Editing Dreams (Guide)

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<blockquote>To sleep — perchance to dream. Ay, there’s the rub!</blockquote>Fallen London has a number of minor dream storylines which  progress via sequences of opportunity cards. This is a guide to them.

== Dreaming Strange Dreams ==
The first set of dreams you'll encounter are available as soon as you get out of the tutorial prison. There are five in all, each named for one of the sections of [[w:T. S. Eliot|T. S. Eliot's]] [[w:The Wasteland|The Wasteland]] and obscurely symbolic of various bits of lore.

=== What the Thunder Said ===
{{IL|Having Recurring Dreams: What the Thunder Said}} begins with [[A dream about the mist]], continuing through a series of cards (see below), ending with [[Who is the third that walks always beside you?]] which resets the dream quality and gives you {{IL|Stormy-Eyed}} 7. You can then progress through the storyline again, with pairs of new options unlocked on some cards; one which increases {{IL|Stormy-Eyed}} - this one will have the {{IL|Stormy-Eyed|Image=Eyestorm.png|Link=File:Eyestorm.png|Appearance=}} icon - and one which decreases it. 

{{IL|Stormy-Eyed}} can also be increased (if you have it) with [[I bid the wind speak]] as part of the Mutton Island carousel. See [[Time Passing on Mutton Island (Guide)#Stormy-Eyed Strategy|Time Passing on Mutton Island (Guide)]] for full details, but it amounts to 0.76 CP/Action over 17 actions.

Once Stormy-Eyed reaches 19 and {{IL|Having Recurring Dreams: What the Thunder Said|Appearance=WtTS}} reaches 15 again [[The Thunder Takes Me Away]] becomes available, allowing you to travel to [[The Mind of a Long-Dead God]]. Actions there decrease Stormy-Eyed, and you will be unable to leave it until the quality reaches 0.

==== Cards====
{| class="article-table sortable mw-collapsible"
!Dream Card
!Levels
!Autofire?
!Increase {{IL|Stormy-Eyed|Appearance=SE}}
!Decrease {{IL|Stormy-Eyed|Appearance=SE}}
|-
|[[A dream about the mist]]
|0+
|✔
|N/A
|N/A
|-
|[[A dream about stormy weather]]
|1-4
|✘
|[[I will encourage the storm.]]
|[[Read the moss with a meteorologist's eye]]
|-
|[[A dream about a clifftop]]
|2-4
|✘
|[[I will talk back to the wind]]
|[[Study the people]]
|-
|[[A dream about a familiar face]]
|3-6
|✘
|N/A
|N/A
|-
|[[A dream about a cave]]
|4-6
|✘
|N/A
|N/A
|-
|[[A dream about a rockfall]]
|5-8
|✘
|[[This is the gate of the womb of the earth]]
|[[Examine the rocks]]
|-
|[[A dream about a gathering]]
|6-8
|✘
|[[I will dance in the rain]]
|[[Ask a question]]
|-
|[[A dream about shelter]]
|7-10
|✘
|N/A
|N/A
|-
|[[A dream about a lonely clifftop]]
|8-10
|✘
|[[I will throw the knife into the sky]]
|[[Examine the knife]]
|-
|[[A dream about a storm in a garden]]
|9-11
|✘
|N/A
|N/A
|-
|[[A dream about a desert 2]]
|10-13
|✘
|[[I will dance with the vines!]]
|[[Examine the vines]]
|-
|[[A dream about a storm-tossed clifftop]]
|11-14
|✘
|N/A
|N/A
|-
|[[A dream about a stone knife 2]]
|12-14
|✘
|[[I will join in the singing]]
|[[Observe the ritual]]
|-
|[[A dream about an earthquake 1]]
|12-14
|✘
|N/A
|N/A
|-
|[[A dream about a violent gale]]
|13-16
|✘
|[[I will dive into the water!]]
|[[Analyse the way the wind is amplified by the rocks]]
|-
|[[A dream about thunder 2]]
|13-16
|✘
|[[I will leap to the centre of the group]]
|[[Put a stop to this barbarity]]
|-
|[[A dream about a sacrifice 2]]
|14-17
|✘
|[[I give myself as the gift]]
|[[Resist the thunder]]
|-
|[[A dream about appeasement]]
|15-18
|✘
|N/A
|N/A
|-
|[[A dream about a dark, cold place 2]]
|16-19
|✘
|[[I have reached the thunder!]]
|[[Fix your gaze on the city]]
|-
|[[A dream about a fleet of ships]]
|17-20
|✔
|N/A
|N/A
|-
|[[Who is the third that walks always beside you?]]
|18+<ref>Locked with {{IL|Stormy-Eyed}} 7</ref>
|✘
|N/A
|N/A
|}
<references/>

