Quote Originally Posted by DaffodilSum6788 View Post
Thank you for the words of encouragement! I was wondering, what if most of my dreams are set in places where I don't visit frequently IRL, doing things I don't really do, and with people that I don't see often? Most of my dreams are either set in places I don't go to regularly, and the dream characters are either IRL people whom I don't talk to on a regular basis or fictional characters. Doesn't it get harder when you don't have frequent settings/characters?
I’m not sure I fully understand what you’re asking but you can definitely use “unfamiliar locations” as a dream sign to RC to. I know because I’m currently experimenting with just that! Most of my day to day involves me being at home or work, so whenever I find myself any other place, a store, a cafe, a park, even if it’s somewhere I visit frequently I’ve started doing RCs. It’s actually working really well for me and if I remain consistent it could turn out to be a very effective RC trigger. It’s a strange feeling but when you set that intention to notice when you’re in these unfamiliar locations you start to get a sort of sixth sense for it. My mind quite reliably alerts me when I’m in a location I don’t visit regularly. I’ve had quite a few lucid dreams so far from this but I think it will take time to become consistently reliable. If I get lazy and ease off doing this for even a day or two I lose the ability to notice. It’s definitely something you have to stick with and do consistently. I also remain aware of other dream signs as well so that I’m not putting all my eggs in one basket. Awareness of oddities is still by far my most reliable lucidity trigger. The same approach could definitely be applied to people/ characters I’m sure. I just find people harder personally because I don’t meet a lot of new people day to day and nearly always forget to RC when I’m in conversation. I’ve had lucids in the past though when I notice I’m in a room full of people I don’t recognise.

Quote Originally Posted by DarkestDarkness View Post
in a way you could say that you could set an intention to RC by expecting the unexpected. Ideally this is something you can do on your run up to bedtime and whilst actually in bed too, while keeping in mind that for the next hours you're going to be asleep and likely dreaming too.
This is a good way of putting it. Remain vigilant at all times, day and night.