Thread: Task of the Year '22: Build Our Dream Base!

Alright, finally got a chance at a first swing. Looks like a clean hit, though that really depends on whether Tik's task counted as a success; the setting was only somewhat reminiscent of his task (his surroundings were of a beach with greenery, mine was a rocky cliff-side bay). Guess we'll have to come to a consensus if we're to move forward. Anyway, I went for my own location in this run: a beacon.

Spoiler for TOTY 2022 - Task 1 - Option 26 - Build your own design (Beacon) - Success?:

Now, I was flying high in a clear dawn sky. It would've been so easy to lose myself here, but I had a task to complete. Down below seemed to be a town built on rocky hills. I followed its roads, when it abruptly ended at cliffs. Beyond that was the calm waters of a teal sea, part of which was trapped in a bay-side city many miles wide, the silhouettes of towers visible in the horizon.

At a peninsula just beyond the town lay a most interesting site: a very wide yard. Stone-carved constructions were strewn about, including low walls, benches, and statues most abstract. Many of these features were of ancient design, yet showed no signs of wear. The rest of the architecture quite surreal. Most tellingly, there was no outward signs of modern technology, nor of greenery.

This was it. This was the Arcology, or at least, a part of it. Quickly, I land in a stone garden. I walk beneath a strange balcony formed of spiral arches, following its pathway towards the center of the space. There stood an engraved wall, much like a memorial wall, though I could read nothing of it. In front of that was a statue atop a tall pedestal, one of the tallest structures in this site. This statue depicted a stone framework of a globe, held in place by stone bands. This didn't seem to depict earth, as none of its landmasses seemed familiar.

In all honestly, the site looked a bit more quaint than I expected. I look past its borders, when I come to a shocking realization: there was no visible borders. All its constructions encompassed the landscape well past anywhere within eyesight. In fact, as I looked closer, the above mentioned city was actually also part of this locale, as noted by its similarly designed buildings. I could barely take in the vastness of it all. Simply incredible.

I appreciate the view as long as I could. When satisfied, I allowed the dream to begin deteriorating. But, I then recalled I wasn't quite done yet! I called out to the dream, asking repeatedly to return to The Arcology. Or rather, the Dream Embassy, as I finally corrected myself. A minute of uncertainty passes, but eventually, I returned just under the globe statue, almost exactly where I was.

There, I begin the next phase of my goal: to light a beacon for all dreamers to see. Charging energy between my palms, I form an orb of light, powering it until its about 3ft in diameter. I then make an overhead throw to launch it at the top of the statue. With a burst, the white light erupts into a beam that pierces the heavens. Against expectation, this ray, rather than remain in state, blinks repeatedly. With each flicker, the light would swirl and arc into aurora-like ribbons, before racing into places unknown. What's more, some of these arced lights found themselves on the surface, zipping and dancing around like ghosts.

I was left mesmerized by the view. Before I knew it, I woke up.

Link to DJ Entry.

Originally Posted by RelicWraith

Alright, finally got a chance at a first swing. Looks like a clean hit, though that really depends on whether Tik's task counted as a success; the setting was only somewhat reminiscent of his task (his surroundings were of a beach with greenery, mine was a rocky cliff-side bay). Guess we'll have to come to a consensus if we're to move forward. Anyway, I went for my own location in this run: a beacon.

Spoiler for TOTY 2022 - Task 1 - Option 26 - Build your own design (Beacon) - Success?:

Now, I was flying high in a clear dawn sky. It would've been so easy to lose myself here, but I had a task to complete. Down below seemed to be a town built on rocky hills. I followed its roads, when it abruptly ended at cliffs. Beyond that was the calm waters of a teal sea, part of which was trapped in a bay-side city many miles wide, the silhouettes of towers visible in the horizon.

At a peninsula just beyond the town lay a most interesting site: a very wide yard. Stone-carved constructions were strewn about, including low walls, benches, and statues most abstract. Many of these features were of ancient design, yet showed no signs of wear. The rest of the architecture quite surreal. Most tellingly, there was no outward signs of modern technology, nor of greenery.

This was it. This was the Arcology, or at least, a part of it. Quickly, I land in a stone garden. I walk beneath a strange balcony formed of spiral arches, following its pathway towards the center of the space. There stood an engraved wall, much like a memorial wall, though I could read nothing of it. In front of that was a statue atop a tall pedestal, one of the tallest structures in this site. This statue depicted a stone framework of a globe, held in place by stone bands. This didn't seem to depict earth, as none of its landmasses seemed familiar.

In all honestly, the site looked a bit more quaint than I expected. I look past its borders, when I come to a shocking realization: there was no visible borders. All its constructions encompassed the landscape well past anywhere within eyesight. In fact, as I looked closer, the above mentioned city was actually also part of this locale, as noted by its similarly designed buildings. I could barely take in the vastness of it all. Simply incredible.

I appreciate the view as long as I could. When satisfied, I allowed the dream to begin deteriorating. But, I then recalled I wasn't quite done yet! I called out to the dream, asking repeatedly to return to The Arcology. Or rather, the Dream Embassy, as I finally corrected myself. A minute of uncertainty passes, but eventually, I returned just under the globe statue, almost exactly where I was.

There, I begin the next phase of my goal: to light a beacon for all dreamers to see. Charging energy between my palms, I form an orb of light, powering it until its about 3ft in diameter. I then make an overhead throw to launch it at the top of the statue. With a burst, the white light erupts into a beam that pierces the heavens. Against expectation, this ray, rather than remain in state, blinks repeatedly. With each flicker, the light would swirl and arc into aurora-like ribbons, before racing into places unknown. What's more, some of these arced lights found themselves on the surface, zipping and dancing around like ghosts.

I was left mesmerized by the view. Before I knew it, I woke up.

Link to DJ Entry.

Amazing dream Relic! Your orb is a signal to call all Dream Views' peeps to find our new base!! I don't know how your drawing skills are, but would you be willing to sketch a design of the statue / beacon you discovered? That would be great for the rest of us trying to locate the base.

Just to understand you correctly, did you see a never-ending base-like building? And I love the teal sea.

It does sound like our base is by a town on a rocky beachside cliff! I would say surroundings are done. Tiktlaalik. These two surroundings sound very similar to me, with the main difference being that yours was a grey day. Perhaps also the buildings/town may have been different, too, but one thing to remember is that things do not have to be exact in the dream world when we are looking for the completed base. I recommend considering your task a success, and then we may move forward with the next piece.

Originally Posted by MoonageDaydream

Amazing dream Relic! Your orb is a signal to call all Dream Views' peeps to find our new base!! I don't know how your drawing skills are, but would you be willing to sketch a design of the statue / beacon you discovered? That would be great for the rest of us trying to locate the base.

If RelicWraith makes a sketch of it, I can try to develop it further as a simple painting, should he desire it. I had been thinking about this anyway when I first read the description of how the beacon manifested.