====Other Dreams====
Having {{IL|Having Recurring Dreams: What the Thunder Said|Appearance=WtTS}} 10 unlocks options on other dreams cards, namely
*[[Turn back to the sea]] (from [[A dream about a garden of tombs]])
*[[Make the sacrifice]] (from [[A dream about a sacrifice (A Game of Chess)]])
*[[Listen_3|Listen]] (from [[A dream about a clouded place 2|A dream about a clouded place]])
*[[Listen 4|Listen]] (from [[A dream about an earthquake 2|A dream about an earthquake (The Fire Sermon)]])

====Overcapping====
There are several means of increasing {{IL|Having Recurring Dreams: What the Thunder Said|Appearance=WtTS}} past its softcap of 21.
* [[Dream]], from [[A Weakness in the Air]] in {{IL|The Cave of the Nadir}} gives +1 CP
* [[Drink it|Drinking a Flask of Wellspring Water]] gives +0.25 CP on average
* [[A dream about the mist]] gives +1 CP
* Although the {{IL|Having Recurring Dreams: What the Thunder Said|Appearance=WtTS}} options on other dream cards aren't locked by high levels of {{IL|Having Recurring Dreams: What the Thunder Said|Appearance=WtTS}}, they are locked by high levels of their own dreams, rendering them quite impractical as overcapping methods.

===The Burial of the Dead===
{{IL|Having Recurring Dreams: The Burial of the Dead}} begins with [[A dream about wine and dead men]] and then continues through a sequence of cards (see below) up to [[A dream of a mouldering library]] at level 18, which resets the storyline and gives you 5 CP of {{IL|Haunted by Stairs}}. You can then play through the storyline again, with pairs of new options on various cards that increase or decrease {{IL|Haunted by Stairs}}. Upon reaching {{IL|Having Recurring Dreams: The Burial of the Dead|Appearance=TBotD}} 15, the increase option on [[A dream about a garden of tombs]] will set {{IL|Haunted by Stairs}} to 19.

Once {{IL|Having Recurring Dreams: The Burial of the Dead|Appearance=TBotD}} reaches 18 again and {{IL|Haunted by Stairs}} reaches 19, you can draw [[Haunted by Stairs (card)]], which has four 0-action options that increase {{IL|Haunted by Stairs}} and set {{IL|Transformed by Stairs}} to 10 and one option which decreases {{IL|Haunted by Stairs}}. Going to the Tomb-Colonies will allow you to play new options on various cards that give tidbits of lore and lower {{IL|Haunted by Stairs}}. Once {{IL|Haunted by Stairs|Appearance = Haunted}} falls below 15, you can play [[Burial of the Dead: the Choice of Kings]], which takes you through a series of storylets and concludes the storyline, resetting {{IL|Having Recurring Dreams: The Burial of the Dead}} and {{IL|Haunted by Stairs}}.

Once you've finished the storyline, you can wipe your {{IL|Transformed by Stairs}} to play through it again from the [[A dream of a mouldering library]] card.

