- Location
- Brazil
[X] Nap and use Dream of Wonder
[X] Go home (Use night action twice)
-[X] Graft dream of the conqueror.
[X] Hunt for Gossamer
-[X] 6
[X] Go home (Use night action twice)
-[X] Graft dream of the conqueror.
[X] Hunt for Gossamer
-[X] 6
ConfusedPotato
Unverified Verifier
- Location
- Australia
[X] Nap and use Dream of Wonder
-[X] Graft dream of the conqueror.
-[X] Graft dream of gold.
[X] Go home (Use night action twice)
[X] Hunt for Gossamer
-[X] 6
-[X] Graft dream of the conqueror.
-[X] Graft dream of gold.
[X] Go home (Use night action twice)
[X] Hunt for Gossamer
-[X] 6
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A Vault in the Void
[X] Nap and use Dream of Wonder
[X] Go home (Use night action twice)
-[X] Graft dream of the conqueror.
[X] Hunt for Gossamer
-[X] 6
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Stitch, stitch, stitch. The dragon dreams of the clacking of needles and humming sewing machines. He dreams and is changed as he is remade. John's dreams become twisted and conflicted together from his constant sleep. The dreams of soaring transform into dreams of needles and dreams of heroes and villains.
For once all his control of his dreams conflicts with itself. The need to create wonders conflicts with creation of a new dream, and his hunting. Not enough to stop his jobs, but enough to make things unusual.
The dreams are full of colors and of changes. John's life is boring and nothing from day to day. His nights are where his life is being lived now, and the brief losses of control are enough to make him almost wary.
He didn't allow it to stop him though. If anything the difficulty and changes force him to double down on his skills and focus. It's a strange sort of discipline he forces himself into. There's no other art like it in the world. On the outside he sleeps something like three quarters of the day. On the dream realm he stitches himself together and remakes himself again and again.
In time the turbulence smooths out and a dream of wonder and accomplishment blitzes through his mind, and another significant dream was created. His dragon's form is reborn with a powerful new ability, and his hunt finds something.
Oh and it is something. A figure in armor that gleams with golden light. Six glorious wings, and a spear the size of him. A denizen that he has never seen before. It's helmeted gaze looks at the dragon and he detects some sort of intelligence behind it.
It's guarding a vault. A big one that's solid enough that the dragon's quite certain that he can't get into it. Around the vault is nothingness. A tranquil wash of shadow that the dream falls into when there's nothing to grant it shape or purpose. This is a vault in the middle of one of oblivion.
Unsure of how strong or intelligent the vault guardian is, the dragon forms a small perch out of nothing but dream-stuff and settles himself on it. He watches the guardian for a moment, and a silence drifts across the dream realm for a very long time. The guardian says nothing.
Finally the dragon decides that he's the one that needs to talk. "Greetings and salutations!" He calls out.
"Greetings." The guardian responds back instantly, but doesn't even twitch. It's voice is like a church bell clanging.
"Might I ask what you're guarding?" The dragon leads off.
"I would not answer." The guardian states.
The dragon snorts and flicks his tail. "How about a name then?"
"I am Hadraniel." A simple answer, but it gave the dragon no real clues right of the bat. Still the guardian didn't move either.
"Might I go into the vault?" The dragon asks curiously.
"Should you challenge and defeat me, you may." The guardian states immediately.
It's like talking to a scripted robot. The dragon huffs to himself. "No other way?"
"No." The bell like voice was deeper there.
"Has anyone else tried?" The dragon continued.
"I have slain nightmares and demons of greed." The winged guardian replied quietly.
"Oh, nightmares? What type?" That was relevant. Demons of greed could mean many things. The most likely one was tiny things that died to almost everything. They weren't worth the hassle of him eating them either.
For the first time the guardian moved. Not much, just a tilt of the head. "There is only one type of nightmare. The black and twisted remnants of mortal's at the verge of death. Not the kind night horrors. The true nightmares that kill."
The dragon stilled. "Ah. Those ones. That's how they form?" The dragon muttered the last part quietly.
He hadn't seen them, but he had been warned of them. Living Nightmares were one of the few things that were dangerous to fight. They were shadow like things far darker than the boogeymen. Boogeymen were scary, but they only got bad when they were big. Living Nightmares were vindictive and intelligent. Even if the dragon was stronger than one he had to be careful because they would find ways to cause damage.
"Wait, they kill?" The dragon asks after the rest of the statement register. "As in kill in reality?"
"They cannot move into the waking world." The guardian stated with iron certainty. "They can still kill. Your patron, despite it's heresy, has suppressed them for now."
Something about that statement worried the dragon. "But the dream-catcher is falling deeper into the dream."
"The living nightmares are never numerous. It takes much to form one. Torment and fear, and death in terror at night." The guardian states flatly. "The dream will endure without the dream-catcher's heresy. Or yours."
"Heresy?" The dragon asked with amusement. He hadn't been called that before.
"The waking world should not intrude on the sleeping world. That you and the dream-catcher have is against the laws of reality." The guardian's wings extended slightly.
It was a denizen in the shape of angel. The dragon was certain now. How interesting. "So, I'm a heretic?" It was an amusing thought.
"Yes." The statement had the most emotion the angel had in the entire conversation.
