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On the Subject of Dreams

Sturm Posts: 15 12/26/2013	Why should I walk through the line of dreams and fill my head with nightmares? Thus far I have found no benefit from any line of dreams, besides... well, you know. The view outside your window being very, very wrong.
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Locrian Posts: 31 12/26/2013	I do it because the text is bloody gorgeous. If you are a sensible sort, avoid the whole mess and enjoy the salutary benefits of deep untroubled sleep. -- Locrian, the Genial Promethean Dorian, the Implacable Hedonist Aeolian, the Gentle Cypher Lydian, the Boisterous Brawler
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Riley37 Posts: 125 12/26/2013	I have heard that dreams of storms can eventually lead to the trait Stormy-Eyed in the waking world. Is this so?
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Emain Ablach Posts: 348 12/26/2013	You'll be Stormy-Eyed, yes, but the effects of being like that will only apply in dreams for what I saw until now. -- Went NORTH. Got salted. Never came back. We won't remember him. https://www.fallenlondon.com/profile/Emain%20Ablach
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lady ciel Posts: 2548 12/26/2013	You get to enter the Mind of a Long Dead God when your stormy eyed and dreams of thunder at the right level. -- ciel Sorry RL means I am not a very active player at the moment. No social actions unless you are prepared to wait and definitely no sparring or other mult-action things. No Calling Cards or boxed cats please. Will take dupes on the affluent photographers. Other social invitations welcome. Parabolan Kittens usually available, send me an in-game social action saying you want one and I will get one to you as soon as possible. storynexus name - reveurciel
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Evariste S. Crumbledon Posts: 138 12/26/2013	Dreams are an integral part of living in the Fifth City. Besides a certain hotel, make sure you go and visit the Marches, a delightful and painless way to raise your Watchful. As Ciel explained, the Mind of the Lond Dead God is available once both your Stormy-Eyed and WTTS are high enough. Entering is at your discretion, leaving might be more problematic and will affect your Stormy-Eyed quality. I just woke up from such a dream after long hours of Correspondence study at the University. I will go back as soon as I'll be able to. -- Evariste S. Crumbledon
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Rook Crofton Posts: 83 12/27/2013	The dreams are optional, but they are one of my favourite parts. Seeing the dream content really sold me on Fallen London when I started playing. It builds on lore found elsewhere in the game, and the stormy-eyed (and mind of a dead god) content was as exhilarating for me as entering the Nadir for the first time. That said, my brother completely avoided all dream content when he played, and he still enjoyed the game. -- Rook Crofton: dreamer, antiquarian, mystic Now a Scarlet Saint. Happy to send anyone an invite to the Temple Club.
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dragonridingsorceress Posts: 622 12/27/2013	If you take the Heart's Desire ambition, you will eventually need 5 levels of the element dreams. As someone who had been avoiding Dreams, this was frustrating to discover. -- DragonRidingSorceress is an Author of good standing. Mostly good standing. She's happy to accept any social action except Photographer and Loitering, but requests warnings before duping/poisoning/etc. Seeker of Names is a... being with an obsession. They're willing to accept all invitations. One who seeks to know all that is and may be. One who dances in the silence of the void. One whose fantasies make the reality come alive.
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Sara Hysaro Moderator Posts: 4514 12/27/2013	You don't really need to get 5 levels in those dream qualities. It's an option, but you could go for the Stone-Tentacle Key instead. I found that less of a hassle. -- http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/Profile/Sara%20Hysaro Please do not send SMEN, cat boxes, or Affluent Reporter requests. All other social actions are welcome. Are you a Scarlet Saint? Send a message my way to be added to the list.
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Zeel Posts: 257 12/27/2013	Dragon, you can also get the Stone Tentacle Key for that (which you find at zee). Considering a step or two later you require a boat anyway, it is not as bad as it sounds. -- http://www.fallenlondon.com/Profile/Zeel - Zeel, also known as the Hollow Hellion. A soulless, heartless, empty individual who will only deal with those who are advantageous to him. http://www.fallenlondon.com/Profile/Jass The Sly Socialite, or the Devious Rogue, depending where you see her. Jass lives a double life, alternating between the God-fearing, popular socialite and one of the many crime-lords of London. IF YOU WANT A PARABOLAN KITTEN please send me a social engagement or menace reduction to either account, preferably not Coffee at Caligula's.
