Thread: Spellbee's Splendid Competition 2017

The competition begins on Friday, January 13th, at 8 PM YOUR time (wherever you are.)
The competition will end on Sunday, January 29th, at 8 PM.

Track the competition score LIVE, and see your personal stats here: Live Scoresheet (For some reason doesn't work in Firefox)
Please PM me if you need a scoring correction or notice any bugs.

Rules:
• Honor system: Be honest and trust others to be honest.
• Lucid dreams must be posted in your dream journal on DV with link posted here to count. If it’s short, you can put it in your post in a spoiler. If you don't want to post it because of sensitive matters or anything like that, then you can PM it to me.
• Dreams must be lucid for Tasks and Goals to score points.
• Don't abuse the point system - No spamming. Spamming means intentionally finding loopholes and using sneaky tactics to get ahead of other members, rather than earning points the normal ways. If you have a plan and think it might be spamming, PM me to ask. Any points achieved via spamming will be automatically disqualified. Please play fair and remember that this is a casual competition with friends. Encourage others and celebrate their successes as well as your own!
• If you have any questions or need clarification to any rules, please PM me instead of posting them in this thread. I will update the OP if anything in particular needs extra clarification.

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ANNOUNCEMENT!!
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Good, now I have your attention. Since some people were missing my announcements previously, I will now surround all important competition announcements in a big, bold announcement block like this one. Even if you don't read the rest of the posts in the thread, please at least skim the thread for these blocks - they contain incredibly important information regarding the competition. They're huge and should stick out pretty easily.

To thank you for your cooperation, here's a quick briefing on the changes from the last comp, for those of you who participated.
• New Dream Themes scoring category for Beginner and Intermediate Leagues
• DEILD chains are now defined as lasting only until you are awake long enough to write down your dream. If you have a WILD following a previous dream without writing your previous dream, it counts as a DEILD. This is how it's always been, but we've officially defined it per the TOTY thread for clarity.
• Non-participation (defined as providing no updates for 7 days straight) is now grounds for suspension from the following competition. If you know you'll be missing a few days, post about it here or PM me in advance.
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TEAMS

Spellbee’s Splendid Competition
The Next Frontier

Mars Expert sivason dolphin Intermediate Jacob46719 Queen Zukin Saizaphod Venryx Nazrax Beginner ViIe miserymeat Zoob Nebulus Shabby Yukita DannyCool eveningsky

Moon Expert GenghisKhan Him Intermediate Raipat Azaleaj spellbee2 naturespirit ExothermReacton Beginner KingCobra Elaol tblanco StaySharp Mismagius lunagoddess Snehk Raed3700

Earth Expert Sensei RelaxAndDream Intermediate Cookino cooleymd NyxCC AndresLD OccipitalRed Corona Beginner huga Exsolutus atramentis NickSeagull LeaoLouro oneironautics Silentium

IMPORTANT! If you have not posted in this thread at all after the first 7 nights of the competition, you will be dropped from the competition and suspended from the following competition. Even if you aren’t scoring any points, please post it in the thread so I know you are participating, as failure to do so will result in your ejection from the competition. Also, if you know you will be unavailable for a period of time, please post something to let us know, or PM me (spellbee2) so you aren’t dropped.

In light of this, at the half-way mark of the competition, if the lack of participation of some competitors has significantly thrown off the balance of the competition, I reserve the right to restructure the teams to restore a fair balance. This will only occur if the discrepancy is due to lack of participation, and any changes will be made at random, uninfluenced by individual/team scores at the time, and (as much as possible) performed with permission of the individuals affected.

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POINTS

Induction and Recall
In order for you to get points for an LD, you need to write it in your DJ on DV and post the link here.

• Remember a Non-Lucid Fragment - ½ point
If you think more than 2 fragments are from the same dream, count them as 1 Full Dream instead.

• Remember a Full Non-Lucid Dream - 1 point

• First DILD of the Night - 10 points
• Subsequent DILDs - 5 points

• First WILD of the Night - 10 points
• Subsequent WILDs - 5 points
Note: DEILD after a non-lucid dream counts as a WILD

• Chain a Lucid Dream - 2 points (Max. 10 points)
Return to a lucid dream after a brief awakening mid-LD. A DEILD chain is over once you are awake long enough to write down the dream.

