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The watcher’s dream

Environments Designed by Bard & Raven • Art by Reparatus Art
Tier
2
Type
Event
Difficulty
14
Impulses
Learn from the past empathize dream reach for the impossible

Environment overview

The Watcher, an entity from another plane, came to the world to learn about the lives of mortals. To do so, they enter the dreams of adventurers and pull them into a shared dream to observe their memories and experiences firsthand.

Potential adversaries

none

Features

Passives

passive
  • Dream Team

    When the PCs are asleep, every PC shares the same soothing dream woven from their memories. Guide the players through different scenes, revisiting the past and introducing NPCs from their lives.

    Questions
    • Which aspect of your prior dream do you bring to the shared one?
    • Which former acquaintance of yours shows up in the dream and why?
  • Pleasing The Watcher

    When the PCs finish playing out a scene, place a dream token on this environment as the Watcher is pleased by what they witness. 

    Questions
    • What did you learn about your friends through this shared dream that surprises you?
    • What does this memory or dream reveal about yourself?

Actions

action
  • Lessons from Hardship

    Spend a Fear to introduce a challenge or a conflict focused on one PC. A successful roll to overcome the challenge will cause the PC to become Lucid. While Lucid, a PC is aware that they are in a dream and may help an ally without spending a Hope. 

    Questions
    • How do you realize you are in a dream?
    • What fear or unresolved conflict from your past suddenly manifests before you?

Reactions

reaction
  • A Way Out

    When all PCs currently in the dream gain the Lucid condition, they may wake up again. Additionally, a PC may wake up when they mark their last Stress slot. 

    Questions
    • What do you do to leave the dream again?
    • Why do you want to spend more time in the dream instead?
  • Watcher's Boon

    When the players are leaving the dream and there are 3 dream tokens on this environment, they gain the "Oracle Bracelet" item.

    Questions
    • How does the bracelet manifest in the real world?
    • What are your feelings after having shared a dream?

About this environment

The watcher’s dream

Tier 2 Event

The Watcher, an entity from another plane, came to the world to learn about the lives of mortals. To do so, they enter the dreams of adventurers and pull them into a shared dream to observe their memories and experiences firsthand.

Impulses: Learn from the past, empathize, dream, reach for the impossible

Difficulty: 14

Potential Adversaries: none

Features

Dream Team - Passive: When the PCs are asleep, every PC shares the same soothing dream woven from their memories. Guide the players through different scenes, revisiting the past and introducing NPCs from their lives.
  1. Which aspect of your prior dream do you bring to the shared one?
  2. Which former acquaintance of yours shows up in the dream and why?
Pleasing The Watcher - Passive: When the PCs finish playing out a scene, place a dream token on this environment as the Watcher is pleased by what they witness. 
  1. What did you learn about your friends through this shared dream that surprises you?
  2. What does this memory or dream reveal about yourself?
Lessons from Hardship - Action: Spend a Fear to introduce a challenge or a conflict focused on one PC. A successful roll to overcome the challenge will cause the PC to become Lucid. While Lucid, a PC is aware that they are in a dream and may help an ally without spending a Hope. 
  1. How do you realize you are in a dream?
  2. What fear or unresolved conflict from your past suddenly manifests before you?
A Way Out - Reaction: When all PCs currently in the dream gain the Lucid condition, they may wake up again. Additionally, a PC may wake up when they mark their last Stress slot. 
  1. What do you do to leave the dream again?
  2. Why do you want to spend more time in the dream instead?
Watcher's Boon - Reaction: When the players are leaving the dream and there are 3 dream tokens on this environment, they gain the "Oracle Bracelet" item.
  1. How does the bracelet manifest in the real world?
  2. What are your feelings after having shared a dream?

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