again, another short LD .__.
I keep getting these short, very short, lucid moments where I either get distracted by the dream environment, forget to try the tasks, or just don’t have enough lucidity to concentrate.
@Thorn
I’ll take the pity 
In some stroke of luck, I had another short LD last night. It was so life-like that I had to do more than my normal amount of RC to ensure myself I was actually dreaming. In fact, it was one of the rare dreams where a RC made me lucid. The final thing I did that convinced me it was a dream was to go to the bathroom, flip the light switch, and notice that the lights refused to come on. Now that I knew it was a dream, I stuck my hand out towards the open window and tried to conjure some lightning or electricity. After a few seconds, I managed to get a tiny little electrical bolt to come through the window into my hand. It almost reminded me of static electricity, and it gave me a slight shock.
Koharo, your points are duly noted.
BrandonBoss, I’ve given the points for the bit of lucidity, for wearing the costume, and for flying with it. I need some clarification on other things, though. Which of the Task parts is fulfilled with the PlayStation controller? I have a pretty good guess, but I’d like to hear what part and how it fulfills it in your words, as I think we have different interpretations of the Task (which is fine so long as you can explain your thoughts). Also, while lucid, were you actively doing part of the costume task at that point in time, or were you just standing there doing math? You get the 30 “Task while lucid” points for that if you continued to use your costume, but not if you did the task in the non-lucid part and then reflected on it in the lucid part. I’m not doubting anything you’ve claimed; I just don’t see it in your journal entry and it may just be a matter of wording. I’ll definitely add the points in question if you can clear things up for me, and congrats on having a fun dream!
LDbc12, we all go through these phases, so don’t beat yourself up. Instead, use the time to reflect. What do you do IWL to incubate the tasks? Do you use autosuggestion and/or visualization? Do you write out your plans, draw them, say them to yourself, etc.? Does your MILD mantra give thoughts of the tasks? Can you honestly say that you’re setting your LD goals as you should be? Maybe telling you to do this seems hypocritical while I’m under the TM curse, but I promise that I’m suggesting legitimate things here. 
HeadInTheClouds, your LDing streak is amazing. As before, I’ll PM you with the last dream to have before the 400-point payoff!
The group incubation is decided. Scipio’s idea of treating the LD as a technology expo and a magic expo will be worth 50 points, a fair bit more than the minimum due to the extra details of Scipio running the technology expo and the magic one existing alongside it. The points are broken down as follows:* 10 points for remembering the group incubation, and 10 points for completing a Task part while at either expo
- 10 points for meeting an LC participant DC, with another 10 points if you meet two or more
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5 points if at least one of those LC DCs tries to handle some magic or technology, with another 5 points if he/she successfully gets a task part done with it
I’ll try to incubate this alongside everybody. If there’s a recreational area, I’ll be trying to dream of meeting everybody at the technology expo for laser tag with shrink rays, because why not?
What you all decide to do is up to you, so long as it fits the above point categories and tasks.
Scores are updated, sans the points for which I requested clarification from BrandonBoss.
Sorry, I should have been more clear. I didn’t fly or any of Superman’s other powers when lucid. I was just doing math, so those points don’t apply. And it was about a minute of lucidity, so a very short lucid.
This:
Use technology to grant yourself any ability or create a computerized/mechanical substitute for it: 20 points
I thought that it would be this one, since a controller gave me the ability to shoot people. I wasn’t 100% sure if that was the type of control you were wanting from objects, since I only shot someone using a controller, I didn’t use the controller to grant me the ability, I just used the ability that was already in the controller. It was fun to go on a mission with the only thing defending me being a controller though. 
BrandonBoss, I’ve thought about it, and I’ll accept that for Task 5. It’s not my place to make arbitrary distinctions about what counts as an “ability” after setting the task, as it wouldn’t be fair to people that started incubating dreams beforehand. Thus, I’ll leave “ability” vaguely defined and count your dream for it.
You called it. 
Lucid Extravaganza ~ [color=cyan]Long Lucid Dream[/color] ~ Personal Goal ; Quest ; Task 4 ( Part 1 Repeat, Part 2, [color=cyan]LUCID[/color] ) ; 1 [color=cyan]Chain[/color]
Dreams so Far:
[spoiler][color=blue]NLDs:[/color] 3
[color=violet]LMs:[/color] 1
[color=indigo]FLDs:[/color] 2
[color=cyan]Chains:[/color] 5
[color=cyan]Short LDs:[/color] 5
[color=cyan]Medium LDs:[/color] 1
[color=cyan]Long LDs:[/color] 2
Task 1: Part 3, Part 4, [color=green]EARLY[/color] ; Part 1 [color=cyan]LUCID[/color] ; Group Incubation Attempt [color=cyan]LUCID[/color]
Task 2: - none -
Task 3: - none -
Task 4: Part 1, [color=green]EARLY[/color] ; Part 1 Repeat, Part 2, [color=cyan]LUCID[/color]
Task 5: - none -
Dream Chemistry: Part 1 ; Part 2
Personal Goals: Guitar Name ; Food
Quests: Plant a Seed
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Scipio, why wasn’t I told you had kids? Are they okay with you traveling away from home to run your expo? I don’t want to get there and see you absent to stay home with the family!
