Okay, so some of you might have seen the old thread. I came up with this place a few months ago, but it completely fizzled out. Things are pretty stable for me at the moment, so I'm gonna start this up again fresh.

The Goal

The goal of this experiment is to craft a fairly consistent, fantasy dream world. The process will be very similar to what novelists do. I will plan on the land, the people, the customs of each region, and the "magic/dream" mechanics of the world. This is not only for lucid purposes, but for non-lucid as well. I want this world to be a place that I visit frequently in my non-lucid dreams.

I plan to see just how much detail will carry over into this dream world, and just how consistent the world will be.

The Experiment

I imagine this will take quite a while. A couple months, actually, if not more. Here's a few of the things that I plane to flesh out for this world, first and foremost:

A.) Places: I'm going to draw out a map. It wont be stunningly beautiful or anything, but it will serve its purpose. Afterwards, I'm going to draw out areas, and pinpoint large cities, a couple towns, and then a few miscellaneous locations/villages/ruins/temples, etc.

B.) Characters: I plan to have at least 10 "main characters" for this world that should frequently appear and that I will interact. I expect my mind to fill in miscellaneous characters as it goes.

C.) A very, very general storyline. Perhaps not really a storyline, but some very general events and such that I hope to occur, general themes such as warring factions, political rivalries, conflicts between man and nature, etc.

D.) A specific culture for each of the areas.

Implementation

I work 12 hours a day, 6-7 days a week, and most of it is doing fairly menial tasks. I have LOTS of time to think. I plan to just plan out and imagine characters, areas, and plotlines/themes as I go about my work-- which also keeps me from being bored to death!

Expectations

I'm not too sure what to expect. I spent about a week on this project last time, and then it fizzled out. But for the week that I did, I didn't see any crossover whatsoever into my dream world. This may be a very long project, but thats okay. I need something to entertain me while I'm at work anyway. :]