"I'm sensing some anger here." The dragon muttered. "I don't suppose I could earn forgiveness or something?"
"You would exploit the sleeping realm for your own enrichment. How could you earn forgiveness?" The guardian of the vault actually scoffed. "Set aside the teachings and dream normally."
"I'm one of eight. Even if I did do that, it wouldn't help." The dragon pointed out casually. "And all I've been doing is mostly hunting and feeding the dream-catcher. Everything hunts in here."
"I know those who sleep and wake." The angel replies back lowly. "You will."
The dragon snorted.
----
[] Any more questions?
[] Attempt to attack the vault?
Please pick one below:
[] A dream of dragon scales. (1/3 completed for Dragon Scales: -1 Damage every round until at half health or below)
[] A dream of dragon fire. (Breath upgrade: Disables abilities until the start of your next turn.)
[] A dream of a sheriff's star (Specialty form upgrade. Adds a sheriff's star to the dragon's form. When an enemy is reduced to 0, the dragon can cause chains to form around them instead of slay them. At which point they're restored to half HP.)
[] A dream of gemstones (Upgrade to Dragon's Horde: For every 20 gossamer you have stored, gain +1 Phantasm, to a max of your wonder.)
[X] Go home (Use night action twice)
-[X] Graft dream of the conqueror.
[X] Hunt for Gossamer
-[X] 6
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Stitch, stitch, stitch. The dragon dreams of the clacking of needles and humming sewing machines. He dreams and is changed as he is remade. John's dreams become twisted and conflicted together from his constant sleep. The dreams of soaring transform into dreams of needles and dreams of heroes and villains.
For once all his control of his dreams conflicts with itself. The need to create wonders conflicts with creation of a new dream, and his hunting. Not enough to stop his jobs, but enough to make things unusual.
The dreams are full of colors and of changes. John's life is boring and nothing from day to day. His nights are where his life is being lived now, and the brief losses of control are enough to make him almost wary.
He didn't allow it to stop him though. If anything the difficulty and changes force him to double down on his skills and focus. It's a strange sort of discipline he forces himself into. There's no other art like it in the world. On the outside he sleeps something like three quarters of the day. On the dream realm he stitches himself together and remakes himself again and again.
In time the turbulence smooths out and a dream of wonder and accomplishment blitzes through his mind, and another significant dream was created. His dragon's form is reborn with a powerful new ability, and his hunt finds something.
Oh and it is something. A figure in armor that gleams with golden light. Six glorious wings, and a spear the size of him. A denizen that he has never seen before. It's helmeted gaze looks at the dragon and he detects some sort of intelligence behind it.
It's guarding a vault. A big one that's solid enough that the dragon's quite certain that he can't get into it. Around the vault is nothingness. A tranquil wash of shadow that the dream falls into when there's nothing to grant it shape or purpose. This is a vault in the middle of one of oblivion.
Unsure of how strong or intelligent the vault guardian is, the dragon forms a small perch out of nothing but dream-stuff and settles himself on it. He watches the guardian for a moment, and a silence drifts across the dream realm for a very long time. The guardian says nothing.
Finally the dragon decides that he's the one that needs to talk. "Greetings and salutations!" He calls out.
"Greetings." The guardian responds back instantly, but doesn't even twitch. It's voice is like a church bell clanging.
"Might I ask what you're guarding?" The dragon leads off.
"I would not answer." The guardian states.
The dragon snorts and flicks his tail. "How about a name then?"
"I am Hadraniel." A simple answer, but it gave the dragon no real clues right of the bat. Still the guardian didn't move either.
"Might I go into the vault?" The dragon asks curiously.
"Should you challenge and defeat me, you may." The guardian states immediately.
It's like talking to a scripted robot. The dragon huffs to himself. "No other way?"
"No." The bell like voice was deeper there.
"Has anyone else tried?" The dragon continued.
"I have slain nightmares and demons of greed." The winged guardian replied quietly.
"Oh, nightmares? What type?" That was relevant. Demons of greed could mean many things. The most likely one was tiny things that died to almost everything. They weren't worth the hassle of him eating them either.
For the first time the guardian moved. Not much, just a tilt of the head. "There is only one type of nightmare. The black and twisted remnants of mortal's at the verge of death. Not the kind night horrors. The true nightmares that kill."
The dragon stilled. "Ah. Those ones. That's how they form?" The dragon muttered the last part quietly.
He hadn't seen them, but he had been warned of them. Living Nightmares were one of the few things that were dangerous to fight. They were shadow like things far darker than the boogeymen. Boogeymen were scary, but they only got bad when they were big. Living Nightmares were vindictive and intelligent. Even if the dragon was stronger than one he had to be careful because they would find ways to cause damage.
"Wait, they kill?" The dragon asks after the rest of the statement register. "As in kill in reality?"
"They cannot move into the waking world." The guardian stated with iron certainty. "They can still kill. Your patron, despite it's heresy, has suppressed them for now."
Something about that statement worried the dragon. "But the dream-catcher is falling deeper into the dream."
"The living nightmares are never numerous. It takes much to form one. Torment and fear, and death in terror at night." The guardian states flatly. "The dream will endure without the dream-catcher's heresy. Or yours."
