Changeling Merits

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Changeling: the Lost corebook

  • Court Goodwill (• to •••••): Reflects respect and friendship with a court other than the changeling's own. May not be taken at Character Creation.
  • Harvest (• to •••••): Reflects increased aptitude and opportunities for gaining Glamour; must choose one of four categories - Emotions, Pledges, Dreams and Hedge Bounty.
  • Hollow (• to •••••; special): Indicates a "secret world" in the Hedge that the changeling has claimed; points are divided among Size, Amenities, Doors and Wards. The Hollow Merit dots can be combined between multiple changelings to create more luxurious Hollows.
  • Mantle (• to •••••): Reflects level of mystic connection and status with a Court.
  • New Identity (•, •• or ••••): Indicates the character (or someone on his behalf) has taken steps to create a false identity in the mundane world.
  • Token (•+): Magical items plucked from Arcadia, the Hedge or elsewhere.

Autumn Nightmares

  • Hedge Beast Companion (• to •••): Reflects a relationship between the changeling and a Hedge-born creature of some kind.

Rites of Spring

  • Goblin Vow (• to •••••): Allows a changeling a connection to some "theme" or "subject" in the Wyrd, allowing them to craft pledges with that subject.
  • Arcadian Body (••••): Character Creation only. Reflects a change to the changeling's body wrought by his Keeper, allowing the increase of an Attribute to six dots.
  • Arcadian Metabolism (•••): Character gains additional healing benefit from goblin fruits, but his body also requires the regular consumption of goblin fruit to remain healthy.
  • Archive (• to •••••): Character maintains a library of information and fairy lore in his Hollow. This can be shared like the Hollow Merit. Requires the Hollow Merit.
  • Brownie's Boon (•): May spend 1 Glamour to perform mundane tasks in half the time, or more Glamour to reduce it even further.
  • Charmed Life (••): Character shares in some of the enchantments the True Fae use to defend their existences; may force rerolls of damage rolls that would kill him by spending 1 Willpower.
  • Dual Kith (•• or •••): Character Creation only. Allows the character to have two kiths from his Seeming, or even an extra kith from outside of his Seeming for three dots.
  • Enchanting Performance (••••): Requires Expression ••. Character may spend Glamour to reduce penalties to Expression or Persuasion rolls, and all performances are emotionally moving, spending 1 Glamour to gain the Rote quality.
  • Fae Mount (•, ••, ••• or •••••): Character may summon a mount through the Hedge upon entering the Hedge.