.

Now:What do you need to play? All I need from you is a character sheet. As I said, I will be using Changeling 2nd edition from White Wolf games. What follows is my own abreviation of the rules. You can also buy the book, or for those of you like me with no money,there is an on-line variation at: white-wolf.com

To start: You are a Faerie trapped in the body of a human but existing such that the world of Dreams and Imagination are very real to you.Keep that in mind.

  1. Come up with a general idea of what sort of personality/character you are.
  2. What Fae type seems to fit this best(These are sterotypes and subject to modification)?
  3. Are you a 'good' fae or a 'bad' fae?
  4. What is your prefered emotion? (Hope, love, etc for 'good' Fae. Hate, Anger, etc for 'bad' fae).
  5. All Fae have a good and bad side to them. What are your sides like? (honrable/innocent/violent/a trickster/etc).
  6. How old is your human body(1-30+ years old)?
  7. What is your character good at? In general. fighting, the occult, court intruige, etc.
  8. Rate the following in order of inmprtance to your character(from 1 to 9):
  9. Do you have an 'imaginary' items. (weapons, clothes, wings, arms, carpets,etc)?
  10. Do you have any 'imaginary' friends. (dragon, unicorn, stuffed talking tiger,etc)?
  11. Do you have real friends who can give you insider information?
  12. Do you have an really creative friends?
  13. Is there someone who taught you the ways of the Fae?
  14. Is your home magical? If so where (Magical treehouse, underground cave, etc)
  15. Did you live any past lives? If so, how well do you remember?
  16. Do you have cash? Good allowance, nice job, etc?
  17. Who do you hang out with?
  18. Do you hold a title amungst the fae?
  19. Do you have any real world magic items?
  20. Which of the following magic spells sound the best(You can pick more than one, but rate them)?
  21. Which of the following would you most often cast magic upon(you can pick more than one)
  22. What is your real name?
  23. What is your Fae name?
  24. Do you have a job?
  25. What does your human aspect look like?
  26. What would your Fae aspect tend to wear for 'cool clothes'?
  27. Do you have any interesting quicks to your personality? (Tendency to do a happy dance? chewing bubble gum? Annoying habit of pinching other peoples backsides? etc)
  28. What do you tend to want out of life?(Love, money, fame, etc)
  29. Do you tend to carry any normal items around with you? (Marbles, school books, car keys, etc)
  30. Is there anything that might make you tend to stand out from others of your kind? (A prehensil tongue? Addicted to something? A phobia?color blind? Ambidexterous? Especially lucky or good at something? Glowing eyes? Faerie wings?) Go nuts on this one, make your character as fun and cool as you want.
  31. Remember to have fun.. this is just a game, don't take it too seriously. Be wild and crazy... this is the stuff that dreams are made of afterall. :-)

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