"Heresy?" The dragon asked with amusement. He hadn't been called that before.
"The waking world should not intrude on the sleeping world. That you and the dream-catcher have is against the laws of reality." The guardian's wings extended slightly.
It was a denizen in the shape of angel. The dragon was certain now. How interesting. "So, I'm a heretic?" It was an amusing thought.
"Yes." The statement had the most emotion the angel had in the entire conversation.
"I'm sensing some anger here." The dragon muttered. "I don't suppose I could earn forgiveness or something?"
"You would exploit the sleeping realm for your own enrichment. How could you earn forgiveness?" The guardian of the vault actually scoffed. "Set aside the teachings and dream normally."
"I'm one of eight. Even if I did do that, it wouldn't help." The dragon pointed out casually. "And all I've been doing is mostly hunting and feeding the dream-catcher. Everything hunts in here."
"I know those who sleep and wake." The angel replies back lowly. "You will."
The dragon snorted.
----
[] Any more questions?
[] Attempt to attack the vault?
Please pick one below:
[] A dream of dragon scales. (1/3 completed for Dragon Scales: -1 Damage every round until at half health or below)
[] A dream of dragon fire. (Breath upgrade: Disables abilities until the start of your next turn.)
[] A dream of a sheriff's star (Specialty form upgrade. Adds a sheriff's star to the dragon's form. When an enemy is reduced to 0, the dragon can cause chains to form around them instead of slay them. At which point they're restored to half HP.)
[] A dream of gemstones (Upgrade to Dragon's Horde: For every 20 gossamer you have stored, gain +1 Phantasm, to a max of your wonder.)
- Location
- Somewhere
[X] Any more questions?
-[X] Why are you guarding the vault, not just an army of you, or a really complicated lock in your place, but you alone?
--[X] How did you come to be the guard?
--[X] How did this vault come to exist?
-[X] Are you bound to the vault, or could you stop guarding the vault to be replaced by someone else?
-[X] You imply the dream-walker is a part of the waking world. I was taught the dream-walker is a part of the sleeping world whom intrudes on the waking world. What leads you to believe you're telling the truth?
--[X] What do you know of what the dream-walker once was, and how it became what it is now?
-[X] Why should the waking world not intrude on the sleeping world? I am unaware of any harm that is brought. Some birds can fly and swim this fact doesn't mean they should only fly. It is now in my nature to be a part of two realms. Why should I restrict myself?
[X] A dream of dragon scales. (1/3 completed for Dragon Scales: -1 Damage every round until at half health or below)
-[X] Why are you guarding the vault, not just an army of you, or a really complicated lock in your place, but you alone?
--[X] How did you come to be the guard?
--[X] How did this vault come to exist?
-[X] Are you bound to the vault, or could you stop guarding the vault to be replaced by someone else?
-[X] You imply the dream-walker is a part of the waking world. I was taught the dream-walker is a part of the sleeping world whom intrudes on the waking world. What leads you to believe you're telling the truth?
--[X] What do you know of what the dream-walker once was, and how it became what it is now?
-[X] Why should the waking world not intrude on the sleeping world? I am unaware of any harm that is brought. Some birds can fly and swim this fact doesn't mean they should only fly. It is now in my nature to be a part of two realms. Why should I restrict myself?
[X] A dream of dragon scales. (1/3 completed for Dragon Scales: -1 Damage every round until at half health or below)
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Umi-san
Procrastinating.
- Location
- ꙮ
[X] Any more questions?
-[X] Why are you guarding the vault, not just an army of you, or a really complicated lock in your place, but you alone?
--[X] How did you come to be the guard?
--[X] How did this vault come to exist?
-[X] Are you bound to the vault, or could you stop guarding the vault to be replaced by someone else?
-[X] You imply the dream-walker is a part of the waking world. I was taught the dream-walker is a part of the sleeping world whom intrudes on the waking world. What leads you to believe your telling the truth?
--[X] What do you know of what the dream-walker once was, and how it became what it is now?
-[X] Why should the waking world not intrude on the sleeping world? I am unaware of any harm that is brought. Some birds can fly and swim that doesn't mean they should only fly. It is now in my nature to be a part of two realms. Why should I restrict myself?
[X] A dream of dragon scales. (1/3 completed for Dragon Scales: -1 Damage every round until at half health or below)
-[X] Why are you guarding the vault, not just an army of you, or a really complicated lock in your place, but you alone?
--[X] How did you come to be the guard?
--[X] How did this vault come to exist?
-[X] Are you bound to the vault, or could you stop guarding the vault to be replaced by someone else?
-[X] You imply the dream-walker is a part of the waking world. I was taught the dream-walker is a part of the sleeping world whom intrudes on the waking world. What leads you to believe your telling the truth?
--[X] What do you know of what the dream-walker once was, and how it became what it is now?
-[X] Why should the waking world not intrude on the sleeping world? I am unaware of any harm that is brought. Some birds can fly and swim that doesn't mean they should only fly. It is now in my nature to be a part of two realms. Why should I restrict myself?
[X] A dream of dragon scales. (1/3 completed for Dragon Scales: -1 Damage every round until at half health or below)
[X] Any more questions?
-[X] Why are you guarding the vault, not just an army of you, or a really complicated lock in your place, but you alone?
