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Flashbacks, dreams and visions

Content Addition · Articles & templates · Created by Wybe
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flashback dream vision

What functionality is missing? What is unsatisfying with the current situation?

Our campaign features a lot of flashbacks, dreams and visions and I would like to be able to be able to manage those. I can use generic articles but I would love to be able to set things like:
  • The person that has the Flashback/Dream/Vision
  • What triggered the Flashback/Dream/Vision?
  • What type was it? Flashback/Dream/Vision
  And then we could see things like:
  • Which flashbacks has a person had?
  • Which visions were there about a location
 

How does this feature request address the current situation?

It allows a template where you can set some additional details. Right now I solve flashbacks by making the receiver one of the related characters but that is not as clear as I would like so I have to put a descriptive line at the top of the article.   By making it a seperate template, we can also see all the flashbacks a person has had, or all the visions about a specific location, for example.  

What are other uses for this feature request?

It can help a GM prepare upcoming flashbacks, dreams and visions, keep track of which ones have been shared and what the characters' theories about it were, which can help preparing future sessions.

The Team's Response

Thank you for your suggestion! Depending on the way you're using these, I would recommend these to keep track of them:
  • secrets
  • historical events
  • plot articles
    • If you want to keep a standardized set of questions, I recommend keeping these in your notebooks.   Finally, you can create a custom article template for these if you really want one!
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    • +300

      by Skyerix
      on 2023-03-27 14:32

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      by cheicen
      on 2023-03-27 13:58

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      by Barekamy
      on 2023-03-27 09:06

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      by A Mischievous Kobold
      on 2023-03-26 17:59

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      by BoyWondamus
      on 2023-03-26 01:13

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      by Laria
      on 2023-03-24 18:32

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      by A Fluffy Elf
      on 2023-03-24 16:01

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      by A Wild Mimic
      on 2023-03-24 13:03

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      by GalloEX
      on 2023-03-24 06:54

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      by [email protected]
      on 2023-03-24 01:54

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      by dm4life7978
      on 2023-03-23 13:43

    • +100

      by beebidon
      on 2023-03-23 04:42

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      by BenScerri
      on 2023-03-21 05:56

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      by Plethoramania
      on 2023-03-20 20:16

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      by BigDickCheney1799
      on 2023-03-20 19:26

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      by Ch3rryBlossume
      on 2023-03-20 11:46

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      by mgjemi
      on 2023-03-19 22:51

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      by prestonthedm
      on 2023-03-19 17:43

    • -100

      by A Uncontrollable Velociraptor
      on 2023-03-19 01:20
      Yeah, I don't see the wider usage of this as its own template. I think it might be better to stick with generic and do it all manually. This isn't genre agnostic nor versatile enough to justify its own template.

    • +100

      by restlessGalaxy
      on 2023-03-18 21:46

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      by A Filthy Ooze
      on 2023-03-18 05:04

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      by xSpazztic
      on 2023-03-18 02:40

    • +1

      by A Goodhearted Kobold
      on 2023-03-17 19:13

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      by A Fierce Mlem
      on 2023-03-17 15:36

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      by oaster2000
      on 2023-03-16 15:12

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      by LNalls
      on 2023-03-15 22:50

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      by SebGreg732
      on 2023-03-15 00:08

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      by Lenna Richards
      on 2023-03-14 21:18

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      by A Enfeebled Cthulhu
      on 2023-03-14 13:31

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      by Chrysoula
      on 2023-03-14 01:06

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      by jolk the kobold
      on 2023-03-13 15:57

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      by Foxyowlet
      on 2023-03-13 10:12

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      by dumbxssdruid
      on 2023-03-13 06:24

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      by LoreParmenter
      on 2023-03-13 04:48

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      by Tallaks
      on 2023-03-12 19:43

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      by _Quoth_
      on 2023-03-12 10:34

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      by PrismCoalition
      on 2023-03-12 00:38

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      by TisWhatSheSaid
      on 2023-03-11 21:08

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      by InCeruleanInk
      on 2023-03-11 18:31

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      by toffepajja
      on 2023-03-11 12:16

    • +100

      by M.D.Hughes
      on 2023-03-10 11:38
      Yes! My story's protagonist has many flashbacks and this would be brilliant to keep track.

    • +300

      by Justin Hamersly
      on 2023-03-10 04:11

    • +100

      by Scalenex
      on 2023-03-10 02:28

    • +100

      by Marcoatouguia98
      on 2023-03-09 23:10

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      by Mme88
      on 2023-03-09 22:35

    • +1

      by A Rambunctious Ooze
      on 2023-03-08 23:06
      i dont actually care one way or another but wow mischievous trex buddy, you gotta chill out

    • +100

      by KaiHenriques
      on 2023-03-08 21:01

    • -300

      by A Mischievous T-Rex
      on 2023-03-08 15:03
      A stupid idea for a stupid person!

    • +100

      by Tijmuhn
      on 2023-03-08 13:53

    • +1

      by A Rambunctious Dryad
      on 2023-03-08 11:32

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      by CloudySky_DM
      on 2023-03-08 05:37

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      by A Roaring Goblin
      on 2023-03-07 22:11
      I agree this could be a great use for the Custom templates, but I also agree there could be some kind of prompts added to existing templates. I would have no problem with that!

    • +100

      by JadeViper
      on 2023-03-07 19:37

    • -1

      by Mochimanoban
      on 2023-03-07 19:31
      I don't think this should be a new template, but you're a Grandmaster and are able to make custom templates!

    • +100

      by Danane
      on 2023-03-07 11:09

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      by A Thundering Unicorn
      on 2023-03-07 10:26

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      by Kuba13805
      on 2023-03-07 09:20

    • -1

      by A Enfeebled Kitten
      on 2023-03-07 09:02

    • -300

      by SoulLink
      on 2023-03-07 08:30
      I am generally against new templates as there are already a lot. I think this could be best covered by the ritual or condition templates.

    • +100

      by Willow H.R. Harper
      on 2023-03-07 07:16

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      by MKHETH II
      on 2023-03-07 02:33

    • +1

      by storyauthor
      on 2023-03-07 02:08

    • +1

      by A Mischievous Kobold
      on 2023-03-07 01:17

    • +300

      by Tatortotzke
      on 2023-03-07 00:08

    • +100

      by Rilameth
      on 2023-03-06 16:45
      If not a separate template, then maybe some added prompts to an existing template that can serve the same function.

    • +1

      by AvalonArcana
      on 2023-03-06 16:35

    • +300

      by Wybe
      on 2023-03-06 13:37

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