Thread: Task of the Month for April 2017

Jeez, I just flew thru a time tunnel looking for a TOTY before it became a TOTM.
On the other side there was another solar system and the planets were giant mint wafers

Originally Posted by woblybil

Jeez, I just flew thru a time tunnel looking for a TOTY before it became a TOTM.
On the other side there was another solar system and the planets were giant mint wafers

Haha cool.

I love all of these tasks!

I was thinking the same as woblybil - if we do the bonus task with a plane, can we count it for both TotM and TotY? "Fly a plane and before you reach the destination, a time breach opens in front of you, fly through it. Where does it take you?" Or does TotY have to be a separate dream?

I completed a few of the TotMs last night - here's the DJ: http://www.dreamviews.com/blogs/~dre...otms%5D-80602/
The DJ also includes a few failed attempts if you want to read the whole thing (bad schema warning, but I resolved it in the end!), but I'll just post the successful attempts here:

Spoiler for Basic Task i - Abracadabra - Success!:

I was still in the foyer area, right near the exit, and there were several DCs walking into and out of the building. Some had familiar faces, but none that I fully recognised. I chose a random DC, a young Mexican woman with brown wavy hair. I pointed at her and shouted, "Abracadabra!"
A thin, red ribbon suddenly appeared in her hair like a headband, with a small bell decoration on top. I found this humorously underwhelming and chuckled to myself that at least the dream tried to do some magic.

Spoiler for Basic Task ii - Fetch - Success!:

I walked down the steps and stood on the paved path outside the office. Across the path, there was a grassy park area with some families having picnics and other DCs taking walks.
There was a golden retriever playing near a family's picnic blanket, so I called out, "Fetch!" She started running towards me but then ran back to the family and didn't seem to want to come to me.
I looked nearby and saw a smaller dog, similar to a pug, jumping around next to a DC couple who were strolling along the path. I tried again, "Fetch!" The pug came running up to me, holding something white that looked like a dog toy, but when he arrived it ended up being a soggy newspaper.
I was curious what the other dog might have brought, so I tried calling her again. She came this time, and presented me with a squeaky bone toy.

Spoiler for Advanced Task i - DC Parachute - Success! (eventually):

Back in 1926. The office and DCs were becoming persistent now - I was always greeted by the same woman standing near a desk, like I was in a loop. But it felt like the characters were developing a stronger relationship with me each time, wanting to help me succeed and wishing me luck.
I decided to go back to my original DC parachute guy, because I felt like we'd been in this thing together this long, why not try to finish it together?
We walked out of the office and flew into the sky. This time, there was a full sized, standard looking passenger plane. I phased through to the inside and sat down on a seat. From the inside, it looked more like a cruise boat.
My DC friend was still hovering outside, and I told him to phase through and join me, but he said he couldn't. So I told him to "become a figurine". He reacted as though he knew exactly what I meant, like he had a long history of being my dream sidekick and being asked to do weird stuff on our adventures, and agreed in a somewhat begrudging but friendly tone. He shrunk to the size of a figurine and I phased my hand through the window and pulled him back through. I placed him on the seat next to me, and made him grow back to a bit smaller than his normal size - I thought I'd have an easier time of making a human parachute if I could raise him above my head before jumping.
We made our way to the exit, and the pilot, a middle aged black man with an old fashioned looking pilot's hat, wished us luck. He was a different pilot than the previous dreams, but he seemed to be familiar with me and was rooting for me to succeed this time.
We stood at the open door and prepared to jump. As I was looking out, a nerdy looking DC with curly brown hair and glasses appeared in the air, somehow defying the scenery and standing on top of a hill, right next to the plane. He gave me a cryptic tip, pointing out that my method hadn't worked so far, so "why not try looking at it from a different angle?"
I instantly understood that he was actually being literal, but he wanted to disguise it as an idiom to get me to come to the idea myself rather than feeding me the answer.
I squished my parachute DC into a П shape and held him above my head before jumping out of the plane, and this time, instead of looking straight down, I tried imagining the scene from a side-on view, kind of like I could see myself in third person as well as feeling the scene in first person. I focused on the mountains in the background behind me, to keep the scale of the scene large enough that I would have time to form my DC into a parachute without feeling like I'd reach the ground too soon. The DC didn't inflate, but he stuck out 2 fingers on each hand, forming little wing flaps, which slowed us significantly from our free fall speed. It didn't slow us as much as a real parachute would, but we glided down slowly enough and landed safely in the ocean below.

