episode 137 — dark eras

About this episode

The episode explores the first Dark Eras book for the Chronicles of Darkness, focusing on historical gaming modules.

Time to hop in the ol' time machine as we open (at long last) the first Dark Eras book for the Chronicles of Darkness...! These smaller modules cover specific moments and places around the world through history, presented through the lens of one or more gamelines. The first collection, released in 2016, offers 16 of these chapter-length settings, with four containing material for Changeling: the Lost. We'll be proceeding through them in chronological order, so we start today with both of the crossover chapters: Three Kingdoms of Darkness, a Geist/Changeling romp through the war-torn horrors of 3rd-century China, and Requiem for Regina, a Vampire/Changeling presentation of London in the Elizabethan Age. Both of these are admittedly... light on the Lost-specific elements—which makes our job a bit easier this time, frankly. Nevertheless, we hope you'll find these settings engaging and the overall concept of the Dark Eras inspiring! Or else. If you're interested in the collection as a whole, you can snag it at https://www.storytellersvault.com/en/product/178583?affiliate_id=3063731. The individual chapters are also for sale as individual modules: Three Kingdoms of Darkness…

People in this episode

Hosts: Joshua HIllerup, Pooka Gar

Topics covered

• Chronicles of Darkness
• Dark Eras
• historical settings
• Changeling
• gaming modules

Keywords

• Dark Eras
• Changeling: the Lost
• Three Kingdoms of Darkness
• Requiem for Regina
• gaming history

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Storytellers Vault

Books & works: Dark Eras, Changeling: the Lost, Three Kingdoms of Darkness, Requiem for Regina

Places: China, London

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