Spawning people: problems

[Swordz]

When i find people i know in my dreams, they are exactly like they are in real life. But when i try to spawn someone, it always spawn a monster or a fat and ugly version of that person. How can i spawn an exactly version of someone?

[Maria92]

Um...my advice would be to picture that person as clearly as possible, and spawn them in a way that has fewer risks (i.e. finding a door, rather than making them pop up in front of you). You could also try asking a DC to lead you to that person, or to bring that person to you.

[Mzzkc]

Ask another DC to bring you to the person, or the person to you. Alternatively, ask the DC where they are and go there yourself using whatever means of travel you find easiest. This is generally what I do in order to find someone. However, I've got a new trick in the works that should prove interesting to experiment with. Unfortunately, it's specific to my most well developed archetypes, so it isn't going to work for everyone.

[Loaf]

Despite having many lucid dreams throughout my life, I only consciously spawned someone on my last lucid dream. I never look at things when I spawn them anymore - I always turn my back on them then turn around after saying who / what I want to appear. When I look at them they look the way they should. Try that, if you haven't already.

[Zelzahim]

I think you should turn around, and say: When i turns around, there will be a machine which, when i tells it, brings me any person i want. If your having enough confidence, that machine will be there when you turns around. For me, that technique works for everything. Could give it a try? //Zelzahim

[Mercen_505]

I've had excellent results from calling out to the person I'm looking for. Just say "Hey, [name goes here]!" in a slightly louder than normal voice, and a moment or two later you'll hear them respond, and walk into view. The only problem with that is that sometimes they show up and don't want to stick around, because they were already doing something and can't break away. Weird. When I use the old "open the door and expect them to be there" approach, things work out better.

[Bizarre Jester]

When i find people i know in my dreams, they are exactly like they are in real life. But when i try to spawn someone, it always spawn a monster or a fat and ugly version of that person. How can i spawn an exactly version of someone? I have that same problem some times. What works for me is to yell, and hear them yell back. Or go through a door/something and "know" that they will be on the other side and they will be there.

[mrdeano]

I find that the harder I look for the person the worse he/she turns out. I try to be casual about it and not to depend my entire LD on finding the person. I generally use passive control to summon people.