I might redo the basic tasks for fun later to see what other results I get! (I was kinda hoping for something a bit weirder, hehe)

Of course you'd love these tasks, they were all your picks! I'm starting to think Percy is playing favourites.

Fantastic dreams by the way!

I completed the two basics! (success?)

Spoiler for basic i - Abracadabra!:

I saw three people sitting on a couch in front of me, where ~Dreamer~ was before. I jumped up, bent my knees slightly, got a crazed look in my eyes, then pointed at a lady at the far end of the couch while shouting, “ABRACADABRA!!!!”

She immediately picked up an invisible round object with her hands and, in a very deliberate and mechanical fashion, placed it on the lap of the person next to her. That guy did the same, moving the invisible object to the lap of the person next to him. The last person threw the invisible object at me. I felt a gust of air as something moved past me (they missed ). Before I had time to react, I felt ~Dreamer~’s arms wrap around me from behind.

Spoiler for basic ii - Dog Fetch!:

I turned around, smiled happily, and grabbed her hand, leading her outside. I remembered that I wanted to play fetch with a doggy, this part is pretty hazy. I yelled out, "Fetch!" Hoping a dog would appear. I saw a golden retriever running towards me with what I think was a….dismembered human skeleton foot, complete with a boot. I threw it off into the distance, expecting them to bring me something cooler. The dog ran off and I don’t think I ever saw them again.

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Originally Posted by AnotherDreamer

Of course you'd love these tasks, they were all your picks! I'm starting to think Percy is playing favourites.

Percy is my LD dad, so it's possible!

Originally Posted by AnotherDreamer

Fantastic dreams by the way!

I completed the two basics!

Back at ya!

Originally Posted by ~Dreamer~

I love all of these tasks!

I was thinking the same as woblybil - if we do the bonus task with a plane, can we count it for both TotM and TotY? "Fly a plane and before you reach the destination, a time breach opens in front of you, fly through it. Where does it take you?" Or does TotY have to be a separate dream?

Congrats on your lucids, dreamer!

I think those are different tasks. TOTY is fly a plane through a time breach. TOTM for april is fly in the space, into a black hole. TOTM doesn't require use of a flying device.

Originally Posted by AnotherDreamer

I completed the two basics! (success?)

Haha yup, but the leg?! Haha. You have your Both Basics wings now and you will get to keep them in April.

And a double post from meee.

Basic - tell a dog to fetch and see what he brings you TOTM - success

1.Tell a dog to fetch TOTM - success
So I'm out the window, flying just a few feet above this dusty alley. Three whitish dogs are running under me. I'm surprised, thinking wow, I never have dogs in my dreams. Now I can do the "tell a dog to fetch" TOTM. (As I was preparing for TOTMs during WBTB, I snickered when reading this task, thinking "yeah, but first I would have to summon a dog because I never have them".

One dog was small, like a pomeranian, one a bit larger, and one even a bit larger. All off white, and the middle sized one had the longest hair. I yell at them "fetch" and I throw my hand in forward motion. They are sooo happy! Running as fast as they can, coming back, wiggling their butts, making circles, jumping up and down. I can clearly see that they are holding a yellow tennis ball. I will myself to fly lower so I can pet them.

http://www.dreamviews.com/dreamviews...attempt-80621/

Oh ok, I posted my DJ entry but will make it live on 1st, since future task is in there.

