These changes are quick and flash, relying on a stunning imagination on the part of the oneiropomp. Using normal dream riding techniques, the oneiromancer can effectively make Finesse + Empathy + Gnosis attacks. The fluid nature of the dreamscape waits to be summoned and put to use by the skilled oneiromancer, who may use any of the following skills as weapons: These attacks, similar to those of personal attacks, receive an equipment bonus equal to the Oneiropomp’s Gnosis, but they do not necessarily rely on typical combat skills. Other oneiromancers prefer to use the environment of the dreamscape itself against their opponents. A mentally skilled character is capable of applying tremendous imagination and quick-thinking to situations in a dreamscape, while a socially skilled character exudes sheer force of will and personality, sufficient to turn aside lesser assaults and deliver grievous attacks of his own. A physically skilled character is likely to rely on what some refer to as “body memory,” a reliance on subconscious memory of how the body reacts in a given situation. In dreams, a skilled oneiromancer truly shines, reflected by the use of his highest Traits in both the attacks above, and in his defenses (see “Dream Defenses,” below). Weapons attuned to be brought into Astral Space may also be used in Dream Space. Damage is considered +0B, Lethal if willpower is expended at the time of attack. Thus, dream attacks are made using the character’s Power + Gnosis + his combat skill of choice: Athletics for thrown attacks, Brawl for unarmed combat, Firearms for guns and bows and Weaponry for handheld weapons. The weapon the dreamer envisions himself wielding doesn’t matter - his own connection with the Supernal and the power of his will is all that matters. Personal attacks involve the creation of a dream-form (exactly the same as the Astral Dream Form outlined in Mage: The Awakening 2nd Edition) and attacking as though in reality. Some cabal take to dream combat - or its more old-fashioned name, oneiromachy - to resolve internal disputes or determine pecking order without having to inflict actual violence upon each other.įinally, using oneiromancy on yourself or your allies can achieve things it would be hard to do for each other otherwise, and can build trust as cabalmates expose their darkest nightmares to one another.Įntering Dream Combat requires the mage to have used the Dream Riding spell to enter another person's dream. Defeating another oneiropomp in battle and imposing the Lethargic or Soul Shocked Condition on them can be worth it, too. You can even turn the eidolons (or the dreamer!) against your enemy through various means. Meeting an enemy on a dream battlefield helps even the odds for you, especially if you bring friends. First and foremost is never having to let your target know who’s messing with them, and being able to manipulate people from the comfort of your own home. Using oneiromancy grants certain advantages, though. Many of the effects a mage can achieve through oneiromancy could be more efficiently done another way, such as through spells or Social maneuvering face-to-face. Therefore, violence that does not serve the psyche of the dreamer is somewhat traumatic - the sleeper whose dreamscape serves as a battlefield automatically loses a point of Willpower to the psychic trauma of the event, whether it is simply a single blow or a vast and terrible battle waged between a mage and a threat. Normally, violence that happens within the context of a dream exists solely to serve some other, often symbolic, purpose. The oneiromancer’s ability to transform the reality of the dream is the basis for the ability to engage in oneiromachy. Simply altering dreams and cleansing the psyche of a dreamer of the presence of outside supernatural forces is not enough when stronger entities reside within the dreams themselves. According to some older mages, the arts of oneiromachy - or “dream battle” - are an ancient tradition among the Fae.
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