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Zeed 11-24-03, 09:06 PM	I'm running a campaign in which the PC's are collecting some components to create a weapon, aaaaaaanywho thats not the point, the point is I'm planning a sidequest to break away from the norm thus far. The main idea is the PC's are inlisted to help rid a child of horrible nightmares, it is believed that either a demon or something is torrmenting him in his sleep. And so the PC's will enter the childs mind and his dreams. This post is to get a few ideas as to just what I could have the dreamland like...(I supose the obvious would be Wonderland) but as far as mechanics I was kinda stumped. So far I've come up with a possible flaw for spellcasters, something like a wild magic area throughout the dreamworld. However I turn to you, the few and mighty DMs of the Wizards boards and your vast infinite wisdom (suddenly notices the post drips with juicy ego inflating sauce >.^) So...good people...could you guys help out with some more quirks for this realm. o.o i'll give u a cookie :bow: :cookie:
Grand_Commander13 11-24-03, 10:09 PM	Forgive me, I'm listening to the music from the Burly Brawl in Matrix Reloaded right now. :D I'm also assuming you're going to ignore the Manual of the Planes and what it has to say about dream worlds (since I can't remember it anyway, and don't wanna look). I assume that for the sake of simplicity, the dream world will always be one thing and will never change. Also, I assume that since this demon is giving the kid nightmares, it's gonna be a pretty scary place. A few suggestions for scenery are an abandoned cathedral, a castle lying in ruins, a graveyard, a dead forest, a village with no people and skeletons lying about, etc... As for quirks, it's almost essential that people be able to somewhat control it or its physics with their mind. The ability to do Matrix-like stunts would be kinda cool, and you could require an int check to do it (or make a new skill, and work that out yourself). A good idea would be to find the kid wandering the dreamscape, though nothing important must become of it.
Magus Gar Kan 11-24-03, 10:31 PM	Are these horrible nightmares, like something out of cuthoolu gone wrong, or are these nightmares like a bad dream a child would normally have?
Lindan 11-24-03, 10:54 PM	How old is the kid? A five year old's dreams are different from a fifteen year old's. Boy or girl, as this will make a differents to the dream. 5 year old dream: Have the PCs meet the kid first. Then in the dream, alter their appearance to the way the kid sees them..... Dwarf--would be taller (a dwarf is still taller then a child), beard longer, axe-head WAY too big. Paladin--make the armor shinnyer, when he smiles teeth give off a glint of light. Bard--no mater what he says, it rhymes or is singing. Spell Casters---Only good/helpful spells work right. Violent/war-like spells work funny. (I cast fireball. Why is it raining roses?) Through in cute bunnies, singing birds, and candy-coated-land. 15 year old boy dream: There would most likely be lots of scantly dressed young ladies. And the kid would be the hero.
Zeed 11-24-03, 11:46 PM	slaps himself~ should have included this in the first place -.-' the child is probably in the 4-6 years range, and the nightmares are extremely horrible, and to make it a little more interesting I was thinking of having it so that the dreams would manifest in real life, making it more of a concern to the PC's ^.^ I like the perspective thing, I was thinking about that as well it seemed like a nifty little flavor item The Matrix thing could be kinda cool, I think maybe Charisma would be better since it is the persons force of will and presence.
Lord Snow 11-25-03, 12:12 AM	I'd say dream-bending definitly would use wisdom, if its done in any kind of Matrixy way. Wisdom is in many ways equivilant to faith in dnd, which is why clerics use it to cast spells and why will saves are based off it. Also, it represents perception and inner strength, which is why monks can use wisdom to enhance thier powers. Also, have you ever seen The Cell ? Its this dream-scape nightmare thing thats kind of Matrixesque, but a lot darker. It also has J-Lo:D .
Fixxxer 11-25-03, 12:36 AM	Originally posted by Lord Snow It also has J-Lo:D . I'm confused. Are you trying to promote the movie, or scare him away from it? :D Another good movie choice might be "Dreamscape." It deals with a psychic (played by Dennis Quaid) who is basically hired to enter people's dreams and help them face their fears. Sounds like it parallels what you're thinking about doing.
Zeed 11-25-03, 10:49 PM	I've never seen either of the two movies, I wonder if it would be wrong to perhaps put them in situations where only "Dream-bending" would help them out...
Leagle 11-26-03, 09:07 AM	Whatever happens, they've gotta be reality bending! It all seems wrong, you know somethibgs weird, but you can't place it. You feel dizzy. You think you're going mad. Make them understand things for no apparent reason -they just know stuff. The truth might be different and reasoning doesn't work. Say you know 1+1=2. In the dream you can figure that out still, but it's wrong, and no matter how much you reason you know that 1+1=6. Basically make them think like the child in the dream, oh, and unless the dream repeats itself, (or maybe still) have the world/setting of the dream change every now and again, Make it almost fluid at times. Remember, they can't direct the course of the dream, the dreamer is doing thatunconciously -they can' direct it either. Pcs don't want to go through the door? it happens anyway!:devil: Sometimes I wish I never remember the dreams I have when I'm feverish. They're enough to send a man insane.