I also made an attempt at dolphin TOTY.

Hi, just letting everyone know I am attempting the tasks this month!

Originally Posted by ~Dreamer~

Percy is my LD dad, so it's possible!


Back at ya!

Hahahahah I could... but really it is always based on the voting booth haha.

Have fun guys!!

Bonus task screams my name. I'm doing it. It will happen.

Will try basic I and bonus task, that is , if I succeed with WILD.

Originally Posted by Letaali

Bonus task screams my name. I'm doing it. It will happen.

Originally Posted by Nefets

Will try basic I and bonus task, that is , if I succeed with WILD.

Yeey! Good luck guys! Come here and tell us all your attempts.

First attempt...sort of: I got lucid for a second thanks to a DC helping me. Then I fell through a digital wormhole as I believed to be in a computer. Just need to stay lucid and move the wormhole to space next time.

Well, it took a few months, but I finally got my wings back. Just completed this month's bonus task.

Spoiler for relevant part:

This TOTM's bonus task was fresh in my mind. So, I flew out the vehicle, and warped into space. Had to take a moment to restabilize things, and then enjoyed just sailing the cosmos for a while at high speeds. Watching countless stars flowing past my view is always greatly amusing. Anyway, I erroneously looked around for a portal at first, but remembered it had to be a black hole. So, I thought (again, in error) to search in the emptiest point in space. After some more exploration, I found it, a void several hundred yards away, no larger than a hoola hoop in diameter. I stopped, and planned on how to enter safely. But it was too late; I was dragged inside in no time at all.

I found myself flung into a twisting wormhole, its silvery, fluid walls reflecting on pure nothingness. Ah, this again. I cheerfully let this trip run its course.

Finally, I arrive submerge in water. On surfacing, and reorienting myself, I see I'm swimming in a beach during twilight.

Full dream journal entry: http://www.dreamviews.com/blogs/fire...us-task-80670/

Ooh, my tasks got chosen. Maybe I'll manage to try all the tasks as well Gz on everybodys successes so far!

Sky-dive using a DC as your parachute. (litlepooky04) Dang, now that's an original idea.

Tasks look good. Basics nice & basic to help ease me back into TOTM Business trip this month so dreaming will be screwed up for a month but I have a couple weeks before that so I will give it a go!

I did my second basic this month - point at a DC, yelling Abracadabra and see what happens - success

2. Second, even more modern city. I think here I tried the April TOTM - point at a DC, yelling Abracadabra and see what happens.

I did this to at least 8 different DCs. I remember the last one. Businessman walking fast with a clipboard under his arm. As I yelled and pointed at him, he stopped, gave me a quizzical look and kept walking. Couple times I remember thinking "what is gonna happen to them?", but nothing happened. They all stayed the same and went on with their business. I wondered if I am suppose to do some magic, but I figured it's the spell that's suppose to do it.

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Finally I got something
One of my personal Goals achieved and the TOTM, awesome

Basic I - Abracadabra - Success
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Spoiler for Spoiler:

Without losing time I will try to tackle my second dream goal, which is why I quickly look for DCs. Just in front of me is a street that is lit only by the lanterns and a small group of people walks there, so I start walking towards that. To my right is the front of a building, probably an industrial hall, and to my left is a wire fence with an empty field behind it.
As I leave the industrial hall behind me, a young man comes up to me, he is wearing boxing gloves, and I immediately point my finger at him to call abracadabra, which, in a mixture of hustle and bustle, comes quite stuttered. The man does not even look at me, but just laughs and walks past. Since I am not quite satisfied with this result, I go to the group I have seen before on the street, since I now know that I have basically already fulfilled the goal I can slow down a little. The street is full of cars. When a man moves past a white van, I point ath him again with my finger and shout out Abracadabra, then a second time this time in English and it seems now to have an effect. The man begins to vomit, and when I call a second time in English, he vomits a second time. There are some splashes on my face. A little annoyed about it, I turn around and now turn to the rest of the dream.
It seems like some kind of war or at least a great battle takes place with many fights going on. The world here sinks into chaos and it has a bit of a end of the world feeling.