--[X] How did you come to be the guard?
--[X] How did this vault come to exist?
-[X] Are you bound to the vault, or could you stop guarding the vault to be replaced by someone else?
-[X] You imply the dream-walker is a part of the waking world. I was taught the dream-walker is a part of the sleeping world whom intrudes on the waking world. What leads you to believe your telling the truth?
--[X] What do you know of what the dream-walker once was, and how it became what it is now?
-[X] Why should the waking world not intrude on the sleeping world? I am unaware of any harm that is brought. Some birds can fly and swim that doesn't mean they should only fly. It is now in my nature to be a part of two realms. Why should I restrict myself?
[X] A dream of a sheriff's star (Specialty form upgrade. Adds a sheriff's star to the dragon's form. When an enemy is reduced to 0, the dragon can cause chains to form around them instead of slay them. At which point they're restored to half HP.)
Arresting critters is profitable!
-[X] Why are you guarding the vault, not just an army of you, or a really complicated lock in your place, but you alone?
--[X] How did you come to be the guard?
--[X] How did this vault come to exist?
-[X] Are you bound to the vault, or could you stop guarding the vault to be replaced by someone else?
-[X] You imply the dream-walker is a part of the waking world. I was taught the dream-walker is a part of the sleeping world whom intrudes on the waking world. What leads you to believe your telling the truth?
--[X] What do you know of what the dream-walker once was, and how it became what it is now?
-[X] Why should the waking world not intrude on the sleeping world? I am unaware of any harm that is brought. Some birds can fly and swim that doesn't mean they should only fly. It is now in my nature to be a part of two realms. Why should I restrict myself?
[X] A dream of a sheriff's star (Specialty form upgrade. Adds a sheriff's star to the dragon's form. When an enemy is reduced to 0, the dragon can cause chains to form around them instead of slay them. At which point they're restored to half HP.)
Arresting critters is profitable!
[X] Any more questions?
-[X] Why are you guarding the vault, not just an army of you, or a really complicated lock in your place, but you alone?
--[X] How did you come to be the guard?
--[X] How did this vault come to exist?
-[X] Are you bound to the vault, or could you stop guarding the vault to be replaced by someone else?
-[X] You imply the dream-walker is a part of the waking world. I was taught the dream-walker is a part of the sleeping world whom intrudes on the waking world. What leads you to believe your telling the truth?
--[X] What do you know of what the dream-walker once was, and how it became what it is now?
-[X] Why should the waking world not intrude on the sleeping world? I am unaware of any harm that is brought. Some birds can fly and swim that doesn't mean they should only fly. It is now in my nature to be a part of two realms. Why should I restrict myself?
-[X] Given how this place functions is their any reason I shouldn't attack you?
[X] A dream of dragon scales. (1/3 completed for Dragon Scales: -1 Damage every round until at half health or below)
-[X] Why are you guarding the vault, not just an army of you, or a really complicated lock in your place, but you alone?
--[X] How did you come to be the guard?
--[X] How did this vault come to exist?
-[X] Are you bound to the vault, or could you stop guarding the vault to be replaced by someone else?
-[X] You imply the dream-walker is a part of the waking world. I was taught the dream-walker is a part of the sleeping world whom intrudes on the waking world. What leads you to believe your telling the truth?
--[X] What do you know of what the dream-walker once was, and how it became what it is now?
-[X] Why should the waking world not intrude on the sleeping world? I am unaware of any harm that is brought. Some birds can fly and swim that doesn't mean they should only fly. It is now in my nature to be a part of two realms. Why should I restrict myself?
-[X] Given how this place functions is their any reason I shouldn't attack you?
[X] A dream of dragon scales. (1/3 completed for Dragon Scales: -1 Damage every round until at half health or below)
[X] Any more questions?
-[X] Why are you guarding the vault, not just an army of you, or a really complicated lock in your place, but you alone?
--[X] How did you come to be the guard?
--[X] How did this vault come to exist?
-[X] Are you bound to the vault, or could you stop guarding the vault to be replaced by someone else?
-[X] You imply the dream-walker is a part of the waking world. I was taught the dream-walker is a part of the sleeping world whom intrudes on the waking world. What leads you to believe your telling the truth?
--[X] What do you know of what the dream-walker once was, and how it became what it is now?
-[X] Why should the waking world not intrude on the sleeping world? I am unaware of any harm that is brought. Some birds can fly and swim that doesn't mean they should only fly. It is now in my nature to be a part of two realms. Why should I restrict myself?
-[X] Given how this place functions is their any reason I shouldn't attack you?
[X] A dream of dragon scales. (1/3 completed for Dragon Scales: -1 Damage every round until at half health or below)
-[X] Why are you guarding the vault, not just an army of you, or a really complicated lock in your place, but you alone?
--[X] How did you come to be the guard?
--[X] How did this vault come to exist?
-[X] Are you bound to the vault, or could you stop guarding the vault to be replaced by someone else?
-[X] You imply the dream-walker is a part of the waking world. I was taught the dream-walker is a part of the sleeping world whom intrudes on the waking world. What leads you to believe your telling the truth?
--[X] What do you know of what the dream-walker once was, and how it became what it is now?
