[center]Task 4: Party[/center]
The eat/party/host subtasks are a tradition in the lucid challenge and practically obligatory. Also, it’s almost my birthday! 
In any case, we don’t need an excuse for a good time. The first round is on me! 
The story continues…
[spoiler]The power of the time control orb has started to wane. At first you could zip through time and space at will but now it’s barely capable of rewinding the last few moments of the dream. The bright glow from when you first picked it up is now just a dim spark lurking somewhere within it’s opaque centre. You shake the orb, hoping to reactivate it’s power. Nothing happens.
‘Well, that’s the end of that, then’, you think, about to tuck the orb into your pocket. Light surges out, blinding you temporarily, dragging you away from your current dreamscape into the void. A feeling of tumbling, falling through space, but with no visual points for reference you cannot tell how fast or how far you are travelling. The sensation stops abruptly. You blink.
The dream reforms. A large hall filled with people… some kind of costume party? Although, some of those costumes… are they real or are they full transformations? Is that Scrooge McDuck? Is that a pirate queen or an 18th century lady? Did that guy just turn into a fish and dive into the punch bowl?! Someone taps your shoulder and you turn to see Obfusc8 in that weird metallic mask.
“Glad you could make it.” The voice is slightly electronic - distorted by the mask. Before you can answer Obfusc8 puts an arm around your shoulders and starts to lead you through the crowd. “I’ve been keeping an eye on you these past few weeks. You’re doing well. Maybe it’s time to relax a little? Forget the scoreboard and just enjoy the party? Or… while I’m still the Task Master and have the ultimate powers of lucid dreaming, I could help you out?”
Obfusc8 takes a step away, giving you time to consider. Around you everyone is celebrating. Your favourite music is playing, people are dancing. There is no ceiling above you, just a clear sky filled with stars. Fireworks explode in amazing clouds of colour. The masked man awaits your answer. “Whatever task or goal you want. C’mon, let’s do this.”[/spoiler]
Each team has one task this week that requires… your challenge task master, me! Or a DC that represents me in some way. If you’re new at summoning, don’t get hung up on looks and expectations, just call out my name and see who shows up. I’m a veteran roleplayer/gamer and games master, therefore used to playing whatever role is required - hero, barman, shopkeeper, villain, child, monster, legendary space outlaw… I might show up as anything. Also, as an added incentive, I’m making myself an honorary participant, which means completing these tasks automatically grants the TEAM UP bonus (although note you can only earn the team up bonus once per week).
Unless explicitly stated, these tasks do not need to be completed at a party. These tasks are deliberately open to help you combo them and complete any other subtasks you might not have managed yet from previous weeks. Since task completion tends to wane towards the end of the challenge, let’s have a high scoring week and a nail-biting photo finish!
PARTY: Attend a party or celebration. Any sort of party will do, if there’s drinking, dancing and music, all the better. If there are LC participants there, congratulations, you just earned the team up bonus too. 20pts
DANCE: Dance in front of a DC. DANCE OFF! Time to show off your dance moves and strut your funky stuff. Dancing in front of any DC will do, or an LC participant if you haven’t earned the team up bonus. Mew151, I wanna see some DDR Dream mix! 30pts
MUSIC: Create or listen to music. Pick up your instrument of choice to pluck out a tune. Drum out a rhythm on whatever is close to hand. Sing, hum, combine it with the week 2 pirate task by singing a sea shanty. Just make it LOUD! 30pts
TEAM TASKS
SKY RANGER
GAMES: Play a multi player game. If you haven’t noticed, I like roleplay games, board games, computer games, card games, anything really. And playing with other people is more fun! So this week let’s get social and play a game with other people. Online games count as long as you’re playing with or against humans. (Yes most team based sports will count too.)30pts
HOST CONTEST: Challenge obfusc8 to a contest or race. Win or lose doesn’t matter, by all means combo it with any other task you haven’t completed yet - let’s race sea dragons across the ocean, fly laps around the planet, see who can climb highest, play poker, or have a dance off?! 60pts+TEAM UP
NIGHT DRUID
FOOD: Use food or drink as a transformation trigger. You know that old saying “You are what you eat?” let’s test that out. Simple really - mmm cake. 30pts
HOST TF: Have a transformation party with obfusc8. I love transforming so let’s see who can become the most awesome thing this week. Convince me to transform myself, or transform me against my will if my DC is being uncooperative and turn yourself into whatever you like too. Couple with any previous druid task you like. 60pts+TEAM UP
SPACE MAGE
FIREWORKS: Set off fireworks/explosions. We don’t need to wait for the new year to set off some fireworks: Let’s celebrate like we mean it by blowing things up! The usual magic is expected but not required applies - shoot fireworks from your hands if you can, otherwise just light the fuse and run like hell.30pts
HOST SPELL: Entertain obfusc8 with a spell. Cast any spell you like. Shoot some fireworks for me. Combo it with any previous subtasks or be nice, nasty, your call. Mess with my shadow, pause/rewind time, build me a sandcastle. 60pts+TEAM UP
SKY RANGER team - be sure to post your ideas in the Team Advantage discussion document and PM me your choice of task. You have 48 hours.
Where are the dinosaurs, dammit! Although, cool looking avatar pic this week. That’d do. And grats on stealing first place! 
Post the dream and I’ll read through to make sure.
