Changeling: The Dreaming is a tabletop role-playing game in the World of Darkness series, where players take the roles of changelings. It was first released by White Wolf Publishing in 1995, and released in new editions in 1997 (second edition) and 2017 (20th Anniversary Edition), which brought updates to the game rules. These have been supported with supplementary game books, expanding the game mechanics and setting. The books from the game's original run in 1995–2001 were published by White Wolf Publishing, whereas the books for the 20th Anniversary Edition were published by Onyx Path Publishing, a company formed by ex–White Wolf Publishing staff.
The supplements include the Kithbook series, describing the different types of fae; the Book of Houses line, describing noble houses; sourcebooks about character types and factions; books describing locations as they are portrayed in the setting; game guides; and various other books. The line was well regarded by critics for its artwork and for evocative writing; it was also commercially successful, but not enough to warrant being developed on the higher budget at which White Wolf Publishing normally operated, leading it to be moved to their lower-budget imprint Arthaus in 1998, where it performed well.
Books
First edition (1995–1997)
| Title | Original release | ISBN | Publisher | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Changeling: The Dreaming | July 1995 | 1-56504-700-1 | White Wolf Publishing | Core rulebook for the game's first edition. An early role-playing game book to be printed in full color. Uses a magic system requiring cards sold separately from the book. Went under the working title Fairie. |
| Book of Storyteller Secrets | August 1995 | 1-56504-702-8 | Booklet featuring the adventure "Quixote Syndrome" and information about crossover play with other World of Darkness games. Bundled with storyteller screen. | |
| Immortal Eyes: The Toybox | October 1995 | 1-56504-703-6 | White Wolf Publishing | Adventure module continuing from the story "Toys will be Toys" in the core rulebook, and a sourcebook for San Francisco. First in the Immortal Eyes trilogy. |
| Players Kit | November–December 1995 | 1-56504-704-4 | White Wolf Publishing | Booklet about the price for casting cantrips |
| Freeholds & Hidden Glens | December 1995 | 1-56504-706-0 | Sourcebook for sites of glamour | |
| Rage Across Appalachia | December 1995 | 1-56504-313-8 | White Wolf Publishing | Sourcebook for Appalachia. Crossover with Werewolf: The Apocalypse. |
| The Autumn People | February 1996 | 1-56504-709-5 | Sourcebook for autumn people – humans whose normality hurts changelings through ennui | |
| Nobles: The Shining Host | March 1996 | 1-56504-711-7 | Sourcebook for sidhes and nobility | |
| Immortal Eyes: Shadows on the Hill | April–May 1996 | 1-56504-705-2 | White Wolf Publishing | Adventure module continuing from The Toybox, and a sourcebook for Hawaii. Second in the Immortal Eyes trilogy. |
| Players Guide | July 1996 | 1-56504-701-X | White Wolf Publishing | Guide to the game for players, introducing new character types and rules |
| Immortal Eyes: Court of all Kings | July–September 1996 | 1-56504-713-3 | White Wolf Publishing | Adventure module continuing from Shadows on the Hill, and a sourcebook for Ireland. Third in the Immortal Eyes trilogy. |
| Kithbook: Trolls | 1996 | 1-56504-725-7 | White Wolf Publishing | Sourcebook for trolls |
| The Shadow Court | January 1997 | 1-56504-710-9 | White Wolf Publishing | Sourcebook for the Unseelie and the Shadow Court |
| Isle of the Mighty | April–May 1997 | 1-56504-712-5 | White Wolf Publishing | Sourcebook for the British Isles. Crossover with Mage: The Ascension. |
| Kithbook: Sluagh | April–May 1997 | 1-56504-726-5 | White Wolf Publishing | Sourcebook for sluagh |
| The Enchanted | May–June 1997 | 1-56504-714-1 | White Wolf Publishing | Sourcebook for humans' interactions with changelings |
Second edition (1997–2001)
