Thread: Task of the Year for 2011

Yep... I saw his movies when I was a kid. All my nightmares are lucid since I can remember. When I had lack of control and the thread was taking me (well, when I was a kid, now I do never have nightmares) I would call Freddy and he always showed up and saved me

I could not kill him not even in a dream. I am sure my dream guardian takes his form because I always trusted, liked and respected Freddy.

(This happens when you see Nightmare on Elm street when you are a small kid )

Not sure if I like this task so much. Just for fun though, I want to try last year's task. I plan to become the Doctor's companion and use the TARDIS to visit those times.

i've never seen at least 3/4 of those movies, but i'll try the task anyway!

These sound really fun, a great insight into just how open the possibilities if lucid dreaming are I havent had an intentional lucid dream yet but hopefully il be ready in time to try the ones in 2012!

Originally Posted by ninja9578

Jaws (1975)
Kill the shark

Another boat arrives, and I realize it is the Orca, the ship from the movie Jaws, a man pulls me onto the ship, and there is a woman looking out over the water at the huge shark that bit the smaller boat in half. I search my mind for the identities of the people… one is Quint, a shark hunter, the man who pulled me out is Brody, the main character, so the woman is Hooper, the marine biologist? I was trying to think if that was a woman in the movie, but I figure it doesn't matter. Small detail. I am thinking of how to arrange Quint's death when I remember the task is to actually kill the shark, damn, I almost forgot that detail… so I go to one of the large harpoon guns and shoot the shark, right through the brain for a painless death… ok… task done… I jump in the water, though it's clear that the others think I fell, and I swim over to the shark. I remove the harpoon, then I summon up a healing item in the form of a mushroom that I have designed for use in my own video games, the mushroom heals and restores life to the recently deceased. I put the mushroom in the shark's mouth where it is instantly absorbed, the shark is revived and healed. Yay! I use the harpoon rope to pull myself back onto the boat, this time both Brody and Hooper help me up. I slice the rope a bit as I get on, weakening it. Quint sees the shark is still moving down there, so he reels the harpoon back in for another shot. He fires, and gets the shark only through its dorsal fin… the shark pulls at the harpoon cable. Quint says to pull the rope in a specific way so the harpoon gets set in place. I arrange so that he is in front, then the weak spot in the line, then Brody and Hooper. The line snapes, Quint gets pulled into the water and swallowed whole by the angry shark.

For the whole dream, click HERE.

My Wizard of Oz dream

So I decided that when I turn around, I would see the beginning of the yellow brick road and I would meet Dorothy a bit more down the road and ask for her shoes. When I turned around there was just a normal paved road, but it was flanked on both sides by yellow markers and yellow walls and only yellow buses circulating along its length. My first thought was to try again, but curiosity won, I wanted to see how it would develop further.
To my right side I found a bus terminal, right at the beginning of the road. Having a rest, near a parked bus, was some girl with wavy brown hair. She was with three male friends and she was changing shoes. She had a large suitcase open and lots of shoes on the floor. She was putting aside some really nice red shoes with high heels and slipping into some other more comfy shoes. I approached her and I said I really liked her shoes and asked if I could try them. She allowed but when I put them on, the shoes became yellow. I asked her why did the shoes become yellow and she said it was the way they were, they’d change colours when we’d put them on, but she said not to worry, because they were perfectly fine and would totally work the same way. So I decided to knock my heels 3 times while saying “there’s no place like home”. But nothing seemed to happen.
I waited for a while without moving. Nothing seemed to change. Then I noticed there was a river right in front of us, behind the bus terminal. A huge noise revealed a boat approaching fast. This boat had two guys inside and they made some quick and dangerous turns in the water, causing it to spiral and wave in amazing patterns. I didn't know what this exhibition was about but I was admiring the hypnotic effect on the water, when a group of mutilated dolphins that had just been cut by the boat’s engine arose at the surface amidst bloody water. Some were still fighting for their lives, but there was just too many bones exposed and bits of meat everywhere. It was a horrific scene. Then we heard police sirens and for some reason we did not want to be there when they arrived. So we run up the road and looked for cover.

12 Jan: Wizard of Oz (ToTY) and Earth's core

Psycho done I don't remember the whole dream perfectly but I do remember the psycho part pretty well.

I remember flying over an ocean. There are some islands in it. I become lucid. I had decided to do Psycho next so I teleported into the shower. I arrive just seconds before Norman. I don't remember if Janet screamed, but I think I did and Norman did too. He tries to stab me but I take him down. Janet says something to me, but I can't remember what. We step out of the shower. Norman gets up and tries to attack us again. I rise him up to the air and set him aflame. After it I fly off.

Did Grease lightning, and it was really fun! He had the funniest car The task part is in blue:

I had just awoken from another dream which i could barely remember. I think it was something about a video game, but wasn't completely sure. I had plugged my nose and tried to breathe, as i usually do when I wake up, and good thing, it had worked and I became lucid! The dream was a little "iffy" and felt really strange. I figured that it was starting to fade, so i rubbed my hands. I focused on the warmth and feeling of the hands, thinking the dream was going to fade away, but it didn't. Instead, it became one of the most vivid and real dreams i had ever had.