====Cards====
{| class="article-table sortable mw-collapsible"
!Dream Card
!Levels
!Autofire?
!Increases {{IL|Haunted by Stairs|Appearance=HbS}}
!Decreases {{IL|Haunted by Stairs|Appearance=HbS}}
|-
|[[A dream about wine and dead men]]
|0-2
|✘
|[[Take a book from the shelves]]
|[[Think of a memory of your own]]
|-
|[[A dream about a market-place crowded with dead men 1]]
|1-3
|✘
|[[Go to the market and rummage amongst the stalls]]
|[[Go to the market to find something that reminds you who you are]]
|-
|[[A dream about a garden of stones]]
|2-5
|✘
|[[Climb the steps to the grandest tomb]]
|[[Look for the grave of someone you know]]
|-
|[[A dream about a town square]]
|3-6
|✘
|[[Follow someone down a side street]]
|[[Walk to the centre of the square]]
|-
|[[A dream about a candle flame]]
|4-6
|✘
|N/A
|N/A
|-
|[[A dream about a market-place crowded with dead men 2]]
|4+, {{IL|Nightmares|Appearance=}} 6
|✔
|N/A
|N/A
|-
|[[A dream about a tombstone]]
|5-8
|✘
|[[Pick up the little statue sitting on the grave]]
|[[Let the dead rest]]
|-
|[[A dream about a field of candles]]
|6-9
|✘
|[[Pick up a candle]]
|[[Blow out a candle]]
|-
|[[A dream about a field of candle flames]]
|7-10
|✘
|[[Follow a glowworm.]]
|[[Feel the moss on the wall]]
|-
|[[A dream about moths]]
|8-11
|✘
|[[Follow a moth]]
|[[Turn your back on the moth]]
|-
|[[A dream about a flock of moths]]
|9-12
|✘
|[[Climb the steps into the fountain]]
|[[Shoo the moths away]]
|-
|[[A dream about a busy square]]
|10-14
|✘
|[[Turn from the window]]
|[[Run down to the marketplace]]
|-
|[[A dream about a dark place]]
|10-13
|✘
|[[Push harder]]
|[[Unwind the bandages]]
|-
|[[A dream about a gravestone]]
|11-15
|✘
|[[Go into a family tomb]]
|[[Remember that loved one whose grave you found?]]
|-
|[[A dream about cocoons]]
|12-16
|✘
|[[Find the fountain]]
|[[Free the glowworms]]
|-
|[[A dream about glowworms]]
|12-15
|✘
|N/A
|N/A
|-
|[[A dream about a quiet square]]
|13-17
|✘
|[[Crawl inside a cocoon]]
|[[Turn away from the cocoons]]
|-
|[[A dream about a window at night 2]]
|13-16
|✘
|[[Move into the reflection.]]
|[[Turn away from the window]]
|-
|[[A dream about a sheet of ice]]
|14-18
|✘
|[[Follow the moths]]
|[[Walk onto the ice]]
|-
|[[A dream about a cramped space]]
|14-17
|✘
|N/A
|N/A
|-
|[[A dream about a garden of tombs]]
|15-20
|✘
|[[Climb the cliff-steps]]
|[[Find that familiar tomb again]]
|-
|[[A dream about dissolution]]
|16-20
|✔
|N/A
|N/A
|-
|[[A dream of a mouldering library]]
|18+
|✘
|N/A
|N/A
|-
|[[Haunted by Stairs (card)]]
|18+ <ref>Also requires {{IL|Haunted by Stairs}} 19</ref>
|✘
|N/A
|N/A
|}
<references/>

====Other Dreams====
Having {{IL|Having Recurring Dreams: The Burial of the Dead|Appearance=TBotD}} 10 unlocks options on other dream cards, namely
*[[Pick up the lights]] (from [[A dream about castle battlements]])
*[[Light a candle to explore with]] (from [[A dream about a cave]])
*[[Collect a handful of sparks]] (from [[A dream about a bright fountain]])
*[[Tap on the window]](from [[A dream about looking in through a window]])

====Overcapping====
There is no known method of increasing {{IL|Having Recurring Dreams: The Burial of the Dead|Appearance=TBotD}}; this is<ref group="lower-alpha">[https://discord.com/channels/606151996663267338/642347457644331011/1005111968157413388 5/8/22 Patch Notes]: "Haunted by Stairs: Adjusted upper bounds of ‘A dream about a garden of tombs’ and ‘A dream about dissolution’ to prevent edge cases where it became impossible to progress the story."</ref> intentional, to prevent people from locking themselves out of the storyline.

===The Fire Sermon===
{{IL|Having Recurring Dreams: The Fire Sermon}} begins with [[A dream about something expensive happening]], then proceeds through a series of cards (see below) up to level 16, at which point you can play [[A dream of a dark, dark room]] to reset the dream quality and gain {{IL|Seeing in Apocyan}} 4. You can then progress through the storyline again, with pairs of new options unlocked on some cards; one which increases {{IL|Seeing in Apocyan}} and one which decreases it. Once you reach {{IL|Seeing in Apocyan}} 15, you can play [[A dream about a crowded city]], which allows you to reset both the dream quality and {{IL|Seeing in Apocyan}} in exchange for {{IL|Memories in Apocyan}}.

