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Hi Mark – I’m delighted to hear you are enjoying the game! You are correct that my default answers would be “make it anything you want” and “if you are having fun, you are playing it right.” That said, I’m happy to offer some insight into how I might play it.

First, I love the idea that the main character could end up seeking clues in the waking world. I hadn’t thought of that when crafting the game but I am absolutely in favor of it.

As for skill use, my thought was that there would often be instances where either skill could be used and it would depend on the approach the player wanted to attempt. For example, say there is a dream-being who isn’t telling me the whole truth. If I decide I want to interrogate them, I’d use Detective. Alternately, if I decide to intimidate them through a display of dream power then I’d use Dreamweaver.  As a second example, let’s say I’m trying to figure out the path the suspect used to slip from one dream to the next. I might use Detective to investigate the scene for clues or Dreamweaver to rewind the dream and watch the shadow form of the perpetrator as they escape.

I hope that helps. Please let me know if you have any additional questions!

- Dan