Normal Dream Challenge 13 - Winners Announced!

No, that’s ok, while it was beautiful, in the dream it was all the familiar scenery of where I live. Personally, I would consider the “see awesome scenery” bonus task as a new and exciting place to see, which this wouldn’t qualify as for me. But thank you :content:

Well done Earthly! Going up and down the hill on the tiny train reminded me of the beginning of “Dumbo”. Thinking about it, I realize that was probably a normal-sized train, but it felt small compared to the animals. (Funny how you carry so many impressions with you from childhood, which simply go uncorrected until you have a specific reason to think about them again. Until five minutes ago there was a latent assumption in my adult head that Dumbo began with an exceptionally small train!)

(I know we shouldn’t post too many pictures but this will help people incubate!)

I completed the task last night. I saw some trains, rode a train and possibly saw some awesome scenery. I’ll let you decide. Sadly, it had little to do with my ongoing story-line and I was reluctant to post it, but I’ve decided it’s worth the two minutes it’ll take to read. Will type up tomorrow morning.

I want to do the steam train next. One more night!

For the awesome scenery bonus, we depend on the dreamer’s impression to guide us.

September 24: 1 ND

Oh, Dumbo… A childhood favorite. As a matter of fact, my train ride felt nearly exactly like what my childhood impressions were of that beginning train ride in Dumbo.

Just some fragments for me last night!

Non-lucid dream in which I have lunch with a group of women at a hotel restaurant.

This week, I’m going to be trying some lucid dream induction techniques. Last night’s (non-lucid) dream was after an intentional WBTB.

September 25: fragments

Scores have been updated. :tongue:

Got it. It’s always interesting to see how things that appear ordinary to some people can be seen as awesome by others. :peek:

Wow! I completely forgot about this train. I remember it being small, too. But when looked at from this angle it looks three times the size of the humans! I think I remember it being small because Dumbo’s mother was bursting out of her carriage? But then, it’s been a while since I’ve seen it.

Also, feel free to post images. You’re right and they help people incubate, so we don’t mind seeing them. :content:

And as Moogle said, just like with the Quest we rely on the interpretation of the dreamer as to whether they believe their scenery was awesome or not. So you let us know.

Good luck with the lucids! If you’re planning to WBTB, you should see if you can chain into previous dreams, because chains count here. :wink:

By the way, I loved seeing your dream art but was wondering if those are the ones that you were planning for this NDC. I saw the ones from LC61, but couldn’t tell if the others matched dreams from our Weeks. :eek:

The other pieces of dream art I’ve uploaded also don’t count for this challenge.

I’ll make a link to them in this thread when I’ve uploaded the sketches I made in the previous weeks of this challenge.

In a previous Lucidity Challenge, I seem to remember having a discussion with Thorn (who was hosting) about how good the restaurant was in my dream. It’s hard for anyone except the person who had the dream to make those kind of subjective judgments!

Reminder

Last week to get points for the Ask and Receive wings Quest. There will be a new Quest on October 1st.

I was so excited for this one!! Sadly I need to get a lucid dream to try to do the challenge haha…

Also, one fragment last night…

September 25: Fragments only

Had 1 ND here this morning. As per the see a train task, I notably saw the armored train as it appeared in Goldeneye.

Non-lucid dream in which I play a game (with three other people) where you throw a small ball through a basketball hoop. I claim points for the dream recall only; no new tasks done.

I made an attempt at WILD that didn’t work: I had hypnagogic hallucinations but then lost awareness. No points for this: I am calling thse hypnagogic hallucinations “not dreams”.

BUT for NDC you get points even if it is done in a normal dream. Just post here and in quest topic (stating it was a ND)

September 26: 1 ND

Ah, ok! Would be cool to see how this one went in an ND… time to incubate! â˜￾ðŸ￾¼

Scores have been updated. :smile:

Congrats on seeing a train! :good:

Though admittedly a fiery dream. Glad you weren’t hurt. :woah:

[center]Week 4: Hoist the Colours!

We packed our bags and said farewell
Untied the knot and raised the sail
We threw our hearts into the sea
Forgot all of our memories

  • Yoann Lemoine

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Here be the fourth week of the NDC, me 'earties, where the shore is only for ye faint of heart. It’s the pirate’s life or walk the plank!

That’s right! This week the challenge is to take a ride on a boat! (50 Points). Sail, motor, house, magnificent, fierce and huge-ish. Prepare every vessel that floats!

Bonus Tasks:

  1. See a boat (5 Points)
  2. Ride on a jet-ski or in a speedboat (10 Points)
  3. Take a boat down a canal or over rapids (10 points)
  4. Sail the high seas with pirates! (20 Points) Take to the open ocean with colourful characters. By the sweat of our brows, and the strength of our backs and the courage of our hearts. Hoist the colours.


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