-[X] Why should the waking world not intrude on the sleeping world? I am unaware of any harm that is brought. Some birds can fly and swim that doesn't mean they should only fly. It is now in my nature to be a part of two realms. Why should I restrict myself?
-[X] Given how this place functions is their any reason I shouldn't attack you?
[X] A dream of dragon scales. (1/3 completed for Dragon Scales: -1 Damage every round until at half health or below)
- Location
- Brazil
[X] Any more questions?
-[X] Why are you guarding the vault, not just an army of you, or a really complicated lock in your place, but you alone?
--[X] How did you come to be the guard?
--[X] How did this vault come to exist?
-[X] Are you bound to the vault, or could you stop guarding the vault to be replaced by someone else?
-[X] You imply the dream-walker is a part of the waking world. I was taught the dream-walker is a part of the sleeping world whom intrudes on the waking world. What leads you to believe your telling the truth?
--[X] What do you know of what the dream-walker once was, and how it became what it is now?
-[X] Why should the waking world not intrude on the sleeping world? I am unaware of any harm that is brought. Some birds can fly and swim that doesn't mean they should only fly. It is now in my nature to be a part of two realms. Why should I restrict myself?
-[X] Given how this place functions is their any reason I shouldn't attack you?
[X] A dream of dragon scales. (1/3 completed for Dragon Scales: -1 Damage every round until at half health or below)
-[X] Why are you guarding the vault, not just an army of you, or a really complicated lock in your place, but you alone?
--[X] How did you come to be the guard?
--[X] How did this vault come to exist?
-[X] Are you bound to the vault, or could you stop guarding the vault to be replaced by someone else?
-[X] You imply the dream-walker is a part of the waking world. I was taught the dream-walker is a part of the sleeping world whom intrudes on the waking world. What leads you to believe your telling the truth?
--[X] What do you know of what the dream-walker once was, and how it became what it is now?
-[X] Why should the waking world not intrude on the sleeping world? I am unaware of any harm that is brought. Some birds can fly and swim that doesn't mean they should only fly. It is now in my nature to be a part of two realms. Why should I restrict myself?
-[X] Given how this place functions is their any reason I shouldn't attack you?
[X] A dream of dragon scales. (1/3 completed for Dragon Scales: -1 Damage every round until at half health or below)
Questions in the Void
[X] Any more questions?
-[X] Why are you guarding the vault, not just an army of you, or a really complicated lock in your place, but you alone?
--[X] How did you come to be the guard?
--[X] How did this vault come to exist?
-[X] Are you bound to the vault, or could you stop guarding the vault to be replaced by someone else?
-[X] You imply the dream-walker is a part of the waking world. I was taught the dream-walker is a part of the sleeping world whom intrudes on the waking world. What leads you to believe your telling the truth?
--[X] What do you know of what the dream-walker once was, and how it became what it is now?
-[X] Why should the waking world not intrude on the sleeping world? I am unaware of any harm that is brought. Some birds can fly and swim that doesn't mean they should only fly. It is now in my nature to be a part of two realms. Why should I restrict myself?
-[X] Given how this place functions is their any reason I shouldn't attack you?
[X] A dream of dragon scales. (1/3 completed for Dragon Scales: -1 Damage every round until at half health or below)
AN: Not sure about the dream-walker part. I assume you mean dream-catcher and am going on that.
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"So I have to ask. Why are you guarding the vault?" The dragon asked after a moment of thought. "More specifically, you alone. No one else."
"That would give a hint to what I guard. I will not answer that." The angel replied back almost placidly.
"Let me guess, how the vault was made would have the same answer." The dragon continued. The only sign of his irritation was his tail thrashing.
"Correct." The guardian's answer was rote.
"Fine, are you bound to guard the vault?" The dragon tried a different track.
"I have a sacred duty to guard the vault. No bindings hold me." The guardian intoned. "I will maintain my vigil until I am defeated."
"Ah, and just you alone." The dragon's tail flicked. He didn't expect an answer to that part. "You implied that the dream-catcher was committing heresy?"
"Reaching into the waking world and revealing the sleeping world is a heresy, yes." The angel stated quietly enough that the dragon had to lean in. "Nothing virtuous can come from it's offense."
"Hah. Would you happen to know it's history?" The dream-catcher typically ignored questions about it's past aside from a general overview.
"It's an old spirit of created by faith and fate. It grew fat upon dreams and prayer and then grew mightier still as it discovered how to feast on others. It catches the dreams around the world and has become something akin to a god in this world." The angel focused on the dragon and a pair of glowing eyes flared beneath it's visor. "Akin to a god. Not one. It is mortal, and it's time is ending. Another will take it's place. Whether it's rule will be good or ill is something that time will tell."
"Interesting." And not as informative as he would have liked. "I don't suppose you could clarify? How'd it eat prayer?" So far as you could tell that wasn't something that influenced the dream realm.
"In the past there were appropriate rituals for it. They are rare now." The angel's eyes dimmed and it looked away. "In the waking world I believe it fell out of favor when the one true god was found."
"You mean Christianity?" The dragon blinked at the guardian.
"I do not follow the waking world's history." The angel stated flatly.
The guardian seemed almost embarrassed, the dragon mused. "So, explain why it's so bad the waking world knows about the sleeping one?"
