Hi there, welcome to Dreamviews!

Make sure to check out http://www.dreamviews.com/f20/beginn...eaming-124786/ for some basic info. Btw, here are some types of reality checks you can do: Reality Checks - Lucid Dreaming - Dream Views

Looks like you might enjoy browsing the Beyond Dreaming forum, as you mentioned you're looking into OBE's and astral projection.

Good luck!