You may replay the latter part of the storyline by using [[A dream of a dark, dark room]] to remove your {{IL|Memories in Apocyan}}.

====Cards====
{| class="article-table sortable mw-collapsible"
!Dream Card
!Levels
!Autofire?
!Increase {{IL|Seeing in Apocyan|Appearance=SiA}}
!Decrease {{IL|Seeing in Apocyan|Appearance=SiA}}
|-
|[[A dream about something expensive happening]]
|0-2
|✘
|[[Read a burning page as it drifts by]]
|[[Put the flames out.]]
|-
|[[A dream about fireworks 1]]
|1-3
|✔
|N/A
|N/A
|-
|[[A dream about a burning river 1]]
|2-4
|✘
|[[Watch the fireworks]]
|[[Close your eyes]]
|-
|[[A dream about a peaceful garden]]
|3-5
|✘
|[[Cast a flare into the shadows.]]
|[[Retreat into the shadows]]
|-
|[[A dream about a lake]]
|4-6
|✘
|[[Wait for the sunset (candle)]]
|[[Wait for the sunset (lake)]]
|-
|[[A dream about a fountain]]
|4-6
|✘
|[[Get closer]]
|[[Let the sparks fade]]
|-
|[[A dream about a burning river 3]]
|4+, {{IL|Nightmares|Appearance=}} 6
|✔ (Menace card)
|N/A
|N/A
|-
|[[A dream about a bright fountain]]
|5-8
|✘
|[[Walk into the pool]]
|[[This feels frightening]]
|-
|[[A dream about a bridge]]
|6-8
|✘
|[[Illuminate the darkness.]]
|[[Turn back 4]]
|-
|[[A dream about a city]]
|7-9
|✘
|[[Walk into the city]]
|[[Welcome the rain]]
|-
|[[A dream about a burning city]]
|7-10
|✘
|[[Feed the flames.]]
|[[Run away! 2]]
|-
|[[A dream about a ship]]
|8-11
|✘
|[[Gaze into the depths]]
|[[Help the water extinguish the flames]]
|-
|[[A dream about a walk in the marshes]]
|9-11
|✘
|[[Capture it.]]
|[[It's a harbinger of death.]]
|-
|[[A dream about stars]]
|10-13
|✘
|[[Reach out]]
|[[Remember that most stars stay in the sky]]
|-
|[[A dream about a garden]]
|10-13
|✘
|[[Turn back the river]]
|[[Put your face in the water]]
|-
|[[A dream about lightning]]
|10-13
|✘
|[[Watch the ship]]
|[[Seek shelter]]
|-
|[[A dream about a will o' the wisp]]
|10-12
|✘
|[[Follow where the flame leads you]]
|[[Wait for dawn]]
|-
|[[A dream about a hearth 2]]
|11-14
|✘
|[[Stir up the embers]]
|[[Let the embers die]]
|-
|[[A dream about a burning river 2]]
|11-13
|✘
|[[Throw yourself in!]]
|[[No! Shield yourself from the flames instead]]
|-
|[[A dream about an earthquake 2]]
|12-14
|✘
|[[Encourage the mountain]]
|[[Save yourself from the visions]]
|-
|[[A dream about ice and fire]]
|13-15
|✘
|N/A
|N/A
|-
|[[A dream about an angry mountain]]
|13+
|✘
|[[Watch the volcano]]
|[[Calm the mountain]]
|-
|[[A dream of a dark, dark room]]
|16+<ref>Locked by {{IL|Seeing in Apocyan}}</ref>
|✘
|N/A
|N/A
|}
<references/>

====Other Dreams====
Having {{IL|Having Recurring Dreams: The Fire Sermon|Appearance=TFS}} 10 unlocks some options on other dream cards:
*[[Encourage the moths]] (from [[A dream about moths]])
*[[Look at your aura]] (from [[A dream about a different place]])
*[[Walk the paths]] (from [[A dream about a storm in a garden]])
*[[Set fire to your books to distract attention]] (from [[A dream about a cloister]])

====Overcapping====
As both [[A dream about ice and fire]] and [[A dream about an angry mountain]] continue to be available no matter how high your level of {{IL|Having Recurring Dreams: The Fire Sermon|Appearance=TFS}}, there isn't really a meaningful cap to surpass for this dream. Apart from these, the only method of increasing {{IL|Having Recurring Dreams: The Fire Sermon|Appearance=TFS}} to arbitrary heights is [[Dream]] from [[A Weakness in the Air]] in {{IL|The Cave of the Nadir}}.

