It introduces expanded rules for cantrips and combat, describes creatures from other World of Darkness games to aid cross-over play, and contains the adventure "Capture the Flag".

The book was well received by critics, who considered "Capture the Flag" a good way to introduce players to the Changeling: The Dreaming setting.

Two years later, White Wolf published Book of Lost Dreams to explain how to take characters generated for Changeling and cross them over into any of the other World of Darkness role-playing games.

It was written as an investigation-heavy story with a lot of intrigue, where players are forced to choose between intimidation and persuasion, and between loyalty and honor or personal gain.

[9] Critics enjoyed the adventure "Capture the Flag", frequently describing it as intense;[9][10] Dosdediez called it "magnificent", and considered it a good way to quickly introduce players to the game's setting.