[color=olive]Art Updated Future Koharo Added
For today, 2 FLDs , A Short LD, and A long LD. I become lucid in a portion cut from the entry and regain it later.
Events:
-Fighting Jason Voorhees
-Graphic: Unleashing some of Anubis’s power along with a new power from something I was unaware of possessing when these guys somehow strike a nerve. No mercy. End results two victims and a mortified crowd.
-Potion task (sent a PM)[/color]
Koharo, I’ve added the FLD/LD points and PMed you with regards to the Bonus Task.
Scipio, I meant to toss you 5 creativity points earlier for your LD, but forgot. That has been fixed.
2 FLDs yesterday and 1 today so 3 in total ^.^
From yesterday and so far today, 4 FLDs.
-I snapped unleashing the aura from the last time I did and resisted lashing out causing me to waking up.
-Another moment of trying to remember something within the dream, but draw a blank due to being spacy. (Partied IRL 
it rendered my recall some)
The thing is… they weren’t mine even after I put the disguise on… they just thought I was their dad. So yea… I was pretending.
Also, I believe I’m in need of a new Personal Goal… So… Hmm… I’ll have to think on that a bit.
Living Food and Lucidity ~ [color=cyan]Short Lucid Dream[/color]
Lucid and Awake ~ [color=cyan]Short Lucid Dream[/color]
Dreams so Far:
[spoiler][color=blue]NLDs:[/color] 3
[color=violet]LMs:[/color] 1
[color=indigo]FLDs:[/color] 2
[color=cyan]Chains:[/color] 5
[color=cyan]Short LDs:[/color] 7
[color=cyan]Medium LDs:[/color] 1
[color=cyan]Long LDs:[/color] 2
Task 1: Part 3, Part 4, [color=green]EARLY[/color] ; Part 1 [color=cyan]LUCID[/color] ; Group Incubation Attempt [color=cyan]LUCID[/color]
Task 2: - none -
Task 3: - none -
Task 4: Part 1, [color=green]EARLY[/color] ; Part 1 Repeat, Part 2, [color=cyan]LUCID[/color]
Task 5: - none -
Dream Chemistry: Part 1 ; Part 2
Personal Goals: Guitar Name ; Food
Quests: Plant a Seed
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Koharo, I’ve added in the 4 FLDs.
Scipio, you’ve already earned all of the possible personal goal points. You’ll have to work with LD points and task points from now on (a second dream for Quest points would’ve been an option, but the Quest is not updating during this LC). Besides, Task 2 is already “do some personal stuff you chose”… you just need to have DC-Mew151 help you out. Congrats on moving up to third place, though!
I had a short LD last night. I was in a restaurant area and I decided to go find Yev. I shouted out his name and he then stood up from one of the dining tables. He looked different than the previous times I’ve seen him, but this time he was still Asian and he looked a lot like he did before. I walked over to him and shook his hand, with the plan being to electrocute him like a practical joke, but it didn’t work. So, I used one of my hands to touch his hair and make it stand up with some static electricity. I went to work on other tasks, but the dream faded on me 
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HeadInTheClouds, congrats! You took a big risk going through a few low-scoring dreams to get that 400-point payoff, and it worked out well for you. It doesn’t look like you always got exactly what you wanted while using your skill, but you thought on your feet and performed some simpler alternatives instead of giving up. Hopefully this and your newly found Hulking out skills provide some fun in future LDs as you become more proficient at both.
Scores are updated. The competition just got exciting again!
Mm… I thought you’d be able to continue doing personal goals just for the reduced points… I didn’t realize you put a cap on the number of them you could do… Oh well.
A short LD here as well as task 3 Parts 1 and 2. I sort of did them both at once as I performed it and that’s how I learned it (the skill).
Lucid Lesson and Demons ~ Short Lucid Dream ~ Task 3 Parts 1 and 2
Dreams so Far:
[spoiler]NLDs: 3
LMs: 1
FLDs: 2
Chains: 5
Short LDs: 8
Medium LDs: 1
Long LDs: 2
Task 1: Part 3, Part 4, EARLY ; Part 1 LUCID ; Group Incubation Attempt LUCID
Task 2: - none -
Task 3: Parts 1 and 2
Task 4: Part 1, EARLY ; Part 1 Repeat, Part 2, LUCID
Task 5: - none -
Dream Chemistry: Part 1 ; Part 2
Personal Goals: Guitar Name ; Food
Quests: Plant a Seed
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2 FLDs and possible quest completion but I’ll see if I really managed to do that