A traveler must engage in a give-and- take with the surrounding Hedge and the people whose minds it reflects, pushing and pulling a little at a time until each changes the other.

It’s not enough to simply think of something terrifying, or use Contracts to change emotions magically. A paradigm shift the Hedge itself enacts grants a Beat to each player whose character suffers adverse effects from it. The Storyteller can use any successes beyond one to enact shifts, subtle or paradigm, in direct reaction to whatever the characters just did. This roll loses the 10-again quality if she’s on a trod, gains 9-again if not, and gains 8-again if she’s in the Thorns. The Hedge also shapes itself: whenever a character makes a roll to navigate or investigate a place, deal with a Hedge denizen, or otherwise interact with the Hedge, the Storyteller rolls eight Hedgespinning dice. The Thorns may burst open and release goblins armed with daggers and malice, but the changeling scorches clear the path ahead with pure, searing rage.Īny fae creature can subtly shape the Hedge, but only changelings, Gentry, and Huntsmen can enact paradigm shifts. But mastering the art means gaining a measure of control over the landscape, easing a journey or making someone else’s harder. The Hedge is anything but simple - any change may have unforeseen and potentially dangerous consequences. Savvy travelers understand how the Hedge responds to their thoughts and feelings, and can learn to deliberately shape it by altering people’s mindsets, including their own. Meghan sends us this preview from Changeling: The Lost 2nd Edition:

Changeling the lost 2nd edition preview