Lucid Dreaming Control (Or Rather Applying the Lackthereof)

My question is more or less about dream control, or rather if it's /required/ or something you can't take away from a lucid dream without destroying the ability to be aware.

I'm trying to figure out if there can be a level of "unexpectancy" or even a degree of realism that can be more... I don't know "hard coded" into the brain. As well as a sense of realism that can be broken as well. Both without any real need to think about it unless I wanted to change the rules persay.

Also I wanted to know if lucid dreaming can also, if used right help with developing problem solving skills within the dream.

In the first decade or more (perhaps always) you will only be able to anticipate a small amount of what will happen. It becomes a bit like a story in which you can make choices but not control the plot. With more practice you can over ride all aspects of the dream. I am now having to find a balance between the two states.