| Title | Original release | ISBN | Publisher | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Changeling: The Dreaming | August 7, 1997 | 1-56504-716-8 | White Wolf Publishing | Core rulebook for the game's second edition. Has a redesigned magic system that no longer requires cards. |
| Book of Lost Dreams | September 1997 | 1-56504-717-6 | White Wolf Publishing | Booklet containing cantrip and combat rules, and the adventure "Capture the Flag". Bundled with storyteller screen. |
| Kithbook: Nockers | October–November 1997 | 1-56504-727-3 | White Wolf Publishing | Sourcebook for nockers |
| Dreams and Nightmares | November–December 1997 | 1-56504-718-4 | White Wolf Publishing | Sourcebook for the Dreaming |
| Noblesse Oblige: The Book of Houses | February–April 1998 | 1-56504-719-2 | White Wolf Publishing | Sourcebook for the five noble houses of the Seelie Court |
| Kithbook: Satyrs | April 1998 | 1-56504-728-1 | White Wolf Publishing | Sourcebook for satyrs |
| Kingdom of Willows | June 1998 | 1-56504-720-6 | White Wolf Publishing | Sourcebook for the Southeastern United States |
| Changeling Storytellers Guide | June–August 1998 | 1-56504-708-7 | White Wolf Publishing | Guide to the game for storytellers, introducing new magic rules |
| Inanimae: The Secret Way | August–October 1998 | 1-56504-721-4 | White Wolf Publishing | Sourcebook for inanimae – spirits tied to inanimate and elemental objects, such as ondines |
| Land of Eight Million Dreams | December 1998 | 1-56504-722-2 | White Wolf Publishing | Sourcebook for changelings in Asia |
| The Fool's Luck: The Way of the Commoner | February 1999 | 1-56504-715-X | White Wolf Publishing | Sourcebook for changeling commoners |
| Pour L'Amour et Liberte: The Book of Houses 2 | June–August 1999 | 1-56504-723-0 | White Wolf Publishing | Sourcebook for the three houses of the Unseelie Court |
| Denizens of the Dreaming | 1999 | 1-56504-734-6 | White Wolf Publishing | Sourcebook for fae in service of the Fomorians |
| Kithbook: Pooka | 1999 | 1-56504-729-X | White Wolf Publishing | Sourcebook for pooka |
| Kithbook: Redcaps | 1999 | 1-56504-482-7 | White Wolf Publishing | Sourcebook for redcaps |
| Trolle, Träumer, tiefe Wälder | 2000 | 3-931612-88-0 | Feder & Schwert | Sourcebook for fae in Germany, by the game's German publisher. Title translates to "Trolls, Dreamers, Deep Forests". |
| War in Concordia: The Shattered Dream | March 2001 | 1-56504-724-9 | White Wolf Publishing | Sourcebook covering the political turmoil following the disappearance of High King David |
| Book of Lost Houses: The Second Coming | May 2001 | 1-56504-483-5 | White Wolf Publishing | Sourcebook for five noble houses that only recently exited Arcadia |
| Kithbook: Eshu | September 2001 | 1-56504-785-0 | White Wolf Publishing | Sourcebook for eshu |
| Book of Glamour | Unreleased | 1-56504-497-5 | White Wolf Publishing | Sourcebook about magic and glamour. Was planned for release in September 2001. |
| Keys to the Kingdom | Unreleased | 1-58846-776-7 | White Wolf Publishing | Adventure module set in the Middle East, Egypt, and South America. Was planned for release in December 2001. |
20th Anniversary Edition (2017–2019)
| Title | Original release | ISBN | Publisher | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Changeling: The Dreaming 20th Anniversary Edition | September 13, 2017 | — | Onyx Path Publishing | Core rulebook for the game's 20th Anniversary Edition |
| Yours to Keep | September 20, 2017 | — | Onyx Path Publishing | Introduction to the game, with an adventure, brief rules, and pre-made characters |
| Changeling: The Dreaming Ready Made Characters | March 21, 2018 | — | Onyx Path Publishing | Sourcebook containing playable characters and story hooks |
| Book of Freeholds | May 9, 2018 | — | Onyx Path Publishing | Sourcebook for fae shelters and havens |
| Kithbook: Boggans | June 20, 2018 | — | Onyx Path Publishing | Sourcebook for boggans. Originally planned to be released by White Wolf Publishing in 2002. |
| Changeling: The Dreaming Player's Guide | July 3, 2019 | — | Onyx Path Publishing | Guide to the game for players, introducing new character types and rules |