POWERED by the DREAMR RPG Zine
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In POWERED by the DREAMR ¸ you are the Dreamr¸ with power over dreams and nightmares. When awake¸ you are an everyperson¸ an individual with no supernatural distinction. But when you close your eyes¸ the mundanity of the world is replaced with one where you are its guide. You fly through the dream realms¸ opening other people's subconsciousness like it is a bazaar on market day. While your target sleeps¸ you rule their fantasies. You may protect the sleeping¸ or fill them with nightmares. You can implant new truths¸ steal existing ones¸ or you can live as you want within the mind of another¸ experiencing their life¸ or rewriting it. You may be great and good¸ or simple and terrible¸ for you are a god in slumber. As a Dreamr¸ what drives you into other's dreams? POWERED by the DREAMR gives you the power to live dreams. Are you the promise of justice probing the criminal mind for a confession? Are you a Dream Thief stealing top secrets? Are you a hero protecting a loved one from their nightmares? Are you Romeo awaiting your stars to cross? Are you a Dream Whisperer wandering from mind-to-mind¸ setting right thoughts that once went wrong? For the Dreamr¸ all dreams are possible. But more important than these powers and opportunities¸ your struggles and victories in the waking world define your Dreamr ambitions. A teenage Dream Warrior has a different sleep self than a middle-aged Dream Assassin¸ one heroically defending the sleepr¸ the other bitterly trying to dredge up the illusion of youth. Their conflict could manifest each Dreamr's worst nightmares. This project takes inspiration from Apocalypse World¸ Monsterhearts 2¸ Sandman¸ Alice's Adventures in Wonderland¸ Inception¸ A Nightmare on Elm Street¸ Dreamscape¸ What Dreams May Come¸ Dream Within a Dream¸ Black Mirror: San Junipero¸ The Sopranos: Funhouse¸ and every life I lived while my eyes were clamped shut. Just as dreams represent the full menu of you¸ this game is just as open. POWERED by the DREAMR is a dream for players of all identities where you are free to be your truest self. If you dream¸ this game is your playground. This Powered by the Apocalypse tabletop RPG includes three zines (core rules¸ a GM quick reference¸ and player quick reference) as well as a PDF containing all seven playbooks.