"Heresy is an unmistakable sin." The guardian turned back to the dragon and almost seemed to glare. "But since you are a heretic and one who lived in the waking world, I will explain the depths of your sin. You will wither away as you become more and more obsessed with the dream. You will devour the gossamer of the realm and become ever more hungry. You will perhaps believe that dreams are tools and resources to be taken instead of gifts and blessings. You will squander all the beauty of the dreams and then cause only nightmares. You will inflict your madness on the waking world and travel to it with your false form. There you will destroy and damage without consequence. And in the end, you will die and drag down the sleeping world out of spite."
The dragon blinked at the rant. Then blinked again. "So you think I could destroy the dream realm?" The idea boggled the mind.
"If the idea spreads and the people attempt to control the dreams, then it may. The process is almost guaranteed if you spread the knowledge the dream-catcher gave you. " The angel's body sagged and it looked off into the distance. "Such is the price of your heresy."
The dragon huffed. He wanted to refute that, but he found himself thinking on it some. Theoretically if everyone had his abilities, the dream realm would become interesting. Would that really destroy the realm though? Admittedly he wasn't able to gather gossamer from himself when he was flying around in dragon form, but that seemed too simple.
"Changing the subject. What would happen if I attempted to get past you? What's stopping me from simply attacking you and winning." The dragon asked curiously.
"I am here to guard the vault. If you win, then you have the right to enter." The angel stated solemnly.
"Ah." The dragon let out a sigh.
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[] ?
-[X] Why are you guarding the vault, not just an army of you, or a really complicated lock in your place, but you alone?
--[X] How did you come to be the guard?
--[X] How did this vault come to exist?
-[X] Are you bound to the vault, or could you stop guarding the vault to be replaced by someone else?
-[X] You imply the dream-walker is a part of the waking world. I was taught the dream-walker is a part of the sleeping world whom intrudes on the waking world. What leads you to believe your telling the truth?
--[X] What do you know of what the dream-walker once was, and how it became what it is now?
-[X] Why should the waking world not intrude on the sleeping world? I am unaware of any harm that is brought. Some birds can fly and swim that doesn't mean they should only fly. It is now in my nature to be a part of two realms. Why should I restrict myself?
-[X] Given how this place functions is their any reason I shouldn't attack you?
[X] A dream of dragon scales. (1/3 completed for Dragon Scales: -1 Damage every round until at half health or below)
AN: Not sure about the dream-walker part. I assume you mean dream-catcher and am going on that.
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"So I have to ask. Why are you guarding the vault?" The dragon asked after a moment of thought. "More specifically, you alone. No one else."
"That would give a hint to what I guard. I will not answer that." The angel replied back almost placidly.
"Let me guess, how the vault was made would have the same answer." The dragon continued. The only sign of his irritation was his tail thrashing.
"Correct." The guardian's answer was rote.
"Fine, are you bound to guard the vault?" The dragon tried a different track.
"I have a sacred duty to guard the vault. No bindings hold me." The guardian intoned. "I will maintain my vigil until I am defeated."
"Ah, and just you alone." The dragon's tail flicked. He didn't expect an answer to that part. "You implied that the dream-catcher was committing heresy?"
"Reaching into the waking world and revealing the sleeping world is a heresy, yes." The angel stated quietly enough that the dragon had to lean in. "Nothing virtuous can come from it's offense."
"Hah. Would you happen to know it's history?" The dream-catcher typically ignored questions about it's past aside from a general overview.
"It's an old spirit of created by faith and fate. It grew fat upon dreams and prayer and then grew mightier still as it discovered how to feast on others. It catches the dreams around the world and has become something akin to a god in this world." The angel focused on the dragon and a pair of glowing eyes flared beneath it's visor. "Akin to a god. Not one. It is mortal, and it's time is ending. Another will take it's place. Whether it's rule will be good or ill is something that time will tell."
"Interesting." And not as informative as he would have liked. "I don't suppose you could clarify? How'd it eat prayer?" So far as you could tell that wasn't something that influenced the dream realm.
"In the past there were appropriate rituals for it. They are rare now." The angel's eyes dimmed and it looked away. "In the waking world I believe it fell out of favor when the one true god was found."
"You mean Christianity?" The dragon blinked at the guardian.
"I do not follow the waking world's history." The angel stated flatly.
The guardian seemed almost embarrassed, the dragon mused. "So, explain why it's so bad the waking world knows about the sleeping one?"
"Heresy is an unmistakable sin." The guardian turned back to the dragon and almost seemed to glare. "But since you are a heretic and one who lived in the waking world, I will explain the depths of your sin. You will wither away as you become more and more obsessed with the dream. You will devour the gossamer of the realm and become ever more hungry. You will perhaps believe that dreams are tools and resources to be taken instead of gifts and blessings. You will squander all the beauty of the dreams and then cause only nightmares. You will inflict your madness on the waking world and travel to it with your false form. There you will destroy and damage without consequence. And in the end, you will die and drag down the sleeping world out of spite."
The dragon blinked at the rant. Then blinked again. "So you think I could destroy the dream realm?" The idea boggled the mind.
"If the idea spreads and the people attempt to control the dreams, then it may. The process is almost guaranteed if you spread the knowledge the dream-catcher gave you. " The angel's body sagged and it looked off into the distance. "Such is the price of your heresy."
