Changelings

This is a roleplaying game about changelings i.e. fae creatures (the elves, the faerie, the fair folk) inhabiting human bodies. While in the mortal realm they must control their conflicting nature while fighting for the cause that called them onto Earth.

Characters

The players take the role of the changelings. The fair folk, the fae left this world as the civilization developed and banality ruled. Now, recalled by human dreams of a better world, they return as changelings. Infuriated with the world that once rejected them, with the people who killed the magic and replaced it with Excel spreadsheets. The Faerie, wearing a human body, finds a cause to fight for. They come to help the weak and the excluded.

World

Urban fantasy with glimmers of hope and magic in the exhausted, dirty world. The world burns. Climate catastrophe, galloping inequality, all-powerful corporations, and politicians fighting them with hatred. Billionaires, more and more resembling Bond villains. In the third decade of the 21st century, things seem to be worse than ever before. But there is a glimmer of hope.

Rules

"Changelings" are a hack of "Wights" that uses the mechanics, structure, and world of the original to give players new possibilities. The rules are based on the game "Lasers & Feelings" - they are short, simple, oriented towards narration, and joint story-making. The whole thing was created with short, action-packed sessions in mind, played without prior preparation.

No knowledge of the original is required.