===A Game of Chess===
{{IL|Having Recurring Dreams: A Game of Chess}} begins with [[A dream about a clock]] and proceeds through a series of cards (see below) up to level 22.

====Cards====
{| class="article-table sortable mw-collapsible"
!Dream Card
!Levels
!Autofire?
|-
|[[A dream about a clock]]
|0-2
|✔
|-
|[[A dream about a row of tombs]]
|1-3
|✔
|-
|[[A dream about a battlefield]]
|2-4
|✔
|-
|[[A dream about strategy]]
|3-6
|✔
|-
|[[A dream about capture]]
|4-6
|✘
|-
|[[A dream about a stable]]
|4-6
|✘
|-
|[[A dream about galloping]]
|5-8
|✘
|-
|[[A dream about castle battlements]]
|6-9
|✘
|-
|[[A dream about a soldiers' camp]]
|7-10
|✘
|-
|[[A dream about a candlelit church]]
|8-10
|✔
|-
|[[A dream about a cloister]]
|10-13
|✘
|-
|[[A dream about a map]]
|11-13
|✔
|-
|[[A dream about a clergyman]]
|12-15
|✘
|-
|[[A dream about a flight from danger]]
|13-16
|✘
|-
|[[A dream about a queen]]
|14-17
|✘
|-
|[[A dream about geometry 2]]
|15-18
|✘
|-
|[[A dream about a king]]
|16-18
|✘
|-
|[[A dream about the Red-Handed Queen]]
|17-20
|✔
|-
|[[A dream about the Beleaguered King]]
|18-20
|✘
|-
|[[A dream about a sacrifice (A Game of Chess)]]
|19-21
|✘
|}

====Other Dreams====
Having {{IL|Having Recurring Dreams: A Game of Chess|Appearance=AGoC}} 10 unlocks some options on other dream cards:
*[[Arm yourself]] (from [[A dream about the end of a corridor]])
*[[Look again]] (from [[A dream about a field of candle flames]])
*[[Rescue the girl]] (from [[A dream about a storm-tossed clifftop]])
*[[Charge into the breach!]] (from [[A dream about a burning city]])

====Overcapping====
There are a few methods of increasing {{IL|Having Recurring Dreams: A Game of Chess|Appearance=AGoC}} beyond its softcap of 22:
* [[Dream]], from [[A Weakness in the Air]] in {{IL|The Cave of the Nadir}} gives +1 CP
* [[Drink it|Drinking a Flask of Wellspring Water]] gives +0.25 CP on average
* Although the {{IL|Having Recurring Dreams: A Game of Chess|Appearance=AGoC}} options on other dream cards aren't locked by high levels of {{IL|Having Recurring Dreams: A Game of Chess|Appearance=AGoC}}, they are locked by high levels of their own dreams, rendering them quite impractical as overcapping methods.

===Death by Water===
{{IL|Having Recurring Dreams: Death by Water}} begins with [[A dream about whispers]] and continues through a series of cards (see below), which finish at level 10.

====Cards====
{| class="article-table sortable mw-collapsible"
!Dream Card
!Levels
!Autofire?
|-
|[[A dream about whispers 1|A dream about whispers]]
|0-2
|✔
|-
|[[A dream about descending into darkness]]
|1-3
|✔
|-
|[[A dream about the hold of a ship in a storm]]
|2-4
|✘
|-
|[[A dream about being lost at sea]]
|3-5
|✔
|-
|[[A dream about a calm sea]]
|4+, {{IL|Nightmares|Appearance=}} 6
|✔ (Menace card)
|-
|[[A dream about a desert 1]]
|4-6
|✔
|-
|[[A dream about a night flight]]
|5-7
|✔
|-
|[[A dream about a dirigible]]
|6-8
|✘
|-
|[[A dream about your home]]
|7-9
|✘
|}