• WBTB (success or failure) - 2 points (Only counts once per night)


Dream Control Tasks

IMPORTANT! - Points no longer stack for completing a single task that falls in multiple categories (i.e. Normal Dream Control, Task of the Month/Year, Personal Goal, etc.). Instead, it counts for the highest-scoring category. If you complete the same task multiple times, then it can count for the additional categories, but each category can only be scored once per task per night. For example, if you complete the weekly challenge of "Transform into your team's creature", it only counts for the 20 points for the Weekly Challenge, and not an additional 10 for the advanced control task of full transformation. However, if you were to complete the transformation a second time in the same dream, you would then score those 10 points. Note that this new rule does not apply to 3-Step Tasks, as those have always been purposely stackable.

Each task can be completed once per dream/chain.
Advanced versions of tasks earn points instead of basic versions, not in addition.

Basic Tasks

• Reality Check / Stabilization - 1 point

• Interact with a Dream Character - 2 points

• Practice a Waking Life Hobby (Beginner and Intermediate Only) - 5 points

• Ask for Advice (Beginner and Intermediate Only) - 5 points (eg. ask a DC or electronic device)

• Eat/Drink Something - 5 points

• Use an Electronic Device - 5 points (doesn't have to work, just try)

• Use an Ordinary Object to Perform Dream Control - 5 points (eg. car, phone, watch, glasses, pen)

• Fly - 5 points

• Telekinesis - 5 points

• Super Strength - 5 points

• Super Speed - 5 points

• Gain Invulnerability - 5 points (must test to prove, eg. jump off a cliff)

• Basic Summoning - 5 points (eg. summoning from pocket / making someone appear from behind you / around the corner.)
+5 points if it is a fictional character from a book/movie/TV show/anime or Dream Guide

• Basic Unsummoning/Banishing - 5 points (eg. look away and back to make something/someone disappear)

• Object/DC Changing - 5 points (change object/DC into something different, or change its size/shape.)
+5 points if it is a fictional character from a book/movie/TV show/anime or Dream Guide

• Push your hand through a solid object - 5 points (note: 'pushing finger through hand' RC does not count)

• Partial Transformation - 5 points

• Invisibility - 5 points (must test to prove, eg. look at your body or sneak past someone undetected)

• Change Gravity - 5 points (doesn't have to be for everything, at least one object)

• DC Manipulation / Mind Control - 5 points

• Unspecified Dream Control (any powers not listed here) - 5 points


Advanced Tasks

• Teleport - 10 points

• Element Manipulation - 10 points

• Fully Phase through Big Solid Object - 10 points (eg. the wall, keep your eyes open)

• Advanced Flying - 10 points (flying at high speed / into space)

• Advanced Summoning - 10 points (make something/someone appear right in your direct view / summon something larger than human-size)
+5 points if it is a fictional character from a book/movie/TV show/anime or a Dream Guide

• Advanced Unsummoning/Banishing - 10 points (make something/someone disappear right in your direct view / unsummon something larger than human-size)

• Mass Telekinesis - 10 points (use telekinesis on 5+ objects at the same time, or one enormous object - something that can't be lifted in waking life)

• Advanced Object/DC Changing - 10 points (change enormous object/DC into different object/DC, or many objects/DCs at the same time)

• Time Control - 10 points (speeding up/slowing down/stopping time intentionally)

• Full Transformation - 10 points


DreamViews Extra Tasks

Each unique task can only be completed once during the competition.
You can complete more than one Task of the Month per dream. As per official Task of the Year rules, those tasks must be completed in separate dreams to count.
Tasks include:

• Task of the Month (January 2017)- 15 points/task

• Task of the Year (2017) - 20 points/task


NEW - Dream Themes (Beginner and Intermediate only)
Each week, a different theme will be given. If your dream (lucid or non-lucid) matches the theme, you earn an additional 5 points. Points for each theme can only be claimed once per night. Some themes may be open to slight interpretation (just keep in mind the Honor System).

Week 1 Theme - 5 points: (Expires January 21st 8PM) Aliens (any creature from a planet other than our own).
Week 2 Theme - 5 points: Bodies of Water (lakes, oceans, etc. - bigger than a swimming pool)


Challenge Tasks

There will be one Challenge Task each week. Each task must be completed during the assigned week.
The second task will be announced at the end of Week 1.
Points for each challenge can only be claimed once.

• Week 1 Challenge - 20 points - Expires January 21st 8PM

Beginner:Make a shooting star appear in the sky.

Intermediate:Cause a world-ending meteor shower (doesn’t have to be our world).

Expert:Get sucked into a black hole and describe the experience.

• Week 2 Challenge - 20 points

Beginner: Find a ringing phone, pick it up and find out who's calling.

Intermediate: Stand on your head for as long as you can.

Expert: Create a black hole, and command it to suck up everything in the universe except you.



Three-Step Tasks

Choose 3 different Dream Control Tasks from the Basic and Advanced Dream Control tasks above, excluding RC/Stabilization. DV Extra Tasks, Challenge Tasks, and Team/Enemy tasks can not be declared for the Three-Step tasks.