The dragon huffed. He wanted to refute that, but he found himself thinking on it some. Theoretically if everyone had his abilities, the dream realm would become interesting. Would that really destroy the realm though? Admittedly he wasn't able to gather gossamer from himself when he was flying around in dragon form, but that seemed too simple.
"Changing the subject. What would happen if I attempted to get past you? What's stopping me from simply attacking you and winning." The dragon asked curiously.
"I am here to guard the vault. If you win, then you have the right to enter." The angel stated solemnly.
"Ah." The dragon let out a sigh.
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[] ?
chocolote12
A Penguin Flailing Against The Keyboard Of Life.
So breaking into the vault would be bad, but challenging the angel to a fair fight and winning would mean that we could enter the vault fair and square?
Umi-san
Procrastinating.
- Location
- ꙮ
[X] More Questions
-[X] Do you wish to be defeated? What would happen to you if you were? What - without giving away what is in the vault - would occur to the one who defeated you?
-[X] What is the likelihood that I would be able to defeat you if I were as you perceived me to currently be?
-[X] Where did you come from?
-[X] Do you have any recommendations on how to act in order that I might foster dreams and oppose nightmares?
-[X] Do you wish to be defeated? What would happen to you if you were? What - without giving away what is in the vault - would occur to the one who defeated you?
-[X] What is the likelihood that I would be able to defeat you if I were as you perceived me to currently be?
-[X] Where did you come from?
-[X] Do you have any recommendations on how to act in order that I might foster dreams and oppose nightmares?
Something like that.
chocolote12
A Penguin Flailing Against The Keyboard Of Life.
Hmmm.
I'd stick a perfect cube of soil in there, if I was the kind of person who left vaults in secret places and set magical guardians to watch over them. For bonus points, I'd figure out a way to make the soil some great and valuable treasure anyways, just to double-troll whoever finally managed to make it inside. But that's just me.
- Location
- Somewhere
[X] More Questions
-[X] Do you wish to be defeated? What would happen to you if you were? What - without giving away what is in the vault - would occur to the one who defeated you?
-[X] What is the likelihood that I would be able to defeat you if I were as you perceived me to currently be?
-[X] Where did you come from?
-[X] Do you have any recommendations on how to act in order that I might foster dreams and oppose nightmares?
-[X] What would likely happen to me if you defeated me?
-[X] Do you wish to be defeated? What would happen to you if you were? What - without giving away what is in the vault - would occur to the one who defeated you?
-[X] What is the likelihood that I would be able to defeat you if I were as you perceived me to currently be?
-[X] Where did you come from?
-[X] Do you have any recommendations on how to act in order that I might foster dreams and oppose nightmares?
-[X] What would likely happen to me if you defeated me?
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Ending the Encounter
[X] More Questions
"So I think I have to ask. Do you want to be defeated?" The dragon asked after a moment.
"Want, or do not want is irrelevant. It simply is a fact." The angel replied flatly. "If one is mighty enough to get past me, then I simply cannot stop them. Until that time I will maintain my vigil."
"Hah. I suppose a question like that is obviously answered." The dragon gave a nod.
"No more questions." The angel stated before the dragon could continue. "I have indulged you in conversation enough."
"Seriously?" The dragon asked. After a moment he snorted when the guardian of the vault refused to answer.
A bit of poking and prodding had the dragon convinced that the angel wouldn't respond unless he attacked. So, lacking a better idea, the dragon decided to move off and continue his hunting. There wasn't much to get unfortunately, and by the end of the week he hadn't managed to get more than bits of gossamer.
Well, on the plus side he could actually managed to get back to the vault whenever he wanted. The angel looked pretty formidable, but not unbeatable. Nothing like the dream-catcher.
At the end of the week John decided to take the time to organize what he knew about the ecosystem of the dream realm. Or the sleeping world, like the angel had talked about. The information he had gotten had filled in a few interesting holes in his education that he was wondering about.
So, people went to sleep, and their minds moved into the dream realm. They dipped up and down through the realm and shifted around things inside it. This churn created gossamer. This gossamer sometimes swirled into beings. These beings liked to eat more gossamer, and got larger as they went.
The deeper you went into the dream realm, the less 'space' mattered. You could travel across the world in minutes if you went deep enough. Hence the larger things dipped deeper into it. There was apparently a 'weight' involved too, since the dream-catcher was slowly going deeper and deeper. The dream-catcher likely ate things around the entire world, but had only empowered eight people to feed it for some reason.
Thinking about it, the dream-catcher likely wasn't the first 'god' of the dream realm. However, it was likely the first one that was in charge when people were so dominant. This was important for a very specific reason.
The dream-catcher ate Living Nightmares. Living Nightmares were capable of killing sleeping people. If the dream-catcher ever stopped, then the Living Nightmares would be able to propagate more. Fear was far easier to create than anything else aside from possibly prayer. And the angel had stated that things that effected the sleeping world had died out.
Putting it all together, the dream-catcher was a bit of an ass, but it was a pretty good top predator of the dream realm. Once it stopped effecting it though, it was very, very likely that a Living Nightmare would live long enough to learn how to make more of itself effectively. It would also rapidly become one of the top predators in the dream realm.