====Other Dreams====
Having {{IL|Having Recurring Dreams: Death by Water|Appearance=DbW}} 6 unlocks options on other dream cards:
*[[Get into a boat]] (from [[A dream about a lake]])
*[[Open the window]] (from [[A dream about a window at night 2|A dream about a window at night]])
*[[Copy what your reflection is doing.]] (from [[A dream about standing between bright mirrors]])

Having {{IL|Having Recurring Dreams: Death by Water|Appearance=DbW}} 10 unlocks more:
*[[Play in the water]] (from [[A dream about geometry 2|A dream about geometry]])
*[[Search the horizon]] (from [[A dream about a violent gale]])

====Overcapping====
There are various means of increasing {{IL|Having Recurring Dreams: Death by Water|Appearance=DbW}} past its softcap of 10.
* [[Dream]], from [[A Weakness in the Air]] in {{IL|The Cave of the Nadir}} gives +1 CP
* [[Drink it|Drinking a Flask of Wellspring Water]] gives +0.25 CP on average
* [[Look into the glassy water]] from [[Becalmed]] in {{IL|The Pillared Sea}} gives +1 CP
* [[Set it by your bed when you sleep|Setting a Counterfeit Head of John the Baptist next to your bed]] gives +5 CP
* Although the {{IL|Having Recurring Dreams: Death by Water|Appearance=DbW}} options on other dream cards aren't locked by high levels of {{IL|Having Recurring Dreams: Death by Water|Appearance=DbW}}, they are locked by high levels of their own dreams, rendering them quite impractical as overcapping methods.
* Drink {{IL|Flask of Waswood Wellspring Water|Appearance=Waswood Wellspring Water}} (one of the four outcomes)

==The Odd One Out==
There is one other dream available from the beginning of the game, but which doesn't fit into the same thematic set as the other five and is sometimes treated in a different way mechanically. This is {{IL|Having Recurring Dreams: Is Someone There?}}.

{{IL|Having Recurring Dreams: Is Someone There?|Appearance=IST?}} begins with either [[An inquisitive spider]] or [[A dream about a window at night 1]]. It then continues through a series of cards until it reaches 16, at which point only [[A dream about a window at night 1]] will remain available.

====Cards====
{| class="article-table sortable mw-collapsible"
!Dream Card
!Unlock level
!Max level
!Autofire?
|-
|[[An inquisitive spider]]
|0
|1
|✔
|-
|[[A dream about a window at night 1]]
|0
|N/A
|✔
|-
|[[A dream about a brass mirror]]
|1
|3
|✔
|-
|[[A dream about the end of a corridor]]
|2
|4
|✘
|-
|[[A dream about a corridor lined with brass mirrors. 1]]
|2
|4
|✔
|-
|[[A dream about standing between two mirrors]]
|3
|5
|✔
|-
|[[A dream about your reflection]]
|4
|7
|✔
|-
|[[A dream about standing between brass mirrors]]
|4
|6
|✔
|-
|[[A dream about a corridor lined with brass mirrors 2]]
|4, {{IL|Nightmares|Appearance=}} 6
|N/A
|✔ (Menace card)
|-
|[[A dream about the surface of a mirror]]
|5
|7
|✘
|-
|[[A dream about standing between dark mirrors]]
|5
|8
|✔
|-
|[[A dream about standing between bright mirrors]]
|6
|8
|✘
|-
|[[A dream about a mirrored hall]]
|7
|9
|✔
|-
|[[A dream about a different place]]
|8
|10
|✘
|-
|[[A dream about being followed]]
|9
|11
|✘
|-
|[[A dream about a knowing mirror]]
|10
|13
|✘
|-
|[[A dream about looking in through a window 2]]
|10
|12
|✘
|-
|[[A dream about a clouded place 2]]
|11
|13
|✘
|-
|[[A dream about an opaque mirror]]
|11
|13
|✔
|-
|[[A dream about a return to the mirrored hall]]
|11
|13
|✘
|-
|[[A dream about a dark tunnel]]
|12
|15
|✔
|-
|[[A dream about standing between avid mirrors]]
|12<ref>One option requires 13</ref>
|15
|✘
|}