Beginner: Pick any of the Basic or Advanced Dream Control Tasks

Intermediate: At least 1 of the 3 must be Advanced Dream Control Tasks

Expert: All 3 must be Advanced Dream Control Tasks

Tasks must be completed in order.
Multiple tasks can be completed in one dream, but they can also be completed in separate dreams.
You may change tasks at any time, even if you are on task 2 or 3, as long as your updated task choices are posted before the night you complete them.
If you choose to include an Unspecified Dream Control task, describe your task here in advance.
In addition to receiving points for the Dream Control task, you will also receive bonus points:

• Complete first chosen task - 5 points

• Complete second chosen task - 10 points

• Complete third chosen task - 15 points

If you complete all 3 tasks during the first week, you may pick 3 more tasks to complete in Week 2. The same difficulty requirements from above apply. In addition, if you complete all 3 tasks during Week 2, you may pick 3 more tasks for Week 3.


Team Tasks
Asterisks* indicate that points can only be claimed for these tasks once during the competition.

• Meet a teammate - 7 points (once per dream/chain)
Each additional teammate in the same dream/chain - 3 points

• Show your teammate a previous dream (in-dream)* - 10 points

• Have a teammate take you somewhere from a previous dream of theirs* - 10 points

• Have a teammate teach you something* - 10 points


Enemy Tasks
Note: "Enemy" refers to a member of the competition on a different team than you.
Asterisks* indicate that points can only be claimed for these tasks once during the competition.

• Meet an enemy - 5 points (once per dream/chain)
Each additional enemy in the same dream/chain - 3 points

• Fight an enemy* - 10 points

• Fight one or more enemies with your teammate(s)* - 20 points

• Convert your enemy to an ally* - 10 points (enemy must start out hostile)

• Convert multiple enemies to allies in the same dream/chain* 20 points (enemies must start out hostile)


Personal Goals

Choose your own goals to complete in a lucid dream.
Unlimited additional goals can be selected, but only ONE per night can be claimed for points.
Each goal can only be scored once per competition.
Goals must be different from other tasks in the competition, eg. "telekinesis" is not acceptable. More specific/unique versions may be okay, eg. "use telekinesis on a DC" - ask if you're not sure whether it's too similar to another task.
Goals must require some degree of thought, not just things you might accidentally do in a dream anyway.
You can find some ideas in the Lucid Dares thread under "Anyone Dares".
Post your intended goals in this thread (wrap in spoilers if the list is long). Goals will only be awarded points if they are posted in advance.

• Complete a NEW Personal Goal - 15 points (something that you have never done before in a lucid dream.)

• Complete an OLD Personal Goal - 10 points (something that you have already done in any previous lucid dream, including outside of the competition.)


Dream Journal Points

Points will be awarded at the end of the competition for posting comments in other contestants' Dream Journals. Only DJ entries containing dreams from the competition are included.
Only one comment per DJ entry will earn points (a conversation on the same entry will still count as one.)
Add these to your posts as you go. Include how many DJ comments you made each day in your scoring posts, and I will add them to the scoresheet.

• 1 point will be awarded for every 3 DJ comments.

This is just a little kick to get people posting in Dream Journals. I feel a lot better about writing in a DJ knowing that people are going to read and comment on it; I am sure others feel like I do. It isn't worth many points because this is a dreaming competition, but it could add a few bonus points to your final score.
When posting comments in a DJ, it is helpful to "like" the entry so that the member will get a notification on DV. You should also "like" any comments on your DJ when you read/respond to them, so that people know you have seen it.
Make sure you read the dreams so you can make a comment with some substance (more than a quick one-word comment.)

Tier Bonus
The top scorers in the Intermediate and Beginner leagues earn a bonus for their team based on their position.

• 1st - 100 points
• 2nd - 60 points
• 3rd - 30 points

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Now what?

Post your task choices for the following:
- Three-Step Tasks
- Personal Goals

Keep track of your nightly scores and post your updates/subtotals here when you can.

Have fun everyone, and good luck!

Edits (all times Eastern):
Jan. 13th 12:00am - Added some names I missed because I'm a goof.
Jan. 13th 10:04pm - Took out some leftover pieces from last comp, stuck them in the microwave. (Thanks, cooleymd)
Jan. 14th 12:50pm - Added Raed3700 to the comp to even up the teams (since it's still early enough to do that).
Jan. 14th 5:51pm - Added Live Scoresheet link and team logos.
Jan. 16th 9:06am - *checks calendar* January 30th is a Monday, not a Sunday. *RCs*