I contemplated what to do, and, like usual, the TotY popped into my head. I thought about what to do. It was a choice between racing grease lightning and casablanca. Having never seen Casablanca, i decided to try grease lightning. I wanted to try out my new way of changing the scenery, by just snapping my fingers and not even closing my eyes. I thought, "drainage pipe, classic cars," and when i snapped my fingers, the scene instantly changed and i was in the large drainage type thing where there were a bunch of people dressed like in the movie talking and fighiting.

I walked up to who i thought was grease lightning and told him that i would whoop his butt in a race. He laughed and scoffed at me. I took it that he gladly accepted my challenge. I nearly started crying... He had one of those little plastic electric cars that you see little kids driving around with. I looked over and summoned a Lambo, birhgt red and ready to race. I hopped in and started it up. It was awesome. Never being in a lambo before, i was eager to see how it preformed. I drove over to him and told him, "Hey! Nice car!" He just laughed again and said, "watch this." He suddenly reved the engine and it sounded just like mine. WTF!? The little plastic toy was going to compete with a lamborghini!?

We both pulled up to a crack in the pipe and all his friends drove up along side me. They were in their normal '50s cars, like they should've been in. One guy stood there with a checkered flag. He yelled, "Ready, set! GO!" And we took off. I was way ahead and noticed that the other's hadn't even moved. I was nearing the end of the pipe and saw the others already there! WTF again!?!? They were cheating! I quickly turned aroudn the pipe and could hear them finally driving. I floored it. The others had caught up to me and were on the side. I have to admit, it was kind of funny seeing a little plastic car going over 200 mph, but I was starting to lose focus. There were passing me! I imagined a nitro button right next to the shifter and, of course, it appeared.

I quickly pressed it and was launched back into my seat. I saw the speedometer quickly rising. 300, 350, 400, 450. The finish line seemed to move further and further away the faster i went. I was still catching up on the others though. I decided, "the heck with this." And i teleported myself to the fnish line. The guy was still there and waved the flag again. I won! or so i thought... I looked around and noticed the other people were sitting there drinking and laughing. I had lost! The guys started to walk over to me, but i could feel the dream fading. I jumped out of the car and tried to spin to stay in the dream, but it was too late. I woke up in my bed, a little disappointed that i didn't get to stay in the dream.

Once again. Do I have to use spears and swords for the 300 task, or whatever I want?

Whatever you want. It just says you have to fight in it. Although i think just dropping a nuke or something like that would be a little much, but guns and stuff like that would probably work. Personally, I'm gonna try and use only powers. No weapons of any sort

For the 300 task, my Witchblade all the way... or maybe an Alex Mercer archetype... or maybe bolts of lightning... wow... so many choices...

Originally Posted by ninja9578

The Godfather (1972)
Ask the Godfather for something

During his daughter’s wedding, the godfather hears requests for favours. Johnny asks him for help landing a movie role, because his career is hurting, which is granted and leads to one of most famous scenes where the producer finds the severed horse head in his bed.

I've already had many Mob-related LDs (never done this though) I'm usually the getaway driver as I love vintage American cars. This will be the first task I try.

So far some of these are awesome

I almost got Wizard of Oz done, I found Dorothy and put the slippers on. I just forgot to tap them. The good news is that with this speed I'll have the tasks done pretty soon. Also, having to teleport to the scene worsens the dream's quality.

Well I induced a WILD for the FIRST time last night on my FIRST attempt. I stopped the psycho. *Cough* Dakotahnok and I stopped the psycho. However I don't think we can confirm a SD. I'll have it up later. Those binaural beats worked some badass magic.

I think for the 300 task I'll shape-shift into Godzilla. Those poor Persians won't know what hit them!!!

Here's the completed Psycho task:

NOTE: I downloaded four banural beat songs for my iPod. I fell asleep on the couch on accident. I awoke around 2:40 A.M. I went to bed and played the beats. They kept me up until like 4:00 A.M. I finally realized repeating them was just not gonna put me to sleep. So, the plan is next time, if I don't fall asleep during the beats, I'll turn off my iPod and just sleep. That's how I did my first WILD ever early this morning.