John didn't want to think of how the dream realm would look if a Living Nightmare took over. His best guess was that it would start to gather power and cascade. Humans would create a nightmare and it would grow until each dream was a thing of fear and terror.
If John didn't have control of his dreams he was pretty sure he'd be having bad ones at that realization.
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+8 Gossamer from dreams, +14 from hunting. - 10 from grafting.
You have 90 Gossamer
You have 7 days until tribute
.
You also have: A dream of gold.
Dragon's Horde: For every 10 gossamer you have, gain +1 Cohesion, to a max of your wonder.
Note, grafting dream can be used to adjust stats as well as adding abilities in the same action.
Daytime Action
[] Patrol the campus. (You're a security guard for the local college. Your contract doesn't really need you to patrol, but it gets you out of the place.0
[] Nap and use Dream of Wonder
[] Watch the Monitors (Talk with Harold)
[] Play Ball with Scott
Evening Action
[] Hit the local library
[] Hit the local cafe
[] Hit the local bar
[] Go home (Use night action twice)
[] Socialize with someone
Night Action
[] Hunt for Gossamer (Specify a number from 1-7. 1 easy, 7 hardest)
[] Hunt for your rivals
[] Look for something new
[] Visit the dream city and do ____
-You may use graft dream form on any slot you'd sleep.
-You may repair as an additional, free action.
-Write ins are acceptable.
"So I think I have to ask. Do you want to be defeated?" The dragon asked after a moment.
"Want, or do not want is irrelevant. It simply is a fact." The angel replied flatly. "If one is mighty enough to get past me, then I simply cannot stop them. Until that time I will maintain my vigil."
"Hah. I suppose a question like that is obviously answered." The dragon gave a nod.
"No more questions." The angel stated before the dragon could continue. "I have indulged you in conversation enough."
"Seriously?" The dragon asked. After a moment he snorted when the guardian of the vault refused to answer.
A bit of poking and prodding had the dragon convinced that the angel wouldn't respond unless he attacked. So, lacking a better idea, the dragon decided to move off and continue his hunting. There wasn't much to get unfortunately, and by the end of the week he hadn't managed to get more than bits of gossamer.
Well, on the plus side he could actually managed to get back to the vault whenever he wanted. The angel looked pretty formidable, but not unbeatable. Nothing like the dream-catcher.
At the end of the week John decided to take the time to organize what he knew about the ecosystem of the dream realm. Or the sleeping world, like the angel had talked about. The information he had gotten had filled in a few interesting holes in his education that he was wondering about.
So, people went to sleep, and their minds moved into the dream realm. They dipped up and down through the realm and shifted around things inside it. This churn created gossamer. This gossamer sometimes swirled into beings. These beings liked to eat more gossamer, and got larger as they went.
The deeper you went into the dream realm, the less 'space' mattered. You could travel across the world in minutes if you went deep enough. Hence the larger things dipped deeper into it. There was apparently a 'weight' involved too, since the dream-catcher was slowly going deeper and deeper. The dream-catcher likely ate things around the entire world, but had only empowered eight people to feed it for some reason.
Thinking about it, the dream-catcher likely wasn't the first 'god' of the dream realm. However, it was likely the first one that was in charge when people were so dominant. This was important for a very specific reason.
The dream-catcher ate Living Nightmares. Living Nightmares were capable of killing sleeping people. If the dream-catcher ever stopped, then the Living Nightmares would be able to propagate more. Fear was far easier to create than anything else aside from possibly prayer. And the angel had stated that things that effected the sleeping world had died out.
Putting it all together, the dream-catcher was a bit of an ass, but it was a pretty good top predator of the dream realm. Once it stopped effecting it though, it was very, very likely that a Living Nightmare would live long enough to learn how to make more of itself effectively. It would also rapidly become one of the top predators in the dream realm.
John didn't want to think of how the dream realm would look if a Living Nightmare took over. His best guess was that it would start to gather power and cascade. Humans would create a nightmare and it would grow until each dream was a thing of fear and terror.
If John didn't have control of his dreams he was pretty sure he'd be having bad ones at that realization.
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+8 Gossamer from dreams, +14 from hunting. - 10 from grafting.
You have 90 Gossamer
You have 7 days until tribute
.
You also have: A dream of gold.
Dragon's Horde: For every 10 gossamer you have, gain +1 Cohesion, to a max of your wonder.
Note, grafting dream can be used to adjust stats as well as adding abilities in the same action.
Daytime Action
[] Patrol the campus. (You're a security guard for the local college. Your contract doesn't really need you to patrol, but it gets you out of the place.0
[] Nap and use Dream of Wonder
[] Watch the Monitors (Talk with Harold)
[] Play Ball with Scott
Evening Action
[] Hit the local library
[] Hit the local cafe
[] Hit the local bar
[] Go home (Use night action twice)
[] Socialize with someone
Night Action
[] Hunt for Gossamer (Specify a number from 1-7. 1 easy, 7 hardest)
[] Hunt for your rivals
[] Look for something new
[] Visit the dream city and do ____
-You may use graft dream form on any slot you'd sleep.
-You may repair as an additional, free action.
-Write ins are acceptable.
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