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====Other Dreams====
Having {{IL|Having Recurring Dreams: Is Someone There?|Appearance=IST?}} 10 unlocks options on other dream cards, namely
*[[Fight]] (from [[A dream about capture]])
*[[Peer outside]] (from [[A dream about a candle flame]])
*[[Fight to stay awake]] (from [[A dream about a hearth 2|A dream about a hearth]])
*[[Take shelter in the Pale Horse]] (from [[A dream about shelter]])

====Overcapping====
There are a couple of ways of increasing this past its softcap of 16:
* [[Dream]], from the [[A Weakness in the Air]] card in {{IL|The Cave of the Nadir}} (+1 CP)
* [[A dream about a window at night 1]] (+2 CP)

==Zee Dreams==
The other set of dreams appear once you have access to a ship of your own. Whilst zailing, options on some cards will increase Wind qualities, and so long as the relevant wind quality is at least 2 you'll draw the associated dream cards in London.

There are three zee-wind dreams, each named after a line from [[w:The Rime of the Ancient Mariner]]. They each have the same overall structure; at level 7, you will draw a card that resets the dream quality, gives you an {{IL|Oneiric Pearl}} and grants a special quality that allows you to avoid replaying the dream if you don't want to by unlocking options on all of that dream's cards to wipe the associated Wind quality.

A non-wind zee dream is {{IL|Having Recurring Dreams: Rosy Colours Leaping on the Wall|Appearance=Rosy Colours Leaping on the Wall}}, named after a line from The Holy Grail (chapter from [[w:Idylls of the King]]) by Tennyson. Associated cards are unlocked with {{IL|Delighted}} and {{IL|Nightmares|Appearance=nightmares}} while you are [[Zailing the Unterzee|zailing the Unterzee]]. The resetting option at level 7 gives you 11 {{IL|Whirring Contraption}}s the first time, and 4 thereafter.

===Upon a Painted Sea===
{{IL|Having Recurring Dreams: Upon a Painted Sea}} is associated with the {{IL|Eastern Wind}} quality. The special quality for completing this dream is {{IL|Gazing at the Peak}}.

====Eastern Wind====
If you don't currently have any {{IL|Eastern Wind}}, it may be gained from the following options:
* [[Fix a looking-glass on the horizon]] from [[A Distant Gleam]] in {{IL|The Salt Steppes}} (+4 CP if you don't have any, +1 if you do)
* [[Release your Uttermost Eel into the waters]] from [[A Distant Gleam]] in {{IL|The Salt Steppes}} (+2 CP)

If you do have some {{IL|Eastern Wind}}, then some more options will give you more:
* [[Listen to the Voices]]/[[Listen closely to the Voices]] from [[Listen to the Wind]] in {{IL|The Sea of Voices}} (+1 CP)
* [[Measure the measureless]] from [[A Distant Gleam]] in {{IL|The Salt Steppes}} (+1 CP)
* [[Shut off every light aboard; full steam ahead!]] from [[Becalmed]] in {{IL|The Pillared Sea}} (+1 CP)
* [[You will look towards her shores]] from [[Of the Pillars]] in {{IL|The Pillared Sea}} (+1 CP)

====Cards====
{| class="article-table sortable mw-collapsible"
!Levels
!Card
|-
|0
|[[Swim to the surface]]
|-
|1–2
|[[Swim to the beach]]
|-
|3
|[[Listen to the waves]]
|-
|4
|[[Grab a handful of sand]]
|-
|5
|[[Look up to the canopy]]
|-
|6
|[[Feel the soil]]
|-
|7
|[[Look]]
|}

===I Shot the Albatross===
{{IL|Having Recurring Dreams: I Shot the Albatross}} is associated with the {{IL|Southern Wind}} quality. The special quality for completing this dream is {{IL|Impaled Upon the Peak}}.

====Southern Wind====
If you don't currently have any {{IL|Southern Wind}}, it may be gained from [[Fix a looking-glass on the Mountain]] (from [[The Light of the Mountain]] in {{IL|Shepherd's Wash}}), which gives +4 CP if you don't have any and +1 CP if you do.

