tremorworks

Dreamer Skills
A number of special skills are used by Dreamers, Shadows, and other
dreaming individuals to affect their dreams. The Surreal skills are
particularly useful, allowing Dreamers to affect not only dreams, but
reality itself. The following excerpt outlines the basics of the
Surreal skills: Surreal Existence, Surreal Perception, Surreal
Physics, Surreal Physiology, and Surreal Time.

Surreal Existence (DRM)
REA
Control the fabric of reality around you, bending space, and creating
and destroying matter and energy. This skill encompasses anything not
covered by the other Surreal skills, making it extremely versatile.
However, it is also the most difficult to control precisely, and the
easiest to resist, even by normal humans.

Surreal Perception (DRM)
RES
Alter the observations, thoughts and mental processes of others, and
how they perceive themselves and the world around them. Targets of
this ability must have a mind, but need not be sentient. This can be
used to create illusions, alter memories, or even take complete
control of another creature’s mind and body by making him think he is
you.
The target receives a REA check to resist, unless stated otherwise.
You must be able to see the target, or be projecting into him via
Observation. Otherwise, distance is not a factor.

Surreal Physics (DRM)
REA
Manipulate the laws of physics in the world around, altering the way
matter and energy interact, to create certain dreamlike effects. Such
effects include bending light, changing the direction of gravity,
increasing or decreasing mass or density to sink quickly or jump great
distances, or even causing matter to become insubstantial. This skill
alters the world itself, so it cannot be resisted. It can, however, be
counteracted by other Surreal Physics checks. All non-instantaneous
uses of this skill must be maintained.

Surreal Physiology (DRM)
REA
Control the biology and anatomy of other living things, altering the
way they function. This can enable the target to breathe underwater,
ignore poisons or the need to breathe, grow wings or claws, recover
from injuries, or even transform into another creature entirely.
Unwilling recipients resist the skill with CON, and its effects can be
counteracted by Surreal Physiology.

Surreal Time (DRM)
INS †
Control your own position in time while dreaming. This allows you to
travel into the past or future, and also to alter the speed at which
you experience time, enabling you to move more quickly in relation to
the world around you, or cause time to run backward.
Anyone affected by this skill is allowed a Surreal Time check to
negate the attempt. Keep in mind, though, that this skill is
trained-only, so normal humans are unable to resist it.