I find myself at my old house. My mom and dad are there. Odd, they're divorced. My brain doesn't think oddly of it. I see my old dog's cage. We gave him away. Weird. I walk towards his cage. Suddenly, the REM kicks in. I am lucid! Yes! My first WILD! Even better, on my first try!!!!! I twitch and feel a burst of energy in my body. I feel emmense power flow through me. Damn, REM lucid dreams are powerful! I was being overridden with power! I turn around. I don't want to stay here with this fake reality. I don't need to be emotionally hurt in my dream anymore. I walk outside. There's no snow and it's pretty
nice out. Hmph. More bullcrap my head made up. Now I am now longer facing my house. It's time for the turn around method. I know my objective is to do the Psycho movie task. I use my intent and go to the house where Janet is showering. I am outside. (At this point I lose myself in excitement and I am too expectant rather than intent.) I go inside. It's weird and undescribable in here. I turn down a hallway. Then, my excitement reaches a higher level(rendering me stupider). Dakotahnok is there, just as planned. We meet up. We nod our heads, knowing what our plan is. I tell Dakotahnok to wait until I go in. Dakotahnok will go in second. I get in my stance to do instant transmission. I try. Fail. Crap! I try again. Fail. No! I tell Dakotahnok that I'll just sync myself through the wall. Fail. Ugh!(See, now I'm frustrated, expectant, and excited). I say screw it. Oddly, I manage to summon a M9 Baretta pistol. Dakotahnok does too. We're running out of time. Dakotahnok goes up to the door, takes a step back, then kicks it down. We rush in, guns ablazing. We shoot the Hell out of the psycho. We get him just in the nick of time. He had already opened the curtain. Phew, a close one! Janet got out of the shower and wrapped herself in a towel. She thanks us for our bravery. Then, my dream starts to blur up. Finally, I awake to my alarm.

Completed the psycho task like Ineverwakeup. But our dreams were so different were not calling it a shared dream. But he was in it and we did it on the same night.

I'll post the dream in just a lil bit.

I became lucid. To teleport I thought of using the web browser on my iPad so that when I click a link it would take me were I wanted to go. *I plugged my nose and could breath.*

I kept getting in web pages. I think I lost lucidity for a moment I started playing a game were you shoot colors balls and when they match they explode. Then it said that I killed to many people. But when I got it back I was looking at a web page. All of the text changed when I took a second look at it.*

I "woke up" plugged my nose and could still breath. Everything was blurry, I could feel coolness on my side and reached down to touch my leg.*

I woke up again. I got up and spun and when I looked at my tv the screen moved up and down (like it was nodding). I became lucid and grabbed the t.v I ran with it and then got stopped*
, I looked back and then saw the cord from the t.v. I yanked it and it came undone.*

I ran at the door and tried to throw the t.v but it was like it was stuck on my hand. After a few attempts I just dropped it.

*I went into my moms room and saw her laying down. I went into the kitchen hoping to summon her. It didn't work.*

Went back into her room and shouted "wake up!" everything started flying in the air and exploding (just like inception) lol. Then I shouted "sleep sleep" and everything calmed down.*

I think of the psycho task and go to complete it. I am in the bathroom. There are a couple of people in the shower and then the murderer was outside the shower. *

When I got closer the murderer was actually Kevin. I grabbed him and started slamming his head against the cabinet. He fell limp.*

I pulled the shower curtain and there was a woman and Ineverwakeup (the DC) I then lost lucidity and woke up.*

Lot of psycho tasks done... I guess that's probably the easiest. Still some awesome ones.

And lol at the idea of turning into godzilla to fight the Persians

Here's my Casablanca dream...

Casablanca (ToTY)

I go back into LD. I’m in a house and I look for some mirror. I cross one while thinking of the Casablanca ToTY and I land on the entrance of a bar. I pass a folding screen and find myself in a corridor. I spend some time there because there are some amazing paintings and sculptures that I observe, trying to memorize them. Specially a painting about some winged snake-like surrealistic creature, being ridden by some warrior and a sculpture of an abstract man with a sun and moon head. But I’m brought back to the present moment by some gentleman who is pointing me the way to enter the main room. I look inside and it is all in black and white, tables with candles in the centre, fancy dressed people sitting and listening to jazz music. I look like Ingrid Bergman in my hairstyle and clothes. But once I enter the room, the black and white becomes slowly colourful. I see a guy on the piano and a queue of at least four people who seem to be wanting to talk to him. I ask someone how can I speak to Sam and they point me the guy on the piano and say “You’ll have to wait for your turn.” But Sam was an old white guy with white hair and glasses. I said “That’s not Sam!”, but they insisted it was him, the famous Sam. “Ok, so I’ll ask him to play a song.” I didn’t feel like waiting for my turn and it was my dream anyway, so I passed in front of all the other people waiting and was about to talk to Sam, when he finished a song and got up in a very bad mood, complaining that there was too much people nagging him. Instead of him, I ended up talking to another guy who was his manager and told me I should write down my name on a waiting list and the song I wanted Sam to play. I realized I would not be able to hear him playing the song before the dream was over, so I wrote my name on the paper. I had serious difficulties, because all the pens they were handing me over did not write properly, but in the end I managed. I didn’t know what song to ask for, so I wrote down “whatever song you wish to play”, because I figured he was sick and tired of playing all the crazy stuff other people were asking.

22 Jan: Casablanca and market in the Town of Denn (ToTY & RPG tasks)

I failed at the Wizard of Oz for the second time...I became lucid and because the quality of the dream was so good, I didn't want to risk destroying it by teleporting, so I created a portal into a doorway, and went to Land of Oz through it. There I became distracted and didn't get the task done...If I'll fail once more, I'll try some other task...

Well Dakotahnok, we still technically had an SD. BTW, when I first realease my fire breath on the Persians, I'm gonna shout "TASTE THE RAINBOW MOTHERFUCKER!"

We did not :/ in an SD we have to actualy meet eachother