Dragon: The Embers Core Book - MrGone's Character Sheets

killed by the denizens of this place… or
worse.
Pandemonium is not all hopeless
destruction, though. If an Oroboroi wishes
to exit the dream of one sleeper and enter
that of another, she must first step out into
Pandemonium. It’s like the great outdoors
between two houses in a neighborhood.
Some clever Dragons use this as a means of
safely evading pursuers, entering the
Dreamtide through one sleeper, traveling
past Pandemonium into another dream, and
then exiting the Dreamtide by means of
another sleeper. It’s certainly a gamble,
though, as two adjacent dreams may have no
material correlation at all.
The The End End of of a a a Dream Dream
Dream
When a dreamer awakens, the dream
ends for him. But what does that mean for
someone walking around inside his head?
What happens to a Dragon who is still inside
when a dream ends?
Any dream-walkers receive one
subtle warning that the dreamer has begun to
stir; the walls of the Dreamtide vibrate
briefly as if snoring. What follows is a cold
wind that sweeps through the dreamscape
paralyzing (almost) everything it touches.
Doors can be heard locking, Dolls and
Carrion freeze in place, Anima fall asleep,
and the world fades to black and white.
The most terrible part? The opening
in the Miasma closes, trapping the Dragon
within the Dreamtide until she can find
another weakness to exploit. She may wait
in the silenced dreamscape until the next
night when she gets another opportunity to
escape, but such action is not always
recommended. Nightmares that were not
resolved before the awakening still linger,
and are not rendered inactive like the actors
of a dreamer’s imagination. No… if these
monsters are still alive they’re likely
wandering the dark hallways searching for
ways to become real.
Making Making the the Best Best Best of of It It
It
The thought has probably occurred
to you by now… “Why bother with such a
dangerous place?” That’s easy to answer.
Because it’s profitable. Not only does the
Dreamtide provide an Oroboroi with a place
to evade nighttime pursuers for a few hours,
it also allows them to harvest resources for
the material world. Though a gap in the
Miasma is only big enough for one person
(or Dragon, rather), they can still carry most
anything back with them. Also, the
Dreamtide is the only battleground on which
Dragons may clash with the horrors of their
constituents. Part of owning a Province is
maintaining the well-being of its inhabitants,
and part of that is putting an end to their
fears. Plus, anything edible from the
Dreamtide is worth triple calories.
A Dreamer twists his environment
with his imagination, and can even make
something out of nothing. That sort of
power is breath-taking, but pointless in a
world where everyone else can do the same.
As a Dragon is only a visitor in any given
dream, she cannot herself take advantage of
these bizarre physics. Still, she can exploit
the talents of others. Anything not nailed
down to the dreamscape can be absconded
back through the miasma to the real world.
Though any fantastic powers an item may
possess fade away as it passes through the
Miasma, the item still maintains all of its
mundane properties (and machines still
function as intended, provided the design is
somewhat sound). In this way the
Dreamtide is both a source of cheap raw
material and a font for invention… provided
the Dragon can convince or trick a dreamer
into helping her.
Likewise, when peace of mind is
shattered by Nightmares a Dragon has two
options. She can either struggle in the
waking world to rally the spirits of her
constituents and dispel their fears… or she
can invite herself into their dreams and