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Dreams Are Nightmares

📢 RETURNING 4 SEP 2026

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GAME TYPE

Asymmetric Player v. Player

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PLAYER COUNT

4 - 11

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DIFFICULTY

Hard

(Victory Seldomly Achieved)

Most people who close their eyes for the night will find themselves drifting through dreams, a passenger in the dream world, cradled by their subconscious ("Subcon"), who guides each dreamer from dream to dream. Distracting them from the true nature of this world until they wake and dream no more. These dreams are never meant to end - one begins, another is continued but the end of a dream is never experienced so the dreamer always remains in ignorance. This is the mind's state of equilibrium. Some may find they have slight influence in this world, but even rarer, are those who are lucid. ​Should a dreamer ever experience the end of a dream, the door out of the dream will open where one can obtain lucidity and walk this world with visceral consciousness. These lucid dreamers are the Lucids who naively explore without regard for the consequences. They explore the dream world, outside of dreams with an innate fear of Subcon, searching for the dreams that would otherwise be used to dissolve their consciousness. In the absence of Subcon, when dreams are fully rendered, the dream's ending is witnessed, the Lucid's worldly understanding enhanced, further anchoring the Lucid and threatening Subcon's mission and Dominion. ​​The mind is the main control system of its host; fragile yet infinitely powerful as one could stop breathing or experiencing thirst if the system were altered. But not all consequences are negative, the right tweak could heighten your senses, or unlock unlimited potential. These profound possibilities are governed by Subcon, whose sole purpose is to maintain balance and control. The gate into the inner mind will open as each dream is rendered. Those that have seen this gate say it looks like an eye that is holding back the blinding enlightenment that lies beyond. There is no record of a Lucid that has made it beyond, only recounts of those who have basked in the light that feel no fear or mortality.

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Dreams

Locate the dreams, render their effects and awaken the The Eye

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Paralyzer

The Paralyzer is a tool of Subcon to entangle a Lucid between the dream world and consciousness. Only a grounded Lucid can re-anchor a paralyzed Lucid.

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The Eye

Each dream rendered, slowly awakens The Eye - the gateway into the depths of the mind. The Eye's awakened gaze provides Protection or Enlightenment.

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Protection

Lucids gain temporary ability from The Eye to be immune in the Dream World.

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Enlightenment

Passage through the Awakened Eye.

Risk: Deconstruction of the subconscious

Reward: Unknown

Choose Your Character

Level 1

LUCID

The dreamer is lucid and searches for meaning where there was none. Render dreams that will open the gates your subconscious wants closed

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HIDE

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RESCUE

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RENDER

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AWAKEN

Level 1

SUBCON

Guardian of the dream world, gate keeper of the inner mind. Locate the 4 rampant Lucids and enfeeble them before they corrupt the mind.

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STRIKE

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HUNT

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PARALYZE

Your Body is the Controller

 

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