If you already have some {{IL|Southern Wind}}, these options will give more:
* [[Listen to the Voices]]/[[Listen closely to the Voices]] from [[Listen to the Wind]] in {{IL|The Sea of Voices}} (+1 CP)
* [[Zail into the wind]]/[[Zail into the eye of the storm]]/[[Dive!]] from [[The Wax-Wind]] in {{IL|Shepherd's Wash}} (+1 CP)

====Cards====
{| class="article-table sortable mw-collapsible"
!Levels
!Card
|-
|0
|[[A Dream of Hunger]]
|-
|1–2
|[[Pull the trigger]]
|-
|3
|[[Look around you]]
|-
|4
|[[Carry your burden]]
|-
|5
|[[Take shelter?]]
|-
|6
|[[Take another step]]
|-
|7
|[[Approach the peak]]
|}

===Betwixt Us and the Sun===
{{IL|Having Recurring Dreams: Betwixt Us and the Sun}} is associated with the {{IL|Northern Wind}} quality. The special quality for completing this dream is {{IL|Hiding in the Cellars}}.

====Northern Wind====
If you don't currently have any {{IL|Northern Wind}}, it may be gained from [[Listen to the wind]] (from [[A Wind from the North]] in {{IL|Stormbones}}), which gives +3 CP if you don't have any and +1 CP if you do.

If you already have some {{IL|Northern Wind}}, these options will give more:
* [[Help them]]/[[Keep your crew on course]] from [[A Wind from the North]] in {{IL|Stormbones}}
* [[Listen to the Voices]]/[[Listen closely to the Voices]] from [[Listen to the Wind]] in {{IL|The Sea of Voices}} (+1 CP)
* [[You will look towards her shores]] from [[Of the Pillars]] in {{IL|The Pillared Sea}} (+1 CP)
* [[Keep your distance; make observations]]/[[Ram the lifeberg and claim a piece of it!]] from [[Sighting a Lifeberg]] in {{IL|Stormbones}}.

====Cards====
{| class="article-table sortable mw-collapsible"
!Levels
!Card
|-
|0
|[[Look inside]]
|-
|1–2
|[[Knock (A Dream of a Door)]]
|-
|3
|[[Look down]]
|-
|4
|[[Look at the candles]]
|-
|5
|[[Get out of the dance floor]]
|-
|6
|[[Open your mouth]]
|-
|7
|[[Run (A Dream of a Cellar) ]]
|}

===Rosy Colours Leaping on the Wall===
{{IL|Having Recurring Dreams: Rosy Colours Leaping on the Wall}} is associated with the {{IL|Delighted}} quality. The special quality for completing this dream is {{IL|Still Waiting on the Host}}.

====Delighted====
{{IL|Shattered Mask}} will give {{IL|Delighted}} +1 when equipped in the Hat slot. If you don't currently possess the {{IL|Shattered Mask}}, it may be gained from [[Lend yet another hand to the fight]] (from [[Duelling the Masked Corsair (On Godfall)]] in {{IL|Godfall}}). Consult [[Evolution (Guide)]] for more details.

====Cards====
{| class="article-table sortable mw-collapsible"
!Levels
!Card
|-
|1–2
|[[Look into the light]]
|-
|3
|[[Hand him a hammer]]
|-
|4
|[[Fly higher]]
|-
|5
|[[Join them at their table]]
|-
|6
|[[Drink the wine]]
|-
|7
|[[Sunbathe in the light]]
|}

==General effects of Dreams==
===Dr. Schlomo===
As {{IL|A Person of Some Importance -|Appearance=A Person of Some Importance}} with {{IL|Nightmares}} 3 and {{IL|Renown: Bohemians}} 10, you can draw the card {{IL|The Interpreter of Dreams}}, which lets you exchange some of your Dream qualities for various rewards.
===Christmas===
On {{IL|Day 5: Mr Sacks, purringly|Appearance=Day 5}}, you can give some of your Dreams to Mr. Sacks.

===A State of Some Confusion===
When [[You are yourself again|leaving the state]], you will lose 5 CP of some of your dreams each, unless you happen to have purchased {{IL|Honeyed Laudanum}}. 
===Cave of the Nadir===
Entering the {{IL|Cave of the Nadir|Appearance=Nadir}} with Nightmares in tow can have peculiar effects.

In particular, certain cards will drain 10 CP of the respective dream.
===Heart's Desire===
{{Spoiler/Major}}
Your Dreams can be given away as one of the options on {{IL|Heart's Desire – the Price of Desire}}.

A significant amount of one dream will need to be exchanged for {{IL|Ambition: Arm Yourself Against the Garden of Nightmares|Appearance=an army}}.

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