Death and Injury in the Dreamlands

Damage to dream forms function in much the same way as it affects a waking body, even when the dream form temporarily vanishes. A dream form also possesses the special vulnerabilities of an astral projection. Harm to a dream form has no effect on its corresponding physical form, nor does the state of a physical body affect the state of the dream form. When a sleeper enters the Dreamlands, its dream form reappears with all the same injuries and conditions it had when it last vanished (when the dreamer last awakened physically). If enough time has passed in the dreamlands for the body to rest, the dream form experiences all the effects of finishing a short or long rest, as appropriate.

Mental Effects: Note that a dream traveler, whose mind is not compartmentalized carries over mind-influencing effects between the two forms. These include stress, fears, madness, the frightened condition, and charmed condition.

Death: If a dream form dies, the dreaming creature awakens and can never return to the Dreamlands. It must stay in the waking world and can sometimes enter the first stage of dreaming. A creature whose form is killed can never return to the dream world unless they have special items that allow them to do so. If the physical body of a dream traveler dies while the traveler is asleep in the waking world, the dream form lives on but can never wake up in the material world. The Traveler is trapped in the dreamlands until the dream form also dies in the Dreamlands. The character is dead for the purposes of raise dead and similar magic, which allow normal resurrection of the physical body. The dream traveler is aware of this resurrection and can accept or refuse resurrection as a dead soul normally can. If the dream traveler's physical body is successfully restored to life, the body resumes normal sleep and the dream form can leave by awakening.