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David Lombard Posts: 79 12/27/2013	dragonridingsorceress wrote: If you take the Heart's Desire ambition, you will eventually need 5 levels of the element dreams. As someone who had been avoiding Dreams, this was frustrating to discover. Perhaps a late addition - I am on that step now and there is a third even easier option. One season of pygmalion will take care of it. -- http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/Profile/David~Lombard
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lady ciel Posts: 2548 12/27/2013	Unfortunately that option does not advance Heart's Desire, you need to give him your dreams or the key to progress. -- ciel Sorry RL means I am not a very active player at the moment. No social actions unless you are prepared to wait and definitely no sparring or other mult-action things. No Calling Cards or boxed cats please. Will take dupes on the affluent photographers. Other social invitations welcome. Parabolan Kittens usually available, send me an in-game social action saying you want one and I will get one to you as soon as possible. storynexus name - reveurciel
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OPG Posts: 387 12/27/2013	lady ciel wrote: Unfortunately that option does not advance Heart's Desire, you need to give him your dreams or the key to progress. That lack of progress did make me sad the first time I did that. The text amused me, though. -- overpoweredginger, an irresistible, magnificent, midnight and sagacious gentleman. A Fallen London Roleplay Community exists. Contrary to popular belief, Richard Nixon is not involved.
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David Lombard Posts: 79 12/27/2013	OPG wrote: lady ciel wrote: Unfortunately that option does not advance Heart's Desire, you need to give him your dreams or the key to progress. That lack of progress did make me sad the first time I did that. The text amused me, though. I see. I'll have to up my dream quotient, then. -- http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/Profile/David~Lombard
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streetfelineblue Posts: 1459 12/27/2013	Hmm... Why don't you give him the key? Hunter's KEep is a pleasant trip anyway, and a quite rewarding place, though it will take you away from London for a while. -- Twitter: @streetfelineblu Blue's LiveJournal Blue's Echo Bazaar profile Blue's Night Circus diary Link to Ocelot's Enigma Ambition hint page; PM for clarification. No direct solutions provided.
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dragonridingsorceress Posts: 622 12/28/2013	streetfelineblue wrote: Hmm... Why don't you give him the key? Hunter's KEep is a pleasant trip anyway, and a quite rewarding place, though it will take you away from London for a while. I don't have a ship yet. It is not (yet) in character for me to do so. -- DragonRidingSorceress is an Author of good standing. Mostly good standing. She's happy to accept any social action except Photographer and Loitering, but requests warnings before duping/poisoning/etc. Seeker of Names is a... being with an obsession. They're willing to accept all invitations. One who seeks to know all that is and may be. One who dances in the silence of the void. One whose fantasies make the reality come alive.
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Zephyr15 Posts: 58 12/30/2013	It seems that some new content will be requiring dream qualities, Is Someone There? tending to be the most prevalent in relation to Parabola. Given how long it takes to raise these qualities, I'd most definitely recommend raising them whenever possible, and you shouldn't suffer negative consequences as long as you deal with your nightmares.
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Lumyire Posts: 167 12/31/2013	Speaking of dreams, I think I lost quite a bit of dream progress when I was having rat trouble, since they were all I could dream about. I guess THAT's why someone here recommended finishing up that part as soon as possible? -- https://www.fallenlondon.com/profile/Lumyire
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Immortali Posts: 3 12/31/2013	dragonridingsorceress wrote: streetfelineblue wrote: Hmm... Why don't you give him the key? Hunter's KEep is a pleasant trip anyway, and a quite rewarding place, though it will take you away from London for a while. I don't have a ship yet. It is not (yet) in character for me to do so. Getting a ship will definitely be faster than trying to raise your dreams. I still haven't raised my dreams to the level needed, and I reached the content limit of Heart's Desire awhile ago. I've been trying to raise my dreams since the beginning too, but for some reason Fire Sermon keeps eluding me... -- Fallen London's Immortali, the Immortal Urchin; Lady Murasaki, the Violet Wordsmith; andNicolaus, the Audacious Astronomer.
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