I attempted Advanced Task II. I tried to summon a "large fantasy creature". A large heavy breathing creature then sucked me into its body but I could see through its skin. I told it to go in front of me which it did. It looked like a 10 foot tall snow man with sticks, only it was made of dirty cotton. I summoned the creature rather than looking around for it and I didn't get it's name so I'm not sure if I completed the task or not.

http://www.dreamviews.com/dreamviews...ii-totm-80791/

Completed Basic I (Shout abracadabra at DC)

Spoiler for Abracadabra:

... I recall one of the tasks of the month and see a woman walking down the street. I point and yell 'Abracadabra!' at her. She screams and starts running. It didn't seem to have any particular effect so I shout again. This time her clothes change colour from blue to black. She runs out of sight.

Failed attempt at Basic II (Dog didn't return!)

Spoiler for Crazy Dogs:

The other task of the month requires a dog, so I start searching for one. Finally spotting a small terrier tied up outside a shop I go over to it and untie it. 'Fetch!' I ask. It rolls over and plays dead.

Well there are a few RL dogs that might be more obedient. I summon AB's sister's dogs by yelling their names. They show up and I pet them before asking them to 'Fetch.' They run off.

Completed Advanced II (Discover new species)

Spoiler for Boxig?:

I remember another task about finding a new species and look around. I see a street with a weird ruin type building at the end. Out of the ruin comes an animal that looks like a pig crossed with a dog, maybe a boxer. I decide to name this new animal a Pixer or maybe a Boxig. It has a pig tail but the face is a mashup of both pig and dog.

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Originally Posted by Rebon

Finally I got something
One of my personal Goals achieved and the TOTM, awesome

Basic I - Abracadabra - Success

Awesome, congrats! Welcome to TOTMs

Originally Posted by dolphin

I summoned the creature rather than looking around for it and I didn't get it's name so I'm not sure if I completed the task or not.

Sounds like completion to me. I think you are allowed to name the new species, since it's "new". Or you can share his name if you got a feeling in a dream what it could be. Congrats, awesome!

Originally Posted by obfusc8

Completed Basic I (Shout abracadabra at DC)

Lol you gotta teach dem dogs how to fetch, haha. Congrats on the others!

Hi!
I completed the Abracadabra task!
April TOTM and playing music in colour and texture - Dream Journals - Lucid Dreaming - Dream Views
Dream:
I become lucid as some text morphing strangely. I say 'Abracadabra' to a passing DC. They look at me strangely, and they take me to a '2002' meter mountain. WOW

Originally Posted by gab

Sounds like completion to me. I think you are allowed to name the new species, since it's "new". Or you can share his name if you got a feeling in a dream what it could be. Congrats, awesome!

Thanks, gab! I hereby dub the creature I encountered the "abominable cotton monster"

Completed (second) Basic task II -Ask a dog to fetch

Spoiler for Fetch!:

...Recalling my previous failed attempt at the TOTM I untie the dog and ask it to fetch. This time I keep talking to the dog - "fetch, c'mon, good dog, fetch it." The dog vanishes amongst the legs of the crowd but then returns. There is clearly something in it's mouth but it doesn't want to give it up. I have to hold the dog and try and gently open the jaws. A circular white thing, like an LED light, drops out.

Completed Bonus Task - Get into space and fly through a black hole

Spoiler for Exploding stars:

...The golden haired woman takes my hand and we fly up towards the stars. It looks really cool. "Look for a black hole."

We continue flying through space past galaxies and planets until a spinning circle of even darker black appears in front of us. We fly into the black hole and after passing through the stars around us are exploding like fireworks. Hanging in the blackness ahead of us is an enormous clear domino with the numbers one and seven on it's halves.

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