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No, not the C20 one that came out in 2019; we're taking a look at the 1st edition Player's Guide from... year unclear. (We think it's 1997? But there's an ad for Hunter: the Reckoning in the back, so who knows.) As WoD Player's Guides go, the Changeling one has a lot of your standard fare: Merits and Flaws before those became standard in the corebook, additional Traits, new kewl powers. But this book also stands out for its full introduction of the Nunnehi after their brief appearance in Rage Across Appalachia (see episode 10), its thorough treatment of the nine core kiths, and some insightful short essays into the roleplaying experience from a player's perspective. It also feature a full-on errata section of material that got dropped from The Autumn People, because these were the heady days when deadlines were tight and editing was a luxury. In short, this book really packs a lot into its just-shy-of-200 pages. Let's have a look at some tidbits, shall we?

art corner

Changeling: the Dreaming art is often kind of a mixed bag, but especially as we approach the end of 1st Edition and its full-color books, it's nice to see some truly gorgeous examples in these page. The splash pages at the start of each chapter by Mark Jackson are especially fab, as in these examples:

Thematic and evocative! There are also some pretty groovy portraits associated with each kith by Adam Rex, such as this redcap who's charging out of the page, knuckle spikes bared, but who still has some sensible heels and hefty socks for battle:

And then there are these troll ladies. We're not entirely sure what's going on with them, but we include them as a reminder that no book's assortment of art will be perfect, and it is only through contrast that we learn to truly appreciate the pieces we really adore:

We report, you decide!

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collective nouns

Aside from established terms like a corby of redcaps and a tragos of satyrs, some suggestions for what to call a group of each kith:

• a nosiness or industry of boggans
• a rowdiness of clurichaun
• an intrigue of eshu
• an agitation or complaint of nockers
• a suspicion of piskies
• a veracity or certainty of pooka
• a nibble of redcaps
• an excitement of satyrs
• a sleeking of selkies
• an insufferability or pomp of sidhe
• an unsettlement of sluagh
• a bravado of trolls

Suggestions for others welcome!

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more nunnehi research

We gave some advice and shared some links last time we discussed the Nunnehi, in the Rage Across Appalachia episode. Following up on that, here are some more links that you might find useful for delving into the mythic background of the Indigenous kiths of Concordia:

• May-may-gway-shi: http://www.native-languages.org/memegwesi.htm
• Rock Giants: http://www.native-languages.org/stonecoat.htm and possibly references to the Gahonga in

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